RockHounds Win Rain Delayed Game, 9-2
North Little Rock, AR-It was a long night at the ballpark in more ways than one for the Arkansas Travelers (22-23) as they fell to the Midland RockHounds (22-24), 9-3 on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The game was delayed 59 minutes at the start due to rain and then
North Little Rock, AR-It was a long night at the ballpark in more ways than one for the Arkansas Travelers (22-23) as they fell to the Midland RockHounds (22-24), 9-3 on Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park. The game was delayed 59 minutes at the start due to rain and then the Travs never led in the contest. Midland scored single runs in five of the first seven innings before blowing it open with a four run eighth. Both teams struggled for key hits as the RockHounds were only 4-19 with runners in scoring position while the Travs were 3-16 but saw just one of those three hits drive in a run.
Moments That Mattered
* Midland turned an inning opening base hit into a run six different times, beginning with the first frame.
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* Vertigan singled to open the fifth, then
Notable Travs Performances
* LF Chuck Taylor: 2-5, 2 RBI
* 1B
* SS
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