March 22 2012 The Houston Hornets scored four times in the seventh inning to defeat the Coastal Kingfish 5-4. Houston finished with eight hits while Coastal managed three, and both teams committed three errors in the seven-inning game.
Coastal took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Mark Strouse singled, stole two bases and scored on an error. The Kingfish added three runs in the sixth, with William Miller and Jesse Brown scoring on a single, stolen bases and defensive miscues before Cameron Sell also scored on an error. Houston answered with one run in the sixth when Carl Stockman doubled home Justin Pearlman.
The Hornets then erupted in the seventh. Trey Taylor and Jose Martinez singled, and Curtis Hanna followed with a run-scoring single. Martinez scored on a passed ball, Pearlman came home on a wild pitch and Hanna scored later in the inning on a defensive miscue to put Houston ahead 5-4.
Hanna went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, while Martinez also collected two hits and scored once. Stockman added a double and an RBI, and Rick Carle contributed a triple. Coastal's Alex Loftin doubled and walked, while Strouse and Jesse Brown each recorded a hit.
Michael Mihalco earned the win for Coastal after allowing two hits and no runs over five innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Houston starter Moises took the loss despite allowing only three hits in six innings; he surrendered four runs, two earned, while walking 10 and striking out 10. Beau Kirby allowed four runs in 1.1 innings for Coastal and Jeremiah Steinert allowed one run in one-third of an inning.
Hornets Rally Past Kingfish 5-4
