June 17 2025 The Kansas City Hormigas defeated the Blackwell Flycatchers 7-6 in 11 innings at Satchel Paige. Kansas City finished with 10 hits and overcame a late Blackwell rally to secure the victory, while the Flycatchers recorded 11 hits and three errors.
Kansas City built an early advantage by scoring once in the first inning, four times in the second and once in the third. Blackwell answered with three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth and two in the ninth to tie the game at 6-6. The Hormigas pushed across the winning run in the 11th inning.
Nicholas Chaves led Kansas City with three hits in five at-bats and drove in a run. Alejandro Herrera and Julio Zamora each added two hits, with Zamora scoring twice and hitting a double. Zachary Trangmar hit a home run and collected one RBI, while Oscar Galvez drove in two runs. For Blackwell, Nick Barton had two hits and Rudy Solis added a double and an RBI.
Xander Nabors earned the win and the save after throwing two scoreless innings with two hits allowed one walk and two strikeouts. Colin Sepulveda worked five innings for Kansas City and struck out five, while Jacob Slocomb added four innings. Blackwell starter Cade Caldwell allowed six runs in six innings and struck out five, and Parker Ruth was charged with the loss after allowing the deciding run in two innings.
