The long-awaited home debut for the Texarkana Gunslingers was a success everywhere but the playing field.

More than 1,800 fans crowded into George Dobson Field Sunday to get a gander at the local Continental Baseball League team, but came away disappointed.

The McKinney Blue Thunder, which beat the Gunslingers 4-3 and 3-1 in Texarkana’s road openers Friday and Saturday, foiled the home opener by hammering the Gunslingers, 9-3.

The Blue Thunder (3-0) jumped on former Arkansas High and Texarkana College standout Brian Barr in the first two innings, and the Gun...