SAN ANTONIO (July 4, 2025) – An Independence Day doubleheader featured a sweep for the Corpus Christi Hooks (6-4, 28-50) against the San Antonio Missions (4-6, 43-36).
The first game, which began in San Antonio on July 3 before it got suspended due to weather, resumed on July 4 in Corpus Christi and saw the Hooks squeak out a 5-4 win despite being down to their final strike. The Missions had been 31-0 when leading after eight innings, but the Hooks gave them their first blemish when Orlando Martinez tied the game with a two-out triple ahead of a Luis Baez game-winning single against Jake Higginbotham.
Corpus Christi then put the hammer down in the nightcap as they ran away with a 7-0 win. Zach Cole homered again, his second of the day and fourth of the week, and Pascanel Ferrras finished a triple shy of the cycle to power the Hooks’ attack against Enmanuel Pinales and the Missions…