Houston Apollos Shut Out Cleburne Railroaders 6-0

July 31 2021 The Houston Apollos defeated the Cleburne Railroaders 6-0 behind nine hits and a combined shutout. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, added three runs in the third and scored twice in the seventh to pull away. Cleburne finished with seven hits but was held scoreless.

Austin Takacs led Houston’s offense by going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs. J. Pontious went 3-for-5 with one RBI, while T. Zeutenhorst added two hits and an RBI. B. Berry also drove in a run for the Apollos.

Tucker Smith earned the win after allowing seven hits while striking out seven and walking none over seven scoreless innings. I. Codina and K. Portorreal each worked a scoreless inning in relief. Cleburne starter Michael Gunn took the loss after surrendering six runs, five earned, on eight hits over 6.1 innings.