July 19 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Sioux City Explorers 8-3, using a 12-hit attack and three productive innings to secure the win. Salina scored twice in the second inning, added three runs in the fourth and put three more on the board in the fifth. Sioux City scored one run each in the third, fourth and ninth innings and finished with seven hits.
Jesse Baker led Salina with three hits, three runs and three RBI, including two home runs. Cody Coffman added two hits, scored three times and drove in two runs, including a home run.
Roche Woodard had a double and an RBI, while
Jonathan Moroney and Kewby Meyer each collected two hits.
Jared Koenig earned the win after allowing five hits and two runs, one earned, in eight innings. He walked four and struck out four.
Tom Fazzini worked a scoreless ninth for Salina aside from one unearned run. Hobbs Johnson took the loss for Sioux City after surrendering 10 hits and eight runs, five earned, in 4.1 innings. T. Campana paced Sioux City with three hits and an RBI, while J. Bennie added two hits and an RBI.
