Corpus Christi Hooks (25-21) at Arkansas Travelers (21-24) Friday, May 23, 2014 Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, AR 7:10 p.m.

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1 Corpus Christi Hooks (25-21) at Arkansas Travelers (21-24) Friday, May 23, 2014 Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, AR 7:10 p.m. ON THE RECORD: 13-9 Home Road Series 1-1 Sweeps W 3 Streak 4-1 Last Last 10 PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF: The Hooks, held in check by Drew Rucinski for much of Thursday night, finally broke through in seventh, scoring three two-out runs en route to a 3-1 victory over the Travs. Trailing 1-0, Leo Heras was hit by a pitch from Brandon Sisk to open the frame. Tyler Heineman laced a double down the left-field line, posting a pair in scoring position with no outs. Jio Mier struck out before Telvin Nash worked a four-pitch walk. David Carpenter entered to face Delino DeShields, who jumped ahead 2-0 but popped up to second base for the second out. With Nolan Fontana at the plate, Carpenter uncorked a wild pitch and Heras raced home to tie the game. With the count 2-2, Fontana blistered a sharp single past a diving Alex Yarbrough and into center field, plating two for a 3-1 Corpus Christi advantage. The Hooks made two outs on the bases over the first six frames with Rucinski stranding five. Kyle Smith was sharp on the hill, tossing six innings of one-run ball for his first Double-A victory. Smith allowed four hits and one walk while striking out five. A lead-off double by Adam Melker in the home first resulted in the lone run for Arkansas. Thanks in part to right -fielder Preston Tucker tumbling into the stands for the first out in the seventh, Patrick Urckfitz fashioned two scoreless innings of relief. Michael Dimock struck out Vance Albitz, who represented the tying run, to end the game for his first Double-A save. CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING MATCHUP ARKANSAS RH Brady Rodgers (1-5, 4.11) 3rd-round pick of Houston in 2012 out of Arizona State Boasts a strikeout-to-walk rate of 5.67 Making first start since May 1 at MID (4.1 IP, 4 R, 6 H)...after a rocky first, retried the last 9 men he faced Appeared last Friday against the Hounds and allowed 6 R (5 ER) on 6 H and 3 HR in 4.2 IP Has lost 4 of last 5 outings, logging an ERA of 6.46 with the opposition batting.327 Lone bright spot during this run was a 4.0 IP SV vs. SA on May 6.allowed 2 hits & fanned 6 without issuing a walk Had not allowed more than 1 ER in prior 5 GM (22.1 IP) At that time, his 1.61 ERA slotted 7th in the Texas League and 3rd in the Astros system Earned Opening Night start at Tulsa & tossed 5 IP of 1- run ball...allowed HR to Tom Murphy (5 H, 1 BB, 3 K) Went a combined 11-8 w/ a 5.02 ERA in 29 GM (20 GS) between Lancaster, Corpus Christi & Oklahoma City Won 5 straight decisions from April 23 to June 1 (2.95 ERA) en route to CL Mid Season All-Star honors Made spot start OKC in GM 2 of a DH June 23...held Omaha to 1 ER on 5 H thru 5.0 IP Lone action w/ CC came during a DH in Midland...tossed 5 shutout IP and struck out 6 on July 26 Was 5th in the CL w/ a 4.52 K-to-BB ratio (104 K 23 BB) Beat Inland Empire in Game 1 of the division finals, striking out a career-high 11 batters in 7.1 IP Posted a 7-2 record and a 2.89 ERA in 12 starts for Tri- City in struck out 49 against 11 walks in 62.1 IP First team All-Pac 12 in 2012 as a junior, going 10-3 w/ a 2.27 ERA...began year w/ 23 consecutive scoreless IP Led Sun Devils in IP (115), K (79) and GS (15) RH Orangel Arenas (3-1, 2.67) Signed by the Angels as a free agent in May 2007 Makes his 4th start and 10th appearance for the Travs Enters tonight s action with a 3-game win streak Tossed 5.0 IP of 1-run ball last Tuesday against Northwest Arkansas...surrendered a solo home run Worked a perfect inning of relief opposite the Naturals on May 6 at Arvest Ballpark Earned the start on May 1 at ONEOK Field and held the Drillers to 2 runs on 5 hits in 6.0 IP...struck out 6 Was roughed up for 5 runs (4 ER) on 6 hits & 2 home runs in 1.2 innings April 18 at Springfield Taking away that performance, he features a 1.42 ERA and a.209 batting average against Stands 1-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 