TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
04/25/2110
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6499 - FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (10-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 8 0
Arkansas Travelers (7-7) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 1
Naturals Stay Hot with Extra-Inning Win
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals faced a tough opponent in Arkansas pitcher Ruben Perez, but still scratched out a win at Dickey-Stephens Park by a final score of 6-4 in 11 innings. Perez went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. Steve Tucker picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-0. Alejandro Rivera was tagged with the loss. The Naturals, now 10-4, have played some good baseball in the early going.

Northwest Arkansas took a 4-3 lead on Melvin Pereira's 4th double of the season. The run-scoring double, which Pereira hit in the top of the 11th, left Arkansas pitcher Alejandro Rivera visibly frustrated.

"Feels good to be on the winning side," said Pereira.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Colley CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .212 3 7
M. Troupe SS, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .304 3 7
J. Howard 1B 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 6
J. Shifflett RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 4 11
   a-J. Martin PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289 4 10
M. Pereira 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .239 2 6
S. Watrous LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .364 3 7
   b-F. Enriquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Bakker LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .750 1 3
J. Redman DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .444 1 2
M. Hernandez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .294 1 9
   e-M. Justus PR, SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 0 2
A. Dorsey C 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .286 0 4
   d-A. Saud PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-N. Crofton C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 8 6 4 14 18      
a - J. Martin pinch hit for J. Shifflett in the 8th
b - F. Enriquez pinch hit for S. Watrous in the 9th
c - A. Bakker substituted for F. Enriquez in the 9th
d - A. Saud pinch hit for A. Dorsey in the 10th
e - M. Justus pinch ran for M. Hernandez in the 10th
f - N. Crofton substituted for A. Saud in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Pereira 2 (4, 6th Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off A. Rivera, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Colley (1, 3rd Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Redman (1, 7th Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Hernandez (1, 7th Inning off R. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Colley 3 , M. Pereira 4 , S. Watrous , J. Redman 4 , M. Hernandez 5 , A. Dorsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Troupe 2 , J. Howard , S. Watrous
Sac Fly: A. Bakker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Troupe-Howard, Pereira-Hernandez-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Edwards 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .255 0 3
   b-I. del Valle PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 1
A. Alvarado CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .286 0 0
   a-E. Messner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 0 1
   c-R. Whitley 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 4
F. Gonzalez LF, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .339 3 10
G. Dennis 1B, LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .431 1 19
J. Armstrong RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .238 2 7
   d-M. Norlander PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
J. Herron C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .298 2 6
   e-R. Cardenas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 2
   f-R. Rothbaum C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
A. Calderon DH 5 2 1 0 0 1 5 .216 1 2
J. Algerio 3B, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .333 0 4
M. Rose SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .231 0 1
Totals 40 4 10 4 6 11 30      
a - E. Messner pinch hit for A. Alvarado in the 9th
b - I. del Valle pinch ran for S. Edwards in the 9th
c - R. Whitley substituted for E. Messner in the 10th
d - M. Norlander pinch hit for J. Armstrong in the 10th
e - R. Cardenas pinch hit for J. Herron in the 10th
f - R. Rothbaum substituted for R. Cardenas in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Edwards 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Hess, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Hess, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Algerio (4, 11th Inning off S. Tucker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Edwards 4 , F. Gonzalez , G. Dennis , J. Herron , A. Calderon , J. Algerio 4 , M. Rose
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alvarado , R. Whitley , F. Gonzalez , A. Calderon 2
GIDP: F. Gonzalez , J. Armstrong
Hit by Pitch: S. Edwards
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Dennis (5)
CS: M. Rose (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alvarado (1)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hess 7.0 9 3 3 2 7 0 101 2.01   
C. Hardy 2.1 0 0 0 4 3 0 41 0.00   
S. Tucker W (2-0) 1.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 16 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hess 52
Batters Faced: M. Hess 31, C. Hardy 10, S. Tucker 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hess 6-7, C. Hardy 1-1, S. Tucker 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hess 101-64, C. Hardy 41-17, S. Tucker 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tucker 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Hardy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Perez 7.0 7 3 3 1 8 2 92 2.45   
E. Anderson 2.2 0 0 0 1 6 0 35 3.72   
A. Rivera L (0-1) 1.0 1 3 2 2 0 0 22 9.00   
R. Wilner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Perez 58
Batters Faced: R. Perez 29, E. Anderson 9, A. Rivera 6, R. Wilner 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Perez 4-9, E. Anderson 1-1, A. Rivera 2-1, R. Wilner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Perez 92-65, E. Anderson 35-25, A. Rivera 22-15, R. Wilner 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rivera 2-0 , R. Wilner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Perez
Ballpark: Dickey-Stephens Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 5742
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