TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
06/07/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
GAME ID: 6623 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (27-27) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Corpus Christi Hooks (25-30) 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 X 8 13 1
Corpus Christi Topples Springfield, 8-4
Hooks left fielder Dave Benson left his mark on his team's 8-4 win over the Springfield Cardinals. Benson, the 33rd overall pick in the 2024 draft, hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for Corpus Christi in the contest. Tim Shaw picked up his 2nd save of the season. Corpus Christi now sits at 25-30, while Springfield falls to 27-27.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Hooks grabbed the lead when Benson hit his 4th home run of the season. The solo home run off Bob Vaughn made it 5-4, Corpus Christi.

"Feels good to get the job done," Benson said after the game.
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wolfe 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .304 0 2
J. Sosa RF, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .281 1 12
   b-R. Pinto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 4
J. Martin 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .391 3 12
A. Velasco DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .337 1 13
T. Castro LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .349 2 12
J. Almenza SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 7 .215 2 17
E. Evans C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .119 0 4
A. Escobedo CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 1 12
   a-A. Garza PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 12 34
T. Peña 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .375 4 12
Totals 40 4 12 4 2 7 20      
a - A. Garza pinch hit for A. Escobedo in the 8th
b - R. Pinto pinch hit for J. Sosa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Martin (5, 4th Inning off R. Barbiusa, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Castro (6, 4th Inning off R. Barbiusa, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Peña (4, 3rd Inning off R. Barbiusa, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Sosa 2 , J. Martin 3 , A. Velasco , T. Castro 4 , J. Almenza , T. Peña 6
2-out RBI: T. Peña
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wolfe , A. Velasco , J. Almenza 3
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Almenza-Wolfe-Martin, Wolfe-Almenza-Martin, Almenza-Wolfe-Martin)
OF assists: 2 (Escobedo(Espinoza at 3rd base), Garza(O'Connoly at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Espinoza CF 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 .260 1 18
Z. O'Connoly 3B 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 .269 2 12
A. Valentín 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 4 13
R. McKendry DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 2 14
J. O'Herlihy C 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .183 0 5
D. Benson LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .293 4 20
C. Reyes 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278 0 1
C. Roberts SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .207 0 10
J. Stewart RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .300 1 9
Totals 32 8 13 6 6 2 13      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. O'Connoly (10, 8th Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Stewart (1, 5th Inning off B. Vaughn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Benson 2 (4, 4th Inning off B. Vaughn, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Vaughn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. O'Connoly 3 , R. McKendry 2 , J. O'Herlihy 3 , D. Benson 8 , C. Reyes , C. Roberts 2 , J. Stewart 3
2-out RBI: , Z. O'Connoly 2 , D. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Valentín , J. O'Herlihy
GIDP: A. Valentín , D. Benson 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Roberts (2)
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Vaughn L (0-2) 5.0 8 5 5 4 1 2 96 5.84   
D. Eaton 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 4.41   
J. Martínez 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 35 5.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Vaughn 28
Batters Faced: B. Vaughn 24, D. Eaton 6, J. Martínez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Vaughn 8-3, D. Eaton 2-1, J. Martínez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Vaughn 96-50, D. Eaton 22-11, J. Martínez 35-18
WP: D. Eaton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Barbiusa W (5-7) 6.2 8 4 4 2 5 1 100 4.26   
A. Solís H (1) 2.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 36 4.42   
T. Shaw SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Barbiusa 45
Batters Faced: R. Barbiusa 30, A. Solís 11, T. Shaw 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Barbiusa 8-7, A. Solís 1-4, T. Shaw 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Barbiusa 100-62, A. Solís 36-27, T. Shaw 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Solís 1-0 , T. Shaw 2-0
WP: R. Barbiusa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Benson
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 5356
Saturday, June 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61