3 starts His ERA is at 4.63 in 4 appearances away from Dickey- Stephens Park...checks in at 1.17 in 5 home games Lefties are hitting at a.121 clip in 33 at-bats while righthanders account for 3 home runs and a.317 average Averages 1.68 ground outs for every fly out Went 9-13 with a 5.41 ERA in 25 appearances (24 GS) between Inland Empire and Triple-A Salt Lake in 2013 Opposition batted.298 and belted 17 home runs Made 2 postseason starts for the 66ers, going 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA...Inland Empire went on to capture the CL crown 25-year-old has pitched in parts of 3 seasons (2011, 2012, 2014) for Arkansas, posting a record and 4.67 ERA in 61 games (52 starts) sports K-to-BB ratio of 1.81 UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Sat, May RH Tim Melville (1-3, 3.38) vs. RH Mike Hauschild (0-0, 0.75) / RH Troy Scribner (1-0, 1.80) Sun, May RH J.C. Sulbaran (1-3, 3.69) vs. LH Luis Cruz (4-4, 3.19) Mon, May LH Sam Selman (2-3, 3.29) vs. RH Jordan Jankowski (0-1, 3.86) Time 6:05 6:05 1:05

2 PAGE 2 ROSTER ROTATION: To make room for RHP Brady Rodgers on Corpus Christi s 25-man roster, the Astros have placed RHP Kyle Smith on the inactive list. FOR STARTERS: Corpus Christi s starting staff has been sensational over the last 4 games. The quarter of Mike Hauschild, Luis Cruz, Tommy Shirley and Kyle Smith have combined to allow 2 runs on 9 hits through 25.1 innings for a 0.71 ERA. They boast 27 strikeouts against 4 walks during this stretch. Hauschild, the reining Texas League Pitcher of the Week, retired the first 14 RockHounds he faced on Sunday afternoon at Whataburger Field. The lefty Cruz followed up that performance by blanking Midland over 6.1 innings in Monday s finale, striking out, at one point, seven in a row. And Shirley retired 18 of the 20 batters he faced in Wednesday s series opener. TOUGH WITH TWO: Corpus Christi has scored 10 runs in this series and 7 of those tallies have come with two outs. The Hooks boast the best average in the circuit with two away and men in scoring position, hitting.261 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 70 RBIs in 211 at-bats. Matt Duffy and Jio Mier are leading the charge with a.400 and.467 batting average, respectively. Nolan Fontana has notched 2 of his 9 2-out RBIs over the last couple nights. No. 2 in the Texas League in this category is the RockHounds, who bat at a.250 clip with men in scoring position and 2 out. ON THE ROAD: A win tonight would pull the Hooks over.500 when away from Whataburger Field and extend the club s road win streak against the Texas League North to 7 games. The lone interdivisional blemish outside of the friendly confines was Corpus Christi s 5-4 loss to Tulsa in 11 innings on Opening Night at ONEOK Field. The Hooks road mark against the South stands at IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE: Corpus Christi has won 3 in a row for the first time since a walk-off 6-5 victory over Midland on April 22 at Whataburger Field. The Hooks have claimed 6 of their last 8 contests, outscoring the opposition The longest win streak for the club this year is 6, achieved April BAILEY AT THE HELM: Hooks manager Keith Bodie has returned home to Gilbert, Arizona, to attend the high school graduation of his eldest daughter, Brittney. Bodie is expected to rejoin the club tomorrow night in Springdale. Mark Bailey, wearing No. 6, concludes this stint as interim manager tonight. For a second consecutive season, Bailey has acted as the development specialist for the Hooks, working with the club s catchers when the team is at home while touring the other Houston affiliates when Corpus Christi goes hits the road. Tom Lawless, who was originally appointed to the position this season, is currently serving as the interim manager in Oklahoma City. Following eight years as Houston s bullpen coach, Bailey was the Hooks hitting chief in It marked a return to the Texas League for the first time since 2001, when he coached then-double-a Round Rock. Now in his 17th year as a coach in the Houston organization, Bailey was selected by the Astros in the sixth round of the 1982 draft out of Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). A three-year letterman in