August 25 2017 The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Salina Stockade 3-0 behind a combined seven-hit shutout. Cleburne finished with eight hits and one error while Salina collected seven hits without committing an error.
Cleburne broke through with one run in the sixth inning and added two more in the eighth. The Railroaders’ offense was led by N. Van Stratten, who went 2-for-3 with a triple a run and an RBI. G. Valentin and A. Johnson also drove in runs, while H. Courson added a double.
Laetten Galbraith earned the win after allowing four hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings with one strikeout. C. Cox worked a scoreless eighth with one strikeout before Winston Abreu recorded the save with a scoreless ninth.
Salina starter
Josh Hodges took the loss despite completing eight innings. He allowed eight hits and three earned runs while walking two and striking out none.
Jimmy Heck and
Fernando Garza each had two hits for the Stockade while Salina was held scoreless throughout the game.
