Apollos Beat Hornets 7-1 Behind Wilson’s Strong Start

February 22 2012 The Houston Apollos defeated the Houston Hornets 7-1 at Christy Park, scoring in three consecutive middle innings to build a commanding lead. The Apollos scored twice in the third, twice in the fifth and three times in the sixth before the Hornets managed their only run in the eighth. Houston finished with nine hits while limiting the Hornets to four. Houston’s offense was led by W. Henke, who drove in two runs and collected one hit. A. Dunn scored twice, had one hit, one RBI and one walk, while A. Ruiz added a hit, a run and an RBI. S. Terrazas also contributed two hits. For the Hornets, J. Pearlman went 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI, accounting for half of the team’s hits. M. Wilson earned the win with seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out 10 without issuing a walk. A. Dunn pitched the eighth for the Apollos, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout. Trey Taylor took the loss for the Hornets after allowing two runs on four hits over 2.2 innings while striking out seven. The Apollos’ pitching staff recorded 11 strikeouts overall, and the team’s seven runs came on nine hits. The Hornets struck out 11 times and left four runners on base.