both baseball and basketball for the Bears, He was a two-time Division II All-American in baseball and played in the Division II College World Series. Bailey caught for 13 seasons professionally, spending portions of seven years in the Major Leagues with Houston and San Francisco. His best season was 1985, when he hit.265 with 10 home runs and 45 RBIs, while starting in 96 games for Houston. Bailey played 57 games for the 1986 National League Western Division champion Astros. A switch-hitter, Bailey became the 13th player in National League history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game when he clubbed a pair of solo shots at the Astrodome in Houston s 10-9 win over San Diego on September 16, 1984.

3 PAGE 3 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Andrew Aplin, OF L/L 6-0, /21/91, 23 yrs. old Suisun, CA 5th, 2012 (Arizona State).250(11-44) vs. LHP.304(38-125) vs. RHP.286(22-77) at Home.293(27-92) on Road.340(18-53) w/risp Long Streak: 8 Set: 1-10,3K 1 for last 14 w/ RBI & 4K H 22 of 30: (.310) w/ 19R, 6 2B, 3B, 2HR, 19RBIs & 20BB TL rankings: 1st BB (34); 3rd OBP (.406); 4th H (49); 5th RBI (29), T-8th AVG (.290) Hit.278 w/ 32 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR, 107 RBI & 24 SB for LAN last season...coaxed 83 BB vs. 63 K Led the CL in RBIs and ranked 2nd in walks and runs (102) en route to mid & post season all-star honors Fanned once for every 9.49 plate appearances, 2nd-best ratio in circuit RBI total slotted 5th in minors 3 of 9 HR were grand slams CL Player of the Week for May 20-27: (.433) w/ 5 2B, 2 HR & 10 RBIs Hit.313 w/ 7 HR & 38 RBIs in 68 GM between Tri-City & LAN in 2012 Career 145 BB vs. 126 K M.P. Cokinos, 1B R/R 6-2, /18/90, 23 yrs. old Houston, TX 31st, 2012 (St. Mary s).130(3-23) vs. LHP.288(19-66) vs. RHP.206(7-34) at Home.273(15-55) on Road.321(9-28) w/risp Long Streak: 5 Set: 1-4,RBI,BB 5-14 w/ 2R, 2 RBI last 5 GM 14 for last 65 (.215) w/ 5 RBIs H 5 of first 6 GM: 8-24 (.333) w/ 4 RBIs Batted.313 w/ 28 2B, 13 HR, 94 RBI, 47 BB & 41 K in for LAN last year PA per K - tops in CL Post-season all-star, slotted 4th in the loop in average & RBI w/ OPS in June Reached safely in 24 consecutive GM from June 14 to July 10, boasting OBP of.496 Notched H in 19 of final 22 regular-season GM, including last 13 in a row Transferred from Univ. of Houston to St. Mary s for junior season in posted line, fueling the Rattlers run to the Div. II CWS In 2010, was a member of C-USA All-Freshman Team Delino DeShields, Jr., OF R/R 5-9, /16/92, 22 yrs. old Atlanta, GA 1st (8th overall), (8-27) vs. LHP.253(21-83) vs. RHP.257(9-35) at Home.267(20-75) on Road.182(4-22) w/risp Long Streak: 5 3 Set: 3-9,R,2SB,2K,BB Chris Epps, OF L/R 6-1, /10/88, 25 yrs. old Stone Mountain, GA 45th, 2011 (Clemson).250(2-8) vs. LHP.158(9-57) vs. RHP.188(6-32) at Home.152(5-33) on Road.286(4-14) w/risp Long Streak: 4 Set: Has reached in 16 of 18 GM 3-15 w/ R, RBI, BB, 6 K on previous trip (last appeared May 13 in SA) Hit.275 w/ 32 2B, 5 2B, 16 HR & 75 RBI at LAN last year...ranked 3rd in CL in walks (69) Bolstered by a 1st-inning grand slam, plated a career-high 6 RBIs on June 2 vs. Visalia Batted.302 w/ a.381 OBP & a.556 SLG in 48 first-half contests...featured.308/.242 home-road split.258 w/ 52 R, 12 2B, 6 3B, 13 HR & 49 RBI in 82 GM between Lexington & LAN in 2012 Averaging 20 HR & 86 RBI over the course of a 140-GM schedule...boasts a career.378 OBP.292 w/ 10 HR, 42 RBI &.422 OBP in 61 GM as a senior for the Tigers...All-ACC Tourney honors Nolan Fontana, IF L/R 5-11, /06/91, 22 yrs. old Winter Garden, FL 2nd, 2012 (Florida).188(6-32) vs. LHP.319(36-113) vs. RHP.338(27-80) at Home.231(15-65) on Road.295(13-44) w/risp Long Streak: 7 5 Set:2-8,2B,4RBIs,2BB,K 3-4 w/ 2 R, 2B & 2 RBIs Tues, snapping a 1-for-20 spell Reached in 22 of 26 GM 3rd SB (14) H in 11 of last 14 GM: 17-63(.270) w/ 14R, 2 2B, 2HR, 5 RBIs, 4BB, 17 K, 9 SB Listed by MLB.com as HOU s No.7 prospect...tabbed by BA as the fastest base runner in the system.317 w/ 100 R, 25 2B, 14 3B, 5 HR, 54 RBI & 51 SB at LAN last year Led Astros system in SB CL standout in SB (2nd), OBP (.405, 2nd), 3B (2nd), AVG (3rd) & R (3rd) Featured 22-GM on-base strk Started for US in Futures GM last July July thru Sept, led Class A