Gilliam Hooks Victory For Arkansas With Walk-Off Hit
North Little Rock, AR—Isiah Gilliam delivered a two out walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth sending the Arkansas Travelers to a 4-3 series opening victory on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs had loaded the bases with no one out but needed Gilliam’s heroics after consecutive strikeouts.
North Little Rock, AR—Isiah Gilliam delivered a two out walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth sending the Arkansas Travelers to a 4-3 series opening victory on Tuesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs had loaded the bases with no one out but needed Gilliam’s heroics after consecutive strikeouts. Three relievers combined to pitch 4.1 scoreless innings as Arkansas rallied from an early two-run deficit for the victory. Robbie Tenerowicz paced the Travs offense with three hits and three runs batted in. Isaiah Campbell nabbed another win out of the bullpen to improve to 6-0 on the year.
Moments That Mattered
* Tenerowicz connected for a two RBI hit with two out in the fifth to pull the Travs even.
* Campbell saw the Hooks put runners at second and third in the top of the ninth but got out of the jam without allowing a run setting the stage for the walk-off.
Notable Travs Performances
* RF Robert Perez, Jr.: 2-5, run, 2B, 3B
* 1B Robbie Tenerowicz: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI
News and Notes
* All four Travs runs scored with two out in an inning.
* Tulsa lost at Springfield moving the Travs into a first place tie with the Drillers. There are only 11 games remaining in the first half of the season.
Up Next
The series continues on Wednesday night with Kyle Tyler (3-4, 6.34) pitching for Arkansas against Rhett Kouba (4-2, 4.17) for Corpus Christi. It is a Dog Days of Summer with first pitch at 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.