August 24 2017 The Salina Stockade defeated the Texas AirHogs 6-2. Salina totaled eight hits and scored in the second third and eighth innings while Texas finished with four hits and two runs.
Jimmy Heck led Salina’s offense with three hits including a double and a triple and drove in three runs.
Jonathan Moroney had a hit two walks and an RBI while
Fernando Garza added an RBI. Salina also received a run-scoring hit from Heck during its four-run second- and third-inning stretch that put the Stockade ahead 4-1.
David Gates earned the win for Salina after allowing four hits and two runs one earned over seven innings. He walked three and struck out three.
Chris Cummins completed the victory with two scoreless innings and four strikeouts.
Leuris Gomez took the loss for Texas after giving up five hits and four runs two earned in seven innings with three walks and five strikeouts. J. Morris allowed two runs in the eighth before M. Mendoza worked a scoreless ninth. Texas scored once in the first and fourth innings but could not overcome Salina’s four-run advantage.
