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In-Person Impressions: Arkansas @ Corpus Christi, 5/23/21 Share this story Annie Rice/Caller-Times via Imagn Content Services, LLC Yesterday I made the questionable decision to drive down from Austin to Corpus Christi to bake in the sun and watch the Hooks and Travelers. It was a lot of driving to do to see a game that was overall pretty light on prospect talent for the level, but it was my last opportunity to see a game at Whataburger Field for some time, and after CJ Abrams left Saturday’s ...

May 10, 2021 Missions Baseball Jack Suwinski’s go ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning sealed the deal for the Missions in a 7-5 victory on Mother’s Day. After trailing 5-1, the Missions came back to clinch the series victory and improve to 4-2 on the season. The Missions had a chance to score in the top of the second inning. Following a single and a catcher’s interference, San Antonio had two runners on with one out. However, back-to-back strikeouts would kill the rally. In the...

Jose Acuña, RHP Signed out of Venezuela during the 2019-2020 international free agent signing period, 17-year-old Jose Acuña shows the makings of being a starting pitcher. At 6’2”, 175-pounds, he has a solid pitching frame and is likely to add additional mass in the future, increasing his durability and fastball velocity. As the summer progressed, he added a few ticks to that fastball, signing on July 2nd with a fastball that topped out at 91 MPH and ending the summer with a fastball that...