Travs top Cards in road trip finale

North Little Rock, AR - The Arkansas Travelers claimed the series win with a 9-3 victory against the Springfield Cardinals before 3,007 fans at Dickey-Stephens Park on Sunday afternoon.

Making his Double-A debut after six games to start the season with AAA-Memphis, 2B Ramón Urías went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two singles. C Andrew Knizner added to his league-leading .429 batting average with two doubles as well.

After the Travs (8-7) plated a pair with RBI singles from LF Chuck Taylor and 1B Dario Pizzano in the top of the third, the Cardinals (7-8) halved the deficit in the top of the fourth. Facing RHP Andrew Moore (W, 1-0), C Andrew Knizner led off with a double. Two outs later, LF Victor Roache brought home Knizner with an RBI single, bringing Springfield within one run, 2-1.

However, the Travs opened the margin with four runs against RHP Jake Woodford (L, 1-2) in the bottom of the fifth. With two on and one away, 1B Dario Pizzano plated one run with an RBI single, followed by a three-run blast by 2B Chris Mariscal, making it a 6-1 lead.

The Travelers padded the advantage with three more runs in the bottom of the sixth, including an RBI single from Pizzano, an RBI walk by 3B Seth Mejias-Brean and an RBI groundout from CF Andrew Aplin to make it 9-1.

Springfield shaved the deficit in the top of the eighth when a two-run single by 1B John Nogowski brought in CF Lane Thomas and C Andrew Knizner, decreasing the Travelers lead to 9-3.

However, Arkansas RHP Scott Kuzminsky came in for the top of the ninth and dealt a scoreless final frame, closing the 9-3 win for the Travelers.
Green Pinstripe Caps, Travel Duffle Bags, Pregame Happy Hour, Fans-On-Field Fireworks and more from April 23 - 30
Springfield returns home for an eight-game homestand with games at Hammons Field every day from Monday, April 23 - Monday, April 30. Don't miss any of the upcoming fun, including:

-Monday, April 23, 6:30pm - Monday Night Baseball vs. the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Gates open at 5:30pm.

-Tuesday, April 24, 6:30pm - Great Southern Bank $1 Dog Day. Gates open at 5:30pm.

-Wednesday, April 25, 11:10am - Day Baseball, KY3 Weather School Educational Day and High School Career in Sports Day. Gates open at 10:10am.

-Thursday, April 26, 7:10pm - Klement's $1 Bratwurst Night and Pregame On-Field Happy Hour. Gates open at 6:10pm.

-Friday, April 27, 7:10pm - Fans-On-Field Fireworks with 27th Anniversary of 1991 Songs. Gates open at 6:10pm.

-Saturday, April 28, 4:10pm - Expedia Travel Duffle Bag Giveaway (2,000). Gates open at 3:10pm.

-Sunday, April 29, 2:10pm - Central Bank of the Ozarks Green Pinstripe Cap Giveaway (2,000), Hiland Dairy Ice Cream Sunday and Kids Run the Bases. Gates open at 1:10pm.

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