Will Venable was 1-4 with a run scored in San Antonio's 9-0 win over Frisco on Friday.
Saturday the Missions started a series with Corpus Christi. Venable drove in the game's only run in the bottom of the fifth as the Hooks were shut out 1-0.
"I knew he was going to throw me a fastball," Venable said.
"He left it up, and fortunately, I was ready for it."
Corpus Christi scored two runs in the top of the seventh to best San Antonio 3-2 in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader. Will Venable was 0-3 at the plate in the loss. In the nightcap Venable hit his eighth home run of the year as the Missions shut out the Hooks 4-0. San Antonio has a 1.5 game lead on Frisco in the southern division of the Texas League with nine games to play.
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Daily Breeze writer Mike Waldner shares stories from the life of Butch van Breda Kolff.
During one late night session, the discussion turned to how various coaches attacked gimmick defenses. Butch was dismissive. To him the game was a simple matter of balance, movement and crisp, accurate passes.
"What do you do against a diamond-and-two?" he was asked.
"Just tell my scorer to go stand in the corner and let the rest of the team play four-on-three," he said.
"Are you really going to take your top scorer out of your offense?" the reporter said.
"Ask Pete," Butch said.
It just so happened that Pete Carril, who played for VBK at Lafayette and followed him as the Princeton coach, was visiting that night.
"Pete, Pete," VBK commanded. "Come over here and tell them what we do against a diamond-and-two."
"Tell your scorer to go stand in the corner and let the rest of the team play four-on-three," Carril said.
