TL1 Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Frisco avoids sweep with win over Naturals

Published on August 13, 2010 under Texas League (TL1)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release


Frisco, TX - The Naturals came out of the gate quickly, as they went for the sweep in Frisco. However the RoughRiders came back and made a game out of it. With the game tied late, the RoughRiders brought home a pivotal run to win 7-6.

The Naturals (29-18, 71-46) broke loose with six runs in the first inning. Paulo Orlando and Anthony Seratelli got the inning going with back-to-back singles. Eric Hosmer then lined a base hit into center, and Orlando came home to score. Clint Robinson then sent a base hit into left, which loaded the bases. Nick Van Stratten then laced the Naturals' fifth straight single, as scored Seratelli. The rally continued as Tim Smith singled to right, and brought home Hosmer. Manny Pina made it seven straight hits, as he doubled to center, and scored all three base runners. The three-RBI double made it a 6-0 game all with no outs.

Frisco (22-25, 60-56) got their comeback going with a run in the bottom of the first. Marcus Lemon reached base on a leadoff walk. With two outs, James Tomlin brought lemon home with a double to left.

The RoughRiders also brought home a run in the second inning. After Jonathan Greene singled to get the inning going, Davis Stoneburner doubled to left. The double was enough to score Greene, and bring the RoughRiders closer.

Frisco's rally continued as they tied the game up with four runs in the third inning. After Joaquin Arias walked, Tomlin and Emerson Frostad hit back-to-back singles to load the bases. Andy Jenkins then singled, and Arias came home to score. Greene then sent a base hit into center, and both Tomlin and Frostad scored. With the deficit cut to just one, Stoneburner grounded out, but it was enough to score Jenkins and tie the game.

The game slowed down after the fireworks from the first few innings, and the scored remained tied at six. Frisco broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth. Jonathan Greene led off the eighth with the single to left field. Then with one out, Stoneburner singled to second, and was safe due to a throwing error by Anthony Seratelli. The error also allowed Greene to come home and score the go-ahead run. That run proved to be the difference, as Frisco avoided the sweep with the 7-6 win.

Barry Bowden (0-1) suffered the loss in his debut appearance with the Naturals. Bowden came on in the eighth, and gave up what proved to be the winning run. Naturals' starter John Lamb pitched just two innings. He gave up six earned runs, walked three, and struck out one. Rowdy Hardy came in for Lamb, and he pitched five shutout innings. Hardy allowed just three hits and struck out four.

Beau Jones (2-0) picked up the win for Frisco. Jones pitched four innings, and did not give up a run. Michael Schlact started the game for Frisco. He pitched five innings, gave up six runs, and struck out three.

The Naturals now hit the road for a three game series with the Midland RockHounds. The series gets underway Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. You can listen to all the action live on ESPN 92.1 The Ticket, and on 921theticket.com.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and play at state of the art Arvest Ballpark, located in Springdale. You can purchase tickets and group outings with the Naturals by calling (479) 927-4900.

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