Aces Take Series Opener with 5-4 Walk-Off Victory Over Express
RENO, Nev. – BOX SCORE HOW IT HAPPENED: Round Rock 1B Blaine Crim kicked off the first inning with a home run into the Aces bullpen. Crim’s third homer of the year gave the Express a 1-0 lead. The Aces doubled down in the bottom half of the frame as
RENO, Nev. – BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Round Rock 1B Blaine Crim kicked off the first inning with a home run into the Aces bullpen. Crim’s third homer of the year gave the Express a 1-0 lead.
The Aces doubled down in the bottom half of the frame as LF Jorge Barrosa and 2B Jordan Lawlar hammered back-to-back home runs to overtake the Express, 2-1.
RF Trevor Hauver doubled to right field in his second at-bat in the top of the fourth. Hauver then advanced on a wild pitch by Reno RHP Yilber Díaz and C René Pinto tossed an errant throw trying to catch Hauver at third which allowed him to tie the score at 2-2.
Express LF Kellen Strahm led off the fifth with a double of his own. CF Sam Haggerty drew a walk then Crim grounded into a fielder’s choice. Strahm came around to score as SS Connor Kaiser attempted to turn an inning-ending double play which resulted in a throwing error and a 3-2 lead for Round Rock.
The E-Train added another in the sixth. With bases loaded and one out, DH Chad Wallach hit a sacrifice fly to right field sending Hauver home and extending the lead to 4-2.
In the bottom half of the sixth, Aces 1B Trey Mancini launched a home run into the Reno bullpen and cut the deficit to 4-3.
CF Blaze Alexander led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk for Reno. RHP Hunter Strickland pitched the Aces down to their final out but Pinto granted the Aces their first walk-off of the 2025 season. Pinto hit a two-run homer over the left field wall and the Aces stole the series opener, 5-4.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
ON TOP: With his first-inning homer on Tuesday night, 1B Blaine Crim stays atop the Pacific Coast League in hits (23). Crim’s 10th extra-base hit of the season moves him into a tie for third in the league.
STRIKEOUT CITY: After recording five punchouts in the series opener, the Round Rock pitching staff is now tied with the Oklahoma City Comets for the most strikeouts in the Pacific Coast League (159).
NEXT GAME: Wednesday, April 16 at Reno FIRST PITCH: 2:05 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Greater Nevada Field