Hormigas Hold Off Weirdos 12-9

June 15 2022 The Weimar Hormigas defeated the Austin Weirdos 12-9 in a high-scoring game at Veterans Memorial Park. Weimar outhit Austin 18-10 and built an early 4-1 lead after the first inning. The Hormigas added five runs in the fourth and one run each in the fifth through seventh innings to take a 12-3 advantage.

Austin mounted its biggest rally in the seventh inning, scoring six runs to cut the deficit to three. The Weirdos could not push across another run, however, as Weimar secured the victory. Austin scored once in each of the first, third and fourth innings before its seventh-inning surge.

Rodney Scarver led Weimar with four hits and three runs, while TJ Dailey went 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI. Sean Bennett added three hits and three RBI. Drew Minter contributed two hits and two RBI, and Ryan Diaz drove in two runs. For Austin, Gabriel Murillo had two hits and two RBI, while Christian Jones drove in three runs. Sadler Goodwin hit his fourth home run of the season, and Jones and Aramis Cruz also homered for the Weirdos.

Minter earned the win after allowing three earned runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in six innings. Robert McArthur was charged with the loss after allowing six runs in one inning. Cole Aguon and Pablo Salazar combined for two scoreless innings, with Salazar recording the save by striking out one and allowing no hits in the ninth.