Outlaws Outslug Rangers, 12-5

  Josh Rayburn got the start for the Rangers and was effective over six innings of work. The Outlaws scored in each of the first three innings, all after recording the first two outs of the inning.

The Outlaws started out with four runs in the top of the first. Mark Lucas, Josh Jaynes, and Jarrod Arden each singled in the first. Matt Owens drove in PJ Dixon in the second, and Josh Jaynes homered in the third. The Rangers answered in the bottom of the first as Jacob Robinson led off the inning with his first career home run. Clint Wolf tripled later in the inning and scored on a throwing error. In the third inning, Clint Wolf his a two-run home run, his eighth of the year. Brad Clark made it back-to-back shots with a homer over the scoreboard in the left-center.

The Outlaws held a 6-5 lead through six innings, but got to reliever Jim Brown in the 7^th and 9^th innings scoring 6 more times, keyed by a home run by Matt Owens. Outlaws pitcher Mark Lucas held the Rangers in check all day, striking out seven and scattering 8 hits for the complete game victory.

Offensive highlights: Clint 3-for-4, 2RBI, 3B, HR, SB; Brad Clark 1-for-4 HR; Jacob Robinson 1-for-3, 2 runs, HR.

Historical notes: Jacob’s seven wins are a career-high for a single season. Clint tied Matt Caraway’s record of home runs in a single month (5) and is 2 RBI away from tying Caraway’s monthly mark of 19 RBIs. The Rangers pitching staff is three strikeouts away from reaching 2,000 in franchise history.