The Naturals' Mascot's Name is Strike!

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals announced Wednesday that the name of the furry, baseball-loving sasquatch will be hereby be known as 'Strike.'

Several hundred entries were submitted in our "Name the Mascot" contest in January.  After the contest was completed, Naturals staff members selected from the top-five most frequent names submitted along with five other 'wild-card' entries. 

Tanner Winn, from Happy Hollow Elementary School in Fayetteville was the lone child who submitted the name Strike.  Seven-year old Tanner will receive one game's worth of 'VIP' treatment from the Naturals, including joining the team on the field for batting practice, sitting in super premium seating for the game with three of his friends, and also will have the opportunity to throw a ceremonial first pitch before the game. 

Strike was created and produced by Street Characters Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, a creative ideas company specializing in mascot and costume conceptualization and design.  Street Characters has designed mascots for numerous Major League Baseball teams such as the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers, as well as NFL teams such as the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.

Merchandise and souvenirs depicting Strike will be available in our team store, Red Dirt Outfitters, which will open on March 22nd.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and will begin play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark, located in Springdale, on Thursday, April 10th against the San Antonio Missions.  You can purchase season tickets and group outings with the Naturals by calling (479) 927-4900.  There are only 28 DAYS REMAINING until Opening Day!