Scholtens Stymies Hooks
San Antonio received another terrific start from right-hander Jesse Scholtens in its 4-1 victory over Corpus Christi Sunday afternoon at Wolff Stadium.After needing late heroics in its memorable Saturday night win over the Hooks, the Missions started Sunday's contest with some early offense against lefty Ryan Hartman. Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Antonio received another terrific start from right-hander
After needing late heroics in its memorable Saturday night win over the Hooks, the Missions started Sunday's contest with some early offense against lefty
An inning later,
The two runs of support were enough for Scholtens, who was perfect through four innings Sunday. However, in the fifth, the Fairfield, CA native ran into major trouble when the Hooks loaded the bases with nobody out. Scholtens got next batter
Corpus Christi would finally get on the board in the seventh against Scholtens and reliever
San Antonio's offense got going again in the bottom of the eighth against reliever
Scholtens (4-1) allowed just one run on one hit and one walk, while fanning eight over six and a third innings to match teammate
Boykin finished with a game-high three hits, while Naylor (2-for-4) and Van Gansen (2-for-4) also chipped in with multi-hit efforts.
San Antonio (20-10) resumes its four-game series with Corpus Christi (17-13) Monday on H-E-B Family Night presented by ESPN SA 1250 AM/94.5 FM. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.
Notes: The Missions have now won a season-best six games in a row in addition to being a season-high 10 games over .500.