The Hooks opened 2016 with an impressive 2-0 victory over Tulsa Thursday night before 7,369 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi ace Joe Musgrove, the Astros 2015 Minor League Pitcher of the year, stole the show, retiring 15 of the 16 batters he faced. The lone hit against him was a 2-out flare by Adam Law in the third. Musgrove recorded a first-pitch strike to each Driller, needing just 52 pitches (41 strikes) to author the victory.
Last season, Musgrove went 12-1 w/ 1.88 ERA in 19 GM (14 GS) for Quad Cities, Lancaster and CC (99 K, 8 BB, 100 2/3 IP, 0.