Corpus Christi (18-9, 61-35) at Midland (8-19, 41-55) Friday, July 20, 2018 Security Bank Ballpark Midland, TX 7:00 p.m.

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1 Corpus Christi (18-9, 61-35) at Midland (8-19, 41-55) Friday, July 20, 2018 Security Bank Ballpark Midland, TX 7:00 p.m. ON THE RECORD: Home Road Series 7-2 Sweeps L 2 Streak 1-4 Last Last 10 LUZARDO SHACKLES CC: Jesus Luzardo tossed five one-hit shutout innings Thursday night, leading Midland to a 3-1 triumph in the series opener. Luzardo, who started the Futures Game for the World squad on Sunday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., faced one over the minimum Thursday vs. Corpus Christi. The 20-year-old lefty fanned seven and issued one free pass, throwing 42 of 68 pitches for strikes. Luzardo has not allowed a run in his last five Texas League outings, spanning 26 innings. Midland rolled a pair in the first against Hector Perez. Eli White opened with a double and Nate Mondou worked a walk. Three batters later, Tyler Ramirez dumped a broken-bat two-out, two-run single into shallow center. In the third, Tyler Marincov reached on an infield single and raced to third on Ramirez s two-bagger to left center. Jonah Heim cashed in with an RBI base hit past a drawn-in Randy Cesar at first base. Cesar scored the lone Corpus Christi run of the game, via a two-out walk in the seventh. Alex De Goti drove him in with a single down the right-field line. Hooks lefty Brett Adcock excelled in his Double-A debut, retiring nine of the 10 men he faced while striking out the last four. Nolan Blackwood sidestepped a Carmen Benedetti single in the eighth and Kyle Finnegan spun a ninth for his third save. HOOKS TODAY S PITCHING MATCHUP ROCKHOUNDS LH Ryan Hartman (8-2, 2.91) 24-year-old was taken by Astros in 9th round of the 2016 draft out of Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, TN TL ranks: 2nd ERA, W, WHIP (1.21) & BAA (.259), K (97) K per 9 IP 5.39 K per BB Stands 4-0 w/ 1.67 ERA in last 6 GM (5 GS) Beat MID & Ruiz last Sat, allowing 2 R (1 ER) on 6 H in 5.1 IP...struck out 7 & walked 2 5 IP of 2-run ball for W July 8 vs. NWA (5 H, 7 K, 0 BB) Texas League South All-Star struck out 2 in shutout 2nd at TL All-Star Game June 26 at MID Tabbed TL Pitcher of the Week after hurling hit shutout frames June 20 at SA...fanned 8 & walked 3 Has yielded 2 ER or less in 13 of 17 assignments Season-high 7 R & 10 H in 2.2 IP for L Jun 3 at TUL 3 R allowed in 5 GM (30 K, 4 BB, 23.0 IP) Apr 25-May 17 Career-high 11 K over 6.1 shutout May 17 vs. SA Went 5-7 with a 3.64 ERA & 2 SV in 25 GM (16 GS) for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last year...opponents hit K & walked 33 in IP...yielded 99 H & 12 HR Issued 2.7 BB per 9.0 IP, 4th best mark in Astros system Opened year w/ River Bandits & boasted a 2.04 Apr ERA After shaky Carolina League debut (6 R, 3.2 IP), posted 3.58 ERA in remaining 15 GM (10 GS) w/ Buies Creek Authored a 1.74 ERA &.216 BAA thru 5 July GM (3 GS) Made pro debut with Tri-City on Jun 24, 2016 Went 2-0 w/ 2.36 ERA in 14 GM (6 GS) for Valley Cats Led all NAIA pitchers with a 0.64 ERA during senior campaign at Tennessee Wesleyan College RH Norge Ruiz (3-6, 4.61) Signed by the A s as a free agent in December year-old hails from Camaguey, Cuba Tagged for 6 R on 9 H (de Oleo HR) in 6.0 IP Sat vs. CC Made prior 3 outings with AAA Nashville from June 26- July 7 (2 GS, 13.1 IP, 10 ER, 15 H, 10 K, 4 BB) 2.45 ERA in 4 appearances leading up to AAA promotion 2018 vs. CC: 1-2, 4.91 ERA, 25.2 IP, 29 H, 16 K, 8 BB W Apr 26 at Whataburger Field: 7 scoreless IP (3 H, 4 K) Permitted 8 R on 7 H (2 HR) in 1.2 IP in 18 debut Apr 8 Yielded only 1 R in 17.1 IP over next 3 appearances Went 5-2 with 4.37 ERA in 13 GS for DSL Athletics, AZL Athletics & Stockton last season Marked first campaign stateside Struck out 42 and walked 15 in 57.2 IP Opponents hit.270 with 4 home runs Finished the year with an 8-GS stint in the California League, going 3-1 with a 5.71 ERA &.326 BAA Posted a record & 2.55 ERA in 60 GM (55 GS) over parts of 3 Cuban National Series seasons Toiled for Sancti Spiritus, Camaguey, and Holguin Debuted at the age of 18, going 9-4 with a 1.97 ERA in 21 GM (17 GS) during the campaign UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Sat, July RH Brian Howard (0-2, 3.80) vs. RH Corbin Martin (6-1, 2.64) Sun, July TBA vs. RH Akeem Bostick (1-3, 4.18) Time 7:00 2:00

