Lincoln Saltdogs Rally Past Houston Apollos 8-5

June 17 2021 The Lincoln Saltdogs rallied past the Houston Apollos 8-5 after scoring seven runs over the final five innings. Lincoln finished with 10 hits and Houston collected eight, with both teams committing no errors.

Houston took a 1-0 lead in the fourth before Lincoln answered with a run in the fifth. The teams traded three-run sixth innings, and Houston moved ahead 5-3 with another run in the seventh. Lincoln responded with two runs in the bottom of the seventh and three more in the eighth to take control. The Saltdogs held Houston scoreless in the final two innings.

J. Altmann led Lincoln with two hits two runs and two RBI while F. Allday had two hits and one RBI. S. Weber drove in two runs and E. Corcino added one RBI. Curt Smith hit a home run in the eighth inning which tied the franchise record with his 90th career home run. Houstons Brian Dansereau went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI while Ian Yetsko and Jordan Pontious each had two hits.

Lincoln starter J. Richy worked 5.1 innings and allowed four earned runs on five hits. Greg Minier earned the win with one scoreless inning and Logan Lombana recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Houston starter Matt Cronin allowed two earned runs in five innings while Kenny Pierson took the loss after surrendering three runs in one inning.