Starling Hits First Ever Naturals Cycle in Rout
July 29, 2015 - Texas League (TL1)
Arkansas Travelers News Release
Bubba Starling of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
(Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Credit: Mark Wagner)
North Little Rock, AR - Outfielder Bubba Starling hit for the cycle in the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 10-4 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park.
The Royals' #6 prospect (MLB.com) grounded out in the first, hit a three-run home run in the third, lined a double in the fifth, blasted a triple to the left field corner in the seventh and capped off the cycle with a broken-bat single in the ninth. The cycle was the first in the Texas League since Zach Borenstein accomplished the feat with the Arkansas Travelers on April 20, 2014. Starling's was the first in Naturals history.
Northwest Arkansas scored three in the first, three in the third and two in the fifth, with seven of the eight runs scoring on home runs by 1B Alex Liddi, Starling and 3B Hunter Dozier.
RHP Michael Brady (L, 5-5) surrendered a season-high eight runs on 11 hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
LHP Jonathan Dziedzic (W, 6-6) tossed five innings and allowed a run on two hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Travs 2B Sherman Johnson blasted his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the eighth in front of friends and family. Four of Johnson's five longballs have been hit against Northwest Arkansas.
RF Cal Towey had the lone multi-hit game for Arkansas, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Towey has reached base in 14 straight starts.
With the loss, Arkansas fell to 52-49 on the season and had a 5-game winning streak snapped. The Travs and Naturals will conclude the series on Wednesday with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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