TL Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Naturals Fall on Road to Travelers in Extras

Published on May 15, 2024 under Texas League (TL)
Northwest Arkansas Naturals News Release


Rodolfo Duran drove in three runs, but the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (16-16) fell to the Arkansas Travelers (19-14) 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Northwest Arkansas began the scoring in the top of the first against Arkansas starter Reid VanScoter . Tyler Tolbert walked and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. Duran laced a single to left, scoring Tolbert to make it a 1-0 ballgame.

The Travelers scored a run in the fourth and three in the fifth off Naturals starter Mason Barnett to take a 4-1 lead.

In the top of the sixth, the Naturals scored again off VanScoter. Tolbert singled and was plated on a two-run homer by Duran, cutting the deficit, 4-3.

Gavin Cross led off the top of the ninth with a double against Arkansas reliever Travis Kuhn , and scored on a single by Josh Lester to tie the game, 4-4.

The game remained tied until the home half of tenth before Cole Young notched an RBI single against Naturals reliever Beck Way , ending the game, 5-4.

Kyle Hill earned the win (1-1), tossing a scoreless 11th inning. Way (1-1) took the loss, letting up a run and a hit over 0.1 frames.

The Naturals and Travelers play game two of a six-game series on Wednesday with first pitch set for 6:35 PM CT. Chandler Champlain (1-1, 4.25) takes the ball for Northwest Arkansas, while Arkansas rolls out Juan Mercedes (1-1, 3.77)

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