TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
04/24/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6461 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (5-9) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
Springfield Cardinals (7-7) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 8 1
Cardinals 5-4 Winners Over Northwest Arkansas
Despite a fine performance by center fielder Ed Barton, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals lost to the Springfield Cardinals, 5-4. Barton was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Dave Steward got the win, improving to 2-0. He worked 5.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 0. Dan Hoover finished to wrap up his 2nd save.

Doug Williams, who leads the TEX in total bases with 34, chipped in a solo home run for Springfield in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 1 RBI.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Springfield manager Elvis Morel. "It's usually not just one thing."

The Naturals, now 5-9, continue their poor start.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .298 1 6
M. Grant 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 3
E. Barton CF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .310 2 5
S. Tamamura RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .133 0 2
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 1 2
A. Werner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 0 2
J. Reyes DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. O'Duana DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 2 7
H. Marín 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 2 5
   b-J. Henderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-J. Rosales 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 4
   d-D. Snider PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Santos C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 0 0
   e-C. Villaneda PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .368 2 3
Totals 35 4 8 3 0 9 13      
a - J. O'Duana inserted as DH in the 6th
b - J. Henderson pinch hit for H. Marín in the 6th
c - J. Rosales substituted for J. Henderson in the 6th
d - D. Snider pinch hit for J. Rosales in the 9th
e - C. Villaneda pinch hit for J. Santos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Villaneda (3, 9th Inning off D. Hoover, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Barton (2, 5th Inning off D. Steward, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hernández , M. Grant , E. Barton 6 , J. O'Duana , J. Henderson , C. Villaneda 2
2-out RBI: E. Barton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grant , S. Tamamura , R. Sanders , J. Santos
GIDP: E. Barton
Hit by Pitch: M. Grant 2 , J. O'Duana
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grimes RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 2 7
   a-H. Washington CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Sosa 1B 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .280 1 1
D. Williams 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .362 2 7
T. Whaley CF, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 2 11
H. Green DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .250 1 7
T. Castro LF 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .333 0 4
B. Wemp SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 .268 2 10
E. Evans C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .192 0 3
C. Vargas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 1 3
Totals 31 5 8 5 4 8 18      
a - H. Washington substituted for J. Grimes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Grimes (5, 1st Inning off Á. Ayala, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Williams (2, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grimes 2 , D. Williams 5 , T. Whaley , H. Green , T. Castro 2 , B. Wemp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Wemp 2 , E. Evans , C. Vargas
Sac Fly: T. Castro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Evans (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Steward (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Vargas-Williams-Sosa)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Á. Ayala L (0-3) 5.2 6 4 4 4 5 0 28 119 8.27   
E. Méndez 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 8 29 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Ayala 42
Batters Faced: Á. Ayala 28, E. Méndez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Ayala 5-7, E. Méndez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Ayala 119-70, E. Méndez 29-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Steward W (2-0) 5.1 5 3 3 0 5 1 23 94 6.48   
J. Muhammad H (1) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 36 0.00   
D. Hoover SV (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 22 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Steward 51
Batters Faced: D. Steward 23, J. Muhammad 10, D. Hoover 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Steward 5-6, J. Muhammad 1-4, D. Hoover 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Steward 94-56, J. Muhammad 36-24, D. Hoover 22-14
WP: D. Hoover
Hit Batsmen: D. Steward , J. Muhammad , D. Hoover
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Barton
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 7434
Wednesday, April 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52