RockHounds Roll in Doubleheader Sweep

MIDLAND - The RockHounds scored 25 runs on 29 hits in 12 innings Sunday afternoon, taking both ends of a twin bill by scores of 12-2 and 13-1 at Security Bank Ballpark.
Midland (11-19, 46-54) dealt Corpus Christi (15-15, 49-51) its two most lopsided losses of the season. 

Ramón Laureano opened the day with a home run over the 18-foot-wall in left field. His sixth dinger of the season was the Hooks' lone hit off Dustin Hurlbutt until Jason Martin hit a two-out bomb in the fourth.
Martin has hit three home runs in his last four games.
The RockHounds took the lead in the third by sending nine men to bat against Franklin Perez. The five-run frame featured three singles, doubles by Richie Martin and Viosergy Rosa, and an error by shortstop Antonio Nunez.
Midland doubled its output in the fifth, batting around for the second time in three innings. Andy Paz's two-run two-bagger off Nick Hernandez highlighted the assault.
In the sixth, J.P. Sportman stroked a lead-off triple into center field. Max Schrock was next and clubbed the first pitch from Ryan Thompson over the right field wall, capping a four-hit game.
Hurlbutt (3-1) and Aaron Kurcz teamed to hold the Hooks to three hits. Corpus Christi failed to capitalize on five free passes.
In the nightcap, the lone Hooks run came in the fourth. Ryne Birk opened by coaxing a walk from A.J. Puk. Birk stole second, moved to third on a Jamie Ritchie base hit, and scored via an infield single of the bat of Dexture McCall.
McCall owned three of the four Corpus Christi hits, all singles.
Puk (1-3), the A's top pitching prospect, fanned five and walked three in five innings en route to his first Double-A win. Joel Seddon pitched shutout ball in the sixth and seventh.
The RockHounds slated the doubleheader sweep with a seven-run sixth. Martin's two-run single, a Rosa two-run homer and B.J. Boyd's three-run blast steamed the stanza.  
The Hooks return to Whataburger Field for a seven-game homestand, beginning with a 7:05 start Monday night vs. San Antonio. Fans will enjoy Nolan Ryan Beef One Dollar Hot Dogs & Soda, presented by Mrs Baird's.