Twins drop heartbreaker to Sod Squad after walk-off in ninth

Texarkana Twins mascot, Thunder, poses for a portrait before the game against Baton Rouge Rougarous at George Dobson Field.
Texarkana Twins mascot, Thunder, poses for a portrait before the game against Baton Rouge Rougarous at George Dobson Field.

The Texarkana Twins fell to the Sod Squad in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night in their fourth game of the Hodgetown Throwdown.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Sod Squad's Jose Torres hit a walk-off single to left-center field to lift the host team to a 5-4 victory.

The Squad recorded the game's first run when they scored in the bottom of the first inning to take an early lead.

Texarkana, however, didn't take long to answer, scoring two runs in the top of the second after a two-run home run from Tyler Trovinger that hit off the batter's eye in centerfield. The Squad would then score a run in the fourth to knot the score at two. Not long after that, Jake slunder scored from third base and the Twins took a 3-2 lead.

The Sod Squad then tied the game in the fifth, then took a one-run lead in the sixth inning. The Twins would score a run in the top of the 7th inning, tying the game at 4, and the game would remain tied until the ninth inning until Torres' walk-off hit.

Andrew Hernandez started things off on the bump for the Twins, throwing 3 1/3 innings, finishing with one strikeout. Joel Barker came in and threw for the next 3 2/3 innings, striking out three. Casey Rother came in to pitch in the seventh inning, and threw for two full innings, posting two strikeouts before Jackson Sioson finished the game for the Twins..

Tyler Trovinger finished 2-4 with a 2-run home run and a single tonight. Jay French finished 1-5 with a single, Reed Spenrath and Charlie Welch both finished 1-4 with singles, with Spenrath finding home once. Camron Dollar finished 1-2 with a double, Austin Colon finished 1-2 with a single, and Jake slunder finished 1-4 with a single. Slunder also reached home twice for the Twins tonight.

The twins continue their 6-game series with the Sod Squad Wednesday Evening at 7:05 p.m. The Twins next home game is Tuesday, July 21st, where they will play the Acadiana Cane Cutters. This is slated to be the most exciting TCL season ever, with five minor league organizations being added to the league.

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