After winning game one of their postseason matchup with the Frisco RoughRiders, the Midland RockHounds came into game two needing just one win in the next two games in order to secure their spot in the Texas League Championship Series.
The Oakland A’s Double-A affiliate held a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the ninth, but Frisco was able to tie it up in the bottom half, sending the game into extras. The two clubs traded runs in the 10th inning, and after the ‘Hounds were unable to score in the 11th, they walked the first batter of the inning to get the double play in order with the zombie runner already stationed at second base.
That runner, Max Acosta, ended up stealing third, which put the winning run 90 feet away with nobody out. After a ground out to third, which kept the runner in place, Abimelec Ortiz flew out to center, bringing home Acosta which secured the series-tying victory for the RoughRiders…