Barnes, Simunic at Whataburger Friday

CORPUS CHRISTI - Hooks center fielder Brandon Barnes and third baseman Andy Simunic will sign autographs and mingle with fans at a local Whataburger Friday.

Meet the players at 4126 South Staples between 11-1. Radio station KFTX-FM has scheduled a live remote broadcast.

A portion of Friday's lunch proceeds benefits Goodwill Industries of South Texas. Bring your gently-used clothing items, place in the large fry box and pick up a voucher for a new 2012 Hooks/Goodwill t-shirt and a special offer coupon from Whataburger.

Barnes tops the Texas League with 15 doubles and his .324 batting average is third. Simunic is batting .284 with 11 runs batted in.