TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
05/09/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6518 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (19-10) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Springfield Cardinals (16-13) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 10 0
Travelers Lose to Cardinals in Walk-Off
The Springfield Cardinals defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 6-3, in part because of third baseman Doug Williams. Williams went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Cardinals. Springfield reliever Dan Hoover picked up the win to move to 2-0. Mike Wolf suffered the loss. The win puts Springfield at 16-13 this season.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With two out, Williams hit a fastball from Mike Wolf for a 3-run home run. The Cardinals, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"The crowd was juiced," said Williams.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson 2B 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 1 6
   a-W. Watts PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 4 11
V. Fernández CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .235 2 8
C. Cruz LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .238 2 17
J. Taylor RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230 1 13
C. Haugen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .348 2 8
D. Palácios C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 2 8
W. Paniers 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .298 1 4
D. Hall DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .278 2 7
O. Padilla SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .214 0 5
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 13 13      
a - W. Watts pinch hit for D. Robinson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Fernández (7, 1st Inning off D. Steward, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Hall (2, 2nd Inning off D. Steward, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robinson , V. Fernández 3 , C. Cruz , J. Taylor , C. Haugen , W. Paniers , D. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Fernández , C. Haugen , D. Palácios
Sac Fly: D. Robinson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paniers-Robinson-Haugen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grimes RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 5 15
   b-H. Green PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 4 18
J. Sosa SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343 1 5
   a-C. Vargas PR, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 1 4
   c-D. Rutledge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 3 7
   d-S. Fukuda 3B, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 9
D. Williams 2B, 3B 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .327 6 18
T. Whaley CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .265 3 16
H. Morales 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .328 1 7
T. Castro LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .370 0 9
B. Wemp 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .326 5 26
A. Rodríguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .182 2 4
E. Evans C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .212 0 5
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 8 14      
a - C. Vargas pinch ran for J. Sosa in the 1st
b - H. Green pinch hit for J. Grimes in the 7th
c - D. Rutledge pinch hit for C. Vargas in the 7th
d - S. Fukuda substituted for D. Rutledge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sosa (8, 1st Inning off R. Ford, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Morales (6, 6th Inning off R. Ford, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Williams 2 (6, 1st Inning off R. Ford, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Wolf, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sosa 2 , D. Williams 8 , T. Whaley , H. Morales 3 , T. Castro , B. Wemp , E. Evans 2
2-out RBI: D. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grimes , B. Wemp
GIDP: E. Evans
Sac Fly: T. Castro
Hit by Pitch: S. Fukuda
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Morales (1)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ford 6.1 7 3 3 2 5 1 27 100 4.23   
J. Díaz 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 30 0.00   
M. Wolf L (1-3) 0.2 2 3 3 0 0 1 5 16 8.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ford 50
Batters Faced: R. Ford 27, J. Díaz 7, M. Wolf 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ford 6-7, J. Díaz 1-1, M. Wolf 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ford 100-61, J. Díaz 30-20, M. Wolf 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Díaz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Wolf
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Steward 6.0 5 3 3 2 8 0 24 90 7.04   
D. Álvarez 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 26 5.40   
D. Hoover W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 14 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Steward 56
Batters Faced: D. Steward 24, D. Álvarez 8, D. Hoover 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Steward 3-6, D. Álvarez 1-2, D. Hoover 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Steward 90-55, D. Álvarez 26-20, D. Hoover 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Williams
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 5:30 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 7450
Special Notes: SS Jorge Sosa was injured while running the bases. RP Juan Díaz was injured while pitching.
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