Sod Poodles Rally to Take Series
AMARILLO – Dominic Canzone’s two-run home run to right field in the eighth inning carried Amarillo to an 8-7 come-from-behind triumph over Corpus Christi on Sunday night before an announced crowd of 5,428 at Hodgetown. After clubbing a season-best five home runs Saturday, the Hooks followed up with four long
AMARILLO – Dominic Canzone’s two-run home run to right field in the eighth inning carried Amarillo to an 8-7 come-from-behind triumph over Corpus Christi on Sunday night before an announced crowd of 5,428 at Hodgetown.
After clubbing a season-best five home runs Saturday, the Hooks followed up with four long balls in the series finale, including two by Corey Julks.
Corpus Christi jumped out to a 6-1 lead against lefty Kenny Hernandez. Scott Manea delivered a two-out RBI single in the first before Matthew Barefoot and Julks connected on back-to-back dingers in a four-run second.
Make it THREE home runs in three games for Matthew Barefoot!@Mattfoot8 and Corey Julks connect on back-to-back blasts in the 2nd at Hodgetown. Hooks in front, 5-1. pic.twitter.com/9svY31JmFn
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) August 15, 2021
Barefoot has gone deep in three consecutive contests.
In the fourth, a lead-off home run by Cesar Salazar, his fourth bomb in the six-game series, upped the edge to five.
More yard work at AMA.
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) August 16, 2021
Cesar Salazar drives this bolt to center for his FOURTH home run in the 6-game series.
Hooks have hit 8 homers in the last 11 innings at Hodgetown. pic.twitter.com/FlXlRAC53u
The Sod Poodles struck for three runs (two earned) in the home half against Brandon Lawson, who had allowed just a Geraldo Perdomo solo homer over the first three innings. Doubles by Canzone and Luis Basabe began a string of four two-out hits as Amarillo cut its deficit to two at 6-4.
Buddy Kennedy then lifted a two-run long ball to right in the fifth off Devin Conn to square the score.
Jeff Bain held the Hooks in check from the fifth through the seventh, striking out six against two hits.
Julks broke through in the eighth with a lead-off bomb to left against Mack Lemieux for a 7-6 CC advantage and his first multi-homer game of the year.
Another jolt by @CoreyJulks!
— Corpus Christi Hooks (@cchooks) August 16, 2021
It's the first multi-homer performance by Julks, who was cracked 7 long balls in his last 20 games. pic.twitter.com/xEW81onbmZ
Julks has hit seven home runs in his last 20 games.
Amarillo answered immediately in the bottom half with a two-run salvo by Canzone against Jose Bravo, who had blanked the Sod Poodles in the sixth and seventh.
With two away in the ninth, Bryan Arias, making his Double-A debut, coaxed a four-pitch walk before David Hensley cracked his third double of the day. Matt Brill stranded the pair in scoring position with a strikeout for his first Amarillo save.
The Hooks finished the season series against Amarillo with a 14-10 record. Following the 7-5 road trip, Corpus Christi is off Monday before beginning a six-game set vs. San Antonio Tuesday night at Whataburger Field.