Cory Patton was cold coming off the bench, but Patton warmed up quickly as Patton stroked a key pinch-hit single in the eight to lead the San Angelo Colts (31-30) to a 14-13 win over the Abilene Prairie Dogs (22-37) on Saturday at Foster Field.
With the San Angelo Colts trailing by two in the eighth inning, Patton came to the plate and singled, plating Jason Diaz.
Patton racked up three RBIs on two hits for the San Angelo Colts.
A walk-off single by Ryan Hutson gave the San Angelo Colts the win.
Hutson paced the San Angelo Colts at the plate. Hutson went 1-3 and scored one run. He singled in the fifth and tenth innings.
Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 27 total runs and 34 hits during the game. Relief pitchers got their fill of innings during the game, with the opposing managers using 11 pitchers in total.
Erik Draxton got the win, running his season record to 3-1. He allowed two runs over two innings. Draxton struck out two, walked one and gave up three hits.
Derrick Dingeman was charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked none, struck out none, and allowed one run.