TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
04/09/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
GAME ID: 6407 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Midland RockHounds (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
RockHounds Absorb 2-1 Home Loss
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Midland RockHounds were eager to watch Dani Mendoza square off against Ed Barton of the visiting Northwest Arkansas Naturals. In the end, the Naturals won the game, 2-1, with Ed Barton leading the way. The winner was Barton. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Dani Mendoza.

Rodrigo Hernández had a direct impact on the outcome. Hernández contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the fifth inning to put Northwest Arkansas up, 2-0.

"Runs were at a premium," said Northwest Arkansas manager Steve Falteisek.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 3B, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .400 0 1
J. O'Duana CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Snider 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Marín PR, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
M. Grant 1B 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .333 0 1
   b-E. Atkins 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Tamamura RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
R. Sanders LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .333 0 0
C. Villaneda C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
E. Barton P, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
A. Werner SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 3 14 18      
a - H. Marín pinch ran for D. Snider in the 1st
b - E. Atkins substituted for M. Grant in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grant (1, 1st Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Werner (1, 5th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hernández 2 (2, 5th Inning off D. Mendoza, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off A. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Sanders (1, 6th Inning off D. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hernández 4 , M. Grant 2 , R. Sanders 2 , A. Werner 3
2-out RBI: M. Grant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hernández , M. Grant , S. Tamamura 2 , E. Barton
Hit by Pitch: D. Snider , M. Grant
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Werner-Hernández-Atkins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Brown CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
L. Sepúlveda 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Wills DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
X. Quintero LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000 0 1
Á. Díaz RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
M. Owens 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
J. Tirado SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
P. Herrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 0 0
J. Fernández C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Herrera (1, 3rd Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 1 out) , Á. Díaz (1, 5th Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Díaz 3 , M. Owens , J. Tirado 2 , P. Herrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown , Á. Díaz , J. Fernández
GIDP: P. Herrera
Sac Fly: X. Quintero
Hit by Pitch: E. Wills
Team LOB: 7
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Barton W (1-0) 7.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 27 96 1.29   
J. Mata H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00   
J. Wright H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.00   
M. Mojano SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 66
Batters Faced: E. Barton 27, J. Mata 1, J. Wright 3, M. Mojano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 11-7, J. Mata 0-1, J. Wright 0-1, M. Mojano 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 96-57, J. Mata 2-1, J. Wright 13-7, M. Mojano 13-9
WP: E. Barton
Hit Batsmen: J. Wright
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Mendoza L (0-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 12 0 26 116 3.00   
A. Salazar 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 26 0.00   
J. Ramos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mendoza 64
Batters Faced: D. Mendoza 26, A. Salazar 9, J. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mendoza 3-3, A. Salazar 4-1, J. Ramos 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mendoza 116-71, A. Salazar 26-17, J. Ramos 13-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Mendoza , A. Salazar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Barton
Ballpark: Security Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 6628
Special Notes: 2B Dan Snider was injured being hit by a pitch.
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