2 PAGE 2 FINE FIRST IMPRESSION: LHP Brett Adcock authored an impressive Double-A debut last night, retiring 9 of the 10 men he faced. Including his Carolina League tenure, Adcock has not allowed a run in his last 16 innings. A 4th-round pick of the Astros in 2016, the 6-1, 266-pound lefty is 5-3 with a 2.43 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 17 appearances this season. Adcock is averaging 9.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. SLUMBERING STICKS: Corpus Christi has managed only 2 runs in the last 2 ballgames. The Hooks have dropped 4 of their last 5 contests, and during this stretch the club is batting.150 (6-for-40) with men in scoring position. DE GETTING IT: Alex De Goti, who drove in Corpus Christi s lone run last night, has recorded 7 hits in his last 11 at-bats. During the month of July, De Goti is batting.313 with 6 doubles, 2 home runs, and 7 RBIs. The Miami native has already posted a career year in doubles (20), home runs (10), and RBIs (48). GO LONG: RHP Jorge Alcala turned in a career-best 8.0 innings of work Tuesday night, which stands as the lonest outing by a Hooks player since Alex Winkelman 1-hit these RoughRiders over 8.2 frames last July. Alcala has limited the Texas League to a.234 batting average in his 8 Corpus Christi appearances. Between the Hooks and High-A Buies Creek, the hard-throwing 22-year-old sports a 2.97 ERA in 18 outings while averaging 9.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. GARZA RETURNS: RHP Ralph Garza, transferred to Corpus Christi from Triple-A Fresno Tuesday night, picked up the win that night by authoring a scoreless 9th. Garza posted a 2.70 ERA &.167 batting average against in 10 appearances for the Grizzlies from May 22 to July 12. The New Braunfels native struck out 25 against 15 walks in 20.0 innings. Garza blanked the opposition in 7 of his Pacific Coast League assignments. Selected by Houston in the 26th round of the 2015 draft, Garza is 4-0 with a 3.20 ERA in 12 games for the Hooks this season. The 24-year-old has fanned 26 while walking 6 over 25.1 frames as a member of Corpus Christi s pitching staff. In 22 combined outings (45.1 IP) this year, the former Oklahoma Sooner has not permitted a home run. WEEKLY WONDER: C Lorenzo Quintana is the Texas League Player of the Week for July Last week, Quintana went 7- for-13 with 2 doubles, 4 home runs, and 10 RBIs. This 4-game surge has raised his season batting average from.248 to.272. The run began last Monday when Quintana belted a trio of homers and plated 6 runs in his first 3 at-bats vs. NW Arkansas. Quintana became the 3rd player in club history to record a 3-homer game, joining the ranks of J.D. Davis (2016) and Domingo Santana (2013). His 5 runs scored in the contest also set a new club record. Quintana and SS Alex De Goti are the only Hooks to boast a pair of multi-homer performances this year. Quintana is the 2nd Corpus Christi player to earn TL Player of the Week honors this season. IF Randy Cesar has taken home the award twice (May & June 18-24). LHP Cionel Perez (April & May 14-20), RHP Jorge Alcala (June 4-10), Riley Ferrell (June 11-17), and LHP Ryan Hartman (June 18-24) have all earned the circuit s top pitcher award.

