TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
08/30/2111
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6964 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (57-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 10 0
Springfield Cardinals (67-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Naturals Score Late, Top Cardinals, 4-2
Northwest Arkansas and Springfield duked it out and the Naturals came out victorious.

Northwest Arkansas Naturals starter Steve Barney pitched effectively against the Springfield Cardinals at Hammons Field. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 4-2 win. The win went to Joel Wiegand in relief, making him now 2-0. Jamie Ward took the loss for Springfield.

Northwest Arkansas used a timely hit from Matt Myers to get the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run double in the top of the ninth inning to put the Naturals ahead, 4-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it made an impact.

"Steve kept them off-balance, threw a great game for us," said Naturals manager Travis Brassard.

The Naturals improved their record to 57-73 with the win over Springfield.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Raffety 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .230 10 38
R. Rothove 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
C. Molina DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .209 4 18
M. Troupe SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .281 15 48
Z. Dundon RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 4 17
S. Watrous 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .333 12 33
M. Myers LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .160 1 9
Z. Fredrickson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
M. Grover CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 2 10
Totals 34 4 10 4 0 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Myers (3, 9th Inning off J. Mele, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Watrous (12, 7th Inning off P. Aldana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Raffety 2 , C. Molina 2 , M. Troupe , Z. Dundon , S. Watrous 5 , M. Myers 2 , M. Grover
2-out RBI: S. Watrous , M. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Myers , Z. Fredrickson
Sac Bunt: Z. Dundon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Troupe (7) , Z. Dundon (12)
CS: W. Raffety (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Watrous-Rothove-Raffety)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McDowell 2B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .287 12 43
J. Martinez RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 4 19
F. McGovern 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 8 28
M. Davidson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 14 64
B. Nagel SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 5 40
   d-D. Ritch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 2 10
E. Adamic CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 3 11
B. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 9 34
K. Rogers DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Torres DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 4 24
R. Baxter LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 2 17
   b-J. Tortora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 3 15
   c-J. Bougie LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 6 40
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 10 8      
a - D. Torres inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Tortora pinch hit for R. Baxter in the 8th
c - J. Bougie substituted for J. Tortora in the 9th
d - D. Ritch pinch hit for B. Nagel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. McDowell (12, 6th Inning off S. Barney, 0 on, 1 out) , F. McGovern (8, 6th Inning off S. Barney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McDowell 4 , J. Martinez , F. McGovern 4 , B. Nagel , R. Baxter
2-out RBI: F. McGovern
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ritch , B. Johnson
GIDP: F. McGovern
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Nagel (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McGovern)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Barney 7.0 4 2 2 1 9 2 91 2.57   
J. Wiegand W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Barney 69
Batters Faced: S. Barney 25, J. Wiegand 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Barney 5-6, J. Wiegand 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Barney 91-60, J. Wiegand 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Aldana 8.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 109 3.88   
J. Ward L (14-7) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 4.57   
J. Mele 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Aldana 63
Batters Faced: P. Aldana 29, J. Ward 4, J. Mele 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Aldana 10-9, J. Ward 1-1, J. Mele 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Aldana 109-68, J. Ward 14-8, J. Mele 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mele 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Barney
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 7421
Special Notes: RP Jamie Ward was injured while pitching.
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