TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
05/11/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
GAME ID: 6528 - MONDAY, MAY 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Midland RockHounds (13-18) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 12 0
Corpus Christi Hooks (17-14) 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 6 12 0
Hooks Cancel RockHounds, 6-2
The Corpus Christi Hooks picked up a win at Whataburger Field, dropping the Midland RockHounds, 6-2. Norberto Valdés was the difference-maker. Valdés picked up the win for Corpus Christi, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 2-0. Corpus Christi is now 17-14, while Midland is 13-18.

Ron Nolan hit a 2-run double off Ron Baker in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Hooks in front, 4-2. In addition to the double, Nolan had 1 single, while going 2 for 5.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Nolan.
MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .228 3 8
Á. Díaz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 5 16
E. Wills LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .232 0 9
L. Sepúlveda DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .277 2 7
L. Merico 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .243 0 4
M. Owens 2B 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .295 1 19
L. Banda SS 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 .200 0 8
L. López 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .246 0 9
J. Fernández C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .175 3 9
Totals 37 2 12 2 6 10 30      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Owens (7, 6th Inning off N. Valdés, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Merico (3, 6th Inning off N. Valdés, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Brown , Á. Díaz , L. Sepúlveda 2 , L. Merico 2 , M. Owens 3 , L. Banda 3 , L. López 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown , E. Wills , L. Merico , L. Banda , L. López , J. Fernández
GIDP: Á. Díaz , J. Fernández
Hit by Pitch: Á. Díaz
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Banda (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Wilson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Sweet SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .302 1 10
R. Nolan DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .325 3 16
M. Wilson RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .391 1 3
E. Martin CF 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .342 1 11
P. Vázquez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .191 3 11
J. Martínez 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .207 2 15
N. Costello 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .421 2 3
T. Smith LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .228 1 6
J. Cabrera C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .319 1 6
Totals 35 6 12 6 6 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Martin (6, 1st Inning off R. Baker, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Costello (1, 2nd Inning off R. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Nolan (8, 6th Inning off R. Baker, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sweet 2 , R. Nolan 3 , M. Wilson 2 , E. Martin 3 , N. Costello 3 , J. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wilson , J. Martínez 2 , T. Smith
Hit by Pitch: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sweet-Martínez-Costello, Sweet-Martínez-Costello)
MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Baker L (0-3) 5.0 11 6 6 4 2 0 30 108 8.56   
V. González 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 12 48 8.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Baker 19
Batters Faced: R. Baker 30, V. González 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Baker 5-8, V. González 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Baker 108-67, V. González 48-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. González 2-1
Hit Batsmen: V. González
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
N. Valdés W (2-0) 6.0 7 2 2 5 8 0 28 119 0.84   
K. Zimmerman 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 11 42 0.00   
B. Barraclough 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Valdés 53
Batters Faced: N. Valdés 28, K. Zimmerman 11, B. Barraclough 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Valdés 4-4, K. Zimmerman 1-4, B. Barraclough 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Valdés 119-68, K. Zimmerman 42-26, B. Barraclough 25-15
Hit Batsmen: K. Zimmerman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norberto Valdés
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 5358
Monday, May 11th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60