TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
05/07/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6509 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (9-17) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Arkansas Travelers (16-9) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 1
Travelers Edge Past Naturals, 3-2
Starting pitcher Andy McCormick gave the Arkansas Travelers a rock-solid effort. The Raleigh, North Carolina native helped his team defeat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 3-2, at Dickey-Stephens Park. Mike Kirk, now 1-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. The Naturals are now 9-17 this season.

The decisive blow was delivered by Eric Scales in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 22-year old right-handed pitcher Leonardo González to win the game for Arkansas. The home crowd went nuts.

"You have to trust that what you're doing is going to produce results," said McCormick.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Overstreet 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .316 1 13
R. La Arena CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253 2 12
   e-M. García PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 3 9
A. Dutra DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 3 10
E. Wolf LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312 0 5
G. Encarnación 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .371 2 11
B. Vázquez RF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .194 1 3
S. bin Hakem 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 3 8
   a-J. Ríos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 4 10
   c-J. Corrigan SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 6
A. Werner SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 1 3
   b-T. Jones PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 1 2
   d-J. Martínez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 0 2
   f-J. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-M. Navarro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 2
J. Robles C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .132 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 9 13      
a - J. Ríos pinch hit for S. bin Hakem in the 7th
b - T. Jones pinch hit for A. Werner in the 7th
c - J. Corrigan substituted for J. Ríos in the 7th
d - J. Martínez substituted for T. Jones in the 7th
e - M. García pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 8th
f - J. Henderson pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 9th
g - M. Navarro substituted for J. Henderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. bin Hakem (2, 3rd Inning off A. McCormick, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dutra (5, 8th Inning off A. McCormick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Overstreet , R. La Arena , A. Dutra 2 , E. Wolf , B. Vázquez , S. bin Hakem 2
2-out RBI: R. La Arena , E. Wolf
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dutra , A. Werner
GIDP: R. La Arena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Vázquez (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Matthews LF, 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .307 3 12
B. Woodrow CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
T. Caine 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 5 20
E. Scales RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .333 14 34
D. Dickerson DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .363 2 25
K. Hilton C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .342 3 15
R. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 1 4
C. Hall SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .316 2 11
S. Ellis 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 2 7
   a-D. Thompson PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .042 0 1
Totals 27 3 4 3 2 8 7      
a - D. Thompson pinch hit for S. Ellis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Hilton (3, 4th Inning off S. Spencer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Scales (14, 9th Inning off L. González, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Scales 5 , K. Hilton 3
2-out RBI: K. Hilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Woodrow , R. Davis
Sac Bunt: S. Ellis
Sac Fly: R. Matthews
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hall (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Caine (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hall-Ellis-Caine)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Spencer 6.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 86 3.23   
L. González L (1-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26 7.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Spencer 62
Batters Faced: S. Spencer 24, L. González 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Spencer 7-7, L. González 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Spencer 86-53, L. González 26-17
WP: S. Spencer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. McCormick 7.2 5 2 2 2 8 0 106 2.34   
M. Kirk W (1-0), BS (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. McCormick 67
Batters Faced: A. McCormick 30, M. Kirk 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. McCormick 8-6, M. Kirk 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. McCormick 106-66, M. Kirk 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kirk 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy McCormick
Ballpark: Dickey-Stephens Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 5774
Wednesday, May 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.2 Build 50