3 PAGE 3 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Carmen Benedetti, OF L/L 6-2, /29/94, 23 yrs. old Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 12th rd., 2016, Michigan.206 vs. LHP.333 vs. RHP.275 at Home.301 on Road.339 w/risp.429 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 10 Set: 1-3 Ryne Birk, IF L/R 5-9, /11/94, 23 yrs. old Katy, TX 13th rd, 2016, Texas A&M.233 vs. LHP.243 vs. RHP.229 at Home.253 on Road.289 w/risp.500 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 10 Set: vs. FRI.218 May-June,.287 April H 17 of 18 GM Apr 15-May Apr 20 vs. FRI Hit.266 with 60 R, 17 2B, 5 3B, 15 HR, 71 RBI & 6 SB (6 CS) in 118 GM for CC & Buies Creek last yr 37 GM for Hooks to end yr Batted.292 with 6 HR & 19 RBI in 22 Aug GM 1st pro slam Aug 18 at SPR Batted.351 in 23 2nd-half contests in Carolina League 14-GM hit streak Jun 28-July 13, 4th best in CL Hit.293 w/ 4 HR & 31 RBI in 43 GM for Quad Cities & Tri-City after being drafted Hit.296 with 123 R, 30 2B, 8 3B, 19 HR, 98 RBI & 15 SB in 167 GM over 3 seasons with Aggies 1st-team All-SEC honors as a junior in time All-Greater Houston honoree at Seven Lakes HS Randy Cesar, IF R/R 6-1, /11/95, 23 yrs. old Santo Domingo, DR Non-Drafted FA, July vs. LHP.293 vs. RHP.346 at Home.291 on Road.330 w/risp.308 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 42 Set: 0-2,2BB,R 3 H last 24 AB (2B, 2 RBI) Texas League record 42-GM H streak ( ) May 5-Jun 28 TL: 5th AVG (.321); T-3rd H (106), 2B (24) 2-time TL POW.297 with career-best 23 2B, 7 HR, 57 RBI & 4 SB in 110 GM between Buies Creek & Quad Cities last yr Ranked 5th in Carolina League w/.295 AVG from early May debut thru end of the season Notched.361 AVG with RISP for Buies Creek, including 7-for-12 w/ bases loaded Opened 2016 in extended before batting.389 with.452 OBP in 30 GM for Tri-City of NYPL Finished 2016 at Quad Cities ( in 36 GM), 1st full-season club 2015 was 1st season stateside Alex De Goti, IF R/R 6-0, /19/94, 23 yrs. old Miami, FL 15th rd., 2016, Barry University.316 vs. LHP.267 vs. RHP.285 at Home.273 on Road.297 w/risp.250 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 7 3 Set: 1-3,RBI 5-16 w/ 3B, HR, 5 RBI since coming off DL H 15 of last 19 GM Has reached in 43 of 48 GM Led HOU system & ranked 3rd in MiLB w/.421 OBP last season...worked 60 BB vs. 68 K Hit.316 w/ 58 R, 27 2B, 5 HR, 41 RBI & 2 SB in 92 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities Batted.376 w/ RISP Reached in 62 of 69 GM for Midwest League champ River Bandits 21-GM OB strk Jun 3-Jul 12 Career-best 5 H July 3 at Burlington Batted.344 (.433 OBP) & featured a 2.05 ERA in 52 GM (7 saves) over 3 seasons at Michigan All-Big Ten 2nd-Team honors as a junior in 2016 Earned 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors in w/ 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI vs. FRI July June 14-38(.368) w/ 3 2B, 5 HR & 14 RBI in 10 GM Jun 8-18 TL South All-Star Did not receive an invite to big league camp, but hit.286 in 20 Grapefruit League assignments Opened 2017 at Quad Cities, batting.261 w/ 3 HR & 8 RBI (24 BB, 29 K) in 34 GM Promoted to Buies Creek for 2nd half ( in 70 GM) Also played in 5 GM for Fresno Started games at 2nd base (49), shortstop (39), and 3rd (12) 63 GM for Tri-City after being drafted 3 yrs at Long Beach State before transferring to Barry in South Fla: Hit.404 for D-II All-American honors Eduardo de Oleo, C R/R 5-10, /01/89, 25 yrs. old San Juan de la Maguana, DR Rule 5 Draft, vs. LHP.160 vs. RHP.250 at Home.091 on Road.400w/RISP Bases Loaded Long Streak: 3 3 Set: 3-10 w/ RBI vs. FRI 2-run go-ahead HR Sat at MID Went 1-4 with a double July 8 vs. NWA 2 of 6 hits in CC uniform have been HR 2-run HR June 22 at Whataburger Field in 4-0 win vs. FRI...first hit in CC uniform Played 12 games with Fresno from May 10-June 10, batting.267 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI Batted.242 with 6 HR and 14 RBI in 26 GM between Buies Creek and Fresno in 2017 Originally signed by Yankees in 2010 at 16-years-old...with Yankees org. until end of 2015 Hit.261 with 2 HR, 15 RBI in 21 GM with AZL Diamondbacks, Kane County, and Mobile in 2016 Chas McCormick, IF R/L 6-0, /19/95, 23 yrs. old West Chester, PA 21st rd., 2017, Millersville.480 vs. LHP.250 vs. RHP.303 at Home.291 on Road.361 w/risp.167 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 5 5 Set: (.387) w/ 6 R, 2 RBI last 7 GM Batting.345 with 11 runs scored in July 2-run HR in 1st Double-A at-bat June 5 vs. FRI.264 with 13 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 27 RBIs, & 7 steals in 51 GM for Buies Creek to start 2017 Hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games with the BC Astros Batted.292 in April &.408 w/ RISP Played at Greeneville, Quad Cities, and Buies Creek last year (.298 w/ 9 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 6 SB in 51 GM) Batted.373 with a.965 OPS over 4 years at Millersville Univ. in the D-II Pennsylvania Athletic Conference

