NATURALS EVEN SERIES BEHIND LOVVORN
SPRINGDALE, Ark - After losing back-to-back games for the first time since April 29 and 30, Northwest Arkansas was looking for a stopper and they found one in starter Zach Lovvorn (W, 3-2). Behind his great outing, the Naturals (24-25) win 6-1 over Midland (24-25) on Saturday to even the
SPRINGDALE, Ark - After losing back-to-back games for the first time since April 29 and 30, Northwest Arkansas was looking for a stopper and they found one in starter
Lovvorn, celebrated his 24th birthday in style tonight as he was sensational on the mound for the Naturals. The Alabama native turned in his best outing of 2018 as he dominated through 7.0 complete innings against the Hounds by limiting their offense to an unearned run on three hits while striking out five. The win improves the right-hander to 3-1 in five starts at Arvest Ballpark.
After Lovvorn exited up 5-1 in the seventh, Mike Rojas called upon the hard-throwing right-hander
The game was 0-0 through the first two and a half frames before Northwest Arkansas got on the board.
Midland would respond with a run in the top of the fourth.
The lead for Northwest Arkansas would extent to 5-1 as
The Naturals out-hit the RockHounds on the night by a 12-to-5 margin. Miller had a perfect night at the plate by going 4-for-4 with two runs batted in while Hernandez went 3-for-4 with two doubles to up his team-high total to 15 on the season.
Northwest Arkansas will continue their Memorial Day weekend series against the Midland RockHounds, the Double-A Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, with the series finale tomorrow night - Sunday, May 27 - with a special Sunday start time of 6:35 p.m. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for the Memorial Day Weekend Post-Game Fireworks on Kids Eat FREE Family Sunday presented by Mini Babybel Cheese. RHP
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