CANCEL HITS WALK-OFF HOMER IN EXTRAS AS NATURALS SWEEP CARDINALS
SPRINGDALE, Ark - With one-out and a runner at second in the tenth, Gabriel Cancel drove the first pitch he saw out of the ballpark to give Northwest Arkansas (8-9) a thrilling 5-3 walk-off win over Springfield (5-12) on Saturday night. The victory by the Naturals completes the 3-game sweep
SPRINGDALE, Ark - With one-out and a runner at second in the tenth,
To the delight of many of the 4,941 fans in attendance, the game began with Kansas City Royals' left-hander
After
The Naturals has staked Duffy to the 2-0 lead with a couple of tallies in the fifth.
The Cardinals scratched across an unearned run in the sixth before tying the game in the seventh on a
The tie would be short-lived as the Naturals reclaimed the advantage in the home half of the frame. The Jones-Heath combination was at it again as Jones singled and stole another base and then came home on a run-scoring single by Heath.
Springfield was down to their final out in the ninth before tying the game at 3-3 on a passed ball. While the blown save in the ninth was technically given to
His extra-inning counterpart,
Tonight's game concluded the short homestand against the Cardinals. Following a league-wide off day on Easter Sunday, the Naturals will head down to Texas for an 8-game trip against a couple of South Division foes that'll begin on Monday, April 22 where they'll square off against the Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Houston) for 4-games before concluding the trip with 4-games against the Midland RockHounds (Double-A Oakland). The Naturals will then return to Arvest Ballpark for a 6-game homestand against the same two (2) teams from the Texas League South from Wednesday, May 1 through Tuesday, May 7.
Catch the live play-by-play action of the road opener in Corpus Christi on Monday night with the Voice of the Naturals Benjamin Kelly on KQSM - 92.1 The Ticket starting at 5:55 p.m. for the Indigo Sky Casino Pregame Show leading to first pitch at 6:15 p.m.
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The Naturals play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark. For more information, including statistics, ticket options, and more, please visit NWANaturals.com, and follow us on Twitter @NWANaturals and Facebook.com/Naturals.
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