in runs (55) & ranked 3rd in AVG (.359) 12 Astros Minor POY:.287 w/ 12 HR, 61 RBI & HOU-record 101 SB...was tabbed MVP of CL title series Matt Duffy, IF R/R 6-3, /06/89, 25 yrs. old Milton, MA 20th, 2011 (Tennessee).447(21-47) vs. LHP.226(30-133) vs. RHP.200(16-80) at Home.354(34-96) on Road.286(16-56) w/risp Long Streak: 7 3 Set:4-9,2R,2K H in 17 of last 20 GM: (.341) w/ 9 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR & 15 RBIs (.179) in prior 15 GM TL: T-2 RBIs(30); 2nd H(51).342 w/ 6 2B & 6 RBIs 1st 8 GM 1-11 w/ 2R, 2B, 2RBIs, BB, 2K vs. MID.309 w/ 24 2B, 24 HR, 94 RBIs and a.913 OPS in 124 GM between LAN & CC last year Joined CC in early Aug rom Lancaster:.323 w/ 20 2B, 4 3B, 19 HR & 84 RBIs in 100 GM CL All-Star Ranked among CL leaders in RBIs (2nd), average (4th), SLG (.553, 4th), TB (205, 5th) & HBP (18, 1st) For Lexington in 2012, hit.280 with 16 HR & 70 RBIs en route to Mid-Season SAL honors All-American SS at Vermont, transferred to UT:.308 w/ 32 2B, 10 HR & 80 RBIs over 2 seasons Reached in 28 of last 29 GM H in 13 of last 17 GM: (.367), 5 2B, HR, 14RBIs & 18 BB TL:1st SC(9); T-1 2B(14); 2nd BB(30), OBP(.412); T-8th AVG (.290) 6-12 w/ 3R, 2B, 3RBIs, 6BB vs. MID.259 w/ 88 R, 18 2B, 6 3B, 8 HR, 60 RBI, 102 BB & 100 K for LAN last yr...stole 16 bases in 21 attempts T-2nd in minors in BB and was 3rd in High-A in OBP (.415) JetHawks April POM:.365 AVG, OPS Featured a.951 fielding percentage while turning 39 double plays in 95 GM at SS Owns a.430 career OBP & averages 1.16 walks per K & 4.32 PA per BB Career 196 BB vs. 181 K First Gator SS to earn All-SEC 3 years in a row...d-i Rawlings Gold Glove Team member as a freshman

4 PAGE 4 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Rene Garcia, C R/R 5-11, /21/90, 24 yrs. old Vega Alta, PR 35th, (7-19) vs. LHP.250(19-76) vs. RHP.244(11-45) at Home.300(15-50) on Road.091(2-22) w/risp Long Streak: Set: 2-5,HR,2RBIs H in 15 of last 16 GM: (.389) w/ 9R, 6 2B, 2HR, 5RBI, 3BB, 4K H 4 of first 10 GM for a.167 AVG Career highs in AVG (.293), R (44), H (108), 2B (20), HR (5), RBIs (42) & BB (22) w/ CC & OKC last yr. Mid Season TL All-Star, his AVG was 4th in the circuit & 2nd among AA C at the time of his 8/1 promotion 30-GM on-base streak from April 11 to May 30 was 3rd longest in TL Threw out 52% of runners attempting to steal for CC & hit.418 w/ a.966 OPS w/ RISP.285 w/ 14 2Bs & 23 RBIs in 69 games between Lancaster and CC in 2012 (knee injury cut year short) Among CL top catchers with a.984 FPC in led w/ 10 DPs, 3rd in assists (69) & 4th in CS (30.3%) Tyler Heineman, C S/R 5-11, /19/91, 23 yrs. old Pacific Palisades, CA 8th, 2012 (UCLA)_.421(8-19) vs. LHP H in 14 of 17 GM: 18-60(.300) w/ 12R, 4 2B, 8RBI, 4BB, 3K 1 for prior vs. MID.233(17-73) vs. RHP Hit.286 w/ 23 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR & 71 RBI in 104 GM for LAN last season 9.11 PA per K - 3rd in CL.286(12-42) at Home Was top defensive catcher in the circuit:.991 FP, 90 assists, 42% caught-stealing rate.260(13-50) on Road.250(7-28) w/risp Batted.354 and logged a.986 OPS in May Batted.296 and hit 11 of 13 HR & 50 of 71 RBIs in 2nd half Long Streak: 10 A NYPL All-Star in 2012, hit.358 with 33 R, 14 2B & 26 RBI in 55 GM for Tri-City (26 BB 12 K) Set: 1-4,2B,R Served as a backup at UCLA before starting in 12 All Pac-12 as a junior and finished 6th in conference in OBP (.435), reaching safely in 53 of 59 GM Hit by 18 pitches - a single-season school record Leo Heras, OF L/R 5-10, /29/90, 23 yrs. old Tijuana, MX FA, August (4-20) vs. LHP 8-26 w/ 2 RBI in return from DL H 12 of 17 GM: (.300) w/ 11 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 11 BB & 10 K.233(21-90) vs. RHP (.276) w/ 16 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 6RBIs, 16 BB in last 26 GM...1-for-23 w/ RBI-3B in 1st 6 GM.310(18-58) at Home Went 8-for-39 (.205) w/ CC in 2013 H in first 4 GM w/ CC: 7-17 (.412) w/ 3 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR & 5 RBIs.135(7-52) on Road.182(4-22) w/risp Was 4-of-10 in the TL South Division Series, notching a double and an RBI Long Streak: 5 Hit.310 w/ 11 HR, 42 RBIs &.591 SLG in 91 GM for Diablos Rojos before joining Hooks 2 Posted career-high for HR (24) & RBIs (64) over 112 contests for Mexico City in 2012 Set: 