TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
04/11/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS
GAME ID: 6416 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (1-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Midland RockHounds (2-1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 6 1
Naturals Lose By a Run at Midland
Brad Fountain never let the Naturals get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his fastball, to pitch the RockHounds to a win, 2-1. The win puts Midland at 2-1.

The RockHounds got a big hit from shortstop Max Owens. Facing Northwest Arkansas pitcher António Cortéz in the bottom of the sixth, Owens pounded a run-scoring double to left. His 2nd double of the season put the RockHounds ahead, 2-0.

"Good teams find a way to win close games," Owens said.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 1
   a-J. O'Duana PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Marín 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Grant 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .091 0 1
E. Barton CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .364 0 1
S. Tamamura RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
   c-C. Villaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Sanders LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222 0 0
J. Reyes DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Werner 3B, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 0 0
J. Rosales SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 1 1
J. Santos C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1 1 5 10      
a - J. O'Duana pinch hit for R. Hernández in the 8th
b - H. Marín substituted for J. O'Duana in the 8th
c - C. Villaneda pinch hit for S. Tamamura in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Rosales (1, 8th Inning off B. Fountain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hernández , E. Barton , R. Sanders , J. Rosales 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Werner
GIDP: S. Tamamura
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hernández (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Báez CF, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286 0 1
L. Banda 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 0 1
X. Quintero LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .308 1 2
Á. Díaz RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .200 0 1
   a-E. Brown CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2
L. Merico 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .667 0 1
L. Sepúlveda DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
M. Owens SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .400 0 3
L. López 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .500 0 3
J. Fernández C 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 8 6 20      
a - E. Brown substituted for Á. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. López (1, 2nd Inning off S. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Owens (2, 6th Inning off A. Cortéz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Báez , L. Banda , X. Quintero , L. Merico , M. Owens 2 , L. López 2
2-out RBI: M. Owens , L. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Báez , X. Quintero , Á. Díaz , L. López , J. Fernández
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Merico (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Banda (1)
Double Plays: 1 (López-Banda-Merico)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Brown L (0-1) 4.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 16 78 2.25   
A. Cortéz 2.1 2 1 1 3 1 0 12 49 3.86   
E. Méndez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 5.40   
J. Wright 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brown 54
Batters Faced: S. Brown 16, A. Cortéz 12, E. Méndez 3, J. Wright 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brown 4-4, A. Cortéz 4-2, E. Méndez 0-1, J. Wright 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brown 78-44, A. Cortéz 49-28, E. Méndez 12-6, J. Wright 25-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Fountain W (1-0) 8.0 4 1 1 1 4 1 29 111 1.12   
J. Ramos SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fountain 73
Batters Faced: B. Fountain 29, J. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fountain 8-11, J. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fountain 111-75, J. Ramos 8-5
WP: B. Fountain
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Fountain
Ballpark: Security Bank Ballpark
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 5400
Special Notes: RP Steve Brown was injured while pitching. RP Edgardo Méndez was injured while pitching.
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