Travs Late Fight Falls Just Short in Amarillo Opener

Arkansas hits four home runs in defeat

Kaden Polcovich homered and drew two walks.

August 15, 2023

Box Score Amarillo, TX—Four late runs left the Arkansas Travelers just short in an 8-7 series opening loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Tuesday night. A five run deficit proved too much to overcome though for the Travs. Arkansas banged out just six hits but drew nine walks and

Box Score

Amarillo, TX—Four late runs left the Arkansas Travelers just short in an 8-7 series opening loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on Tuesday night. A five run deficit proved too much to overcome though for the Travs. Arkansas banged out just six hits but drew nine walks and all six hits went for extra bases including four home runs. However, no Travs player had more than one hit.

Moments That Mattered

* Neyfy Castillo popped a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth putting Amarillo up 7-2.

* Isiah Gilliam homered in the ninth to pull Arkansas with one but the next two hitters were retired to end the game.

Notable Travs Performances

* RF Isiah Gilliam: 1-4, BB, run, HR, 2 RBI

* 2B Kaden Polcovich: 1-2, 2 BB, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI

News and Notes

* Spencer Packard doubled, extending his hitting streak to 16.

* Ethan Lindow returned from the Injured List and pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen. Mike Flynn was placed on the Injured List prior to the game.

Up Next

The series continues on Wednesday with Shawn Semple (2-4, 5.02) pitching for Arkansas against Yu-Min Lin (2-1, 4.50) for Amarillo. First pitch is set for 7:05 and the game will be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.