1-3,2B,R,HP,K Owns.318 batting average w/ 109 2B, 50 3B, 60 HR, 294 RBIs & 89 SB thru 7 yrs. in Mexican League Jiovanni Mier, IF R/R 6-2, /26/90, 23 yrs. old Pomona, CA 1st (21st overall), 2009 H in 6 of first 8:.364 w/ 4R, 2 2B, 2HR, 9RBIs.379(11-29) vs. LHP.196(21-107) vs. RHP.262(17-65) at Home.211(15-71) on Road.324(11-34) w/risp Long Streak: 6 6 Set: 2-8,R,2K Joe Sclafani, IF S/R 5-11, /22/90, 23 yrs. old Corona, CA 14th, 2012 (Dartmouth).071(1-14) vs. LHP.311(32-103) vs. RHP.254(15-59) at Home.310(18-58) on Road.370(10-27) w/risp Long Streak: 8 Set: 6-22 w/ 4R, 2B, RBI, 2BB, 4K during 6-GM streak H in 13 of last 21: (.227) w/ 12 R, 3 2B, 4RBI for CC last season Led TL SS in total chances (492), assists (309) and double plays (82) Hit safely in 27 consecutive home games from April 30 to June 28 - longest home streak in the league.292 w/ 9 2Bs, 3 HRs & 25 RBIs in 46 G at Lancaster in 2012, also made 5 app in GCL Walked in 15.3 April PA, resulting in a.406 OBP for the month; missed 3 months due to hamstring injury Entered 2011 ranked by Baseball America as Houston s No. 5 prospect Telvin Nash, IF R/R 6-2, /20/91, 23 yrs. old Belleview, FL 3rd, (2-13) vs. LHP 4 of 7 hits have left yard Two stints in extended spring training.132(5-38) vs. RHP.143(1-7) at Home.136(6-44) on Road.182(2-11) w/risp Long Streak: 2 Set: 1-7,R,BB,4K in 62 GM at LAN last season...struck out 93 times against 37 walks in 106 GM for JetHawks in T-6th in the minors in HR...1 HR per PA - best in CL Also led minors in strikeouts (198), accounting for 44% of plate appearances Slugged 2 HR & plated 5 in playoffs as Lancaster captured the league title Missed 2 months of 2011 after suffering broken bone in left hand: in 73 GM for Lexington 1 HR for every 17.2 pro AB Also starred as a DE at Griffin HS...Father, Ray Nash, was his head coach 8-GMer snapped Tues: (.444) w/ 3 R, HR & 6 RBIs H in 24 of 29 GM Reached in last 22 GM Combined to hit.294 w/ 7 HR, 62 RBIs and a.402 OBP between Quad-Cities and Lancaster in 2013 Join the JetHwaks on May 8 and the next day began a 35-GM on-base streak Finished 7th in the CL in batting (.302) and hit.318 LH and.234 RH Has played in 103 GM at SS, 28 at 3B and 25 at 2B Features 5 more Ks (107) than walks (102) as a pro All-Ivy First Team 3 times and a 2nd-team selection his sophomore year Led IL SS in 2012 w/.955 FP Finished his career as Dartmouth s all-time leader in 3B (19), BB (100), GM (172) and AB (675) His 220 career hits rank 5th all-time in the Ivy League.19 3B are 1st, 163 R are 3rd and 675 AB are 2nd

5 PAGE 5 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Preston Tucker, OF L/L 6-0, /06/90, 23 yrs. old Tampa, FL 7th, 2012 (Florida).289(13-45) vs. LHP.266(37-139) vs. RHP.279(24-86) at Home.265(26-98) on Road.228(13-57) w/risp Long Streak: 8 Set: 3-8,HR,2RBIs,2K,BB Homered in 4 of last 6 GM 2-18 w/ RBI-2B at SA H 7 of prior 9: (.423) w/ 3 2B, 4 RBI first 17 GM TL: 1st XH(23), TB(93); T-2nd HR(10), RBI(30); 3rd H(50); T-3rd 2B(13) Hit.262 w/ 14 2B, 10 HR & 29 RBI in 60 GM for CC last yr...ranked 7th in minors w/ 103 combined RBI Joined CC from in late June from LAN:.326 w/ 18 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 74 RBIs in 75 GM...RBIs (103) CL All-Star, left among leaders in AVG (4th), HR (T5), H (97, T1st), R (61 T2), & TB (162, 1st) OPS Earned CL POW after hitting.379 with 3 HR & 19 RBIs from May 27 to June 3 CL Mid Season All-Star Hit.321 & led the Gators w/ 78 hits during senior season...was 2nd on the club in R (57), RBI (50), BB (35), 2B (17) & HR (16)...first team All-SEC as a senior & junior...was SEC Co-Freshman of the Year SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Four-Hit Games: 2 Nolan Fontana, April 22 vs. MID: 4-7, RBI Leo Heras, May 17 vs. MID: 4-5, RBI Five-Hit Games: None LAST AT-BAT WINS (3) Date Opp. Score Batter Play 4/12 TUL 3-2 Tucker Bases-loaded 1B in 10th 4/22 MID 6-5 Fontana 1B in 10th w/ runners at 1st & 2nd 4/23 MID 5-4 Heras Bases-loaded 1B in 9th Five or more RBIs in a Game: None Grand Slam HRs: 1 Chris Epps, April 22 vs. MID: 1-4, GS, 3BB, 4RBIs Multiple HR Games: 1 Delino DeShields, Jr., May 9 at FRI: 2-4, 2HR, 2RBIs PINCH HITTERS Batter AVG 2-3-HR RBI LOB BB-SO HP-SF-SAC Aplin Cokinos.000(0-1) Epps Heras 1.000(1-1) Mier Totals.500(1-2)