4 PAGE 4 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Andy Pineda, OF L/R 6-1, /11/96, 21 yrs. old Azua, DR Non-Drafted FA, March vs. LHP.310 vs. RHP.303 at Home.458 on Road.357 w/risp.000 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 8 8 Set: Lorenzo Quintana, C R/R 5-10, /01/89, 29 yrs. old Pinar Del Rio, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, Oct vs. LHP.260 vs. RHP.250 at Home.282 on Road.293 w/risp.167 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 11 Set: 0-3 Current TL POW 3 HR game July 9 vs. NWA (3rd in CC history)...5 runs scored (club record) 16-40(.400) w/ 12 R, 4 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 18 RBI last 11 GM H in 8 of first 12 GM 2 HR & 5 RBI Apr 13 vs. NWA Marks first season stateside.310 w/ 35 HR, and 204 RBI in 422 GM over parts of 7 yrs w/ Pinar Del Rio of the Cuban National Series Logged a.377 on-base clip while working 126 free passes against 202 strikeouts Committed 24 errors in 1,746 chances behind the plate for a.986 fielding percentage 30% CS rate Final Cuban campaign was when he played in 35 games Josh Rojas, IF L/R 6-1, /30/94, 24 yrs. old Litchfield Park, AZ 26th rd., 2017, Hawaii.254 vs. LHP.272 vs. RHP.297 at Home.238 on Road.288 w/risp.250 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 12 Set: 0-4 Stephen Wrenn, OF R/R 6-2, /07/94, 23 yrs. old Marietta, GA 6th rd., 2016, Georgia.216 vs. LHP.287 vs. RHP.290 at Home.247 on Road.305 w/risp.286 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 11 Set: w/ 3 R, 2B, 4 BB vs. FRI.305 w/ 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI & 3 SB July in June, in May 12-GM hit strk May 10-22: (.455) w/ 12 R, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI Hit.311 w/ 20 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI & 12 SB in 24 GM for Buies Creek to start season Worked 15 walks against 13 strikeouts for a.410 on-base average Played in 52 GM for Quad Cities last season: for-12 w/ 2 R & 4 BB for Fresno to finish year Hit.294 with 15 2B, 6 3B, 5 HR & 25 RBI in 50 GM as a senior for the Rainbow Warriors Attended Paradise Valley CC in Phoenix before playing final 2 collegiate seasons in Honolulu Anibal Sierra, IF R/R 6-1, /15/94, 24 yrs. old Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, July vs. LHP.216 vs. RHP.207 at Home.250 on Road.294 w/risp.500 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 5 Set: 5-13 w/ 2 R vs. FRI 5-10, 3 RBI, R, BB at MID 13 H in last 28 AB Notched first career 2-homer game Sun at Arvest Ballpark...7th multi-hr game for Hooks this season Promoted June 28 from Tri-City Went 6-22 with 1 2B, 2 HR, and 3 RBI for Valley Cats Played exclusively for Tri-City in 2017, batting.222 with 2 2B, 7 3B, 1 HR, 16 RBI, and 19 SB in 51 GM 2018 marks his third season stateside 1-12 vs. FRI 5-GM hit streak June 12-19: 6-19 (.316) w/ 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI H in 5 of first 6 GM:.318 w/ 2 2B Went 1-for-4 in AA debut May 19 at FRI Hit.245 w/ 7 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI & 2 SB in 35 GM for Buies Creek to start season Batted.201 w/ 6 HR & 34 RBI in 113 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities in 2017 In 2016, played for DSL Astros from July 25-August 23, posting a.465 on-base percentage. 