TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/31/2109
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6845 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (52-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 10 1
Springfield Cardinals (53-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 5 3 0
Northwest Arkansas Beaten, 5-3, by Springfield
The Springfield Cardinals had to overcome a fine effort from Northwest Arkansas pitcher Aaron Jernigan to win, 5-3, at Hammons Field. Jernigan went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. Matt Helsen snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits over 2 innings. He's now 7-5 on the season. The second-place Cardinals are now 53-48, the Naturals 52-49.

Had Mike Lawlor not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Lawlor hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Cardinals.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Lawlor. "And vice-versa."
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heide LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .294 5 25
   c-F. Enriquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 1 19
J. Redman 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .317 7 37
J. McElwain C 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .281 5 23
J. Martin RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .250 4 24
J. Lance SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 11 44
J. Howard 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .269 12 49
H. Quevedo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .321 0 3
   a-J. Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 1 3
   b-J. Rubin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 0 5
B. Pyle DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .143 1 3
A. Rossi CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .111 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 4 8 18      
a - J. Sanchez pinch hit for H. Quevedo in the 8th
b - J. Rubin substituted for J. Sanchez in the 8th
c - F. Enriquez pinch hit for J. Heide in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rossi (3, 5th Inning off T. Payton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McElwain 2 (6, 5th Inning off T. Payton, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Payton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heide , J. Redman 2 , J. McElwain 5 , J. Martin , J. Lance 2 , A. Rossi 2
2-out RBI: , J. McElwain 2 , J. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martin , J. Lance
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jernigan (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Torres DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .261 0 21
J. Kunkel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 3 14
D. Price RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .303 5 32
T. Lennon 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .270 8 33
   b-C. Rivera 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 6 31
A. Emiliani C 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 .237 14 30
B. Selle LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .254 4 25
J. DiSpirito CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 5 .213 4 25
G. Cesaresco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 2 7
   a-M. Lawlor PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .226 4 27
   c-D. Agurkis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 5
J. Jones SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .261 7 26
Totals 28 5 3 5 8 8 20      
a - M. Lawlor pinch hit for G. Cesaresco in the 8th
b - C. Rivera substituted for T. Lennon in the 9th
c - D. Agurkis substituted for M. Lawlor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Selle (16, 7th Inning off A. Jernigan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. DiSpirito (4, 7th Inning off A. Jernigan, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Selle 2 , J. DiSpirito 4 , M. Lawlor
2-out RBI: M. Lawlor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lennon , J. DiSpirito , J. Jones 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Torres (25) , T. Lennon (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Price(McElwain at 2nd base), DiSpirito(Lance at 2nd base))
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Jernigan 7.0 2 3 3 5 6 1 106 2.66   
C. Hardy L (0-1) 0.2 0 2 2 3 2 0 27 4.70   
S. Delmas 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Jernigan 62
Batters Faced: A. Jernigan 29, C. Hardy 5, S. Delmas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Jernigan 8-7, C. Hardy 0-0, S. Delmas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Jernigan 106-56, C. Hardy 27-14, S. Delmas 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Delmas 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Payton 6.2 9 3 3 3 7 0 114 3.06   
S. Esworthy 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.67   
M. Helsen W (7-5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Payton 48
Batters Faced: T. Payton 31, S. Esworthy 1, M. Helsen 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Payton 6-6, S. Esworthy 0-0, M. Helsen 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Payton 114-68, S. Esworthy 3-3, M. Helsen 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Esworthy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Jernigan
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 7452
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