Naturals Trounce Travs
Box Score Springdale, AR—The Northwest Arkansas Naturals scored in each of the first seven innings and defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 12-3 on Thursday night. Travs pitchers were dinged for 20 hits, the most they had allowed in a game all season. Tucker Bradley led the Naturals’ attack with a career
Springdale, AR—The Northwest Arkansas Naturals scored in each of the first seven innings and defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 12-3 on Thursday night. Travs pitchers were dinged for 20 hits, the most they had allowed in a game all season. Tucker Bradley led the Naturals’ attack with a career night going 5-for-5. Mason Barnett was the winning pitcher with Shawn Semple taking the loss.
Moments That Mattered
* The Naturals scored three times with two out in the bottom of the first capped by a two-run double by Bradley.
* Arkansas had a chance to respond the next inning but could not cash in on a leadoff double by Tyler Locklear.
Notable Travs Performances
* 2B Edryn Rodriguez: 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI
* 1B Tyler Locklear: 2-4, 2B
News and Notes
* Naturals pitchers retired the final 13 Travs hitters.
* Prelander Berroa recorded his 100th strikeout of the season to end a scoreless 8th inning. He has pitched only 64.1 innings this year.
Up Next
The series continues on Friday night with Blas Castano (1-2, 4.56) pitching for Arkansas against Chandler Champlain (4-5, 4.05) for NW Arkansas. First pitch is set for 7:05. The game will be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.