Chris Valencia had two extra base hits, sparking the Amarillo Sox (1-0) to a 9-5 victory over the El Paso Diablos (0-1) on Thursday at Cohen Stadium.
He doubled in the third and fourth innings and singled in the sixth inning.Brian Joynt racked up three RBIs on one hit for the El Paso Diablos. He homered in the first inning.
Michael Joyce put together a nice outing. Joyce held the Amarillo Sox hitless over one inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out three.
Jason Johnson recorded his first win for the Amarillo Sox even though he allowed five runs over five innings. Johnson struck out three, walked three and gave up five hits.
David Casillas (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed seven runs in four innings, walked three and struck out two.