TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
05/08/2110
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6550 - THURSDAY, MAY 8TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (14-13) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (18-9) 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 X 8 12 0
Naturals Top Cardinals, 8-2, Behind Gurule
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals rode a solid performance from 23-year-old starting pitcher Jorge Gurule to a win, beating the Springfield Cardinals, 8-2, at Arvest Ballpark. With the win, Northwest Arkansas is 18-9.

Gurule gave Northwest Arkansas a blue-ribbon performance. The 6-foot-0 right-hander allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 8.1 innings of work.

"All my pitches were working," said Gurule. "They were all synchronized together in attacking the zone."
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Welton 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 1 3
R. Oswald 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .226 5 12
T. Lennon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .272 1 6
T. Thompson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 2 13
J. Steere RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 3 16
J. DiSpirito CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .325 3 8
N. Amirault LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 1 5
F. Rivera C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .186 0 3
J. Jones SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 4
   a-D. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382 1 5
   b-J. Rivera SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 10 5      
a - D. Torres pinch hit for J. Jones in the 8th
b - J. Rivera substituted for D. Torres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Oswald (3, 3rd Inning off J. Gurule, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Thompson (9, 9th Inning off T. Caparica, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Oswald 2 , T. Thompson 2 , J. DiSpirito , F. Rivera 2
2-out RBI: R. Oswald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Steere
Hit by Pitch: J. Jones
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (DiSpirito(Ribeirete at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Hernandez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 4 17
M. Troupe 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .237 3 9
J. Shifflett CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .312 6 20
J. Martin DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .275 7 17
J. Redman SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .352 2 7
J. Howard 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .233 3 12
Z. Kennard RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .375 1 6
A. Ribeirete LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .381 1 3
J. Pimentel C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8 2 4 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Howard (4, 2nd Inning off B. Costello, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Hernandez (7, 4th Inning off B. Costello, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ribeirete (1, 3rd Inning off B. Costello, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Howard (3, 4th Inning off B. Costello, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Shifflett (6, 4th Inning off B. Costello, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Hernandez 2 , M. Troupe , J. Shifflett 5 , J. Martin , J. Redman , J. Howard 6 , Z. Kennard 2 , A. Ribeirete 5
2-out RBI: M. Hernandez , M. Troupe , J. Shifflett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Kennard , J. Pimentel
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kennard(Oswald at 3rd base))
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Costello L (2-1) 3.2 9 8 8 2 2 3 58 4.66   
R. Flores 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 44 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Costello 9
Batters Faced: B. Costello 21, R. Flores 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Costello 5-3, R. Flores 7-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Costello 58-35, R. Flores 44-31
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gurule W (4-1) 8.1 4 2 2 0 9 0 107 3.29   
T. Caparica 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gurule 76
Batters Faced: J. Gurule 29, T. Caparica 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gurule 6-9, T. Caparica 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gurule 107-72, T. Caparica 14-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Gurule
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Gurule
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 6403
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