Schunk’s Big Day Lifts Stripers in Extra-Inning Slugfest
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Interstat) — Aaron Schunk drove in four runs, including a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, to lead the Gwinnett Stripers over the Round Rock Express 8-7 on Thursday at Dell Diamond.
Schunk finished 3 for 3 with a home run. His 10th-inning fly ball scored Luke Williams, who was placed on second base to start the inning under extra-inning rules. James Karinchak stranded the automatic runner in the bottom half to secure the save.
The teams traded leads in a back-and-forth contest. Gwinnett built a 7-3 advantage, highlighted by a three-run fifth. Round Rock answered with a three-run homer from Alejandro Osuna in the sixth and tied it in the ninth on Tyler Wade’s sacrifice fly.
Tayler Scott earned the win in relief for Gwinnett. Luis Curvelo took the loss for Round Rock, which remains winless at 0-5-1. Attendance was 5,293. The game took 2 hours, 57 minutes.