TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
06/18/2026
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6669 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Springfield Cardinals (47-19) 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 12 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (17-49) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 12 2
Baker goes 4-for-5 to Power Cardinals Offense
Springfield right fielder Jim Baker was instrumental in helping the Cardinals triumph, 7-4, over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Baker was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Springfield improves to 47-19 with the win. They lead their division by 7 games.

Dave Barton, the Springfield second baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to make the score 3-0, Cardinals. For the game, Barton was 1 for 5.

"This is not a one-man show," said Baker. "A lot of the guys stepped up."
SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Grimes DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .281 9 38
A. Martínez CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
J. Sosa SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .323 3 25
A. Davis 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .500 0 0
   a-E. Evans PR, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .257 3 24
T. Castro LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .352 0 22
R. Neal 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .375 0 2
J. Baker RF 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .800 1 4
D. Barton 2B 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .242 0 4
C. Vargas C 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .155 1 8
Totals 40 7 12 7 3 9 26      
a - E. Evans pinch ran for A. Davis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Davis (1, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baker (1, 7th Inning off E. Méndez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Grimes 2 , J. Sosa , A. Davis 3 , T. Castro , R. Neal , J. Baker 7 , D. Barton
2-out RBI: R. Neal , J. Baker , D. Barton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Evans , T. Castro , R. Neal , C. Vargas 2
Sac Fly: J. Sosa
Hit by Pitch: T. Castro
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barton-Sosa-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Duana LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .275 2 14
D. Snider 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .281 1 12
E. Barnes RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .275 0 10
R. Hernández 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .270 2 15
S. Tamamura CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 6 .285 1 27
E. Atkins 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .229 4 12
   a-M. Grant PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 3 17
A. Werner SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .242 3 19
E. Barton P, DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .268 6 27
J. Santos C 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .194 0 6
Totals 36 4 12 4 5 7 32      
a - M. Grant pinch hit for E. Atkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Snider 2 (5, 1st Inning off O. López, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off E. Combs, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Tamamura (14, 9th Inning off N. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. O'Duana , D. Snider 4 , E. Barnes 2 , R. Hernández , S. Tamamura 3 , A. Werner 3 , E. Barton
2-out RBI: D. Snider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Barnes , S. Tamamura 2 , E. Atkins , E. Barton , J. Santos
GIDP: J. Santos
Sac Fly: S. Tamamura , E. Atkins
Hit by Pitch: R. Hernández
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: S. Tamamura (2) , A. Werner (1)
SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. López W (4-2) 5.0 6 2 2 5 2 0 26 107 2.92   
E. Combs H (2) 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 14 46 5.47   
N. Acosta SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. López 44
Batters Faced: O. López 26, E. Combs 14, N. Acosta 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. López 7-5, E. Combs 3-4, N. Acosta 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. López 107-64, E. Combs 46-31, N. Acosta 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Combs 2-1
Hit Batsmen: O. López
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Barton L (1-8) 5.1 9 4 3 1 4 0 28 97 6.40   
E. Méndez 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 1 6 23 13.62   
A. Díaz 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 36 8.49   
J. Wright 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 39
Batters Faced: E. Barton 28, E. Méndez 6, A. Díaz 8, J. Wright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 6-6, E. Méndez 1-1, A. Díaz 2-1, J. Wright 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 97-60, E. Méndez 23-14, A. Díaz 36-17, J. Wright 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Méndez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Baker
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 5049
Special Notes: 1B Al Davis was injured while running the bases.
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