93 GM over 3 Serie Nacional seasons w/ Avispas (Wasps) de Santiago de Cuba from hit.238 Abraham Toro, IF S/R 6-0, /20/96, 21 yrs. old Greenfield Park, Quebec 5th rd., 2016, Seminole State College.333 vs. LHP.176 vs. RHP.292 at Home.105 on Road.375 w/risp.333 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 2 Set: H last 29 AB 6-14 w/ 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI first 4 GM Debut July 6 vs. ARK and hit 3-run HR Played 83 games with Buies Creek, batting.257 with 14 HR and 56 RBI Left Carolina League ranking 5th in HR and 2nd in RBI 54 runs scored also ranked 2nd in circuit Hit.246 with 15 HR, 11 2B, 2 3B, and 33 RBI in 69 games between Tri-City and Quad Cities in 2017 Spent 2016 with Greeneville, batting.254 with 19 RBI in 44 games Hit.439 with 20 HR, 86 RBI, and 94 R in 55 games with Seminole State College (OK) in 2016 Family hails from Venezuela Speaks fluent Spanish, English, and French.282 w/ 13 R & 13 SB (0 CS) in July 4-4 July 6 vs. ARK H 18 of 21 GM May 21-June June May April TL: 2nd SB (32); 3rd R (62) Batted.258 with 17 2B, 6 3B, 7 HR, 36 RBI & 18 SB in 125 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last season Made starts in left field (13), centerfield (45), and right field (57), committing 1 error in 286 total chances Hit.260 with 15 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 39 RBI & 15 SB in 71 GM between Tri-City and Quad Cities in year starter at UGA, posting a.292 batting average 56 SB &.994 fielding percentage in SEC career Stole 56 bases and held a fielding percentage of.994 in SEC career

5 PAGE 5 SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Four-Hit Games: 5 Jones, May 2 at MID: 4-5, 2 RBI Jones, May 13 vs. MID: 4-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R Cesar, May 16 vs. SA: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R De Goti, July 6 vs. ARK: 4-5, 2 2B, R Wrenn, July 6 vs. ARK: 4-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R Five-Hit Games: 3 Birk, Apr 20 at FRI: 5-5, R, 2 RBI Straw, Apr 21 at FRI: 5-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, SB Straw, May 26 vs. TUL: 5-5, 3 R, 2 2B, SB Five or more RBIs in a Game: 3 Quintana, Apr 13 vs. NWA: 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI Jones, May 30 at SPR: 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA: 3-3, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R LAST AT-BAT WINS (4) Date Opp. Score Batter Play 4/15 ARK 10-7 Alvarez 3-run HR in 11th 4/27 FRI 4-3 Wrenn 2 runs on infield RBI-1B & E in 10th 5/16 SA 6-5 De Goti Bases-loaded HBP in 10th 7/18 FRI 4-3 de Oleo RBI-infield 1B in 9th PINCH HITTERS Batter AVG 2-3-HR RBI LOB BB-SO HP-SF-SAC Benedetti.000(0/1) Jones.000(0/1) Grand Slam HRs: None Multiple HR Games: 8 Quintana, Apr 13 vs. NWA: 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI Alvarez, May 2 at MID: 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Jones, May 30 at SPR: 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI Wrenn, May 31 at SPR: 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI De Goti, June 8 vs. FRI: 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI De Goti, June 12 vs. SA: 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI Pineda, July 1 at NWA: 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA: 3-3, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R Totals.000(0/2) BACK-TO-BACK HR HOOKS EJECTIONS Date Players Opp./Pitcher(s) 5/30 Jones/Cesar in 1st at SPR/Jake Woodford 7/2 Alvarez/Quintana in 9th at NWA/Bryan Brickhouse Date Personnel Umpire Situation 5/15 Lopez McCrady - HP Balls & strikes (6th) 5/31 Straw Felczak - 3B CS at second (7th)

6 PAGE 6 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB K AB AVG Starters , Relievers , Total , Ronel Blanco RH 6-4, /31/93, 24 yrs. old Santiago, DR Non-Drafted FA, April 2016 LH.400 RH.100 IR/IRS: 2/4 1st BA RET: 1/4.143 w/risp SV/SVO: High IP: 4 High K: 8 Yielded 1 R & 1 IR to score on 3 H in 1.1 IP Wed vs. FRI (3 K) 2.2 scoreless IP Sat at MID (5 K) Made CC debut July 5 vs. ARK: 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 8 K, 1 BB Went 5-1 with a 1.73 ERA in 19 GM for Buies Creek, going 4/5 in save opportunities Held Carolina League to 1 HR and.146 BAA, which led Carolina League relievers 10.2 