Graham Pauley’s walk-off hit gives Missions a 10-inning win over Sod Poodles

Graham Pauley (top left) celebrates with his teammates after he hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to drive in Ripken Reyes with the winning run in the San Antonio Missions' 6-5 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Graham Pauley (top left) celebrates with his teammates after he hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.
For the second time in five days the San Antonio Missions got a walk-off hit from one of their newest players.

Saturday night it was Graham Pauley, who was promoted to the Missions from Class A Fort Wayne on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old left-handed hitter went to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning with the score tied 5-5 and Ripken Reyes on second base. Pauley hit a single to center to bring in Reyes and end the game, 6-5.

On Tuesday night it was 17-year-old Ethan Salas who had the game-winning hit in his Double-A debut. Pauley and Salas were teammates in Fort Wayne before they moved up to San Antonio on the same day.

Graham Pauley hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to drive in Ripken Reyes with the winning run in the San Antonio Missions' 6-5 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Graham Pauley hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning.
Ripken Reyes heads home with the winning run on a walk-off single by Graham Pauley (top right) in the 10th inning of the San Antonio Missions' 6-5 victory over the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander.
Ripken Reyes heads home with the winning run on a walk-off single by Graham Pauley (top right) in the 10th inning.

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