Christian Cox went 3-3 at the plate as the Valley Center Diamond Dawgs (1-0) took home an 8-3 victory over the Wichita Wheat Kings (0-1) at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Friday.
He singled in the second innings and doubled in the third and eighth innings.Jace James kept contact to a minimum, striking out eight the Wichita Wheat Kings batters. James allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks over eight innings.
Michael Hahn (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed eight runs in six innings, walked two and struck out six.