Corpus Christi
Hooks go to 5-0 with a 8-7 12 inning win over Arkansas. Rob Crosby hit a solo homer in the 9th to tie the game and Eli Iorg had the game winning hit in the 12th.
“We’ve just got a great bunch of great guys who like to play baseball hard and don’t like to lose,” Iorg said. “When that’s the feeling in the clubhouse and the dugout, you win games.”
The bullpen held the game in check for the late inning heroics. Brian Gordon, Ryan McKeller, Evan Englebrook and Chris Blazek combined for 8 innings of one run ball.
“I’ve got to give credit to the bullpen — they did a great job today,” manager Luis Pujols said. “That’s a hell of a job.
“We got some good pitching out of the bullpen and the hitters did a great job — they never gave up.”
Lexington
The Legends lost their home opener 6-3. Anthony Bello pitched pretty well but manager Greg Langbahn found plenty to be disappointed with.
“I liked the fact we were up 2-0 heading into the fifth. I didn’t like the way we played defensively,” Langbehn said. “We were really sloppy, which was disappointing. We just gave them too many extra outs.
“Offensively, I was a little disappointed. I didn’t think we competed overly well at times. Just took a lot of hittable pitches and got ourselves deep into counts and didn’t have good at-bats. … I was pleased with how Bello threw the ball.”
Colin Delome & Steve Brown had solo home runs in the game. Four of the five Legends hits went for extra bases.
Roster Move: Left-hander Jeff Icenogle (calf) is on the disabled list. Right-hander Jacob Leonhardt, up from extended spring training, takes the roster spot and is scheduled to start Wednesday.
Round Rock
Round Rock lost to Omaha 7-5. Chad Reineke gave up 6 earned runs in 3 1/3 innings for the loss.