June 27 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Cleburne Railroaders 8-7 in a back-and-forth game. Salina collected nine hits and scored in six different innings while Cleburne finished with 11 hits and seven runs.
Salina took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added a run in the second. Troy Paris went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, including a home run. Jimmy Heck added two hits and two RBIs, while Cody Coffman and Logan Trowbridge each drove in two runs. Trowbridge also hit a double, and Roche Woodard contributed a triple.
Cleburne answered with two runs in the second and four in the fourth to take a 6-5 lead. Cleburnes Michael Glasser went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, while Aaron Johnson had two hits and an RBI. Francisco Sanchez and Samuel Zarraga each hit a home run, with Zarraga also scoring twice and driving in a run.
Salina tied the game with a run in the seventh and moved ahead with another in the eighth before adding an insurance run in the ninth. Cleburne scored once in the bottom of the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
Tom Fazzini earned the win after throwing one scoreless inning with one strikeout, and Tyler Herr recorded the save with 1 1/3 innings pitched. Cortland Cox took the loss for Cleburne.