6 PAGE 6 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB K AB AVG Starters Relievers Total , Travis Ballew RH 6-0, /01/91, 23 yrs. old Rockwall, TX 23rd, 2012 (Texas State) LH.294(10-34) RH.216(8-37) IR/IRS: 4/2 1st BA RET: 10/14.158(3-19) w/risp SV/SVO: 3/5 High IP: 2.0 High K: 3 Jorge De Leon RH 6-0, /15/87, 26 yrs. old Azua, DR FA, May 2006 LH.200(5-25) RH.260(13-50) IR/IRS: 12/7 1st BA RET: 7/14.333(7-21) w/risp SV/SVO: 2/6 High IP: 2.0 High K: 3 Allowed 5 R on 4 H in 8th Sunday for a BS W Wed at SA...2-out, 2-strike HR to Lemmerman in 12th First 3 ER allowed were via solo HR Fanned 2 in 12th Tues for SV at SA ) 0 ER in 10 of 14 GM Went 4-5 w/ a 4.42 ERA in 50 GM for LAN last season...struck out 44 & walked 17 in 39.0 IP Led Astros farmhands w/ 21 SV & ranked 2nd in the CL...also 2nd in GM finished (41) Was 2-1 w/ a 2.55 ERA over 23 first-half GM, limiting the opp to a.213 AVG Posted 5-1 record & 1.62 ERA in 23 GM for Tri-City in struck out 44 & walked 17 in 39.0 IP Tabbed Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year & won All-America honors in 2012 Allowed 2 HR, including a grand slam Sun vs. MID 2.1 IP Wed at SA (solo HR to Liriano in 10th) 1.1 shutout Mon at SA 2.0 scoreless IP May 10 at FRI Yielded 2 solo HR in first 7 GM for 1.80 ERA Went a combined 0-3 w/ a 3.46 ERA & 12 SV in 41 GM between CC & OKC last yr Allowed 2 ER in first 8 app (15.0 IP) w/ CC & yielded 1 ER in final 9 GM w/ the Hooks Featured 0.60 ERA (1 ER/15.0 IP) in 12 outings at Triple-A...walked 2 & fanned 12 Made big league debut Aug. 9 vs. Texas (0-1 w/ 5.40 ERA in 11 app w/ HOU) 2-9 w/ a 7.70 ERA in 40 app. (14 GS) for Lancaster in 2012, saving 6 games in as many chances Michael Dimock RH 6-2, /26/89, 24 yrs. old Greensboro, NC 37th, 2012 (Wake Forest) LH.368(7-19) RH.150(6-40) IR/IRS: 4/0 1st BA RET: 8/8.267(4-15) w/risp SV/SVO: 1/1 High IP: 3.0 High K: 3 Jordan Jankowski RH 6-1, /17/89, 22 yrs. old McMurray, PA 34th, 2012 (Catawba College) LH.424(14-43) RH.143(8-56) IR/IRS: 4/1 1st BA RET: 9/11.127(8-63) w/risp SV/SVO: 1/2 High IP: 4.2 High K: 5 Andrew Robinson RH 6-1, /13/88, 26 yrs. old Senoia, GA 12th, 2010 (Georgia Tech) LH.243(9-37) RH.275(14-51) IR/IRS: 14/7 1st BA RET: 9/14.182(6-33) w/risp SV/SVO: 1/1 High IP: 3.2 High K: 3 Notched first Double-A SV Thurs at ARK (1.0 IP, H, K) Has not allowed a run in last 5 app (4 H, 8.1 IP) Tossed 3.0 shutout IP last Sat vs. MID (1 H, 1 BB, 3 K) Allowed 5 R on 7 H (1 HR) in 3.0 IP May 2 in MID Earned W after tossing 2.1 shutout IP Apr. 28 vs. FRI Made Double-A debut on Apr. 25 & blanked the Riders in 2.0 IP Opened year in extended spring training Went 9-1 with a 3.88 ERA in 37 GM between Quad Cities & Lancaster last season Struck out 51 and walked 14 in 53.1 IP...yielded 6 HR Made 20 app at Greeneville in 2012 and logged a 4.20 ERA...walked 9 and struck out 36 in 30.0 IP 2.2 shutout IP vs. MID Tues 3 R on 2 HR & 2 BB in 4.2 IP May 14 at SA Has allowed 1 ER or less in 8 of 11 GM Earned SV May 3 vs. SA w/ 4 shutout frames (2 BB, 5 K) Tossed 3.0 IP of 1-run ball in a start Apr 25 vs. FRI Did not allow a R in first 3 GM (4.2 IP, 6 K, 1 BB) Went 3-1 w/ 3.05 ERA in 37 app (12 GS) between LAN & Quad Cities last yr (103 K 21 BB IP) A MW League All-Star, was the River Bandits POM for July: 4 ER in 19.1 IP for a 1.86 ERA (14 K 1 BB) Was 2-1 w/ a 1.35 ERA in 14 app out of the QC pen, going 5-for-6 in SV & striking out 40 against 5 BB Went 4-0 w/ a 2.23 ERA in 23 app for Greeneville in of 23 GM were scoreless Struck out 2 & stranded 2 in scoreless 9th Wed at ARK 0 R in last 5 GM (8.2 IP) - 0 ER in 12 of 14 GM Earned W w/ 3.0 shutout IP Sat vs. MID ( 3 K, 4 LOB) Boasts 10 K against 2 BB in last 5 GM Spent all of 2012 w/ CC: 5-2 w/ 3.88 ERA in 38 GM...struck out 37 & walked 14 in 49.1 IP Stood 3-0 w/ 3 SV & a 1.53 ERA in 21 2nd half app Was 2-2 w/ a 5.85 ERA in 17 1st half outings Went 4-5 with a 4.33 ERA in 44 G for Lancaster in 2012, striking out 74 against 26 walks in 60.1 innings...was 6-for-9 in save chances & averaged Ks per 9 IP Posted 8-10 record & 6.29 ERA in 29 G (21 GS) for LAN in made 2 app. for CC (3 ER 3.1 IP) Owns career 2.93 K-to-BB ratio Four-year letter winner for Yellow Jackets (4-0, 2.43 ERA, 8 SV in 10)

