Hoekstra and Unroe Achieve Firsts as Stripers Beat Rochester
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Kurt Hoekstra tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in his first career start, and Riley Unroe blasted his first career Triple-A home run to lead the Gwinnett Stripers (57-41) to an 8-4 win over the Rochester Red Wings (48-50) on Friday night at Coolray Field. Alex Jackson also homered
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -
Scoring Recap: In the bottom of the first inning, Jackson (21) hit a 400-foot two-run homer to left-center off
Stripers Stats: Hoekstra's 3.1 innings were a new career high. He also matched a career high with four strikeouts. Creasy (W, 3-1) pitched 2.0 innings and allowed four runs on three hits.
Red Wings Stats: Hutchison (L, 6-5) pitched 5.1 innings and yielded six runs on 10 hits. Davis went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, and Rosario went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI.
Quote: "I'm really happy with how it went," Hoekstra said of his first professional start. "I'm enjoying the process and hopefully I can have more outings like this."
Postgame Notes: Jackson has nine homers in 15 games since June 27. Unroe is the 16th different Stripers player to hit a home run this year, raising Gwinnett's season total to 156 in 98 games.
Next Game (Saturday, July 20): Gwinnett vs. Rochester, 6:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. LHP