TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
06/16/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
GAME ID: 6658 - TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Midland RockHounds (23-41) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Corpus Christi Hooks (34-30) 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 X 8 14 1
Damron Rips 2 Homers in 8-3 Win
The Corpus Christi Hooks defeated the Midland RockHounds, 8-3, at Whataburger Field. Leading the charge for Corpus Christi was catcher Josh Damron. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. With the win, Corpus Christi has a record of 34-30. Midland falls to 23-41.

With Corpus Christi trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Damron hit a slider from Raúl Fonseca for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Hooks ahead, 5-3.

"It felt good to put the barrel on the ball," said Damron.
MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Báez CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263 4 20
C. Fernández DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .200 0 0
M. Harden 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 .245 2 4
E. Wills RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .236 1 17
L. Sepúlveda 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .308 4 15
L. Merico LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .288 1 16
Á. Díaz 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .268 11 32
M. Owens SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .313 3 29
J. Fernández C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .226 3 19
Totals 34 3 9 2 5 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fernández (4, 7th Inning off K. Zimmerman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Báez 2 , M. Harden , E. Wills , L. Sepúlveda 2 , Á. Díaz , J. Fernández 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harden , E. Wills 2 , J. Fernández
GIDP: C. Fernández , M. Owens , J. Fernández
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Harden-Owens-Sepúlveda)
OF assists: 1 (Merico(Newton at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .417 1 4
S. Bove RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .282 0 4
M. Wilson DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .328 4 16
P. Vázquez 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .261 6 25
N. Costello 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .305 4 20
J. Damron C 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 .500 2 6
J. Collier SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .340 7 21
E. Newton CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .195 8 23
R. Nolan 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .266 5 25
Totals 36 8 14 8 4 6 14      
BATTING
Triples: S. Bove (1, 6th Inning off C. Cahill, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damron 2 (2, 5th Inning off R. Fonseca, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Cahill, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Wilson (4, 6th Inning off C. Cahill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 2 , S. Bove 4 , M. Wilson 5 , N. Costello , J. Damron 9 , J. Collier 2 , E. Newton , R. Nolan
2-out RBI: M. Wilson , J. Damron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thomas , S. Bove , J. Damron
GIDP: J. Collier
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Thomas (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Valdés (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Collier-Vázquez-Costello, Nolan-Vázquez-Costello, Collier-Costello)
MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Fonseca L (4-4) 4.2 9 5 5 3 3 1 24 88 4.90   
C. Cahill 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 2 10 39 6.88   
V. González 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 31 6.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Fonseca 26
Batters Faced: R. Fonseca 24, C. Cahill 10, V. González 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Fonseca 6-3, C. Cahill 2-2, V. González 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Fonseca 88-55, C. Cahill 39-30, V. González 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. González 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Valdés W (5-1) 5.0 4 3 3 3 7 0 22 110 4.09   
K. Zimmerman H (2) 3.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 14 58 6.50   
J. Steele 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Valdés 51
Batters Faced: N. Valdés 22, K. Zimmerman 14, J. Steele 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Valdés 2-5, K. Zimmerman 1-5, J. Steele 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Valdés 110-58, K. Zimmerman 58-30, J. Steele 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Steele 1-0
WP: N. Valdés 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Damron
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 5376
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