strikeouts per-9 IP ranked 3rd in circuit at time of promotion 6-5 with 3.38 ERA in 23 GM (11 GS) for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last year (8.1 K & 4.8 BB per 9 IP) Justin Ferrell RH 6-7, /21/94, 24 yrs. old Wagoner, OK 36th, 2014, Connors State College LH.255 RH.233 IR/IRS: 14/4 1st BA RET: 11/ w/risp SV/SVO: 1/1 High IP: 4.1 High K: 5 Erasmo Pinales RH 5-11, /25/94, 23 yrs. old La Vega, DR Non-Drafted FA, May 2013 LH.0132 RH.321 IR/IRS: 19/3 1st BA RET: 17/ w/risp SV/SVO: 4/6 High IP: 3.2 High K: 6 Retired lone BF Thurs at MID 2 R on 4 H in 2.1 IP Sun vs. FRI 0 R prior 5 GM (8.1 IP) 1-0 w/ 1.62 ERA in 7 GM for Buies Creek to start season (24 K, 6 H, 4 BB, 16.2 IP)...2-for-2 in SV Pitched scoreless ball in 6 of 7 Carolina League outings Opponents batted.109 w/ 2 HR Spent all of last year with Buies Creek, going 7-5 w/ 4.26 ERA & 3 SV in 28 GM (8 GS) Averaged 9.7 K per 9.0 IP & 3.07 K per BB Shifted to pen in 2nd half ERA &.224 BAA as reliever Toiled for Quad Cities in 2016 & limited to 12 appearances in 2015 due to injuries Scouted & signed by Jim Stevenson, who scouted Dallas Keuchel, Ramon Laureano & Josh James L Sun vs. FRI: 4 R, 7 H, 2.2 IP BS Thurs at MID (4 R, 2 HR, 2 BB) in 9th 0 R in prior 6 GM (7.1 IP) 1 R in 5 GM Apr 30-May 17, striking out 17 vs. 4 BB & 6 H in 13.0 IP Averaging 10.5 K per 9 IP 3.39 ERA & 6 SV in 33 GM for Quad Cities & Buies Creek last year (.198 AVG, 63 K, 3 HR, 61 IP) Spent first 3 months with MWL champs River Bandits...0 ER in 10 of final 12 GM w/ Quad Cities Toiled in 12 GM for Buies Creek to close out yr...fanned season-high 7 in 3.2 IP Aug 30 vs. Myrtle Beach Made 12 appearances for Tri-City in 2016 (2-3, 3.62) 2015 was first campaign stateside Had surrendered just 8 HR over 70 career GM (203.1 IP) entering 2018 Kit Scheetz LH 5-10, /18/94, 24 yrs. old Midlothian, VA Non-Drafted FA, June 2017 LH.296 RH.333 IR/IRS: 9/4 1st BA RET: 7/ w/risp SV/SVO: 1/2 High IP: 3.2 High K: 5 Permitted 1 R on 3 H & 1 HB in 2.0 IP Wed vs. FRI Yielded 1 ER in 4 of last 6 appearances Retired all 11 BF to earn W in AA debut June 2 at TUL No ER in 7 of final 8 Carolina League GM 1.55 ERA &.220 BAA in 13 GM for Buies Creek to start season: 3-for-3 SV, 44 K, 9 BB, 24 H, 29 IP 1.72 ERA in 12 GM (7 GS) for GCL Astros, Tri-City & Quad Cities last yr 10.1 K per 9 IP & 5.89 K per BB Won decisive GM of Midwest League Semifinals...River Bandits went on to claim circuit crown w/ 4.83 ERA in 62 GM (38 GS) over 4-year tenure at Virginia Tech Carlos Sierra RH 6-3, /18/94, 23 yrs. old Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, Jan 2016 LH.500 RH.111 IR/IRS: 10/6 1st BA RET: 8/ w/risp SV/SVO: 2/2 High IP: 4.0 High K: 4 Allowed 4 ER (1 HR) Fri vs. ARK in 1.1 IP 2.0 scoreless IP for SV Tues at NWA On DL from June 4-24 Has permitted 4 HR Yielded 9th-inning grand slam to Drew Robinson May 20 at FRI...managed to get final out in 9-7 victory Went 1-1 w/ 3.32 ERA in 10 Carolina League appearances to start season, going 2-for-2 in SV 21 K & 10 BB in 21.1 IP for Buies Creek (.173 BAA, 1 HR) 4 consecutive shutout GM Apr (8.2 IP) Posted 3-2 record & 2.83 ERA in 29 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last year K per 9 IP Pitched in 4 GM for Sancti Spiritus of the Cuban National Series during campaign at age of 19

7 PAGE 7 Alex Winkelman LH 6-2, /08/94, 24 yrs. old Crystal City, MO 21st, 2015, SE Missouri State LH.105 RH.271 IR/IRS: 4/2 1st BA RET: 16/ w/risp SV/SVO: 3/3 High IP: 5.0 High K: 7 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES 5 K over 3.0 shutout IP Mon vs. FRI 1 R in each of prior 2 GM (3.0 total IP) Owns a 1.74 ERA in 10 GM since shifting to pen (4 R, 20.2 IP, 19 K) 5.81 ERA in 6 GS Winning pitcher June 18 at SA when CC clinched first half (1.0 scoreless IP) 4-7 w/ 3.21 ERA in 26 GM (15 GS) for CC & Buies Creek last year (110 K, 35 BB, 107 H, 6 HR, IP) Featured a 4.04 ERA in 18 GM (10 GS) w/ Hooks to close out season...2nd-half ERA was 3.44 No-hit FRI for 8.2 IP July 19 for 1st AA W (1 H, 2 BB, 6 K) New York-Penn League