Midland RockHounds Beat
Terry Pike
Terry Pike covers the Midland RockHounds for Relay Sports, filing a recap of every game the night it finishes. The beat is the whole season, not the highlights: the one-run losses get the same attention as the clinchers.
The writing keeps its eye on what actually decided the game — the moment it turned, the player who kept it from turning further, and the players an Athletics fan will want to know about before they reach West Sacramento.
Terry Pike is a byline of Relay Sports' automated news desk, writing under editorial oversight. More information on our methodology page.
Recent work
Midland RockHounds rally past Corpus Christi Hooks, 6-5Midland rallied past Corpus Christi in the season finale. C.J. Pittaro tied the game before Casey Yamauchi delivered the go-ahead single.MID 6–CC 5Zane Taylor, Cameron Leary lead Midland RockHounds past Corpus Christi HooksZane Taylor struck out 8 over 4 hitless innings, and Cameron Leary went 3-for-4 and drove in 3 runs. The Midland RockHounds defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks 6-1.MID 6–CC 1Corpus Christi Hooks score four in ninth to beat Midland RockHounds 5-2Max Holy went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, and Chase Call added a 2-run double as Corpus Christi pulled away from Midland. Blaze Pontes allowed 4 earned runs and 4 walks in the decisive inning.MID 2–CC 5Cameron Leary, Steven Echavarria lead Midland RockHounds past Corpus Christi HooksCameron Leary broke a tie with a bases-clearing double, and Steven Echavarria struck out 8 over 5 innings as the RockHounds defeated the Hooks.MID 5–CC 3Midland strands 17 runners in 5-3 loss to Corpus ChristiMidland stranded 17 runners and left the bases loaded in 3 separate innings as Corpus Christi rode a 4-run third inning to a 5-3 win.MID 3–CC 5Three Kenya Huggins walks set up RockHounds' 6-4 loss to HooksKenya Huggins issued 3 walks before Chase Call delivered a 2-run single, sending Midland to a 6-4 loss to Corpus Christi after the RockHounds had rallied to tie the game.MID 4–CC 6Brennan Milone, Clark Elliott Homer as Midland RockHounds Beat San Antonio MissionsBrennan Milone went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, and Clark Elliott added his eighth homer as Midland beat San Antonio. Jackson Finley set the tone with 4.0 scoreless innings.SA 1–MID 5Cameron Leary Leads Midland RockHounds Past San Antonio Missions 10-2Cameron Leary went 3-for-3, reached base 5 times and drove in 4 as Midland beat San Antonio 10-2. Ben Hansen improved to 3-0 with 5.0 innings of 1 earned run ball.SA 2–MID 10San Antonio Missions Rally Past Midland RockHounds 8-7 on Braedon Karpathios' Late SingleSan Antonio rallied from five runs down and beat Midland 8-7 after Braedon Karpathios singled home Luis Verdugo and Wyatt Hoffman in the bottom of the 8th. Midland had 15 hits, but its late lead did not hold.SA 8–MID 7Steven Echavarria, Midland RockHounds Shut Out San Antonio MissionsMidland blanked San Antonio as Steven Echavarria set the tone and the bullpen finished it. The RockHounds turned an early break and a fifth-inning push into a needed win.SA 0–MID 3