July 3 2020 The Salina Stockade scored five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Houston Apollos 9-5. Salina finished with nine hits while Houston collected seven, and both teams were charged with three errors.
Houston took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth after scoring once in the third and three times in the fifth. Salina answered with four runs in the fifth before breaking the game open with a five-run eighth. Houston added one run in the ninth, but Salina closed out the victory.
Lance Myers powered the Stockade offense with two hits, including a home run, and four RBIs. Scott Strong went 3-for-5 with a double, one run and one RBI, while
Hudson Bilodeau added two hits and scored twice.
Jordan Dicks drove in two runs, and Salina also received RBIs from
Trevor Wick and
Jose Tejeda.
Mike Million was Houston’s leading run producer with one hit and three RBIs.
Matthew Fountain earned the win for Salina after allowing one hit with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings.
Joey Deperno opened the game with four innings, allowing two hits and one earned run while striking out five. Houston’s
Chase Stacy was charged with the loss after recording one out and allowing three runs.
