July 5 2017 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Salina Stockade 2-1 in 11 innings. Both teams scored once in the sixth before Cleburne broke the tie with the winning run in the 11th. Cleburne finished with seven hits and no errors, while Salina had five hits and one error.
Kewby Meyer led Salina with two hits and drove in the Stockades only run with a double.
Aaron Olivas and Jimmy Heck also collected two hits apiece. For Cleburne, A. Johnson went 1-for-4 with an RBI double, and E. Escobar added an RBI while going 1-for-3.
Cleburne starter A. Rodriguez allowed three hits and one earned run over seven innings, striking out three and walking three. C. Misell and W. Abreu combined for three scoreless innings before Cortland Cox earned the win with a scoreless 11th inning. Salina starter Troy Mannebach allowed one earned run on three hits in six innings with three strikeouts, but Chris Cummins took the loss after allowing two hits and the deciding run in one-third of an inning.
