May 29 2025 The Blackwell Flycatchers defeated the Kansas City Hormigas 15-13 at Morgan Field in a high-scoring game. Blackwell scored in seven innings and held Kansas City to one run through the first three innings before the Hormigas erupted for seven runs in the fourth and four more in the ninth. The Flycatchers finished with eight hits and no errors while Kansas City had 10 hits and three errors.
Jack Skantze led Blackwell with two home runs and five RBI. Rey Lozano scored four runs and drove in one, while Mark Davis scored twice and stole three bases. Rudy Solis added two hits, one double and one RBI. For Kansas City, Nicholas Chaves went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI. Amari Kemp also had two hits with two runs and two RBI, while Miguel Tejada and Xander Nabors each hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Emmannual Benavidez was credited with the win for Blackwell. Charlie Schafer provided the strongest relief performance for the Flycatchers, allowing no runs on two hits with seven strikeouts over 3.2 innings. Kansas City starter Jesus Audeves allowed seven runs, five earned, in 3.1 innings, and David Hendrick was charged with the loss after allowing two runs in one inning. The game lasted 4 hours 12 minutes.
