TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
05/16/2025
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TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6541 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (19-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 9 0
Springfield Cardinals (18-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 0
Springfield Downed, 5-3, by Travelers
The Arkansas Travelers beat the Springfield Cardinals, 5-3. Arkansas pitcher and DeKalb, Illinois, native Clarence Sharp led the way. Earning his 9th save for Arkansas was José Martínez. The Cardinals, at 18-15, have lost 4 straight games.

The game was at a stalemate until right fielder Eric Scales came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Springfield pitcher José Castro, he hit a 2-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Arkansas on top, 3-2.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Arkansas manager Mike Redmond. "It's usually not just one thing."
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Matthews LF, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .295 3 13
V. Montalvo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 0 7
   e-J. Ruíz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   f-S. Ellis 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 2 7
D. Dickerson DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .362 3 28
T. Caine 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .257 5 22
L. Costaneda CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
   a-J. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-J. Colón SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 1 4
K. Hilton C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .303 3 15
E. Scales RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .298 14 36
R. Young SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   b-K. Brown PH, LF 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .288 0 5
C. Hall 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 2 12
   c-V. Fernández PH, CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .077 0 1
Totals 31 5 9 5 5 8 14      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for L. Costaneda in the 8th
b - K. Brown pinch hit for R. Young in the 8th
c - V. Fernández pinch hit for C. Hall in the 8th
d - J. Colón substituted for J. Taylor in the 8th
e - J. Ruíz pinch hit for V. Montalvo in the 9th
f - S. Ellis substituted for J. Ruíz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Matthews (6, 9th Inning off D. Hoover, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Dickerson (13, 9th Inning off D. Hoover, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Caine (7, 9th Inning off J. Castro, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Matthews 3 , D. Dickerson 2 , T. Caine 3 , K. Hilton , E. Scales 2 , R. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Caine , V. Fernández
GIDP: R. Matthews , V. Montalvo , K. Hilton , C. Hall
Sac Bunt: V. Montalvo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Hall-Caine, Young-Hall-Caine)
OF assists: 1 (Costaneda(Sweet at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sosa RF 3 0 1 0 2 2 2 .294 1 9
C. Robinson 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 3 10
K. Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 5 19
   a-W. Casey PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 11
   b-T. Peña 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 3
A. Garza LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .280 9 23
A. Rodríguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 1 7
A. Velasco 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 0 4
J. Almenza SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .140 2 12
A. Escobedo CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 0 6
C. Sweet C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .176 3 7
Totals 29 3 5 3 8 7 11      
a - W. Casey pinch hit for K. Smith in the 8th
b - T. Peña substituted for W. Casey in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Garza (9, 8th Inning off M. Kirk, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Almenza (2, 9th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sosa , C. Robinson , A. Garza 5 , J. Almenza 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Velasco , J. Almenza
GIDP: C. Robinson , A. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: W. Casey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Velasco-Almenza-Velasco, Hoover-Almenza-Velasco, Hoover-Almenza-Velasco, Velasco-Sweet-Velasco)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sharp 6.1 2 0 0 8 5 0 96 5.23   
M. Kirk W (2-0) 1.2 1 2 2 0 2 1 27 4.15   
J. Martínez SV (9) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sharp 66
Batters Faced: C. Sharp 26, M. Kirk 7, J. Martínez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sharp 9-2, M. Kirk 2-1, J. Martínez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sharp 96-47, M. Kirk 27-20, J. Martínez 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kirk 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Kirk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hoover 8.1 7 2 2 1 8 0 107 4.04   
J. Castro L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 3 3 4 0 0 29 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hoover 68
Batters Faced: D. Hoover 30, J. Castro 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hoover 10-4, J. Castro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hoover 107-63, J. Castro 29-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Castro 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clarence Sharp
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 7420
Special Notes: Clarence Sharp ties the Arkansas Travelers regular season game record for walks with 8.
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