DeCarlo Slams Travs Past RockHounds
June 21, 2019 - Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
Midland, TX - Joe DeCarlo blasted a grand slam to break a tie and send the Arkansas Travelers to a 10-6 win over the Midland RockHounds on Thursday night. The victory is the third straight for the Travs and makes them 3-0 in the second half of the season and 46-25 overall. Arkansas led by four early only to see Midland come back and tie before DeCarlo launched his homerun. Zac Grotz picked up the win by working 2.2 scoreless innings in relief.
Moments That Mattered
* 5 straight groundball hits with two out in the third inning scored five runs for the Travs. Luis Liberato knocked home the first with Logan Taylor and Jordan Cowan adding RBI singles before Nick Zammarell capped it with a two-run double.
* Tied in the seventh, Midland intentionally walked Zammarelli to load the bases with one out. DeCarlo made them pay with the grand slam off Trey Cochran-Gill.
Notable Travs Performances
* CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 3-4, BB, 2 runs, 2B, 3 RBI
* 3B Logan Taylor: 3-5, 2 runs, 2B, RBI
* C Joe DeCarlo: 2-5, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI
* RHP Zac Grotz: BS, Win, 2.2 IP, 2 H, BB
News and Notes
* The Mariners promoted Jake Fraley to Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day. With Fraley's promotion, he will be replaced in the TL All-Star game by Donnie Walton.
* Luis Liberato joined the Travs today off the Tacoma injured list. Liberato, making his Travs debut, started in right field batting second and was 2-5 with a run scored and one run driven in.
* The 17 hits matched a season-high for the Travs.
Up Next
The series continues on Friday night with a 7:00 first pitch. Right-hander Andrew Moore (1-1, 4.50) makes the start against righty Brian Howard (5-4, 3.33). The game will be broadcast on the Sports Animal 920, the First Pitch App, TuneIn radio and milb.tv.
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