August 8 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Texas AirHogs 6-3 at Airhog Stadium, scoring twice in the first inning and four times in the third to build a lead they would not relinquish. Texas answered with two runs in the fourth and one in the seventh, but Salina held on for the victory. The Stockade collected nine hits and committed no errors, while the AirHogs had five hits and two errors.
Roche Woodard went 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and a triple for Salina.
Kewby Meyer also had two hits and drove in two runs, while
Jordan Caillouet,
Fernando Garza and
Jimmy Heck each added an RBI. Salina recorded six total RBIs and stole five bases, including two by Woodard. Texas was led by L. Scott, who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a triple. R. Wagner added an RBI.
Brian Smith earned the win for Salina after allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings while striking out 10 and walking two. C. Strayer pitched a scoreless eighth with one strikeout, and
Tyler Herr worked a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts to earn the save. Billy Waltrip took the loss for Texas after surrendering six runs, four earned, on seven hits in 5.2 innings while striking out seven.