All-Star in 2015 Helped Southeast Missouri State RedHawks to Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles in 14 & 15 CATCHERS ERA CS SBA CS% PB W-L De Oleo 2.87(20/62.2) Ritchie 3.76(162/387.1) Quintana 3.23(147/409.2) SB vs. PITCHERS CS SB ATT PO PCT Alcala Bielak Blanco Bostick Ferrell, J Hartman Martin Perez, H Pinales Scheetz Valdez Whitley Winkelman HOOKS HIGHS & LOWS Team Batting Most Runs, Game , July 9 vs. NWA Most Runs, Inning..8 (5th), July 6 vs. ARK Most Hits, Game...20, July 9 vs. NWA Most Hits, Inning (5th), *July 6 vs. ARK Fewest Hits, Game , May 8 at SA Most Doubles, Game..6, July 6 vs. ARK Most Triples, Game...2, *July 14 at MID Most Home Runs, Game.....5, May 30 at SPR Most Consecutive Games w/ HR.. 4, Apr Most Extra-Base Hits, Game , May 30 at SPR Most Strikeouts, Game....15, May 31 at SPR Most Walks, Game , May 29 at SPR Fewest Strikeouts, Game...2, *May 13 vs. MID Most Stolen Bases, Game... 4, *May 19 at FRI Most Men LOB, Game , July 17 vs. FRI Shutouts Against.. 3 Individual Batting Most At-Bats...6, McCormick, Cesar, July 9 vs. NWA Most Runs, Game....5, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Hits, Game.... 5, *Straw, May 26 vs. Tulsa Most Doubles, Game , *Toro, July 8 vs. NWA Most Triples, GM...1, *Birk, July 13 at MID Most XBH, Game.3, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Home Runs, Game....3, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most RBIs, Game.... 6, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Strikeouts, Game... 4, *Birk, June 17 at SA Most Walks, Game... 4, Rojas, May 13 vs. MID Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, *Wrenn, July 17 vs. FRI Longest Hitting Streak , Cesar, May 5-29 Team Pitching Most Runs, Game , June 3 at TUL Most Runs, Inning. 8 (1st), May 3 at MID Most Runs, Individual.9, Quiala, May 19 at FRI Fewest Runs, Game..0, *July 6 vs. ARK Fewest Hits, Game... 1, June 20 at SA Most Hits, Game , *July 15 vs. FRI Most Home Runs, Game , May 18 at FRI Most Walks, Game..... *10, May 5 at SA Most Strikeouts, Game , *May 31 at SPR Most Hit by Pitch, Game...3, May 6 at SA Most Wild Pitches, Game...3, *July 12 at MID Most Men LOB, Game...15, May 31 at SPR Shutouts For 7 Individual Pitching Longest Winning Streak...3, *Martin, June 5-15 Longest Losing Streak , *Pinales, July 12-current Most IP, Starter , Alcala, July 17 vs. FRI Most IP, Reliever.. 5.0, Quiala, May 29 at SPR Most Strikeouts, Reliever...9, James, Apr 10 at ARK Fewest Hits, CG... Fewest Walks, CG... Most Walks, Game. 6, Winkelman, Apr 9 at ARK Most Strikeouts, Game.. 11, Hartman, May 17 vs. SA General Most Errors, Game...4, May 31 at SPR Most Errors by Opponent, Game...4, May 4 at MID Longest Game, Time..3:58, May 31 at SPR Longest Game, Innings....12, *May 31 at SPR Shortest Game, Time (7 Inn.). Shortest Game, Time (9 Inn.).2:03, May 14 vs. SA Largest Home Attendance...10,431, June 24 vs. FRI Largest Margin of Victory....12, June 18 at SA Largest Margin of Defeat , June 3 at TUL Longest Winning Streak... 10, June Longest Losing Streak...4, May 5-8 Most Games over , July 14 at MID Biggest Comeback Win , Apr 6 at NWA Biggest Lost Lead... 5, May 5 at SA * Multiple occurrences, most recent listed

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 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. L Terrero Ferrell (0-1) 5,490 3:01 W Garza (1-0) Selman 3,321 3:21 W Quiala (1-0) Blewett 3,589 3:10 L Jiminian Bostick (0-1) Walker 4,017 2:48 L Bannister Perez, C (0-1) Gillies 2,295 2:51 L Warren Pinales (0-1) 4,228 2:54 4/12 NWA W Garza (2-0) Ray 6,213 6,213 2:53 4/13 NWA W Dykxhoorn (1-0) Fernandez 4,495 10,708 2:48 4/14 NWA L Ogando Quiala (1-1) 7,075 17,783 3:11 4/15 ARK W 10-7 (11) 5-5 Ferrell (1-1) Perakslis 4,346 22,129 3:49 4/16 ARK W Garza (3-0) Herrmann 3,663 25,792 3:05 4/17 ARK L De Jong Valdez (0-1) Festa 3,781 29,573 2:54 W Stutzman (1-0) Filomeno Ferrell, 1 6,239 3:02 W Hartman (1-0) Benjamin Hill, 1 9,060 2:58 W Feldmann (1-0) Payano Quiala, 1 6,764 3:26 W Perez (1-1) Palmquist 7,091 2:42 4/23 MID W