CC Blasts Naturals
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Two-out, three-run home runs by Pascanel Ferreras and Trevor Austin highlighted a rousing 10-3 Hooks triumph over Northwest Arkansas before Friday Fireworks and a crowd of 4,542 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi is 7-3 over its last 10 games. The night began with Will
CORPUS CHRISTI - Two-out, three-run home runs by Pascanel Ferreras and Trevor Austin highlighted a rousing 10-3 Hooks triumph over Northwest Arkansas before Friday Fireworks and a crowd of 4,542 fans at Whataburger Field.
Corpus Christi is 7-3 over its last 10 games.
The night began with Will Bush's second home run in as many games, a lead-off deep fly that crashed into the batter's eye in straightaway center, evening the score at 1.
A one-run blast for Will Bush! The Hooks are on the board! pic.twitter.com/9bgP43GVQd
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 18, 2026
GONE! A two-out, three-run homer for Pascanel Ferreras! pic.twitter.com/mhYtp7ZRNh
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 18, 2026
Two outs later, Ferreras chimed in with a three-run jack to left, helping the Hooks fashion a 5-1 lead.
The Naturals cut the home surplus to two but Corpus Christi added four more in the fifth. A Luis Baez pinch-hit single and Walker Janek's RBI knock contributed to the rally, which culminated with Austin's third long ball in four-game span, a laser to left for a 9-3 score.
Trevor Austin with a three-run round-tripper! pic.twitter.com/1nC7Bwzf3F
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 18, 2026
Astros lefty Bennett Sousa struck out all five batters he faced to pick up the win. Sousa has allowed just one base runner while fanning nine in 3.2 frames over three appearances, including one for Triple-A Sugar Land.
Hooks starter Brandon McPherson struck out six in 4.1 innings, with McPherson, Sousa and Alejandro Torres teaming to record 11 consecutive outs via the K through the seventh.
CC pitching breezed 14 batters Friday night, and has totaled 50 strikeouts over the four games of the series, including matching the club record of 19 Ks Wednesday.
The Hooks, who have scored 10 runs in two of the past three contests, swiped a season-high seven bases, including three by Yamal Encarnacion who went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
Yamal Encarnacion doubles, steals third AND steals home!! pic.twitter.com/AXyKrDidL5
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) April 18, 2026
In two plate appearances as Corpus Christi's DH, rehabbing Astro Zach Dezenzo was hit by a pitch and grounded into a double play, seeing official action for the first time since being injured during the World Baseball Classic.