RoughRiders Edge Hooks 3-2 with Late Heroics in Game 1

In the top of the 9th with the score tied at 2-2, 24-year-old Luis Mieses launched a 1-2 pitch over the right-center field wall for his third home run of the season, giving the RoughRiders a 3-2 lead.

Reliever Avery Weems (S, 1) sealed the victory with a called strike three, securing a 3-2 win over the Hooks.

Dominant Pitching Performance

Five RoughRiders pitchers combined to allow just five hits, two walks, one earned run, and racked up 13 strikeouts. Skylar Hales (W, 1-1), 23, pitched one inning, and Avery Weems closed with one inning, striking out the final five batters.

Key Moments At The Plate

Abimelec Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Luis Mieses’ 1-for-3 performance, including the game-winning homer, accounted for the RoughRiders’ only extra-base hits.

Sebastian Walcott went 1-for-5 and extended his hit-streak to 9-games.

Next Up

Game 2 of the six-game series against the Corpus Christi Hooks is scheduled for tomorrow at 6:35 PM.