Valdez (1-1) Walter 3,628 33,201 2:36 4/24 MID L Bragg Stutzman (1-1) Sanchez, 4 3,102 36,303 2:44 4/25 MID W Dykxhoorn (2-0) Bracewell Feldmann, 1 2,845 39,148 2:42 4/26 MID L Ruiz, N Quiala (1-2) 3,706 42,854 2:57 4/27 FRI W 4-3 (10) 13-8 Winkelman (1-0) Choplick 4,801 47,655 2:57 4/28 FRI W Nunn (1-0) Martin 7,095 54,750 2:38 4/29 FRI W Stutzman (2-1) Palmquist James, 1 5,540 60,290 2:59 4/30 FRI L 1-2 (12) 15-9 Feigl Hill (0-1) Slack, 1 3,349 63,639 3:35 L Martin Winkelman (1-1) Blackwood 5,317 2:35 W Quiala (2-2) Ruiz Bostick, 1 3,908 2:31 L Friedrichs Martin (0-1) 4,774 2:42 W Hill (1-1) Seddon Winkelman, 1 7,316 3:11 L Strahm Stutzman (2-2) 8,339 3:20 L Scholtens Hartman (1-1) Castillo 4,039 2:32 L Wick Stutzman (2-3) 3,448 3:09 L Jester Quiala (2-3) 3,693 2:33 5/10 MID W Perez (2-1) Friedrichs 4,281 67,920 3:20 5/11 MID L Gorman Ferrell, J. (0-1) Kiekhefer 5,868 73,788 3:03 5/12 MID W Hartman (2-1) Walter 5,753 79,541 2:39 5/13 MID W Martin (1-1) Luzardo Pinales, 1 4,041 83,582 3:18 5/14 SA W Quiala (3-3) Diaz Ferrell, 2 3,881 87,463 2:03 5/15 SA W Perez, C. (3-1) Wick 3,736 91,199 2:41 5/16 SA W 6-5 (10) Ferrell, J. (1-1) Reyes, Ger. 3,444 94,643 2:53 5/17 SA W Hartman (3-1) Bachar 3,965 98,608 2:23 Time

10 PAGE 10 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time L St. John Stutzman (2-4) 10,018 3:01 L Garrett Quiala (1-0) 10,130 2:55 W Perez, C. (4-1) Davis 8,026 3:13 L Benjamin Winkelman (1-2) 11,844 2:35 5/22 SPR W Hartman (4-1) Shew 3, ,625 2:43 5/23 SPR W Quiala (4-4) Greene Ferrell, R., 3 2, ,462 2:19 5/24 SPR L 0-4 (10) Beck Pinales (0-2) 4, ,817 2:49 5/25 TUL L 1-2 (10) Baker Ferrell, R (1-2) 5, ,860 3:11 5/26 TUL W Valdez (2-1) Bawcom Sierra, C., 1 5, ,977 2:47 5/27 TUL W Winkelman (2-2) White Pinales, 2 5, ,613 2:53 W Quiala (5-4) Medina, Y 4,753 2:49 W Ferrell, J. (2-1) Woodford 3,322 3:14 W 9-8 (12) Nunn (2-0) Beck 5,210 3:58 L Ondrusek Valdez (2-2) Hernandez, 3 7,062 2:34 W Scheetz (1-0) Baker Ferrell, R., 4 7,112 2:45 L DeFratus Hartman (2-1) 3,620 2:43 6/5 FRI W Martin (2-1) Payano Alcala, 1 3, ,118 2:45 6/6 FRI W Nunn (3-0) Springs 3, ,812 2:24 6/7 FRI L Pena, R. Valdez (2-3) Garrett 4, ,977 2:45 6/8 FRI W Hartman (5-2) Jurado 5, ,258 2:58 6/9 SA L Quantrill Quiala (5-5) 6, ,605 3:11 6/10 SA W Martin (3-1) Jester 4, ,699 2:27 6/11 SA W Perez, C. (5-1) Bachar Ferrell, R., 5 6, ,064 3:01 6/12 SA L Keel Bostick (0-2) 5, ,234 2:40 W Pinales (1-2) Martlin 3,181 3:02 W Quiala (6-5) Seddon Ferrell, R., 6 4,874 2:23 W Martin (4-1) Shore 4,471 2:57 W Ferrell, R. (2-2) Wick 3,833 3:04 W Winkelman (3-2) Rea Bostick, 2 3,982 3:09 W , Ferrell, J. (3-1) Johnson, E. Scheetz, 1 4,170 3:08 W , Hartman (6-2) Nix Ferrell, R., 7 3,444 2:07 6/21 FRI W , Alcala (1-0) Wagner 4, ,015 2:45 6/22 FRI W , Hill (2-1) Arredondo 5, ,125 2:19 6/23 FRI W , Winkelman (4-2) Hernandez, J. Pinales, 3 7, ,262 2:34 6/24 FRI L , Payano Whitley (0-1) 10, ,708 2:57 TL All-Star Game

11 PAGE 11 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time L , Hermann Alcala (1-1) Festa 3,482 2:43 L , McKay Scheetz (1-1) 7,108 2:36 W , Bielak (1-0) Bonnell Pinales, 4 5,516 2:55 W , Martin (5-1) Ogando Winkelman, 2 2,829 2:32 W , Ferrell, J. (4-1) Terrero 3,999 2:55 W , Perez, C. (6-1) Griffin Sierra, C., 2 6,061 2:20 7/4 ARK L , Bannister Alcala (1-2) Festa, 11 7, ,167 3:04 7/5 ARK W , Blanco (1-0) Jiminian Winkelman, 3 4, ,804 2:38 7/6 ARK W , Bielak (2-0) De Jong 5, ,991 3:09 7/7 NWA W , Martin (6-1) Blewett Valdez (1) 6, , 661 2:18 7/8 NWA W , Hartman (7-2) Griffin Perez (1) 3, ,007 3:04 7/9 NWA W , Bostick (1-2) Beeler 4, ,565 3:09 W , Alcala (2-2) Seddon 2,939 3:13 L Blackwood Pinales (1-3) 4,232 2:43 W , Valdez (3-3) Dunshee J. Ferrell (1) 5,099 2:39 W , Hartman (8-2) Ruiz 5,313 2:59 7/15 FRI L , Choplick Pinales (1-4) Garrett 3, ,516 3:11 7/16 FRI L , Topa Bostick (1-3) Wiper 5, ,824 2:35 7/17 FRI W , Garza (4-0) Slack 3, ,540 2:42 7/18 FRI L , Davis Bielak (2-1) Garrett 4, ,680 3:03 L , Luzardo Perez, H. (0-1) Finnegan 4,039 2: /26 MID 7/27 MID 7/28 MID 7/29 MID 7/30 SA 7/31 SA 8/1 SA