Space Cowboys Suffer Saturday Setback In Albuquerque
A night after their thrilling 10-inning victory, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (27-11, 59-53) were defeated by the Albuquerque Isotopes (19-19, 58-55) 10-1 on Saturday night at Isotopes Park. Albuquerque struck first in the bottom of the first. After a walk put a runner aboard, Zac Veen connected on his
Mayer Earns Honors En Route to PCL
CORPUS CHRISTI - Right-hander Bryce Mayer has been promoted to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Mayer, listed by MLB.com as the top Astros pitching prospect, posted a 3.58 ERA in 24 Corpus Christi outings (18 GS) over the past 2 seasons, striking out 137 in 98.0 innings. Mayer has
Mayer Marvelous as Hooks Shut Out Frisco for Third Straight Win
Box Score FRISCO - For a second consecutive start, Bryce Mayer struck out nine over six shutout innings, heading a 7-0 Hooks win Saturday night at Riders Field. Mayer has allowed only one run over his last six appearances, spanning 30.2 innings. During this span, the Astros top pitching prospect
Mayer Marches Hooks to Second Straight Shutout
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Bryce Mayer struck out nine over a season-high six innings Saturday night as the Hooks blanked Amarillo, 2-0, before 4,713 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi has won, 2-0, in back-to-back games, including the seven-inning finale of Friday's twin bill. Mayer, who matched his season-high
CC Strikes Late to Level Series
Box Score SAN ANTONIO - Bryce Mayer struck out eight over five shutout innings Saturday night, paving the way to a 5-2 Hooks win before 5,108 fans at Wolff Stadium. The Hooks can win the three-game set as well as their season series with the Missions via a victory tomorrow.
Big Eighth Fuels Frisco
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The Riders sent 11 men to bat in the eighth inning Wednesday night, knocking off the Hooks, 8-3, at Whataburger Field. Frisco has employed eighth-inning rallies over the last two nights for a 2-0 series lead. Bryce Mayer struck out seven while pitching four innings
Hooks Rally in Eighth for Third Straight Win
Box Score SPRINGDALE, AR - Corpus Christi turned a 3-0 deficit after seven innings into a 5-3 triumph over the Naturals Wednesday night at Whataburger Field. The Hooks have won three in a row to improve to 5-3 on their two-week road trip. Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco settled in after
Hooks March to Second Straight 10-1 Triumph
Box Score TULSA - Cameron Sisneros and Will Bush blasted home runs as part of an 11-hit, 10-walk attack Wednesday night as the Hooks received another big time start with Bryce Mayer leading the charge in a 10-1 drubbing of the Drillers before 4,114 fans at ONEOK Field. Corpus Christi
Sullivan Homers Again, Mayer K's Nine in CC Win
Box Score SAN ANTONIO - Joseph Sullivan belted home run No. 10 and Bryce Mayer established his new Double-A best with nine strikeouts as the Hooks rolled to an 11-3 win over the Missions Wednesday night at Wolff Stadium. Mayer set down the first seven in order, striking out five
Hooks Split Springfield Twin Bill
Game 1 Box Game 2 Box SPRINGFIELD, MO - James Hicks pitched six sterling innings and the Hooks scored twice in the seventh Thursday night, forging a 4-2 win over the Cardinals in the nightcap of a doubleheader before 2,596 fans at Route 66 Stadium. Hicks, who turned in the
Mayer K's Eight More, Riders Continue Charge
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Frisco employed early crooked numbers to muster a 10-4 win at Whataburger Field before a Wednesday afternoon crowd of 2,242 Coastal Bend elementary students and educators. The RoughRiders have won five in a row with the Hooks being saddled by a season-long six-game losing streak.
Mayer Strikes Out Eight, Hooks Pull Away Late
Box Score NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR - Bryce Mayer matched his Double-A best with eight strikeouts while the Hooks totaled five runs over their final three trips to the plate Wednesday night, adding up to a 7-1 win over Arkansas before 2,718 fans at Dickey Stephens Park. In leveling the
Mayer Magnificent, Hooks Win Again
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Bryce Mayer racked up seven strikeouts over four shutout innings Wednesday, leading Corpus Christi to a 10-5 win over the Naturals at Whataburger Field. The Hooks, who matched their season high for runs, have won six of the last eight games. Mayer faced two over
Hooks Roll for Series Lead
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Bryce Mayer and Alonzo Tredwell teamed to strike out 14 while Lucas Spence belted another home run as the Hooks engineered a 7-1 triumph over the Drillers Thursday night at Whataburger Field. For the second time in three Double-A games, Spence connected for a two-out,
Mayer Marvelous in Relief, Soddies Hang On for Win
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks mounted a bases-loaded threat in the ninth but dropped Friday's contest to Amarillo, 4-3, before 4,794 fans at Whataburger Field. In his second rehab start with Corpus Christi, Spencer Arrighetti made 62 pitches over 3 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and one walk
Arrighetti Near Perfect, Riders Even Series
Box Score FRISCO - Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott tallied three hits, including a two-run homer in the fourth inning Saturday night as Frisco downed the Hooks, 3-0, before 8,457 fans at Riders Field. Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti dispatched nine of the 10 Frisco hitters he faced in a rehab
CC Wins Fourth in a Row
Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - The Hooks secured a series victory over the Missions Saturday night, rolling past their I-37 rivals, 8-2, before 5,002 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi, winning four in a row for the first time this season, has claimed seven of its last nine games. Bryce