ClariNet Homepage

Recap: Tulsa (Rockies) 5, ROUND ROCK (Astros) 2

Tuesday, 12-Aug-2003 9:50PM PDT
    
Story from Sports Ticker
Copyright 2003 by SportsTicker Enterprises L.P. (via ClariNet)

SPORTSTICKER TEX RECAP

(TULSA-ROUND ROCK)

ROUND ROCK, Texas (Ticker) -- Kip Bouknight threw seven strong innings as the Tulsa Drillers took advantage of five errors to beat the Round Rock Express, 5-2. Bouknight (9-7) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and seven hits to win his fourth straight decision and improve to 3-0 vs. Round Rock. Justin Huisman threw a perfect ninth to earn his 21st save. Andy Tracy ripped an RBI double for Tulsa, which scored an unearned run in the top of the first, another in the second and three more in the eighth when the Express committed three miscues. Mike Coolbaugh and Mike Rosamond both drove in a run for Round Rock, which fell for the fifth straight time. Mike Burns (2-13) surrendered two unearned runs in 1/3 of an inning to suffer the loss after starter Chad Qualls yielded two unearned runs and just four hits in seven solid innings.