TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
07/30/2111
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
TULSA DRILLERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6851 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tulsa Drillers (70-31) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 10 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (44-57) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Drillers Capture Close Win
The Tulsa Drillers had to overcome a fine effort from Northwest Arkansas pitcher Michael Hess to win, 5-4, at Arvest Ballpark. Hess went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs. Tulsa pitcher Bill Pavek earned the win, hiking his record to 6-3. Chris Hardy suffered the loss. At 70-31, the Drillers are currently first in the North Division.

Jose Nunez came through with a big-time hit for Tulsa. The third baseman smacked a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to give his team the lead, 5-4. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Nunez told the Tulsa Bulletin. "But we take nothing for granted."
TULSA BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thomson RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .216 3 20
   g-M. Wilson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 0 1
   j-Z. Braunstein LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 3 11
R. Reiter 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 7 25
   a-M. Vasquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 5 20
   b-J. Nunez 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 4 13
J. Stanislaw DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .293 10 35
   i-R. Dundas DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
L. Ramsey 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .315 16 44
   c-J. Knight PH, SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .330 9 28
M. Rosario LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .212 7 10
   d-M. Hoppe PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 9 35
   k-S. Hollifield RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 11 35
J. Robinson 2B 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 .235 10 39
R. Giardina CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .270 2 29
L. Leis C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .282 2 10
T. Calvino SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .296 1 21
   e-A. Cooper PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   f-M. Tolzman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 9 49
   h-E. Mason 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5 6 13 17      
a - M. Vasquez pinch hit for R. Reiter in the 7th
b - J. Nunez substituted for M. Vasquez in the 7th
c - J. Knight pinch hit for L. Ramsey in the 8th
d - M. Hoppe pinch hit for M. Rosario in the 8th
e - A. Cooper pinch hit for T. Calvino in the 8th
f - M. Tolzman pinch ran for A. Cooper in the 8th
g - M. Wilson pinch hit for M. Thomson in the 8th
h - E. Mason substituted for M. Tolzman in the 8th
i - R. Dundas inserted as DH in the 9th
j - Z. Braunstein substituted for M. Wilson in the 9th
k - S. Hollifield substituted for M. Hoppe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Stanislaw (10, 6th Inning off M. Hess, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Giardina (8, 6th Inning off M. Hess, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Knight (14, 8th Inning off C. Hardy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Thomson (3, 1st Inning off M. Hess, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rosario (7, 6th Inning off M. Hess, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Nunez (4, 9th Inning off C. Hardy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thomson 4 , J. Nunez 4 , J. Stanislaw 2 , L. Ramsey , J. Knight 2 , M. Rosario 4 , M. Hoppe , J. Robinson , R. Giardina 2 , L. Leis
2-out RBI: A. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Wilson , J. Robinson , R. Giardina , T. Calvino
Hit by Pitch: A. Cooper
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stanislaw (24) , M. Hoppe (23)
CS: M. Thomson (3) , J. Robinson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Leis (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramsey-Calvino-Ramsey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Raffety 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .249 10 31
J. Gearhart 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 9 27
M. Troupe SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 8 30
L. de Leon 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .273 15 71
A. Bakker LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .389 4 20
J. Turner C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 2 14
C. Molina DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .132 1 6
F. Enriquez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .297 4 16
M. Grover CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .208 2 7
   a-Z. Dundon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 2 10
Totals 33 4 8 3 2 8 9      
a - Z. Dundon pinch hit for M. Grover in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grover (3, 2nd Inning off D. Willett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. de Leon 2 , A. Bakker 2 , J. Turner , C. Molina , M. Grover 3
2-out RBI: A. Bakker , J. Turner , C. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Enriquez
GIDP: J. Turner
Hit by Pitch: M. Troupe
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Grover (1)
TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Willett 2.2 6 4 4 1 1 0 33 2.36   
V. Rojas 4.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 56 2.98   
B. Pavek W (6-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Willett 26
Batters Faced: D. Willett 15, V. Rojas 15, B. Pavek 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willett 2-4, V. Rojas 5-1, B. Pavek 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Willett 33-20, V. Rojas 56-36, B. Pavek 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Rojas 1-1
WP: D. Willett
Hit Batsmen: D. Willett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hess 6.0 7 3 3 4 7 2 112 4.56   
T. Caparica H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.06   
C. Hardy L (4-6), BS (5) 1.2 3 2 2 2 4 1 46 3.77   
M. Becerra 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hess 49
Batters Faced: M. Hess 28, T. Caparica 2, C. Hardy 11, M. Becerra 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hess 4-6, T. Caparica 0-1, C. Hardy 0-1, M. Becerra 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hess 112-65, T. Caparica 6-5, C. Hardy 46-30, M. Becerra 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Caparica 1-0 , M. Becerra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Hardy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Hess
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 6428
Special Notes: 3B Anthony Cooper was injured being hit by a pitch.
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