7 PAGE 7 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES Troy Scribner RH 6-3, /02/91, 22 yrs. old Washington Depot, CT FA, June 2013 LH.222(2-9) RH.222(2-9) IR/IRS: 0/0 1st BA RET: 1/2.200(1-5) w/risp SV/SVO: 0/0 High IP: 3.0 High K: 4 Made start May 2 at MID & tossed 3.0 IP of 1-run ball (4 K, 0 BB) Made Double-A debut on April 25 vs. Frisco & earned the victory (2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K) Opened year in extended spring training 4-4 w/ a 2.55 ERA in 16 GM (4 GS) between GCL, Greeneville & Tri-City in 2013 (78 K, 14 BB, 53.0 IP) Graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT...finished 2nd in career strikeouts (261), IP (344) and wins (26) Eldest brother, Evan, is a reliever in the A s system with big league time Alex Sogard LH 6-3, /25/87, 26 yrs. old Hickory, NC 26th, 2010 (NC State) LH.160(4-25) RH.226(14-62) IR/IRS: 6/1 1st BA RET: 6/14.176(3-17) w/risp SV/SVO: 2/2 High IP: 3.0 High K: 2 Yielded solo HR to Borenstein over 2.0 IP Wed at ARK (2 of 4 hits by LH have left yard) Notched SV w/ scoreless 11th May 15 at SA (stranded tying run at 3rd) Has allowed 7 R (5 ER) over last 5 appearances (7 H, 2 HR, 6.2 IP) 3 ER in 1st 9 GM for 1.69 ERA 0-0 w/ a 2.88 ERA in 16 app for CC last yr...notched 3 SV Did not allow a R in first 9 GM Pitched in 22 GM at OKC: 2-1 w/ 9.39 ERA (19 BB, 19 K, 1 HR, 23.0 IP) Went 3-3 w/ a 3.62 ERA in 39 relief app. between LAN & Corpus Christi in 12 : 52 K, 33 BB, 69.2 IP Began the year w/ LAN (0-2, 2.81 ERA)...over final 20 G for CC, went 3-0 w/ 2.41 ERA, 20 Ks & 6 BBs Patrick Urckfitz LH 6-4, /21/88, 25 yrs. old Penfield, NY FA, June 2008 LH.208(5-24) RH.318(14-44) IR/IRS: 6/4 1st BA RET: 12/14.333(6-18) w/risp SV/SVO: 2/3 High IP: 2.0 High K: 3 Fanned 3 over 2.0 shutout IP Thurs at ARK 2 R on 4 H in 1.2 IP last Fri vs. MID 0 ER in 12 of 14 GM Notched SV in 13th May 14 at SA (2 K) Hounds have accounted for all 4 ER...suffered L Apr 30 at MID Led CC in GM (40) last yr: 6-3 w/ 3.20 ERA...7-for-11 in SV chances...3rd-best BB/9 IP ratio (2.08) in TL 1 R in last 7 GM w/ CC 3-1 w/ a 1.93 ERA & 7 SV in 23 road GM.163, 0 HR vs. LH -.350, 2 HR vs. RH Made 10 app for OKC to end campaign: 0-0, 1.64 ERA...struck out 11 & walked 2 in 11.0 IP Was 0-3 w/ 3.66 ERA & 8 saves in 45 appearances for Lancaster in Ks, 21 BBs in 66.1 IP Led JetHawks in appearances & tied for 1st in saves, notching 8 in 11 chances...avg Ks per BB CATCHERS ERA CS SBA CS% PB PO W-L Garcia 3.32(84/228.0) Heineman 3.50(75/192.1) SB vs. PITCHERS CS SB ATT PO PCT Alaniz Ballew Cain Cruz Dimock 1 De Leon Heidenreich Jankowski Robinson Rodgers Rollins Scribner Seaton Shirley Smith Sogard West

8 HOOKS AT-A-GLANCE PAGE 8 COMPOSITE SCORE BY INNINGS X TOTAL Corpus Christi Opposition OVERALL 1ST HALF 2ND HALF HOME ROAD Record Day Games vs. RH Starters vs. LH Starters One-Run Games Two-Run Games Extra Innings Doubleheaders Hooks Score First April May June July August September vs. South vs. Frisco vs. Midland vs. San Antonio vs. North vs. Arkansas vs. NW Arkansas vs. Springfield vs. Tulsa

9 PAGE 9 Team Batting Most Runs, Game.. 11, Apr 28 vs. FRI Most Runs, Inning 7 (2nd) Apr 29 at MID Most Hits, Game , Apr. 13 vs. SPR Most Hits, Inning (1st), Apr. 11 vs. TUL Fewest Hits, Game... 4, Apr. 4 at TUL Most Doubles, Game 5, *Apr. 25 vs. FRI Most Triples, Game. 2, *May 1 at MID Most Home Runs, Game.... 3, Apr 28 vs. FRI Most Consecutive Games w/ HR... 6, Apr. 28-May 3 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game , Apr. 28 vs. FRI Most Strikeouts, Game , *May 15 at SA Most Walks, Game... 11, Apr. 27 vs. FRI Fewest Strikeouts, Game.....2, *May 4 vs. SA Most Stolen Bases, Game... 4, May 12 at SA Most Men LOB, Game , Apr. 22 vs. MID Shutouts Against Individual Batting Most At-Bats...7, *DeShields, May 14 at SA Most Runs, Game... 3, DeShields, *May 12 at SA Most Hits, Game... 4, Heras, May 17 vs. MID Most Doubles, Game. 2, *Garcia, May 13 at SA Most Triples, GM.. 1, *Duffy, May 6 vs. SA Most XBH, Game... 2, *Garcia, May 13 at SA Most Home Runs, Game..2, DeShields, May 9 at FRI Most RBIs, Game.... 4, *Aplin, Apr. 28 at FRI Most Strikeouts, Game. 4, *Nash, May 21 at ARK Most Walks, Game.. 3, *Fontana, May 16 vs. MID Most Stolen Bases, Game...3, DeShields, May 12 at SA Longest Hitting Streak... 