TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
05/23/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6570 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (26-16) 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 10 14 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (10-32) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Travelers Roll to 10-3 Win Over Naturals
Arkansas left fielder Eric Thomas helped his team beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 10-3. Thomas, who is tied for 6th in the TEX in triples with 2, went 2 for 3 for the Travelers. Augusto Sánchez got credit for the win, improving to 2-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3.2 innings. Arkansas has now won 3 in a row.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the top of the seventh, Thomas had a key at-bat for Arkansas. With the bases loaded, Thomas hit a run-scoring single off Edgardo Méndez, making the score 4-3, Travelers.

"We were able to put some runs on the board," said Thomas after the game.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson 2B 6 1 2 0 0 2 6 .305 2 12
V. Fernández CF 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 .280 3 12
T. Kirkham 1B 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 .211 0 1
J. Taylor RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .254 2 22
E. Thomas LF 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 .309 0 6
L. Chávez DH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .270 3 15
   a-C. Palma DH 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 .236 0 8
D. Hall 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .304 2 13
O. Padilla SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .240 0 6
D. Palácios C 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .221 2 9
Totals 40 10 14 10 7 14 25      
a - C. Palma inserted as DH in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: L. Chávez (3, 1st Inning off S. Bell, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Hall (6, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 3 on, 0 outs) , V. Fernández (11, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robinson 2 , V. Fernández 2 , T. Kirkham , J. Taylor 2 , E. Thomas 2 , L. Chávez 2 , D. Hall 3 , O. Padilla , D. Palácios 2
2-out RBI: T. Kirkham , J. Taylor , L. Chávez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Robinson , E. Thomas , D. Hall , D. Palácios
GIDP: J. Taylor
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Thomas (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Palácios)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Tamamura at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 2 13
   b-E. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   c-J. Reyes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 7
D. Snider 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281 1 4
E. Barton 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .276 3 16
C. Villaneda C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 3 7
S. Tamamura CF, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .207 1 10
R. Sanders DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 2 16
A. Werner SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .272 2 12
   d-E. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
J. Rosales RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .170 1 8
J. Santos 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 0 4
   a-J. O'Duana CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 2 11
Totals 30 3 4 3 5 6 12      
a - J. O'Duana substituted for J. Santos in the 7th
b - E. Bell pinch hit for R. Hernández in the 8th
c - J. Reyes substituted for E. Bell in the 9th
d - E. Barnes pinch hit for A. Werner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Villaneda (4, 4th Inning off R. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Barton (3, 1st Inning off R. Ford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Snider , E. Barton 5 , C. Villaneda 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Santos (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Werner-Snider-Santos, Villaneda-Snider)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Ford 5.1 3 3 3 4 3 1 22 98 5.45   
A. Sánchez W (2-1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 64 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ford 49
Batters Faced: R. Ford 22, A. Sánchez 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ford 5-7, A. Sánchez 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ford 98-57, A. Sánchez 64-38
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Bell 6.0 8 3 3 3 9 0 28 115 5.24   
E. Méndez L (1-4), BS (4) 0.0 4 7 7 3 0 0 7 25 12.84   
A. Cortéz 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 30 8.60   
J. Mata 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 17 8.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bell 50
Batters Faced: S. Bell 28, E. Méndez 7, A. Cortéz 7, J. Mata 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bell 5-2, E. Méndez 0-0, A. Cortéz 0-2, J. Mata 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bell 115-69, E. Méndez 25-14, A. Cortéz 30-18, J. Mata 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Méndez 1-1 , A. Cortéz 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Thomas
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 4869
Special Notes: 2B Luis Chávez was injured while running the bases. RP António Cortéz was injured while pitching.
Saturday, May 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60