TEXAS LEAGUE

Travs show power, but lose to Hooks

The Arkansas Travelers hit three home runs, but lost to the Corpus Christi Hooks 7-4 on Tuesday night at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Andrew Daniel, Angel Rosa and Stephen McGeee all homered for the Travs. The Hooks, though, outhit the Travs 10-7 and never trailed Tuesday.

Corpus Christi took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Alex Bregman homered with one out and J.D. Davis hit a two-run home run off Travs starter Blayne Weller.

The Travs cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the second on Daniel's home run, but the Hooks scored three more runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 6-1 lead. Derek Fisher had a two-run single and Bregman scored on Davis' fielder's choice.

Alex Yarbrough's RBI single in the top of the sixth pulled Arkansas within 6-2. Rosa hit his first home run of the season in the top of the seventh to get the Travs within 6-3.

The Hooks added a run in the bottom of the eighth for a 7-3 lead. McGee homered in the top of the ninth to make it a three-run game, 7-4, but Rosa grounded out to end the game.

Weller (2-6) allowed 5 runs, 6 earned, on 6 hits and struck out 7 in 5 innings. Daniel was 2 for 4 to lead the Travs offensively.

arkansas AB R H BI c. christi AB R H BI

Way, lf 4 1 1 0 Gomez, dh 3 1 0 0

Yarbrgh, dh 3 0 1 1 Bregman, ss 3 2 1 1

Hinshaw, cf 3 0 1 0 Fisher, cf 4 1 2 2

Aguilera, 1b 3 0 0 0 Davis, 3b 4 1 1 2

Henry, rf 4 0 0 0 Tanielu, 2b 4 0 1 0

Daniel, 2b 4 1 2 1 Gregor, 1b 4 1 2 0

McGee, c 4 1 1 1 Hernandez, rf 4 0 0 0

Rosa, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gonzalez, c 4 0 2 1

Phillips, ss 3 0 0 0 Ramsay, lf 4 1 1 0

TOTALS 32 4 7 4 totals 34 7 10 6

Arkansas 010 001 101 -- 4 7 1

Corpus Christi 300 030 01x -- 7 10 0

E -- Weller. DP -- Arkansas 1, Corpus Christi 2. LOB -- Arkansas 4, Corpus Christi 5. 2B -- Way, Ramsay. 3B -- Gonzalez. HR -- Daniel (2), Rosa (1), McGee (1), Bregman (12), Davis (8).

Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO

Weller L, 2-6 5 6 6 5 0 7

Reynolds 2 2 0 0 0 3

Wood 1 2 1 1 0 1

c. christi IP H R ER BB SO

Sneed W, 3-1 52/3 3 2 2 1 6

Peterson 11/3 2 1 1 1 1

McCurry S, 8 2 2 1 1 0 1

WP -- Reynolds. HBP -- by Peterson (Hinshaw), by Weller (Gomez), by Weller (Bregman). Umpires -- Home: Allen; First: Moore; Third: Eaton. Time -- 2:28. Attendance -- 4,598.

NATURALS 2, MISSIONS 1

Logan Moon (Central Arkansas) homered to lead off the top of the seventh inning and Northwest Arkansas held off San Antonio at Wolff Stadium in San Antonio.

Moon's home run, his first of the season, broke a 1-1 tie.

Kevin McCarthy earned his eighth save of the season. Evan Beal (2-0) allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2 innings of relief of starter Jake Junis.

Moon finished 2 for 4 to lead the Naturals.

Sports on 05/25/2016

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