11, Garcia, May 3-current Team Pitching Most Runs, Game... 10, Apr. 11 vs. TUL Most Runs, Inning (8th), May 18 vs. MID Most Runs, Individual , Rodgers, May 11 at FRI Fewest Runs, Game....0, *May 19 vs. MID HOOKS HIGHS & LOWS Fewest Hits, Game.. 2, May 19 vs. MID Most Hits, Game 16, Apr. 7 at SPR Most Home Runs, Game.... 4, May 14 at SA Most Walks, Game...12, Apr 29 at MID Most Strikeouts, Game , *May 19 vs. MID Most Hit by Pitch, Game.... 3, May 10 at FRI Most Wild Pitches, Game... 1, *May 9 at FRI Most Men LOB, Game....14, *Apr 29 at MID Shutouts For... 3 Individual Pitching Longest Winning Streak.. 2, *Shirley, May 15-current Longest Losing Streak , *Rodgers, May 11-current Most IP, Starter... 7, Hauschild, May 18 vs. MID Most IP, Reliever.. 5, *Rodgers, May 11 at FRI Most Strikeouts, Reliever.....6, *Shirley, May 15 at SA Fewest Hits, CG... Fewest Walks, CG... Most Walks, Game , Heidenreich, Apr 29 at MID Most Strikeouts, Game , Cruz, May 19 vs. MID General Most Errors, Game 3, *Apr 29 at MID Most Errors by Opponent, Game.. 4, May 12 at SA Longest Game, Time.....4:22, Apr. 22 vs. MID Longest Game, Innings , May 14 at SA Shortest Game, Time (7 Inn.)... Shortest Game, Time (9 Inn.)..2:14, Apr. 14 vs. SPR Largest Home Attendance..6,658, Apr. 10 vs. TUL Largest Margin of Victory. 9, Apr. 28 vs. FRI Largest Margin of Defeat.....6, *May 18 vs. MID Longest Winning Streak. 6, Apr Longest Losing Streak. 5, April Most Games over , Apr. 13 vs. SPR Biggest Comeback Win , Apr. 22 vs. MID Biggest Lost Lead. 7, Apr. 11 vs. TUL * Multiple occurrences, most recent listed

10 PAGE 10 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time L 4-5 (11) 0-1 Roberts Sogard (0-1) 8,379 3:01 W West (1-0) Kern Sogard, 1 7,941 2:51 W Cruz (1-0) Gray Robinson, 1 7,256 2:57 W Shirley (1-0) Gaviglio Ballew, 1 3,058 3:11 W Robinson (1-0) Cornelius Rodgers, 1 2,629 2:46 W 7-6 (11) 5-1 De Leon (1-0) Sherriff Ballew, 2 4,156 3:48 4/10 TUL W Cruz (2-0) Winkler 6,658 6,658 2:38 4/11 TUL L Gonzalez Shirley Oberg 6,155 12,813 3:11 4/12 TUL W 3-2 (10) 7-2 Sogard (1-1) White 6,513 19,326 2:47 4/13 SPR W West (2-0) Cornelius 5,107 24,433 2:40 4/14 SPR L Heyer Cruz (2-1) Kiekhefer 4,488 28,921 2:14 4/15 SPR L Petrick Shirley (1-2) Shaban 5,554 34,475 2:21 L Font Rodgers (0-1) 3,856 2:57 L Klein Jankowski (0-1) West 10,218 3:25 L Harrison Seaton (0-1) 10,126 2:17 W Robinson (2-0) Eickhoff Shirley, 1 3,384 2:53 4/21 MID W Rodgers (1-1) Haviland Urckfitz, 1 4,402 38,877 2:34 4/22 MID W 6-5 (12) 11-7 Robinson (3-0) Crumbliss 4,162 43,039 4:22 4/23 MID L Jensen Cruz (2-2) Smith 4,449 47,488 2:38 4/24 MID W Shirley (2-2) Werner Heidenreich, 1 5,382 52,870 3:01 4/25 FRI W Scribner (1-0) Eickhoff De Leon, 1 5,947 58,817 2:59 4/26 FRI L Jackson Rodgers (1-2) West 5,455 64,272 2:55 4/27 FRI L Mendoza De Leon (1-1) Font 6,498 70,770 3:15 4/28 FRI W Dimock (1-0) Asher 4,617 75,387 2:48 L Castillo De Leon (1-2) 3,030 3:20 L Dull Urckfitz (0-1) Frankhoff 5,911 2:34 L Haviland Rodgers (1-3) Frankhoff 4,071 2:59 L Hassebrock Dimock (1-1) 5,429 2:55 5/3 SAN W Cruz (3-2) Needy Jankowski, 1 5,623 81,010 2:37 5/4 SAN L Jones Smith (1-0) Barbato, 7 5,181 86,191 2:28 5/5 SAN W Shirley (3-2) Hussey De Leon, 2 4,516 90,707 2:27 5/6 SAN W Heidenreich (1-0) Geer Rodgers, 2 5,128 95,835 2:51 L Kela Cruz (3-3) Klein 3,293 2:59 L Asher Smith (0-2) 10,231 3:14 W Ballew (1-0) Saunders 10,289 3:02 L Bores Rodgers (1-4) 5,613 2:30 W 6-5 (12) Urckfitz (1-1) De La Cruz Ballew, 3 2,149 3:38 L Sexton Cruz (3-4) Barbato, 11 3,274 2:42 W 7-6 (13) Ballew (2-0) De La Cruz Urckftiz, 2 4,723 4:02 W 3-2 (11) Shirley (4-2) Campos Sogard, 2 4,583 3:19 * May 12 contest, initially suspended, completed on May 13

11 PAGE 10 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time 5/16 MID L Gailey Rodgers (1-5) Frankhoff 6, ,989 3:06 5/17 MID W Robinson (4-0) Dull 7, ,519 3:24 5/18 MID L Doolittle Ballew (2-1) 5, ,553 2:41 5/19 MID W Cruz (4-4) Jensen 5, ,735 2:32 W Shirley (5-2) Sneed 3,627 2:57 W Smith (1-2) Sisk Dimock, 1 4,647 2:47 5/27 ARK 5/28 ARK 5/29 ARK 5/30 NWA 5/31 NWA 6/1 NWA 6/7 SA 6/8 SA 6/9 SA 6/10 SA* 6/11 FRI 6/12 FRI 6/13 FRI 6/14 FRI 6/19 FRI 6/20 FRI 6/21 FRI 6/22 FRI TL All-Star Game * June 10 contest to be played at Minute Maid Park in Houston