TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
06/23/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
GAME ID: 6689 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (18-53) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0
Tulsa Drillers (41-30) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
Drillers Edge Past Naturals, 6-5
The Tulsa Drillers weathered an outstanding game by Northwest Arkansas designated hitter Ed Barton to topple the Naturals, 6-5. Barton threw 6.0 innings allowing 4 runs. Jesus Canizales snagged the win in relief. He goes to 1-0 on the season. Edgardo Méndez suffered the loss. The victory gives Tulsa a record of 41-30.

The decisive blow was delivered by Kevin Kelley in the bottom of the 12th when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old left-handed pitcher Edgardo Méndez to win the game for Tulsa. The home crowd went nuts.

"That was your kind of game, if you like high drama," said Drillers manager Victor Martinez.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Duana LF 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 3 17
D. Snider 2B 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281 1 16
E. Barnes RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .304 0 13
   b-M. Grant PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 3 20
   c-J. Rosales RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 1 9
S. Tamamura 3B, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .286 1 29
   d-C. Villaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 3 13
   e-J. Santos 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 0 6
R. Sanders CF 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 .312 4 29
E. Atkins 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .221 4 13
   a-H. Marín 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 15
A. Werner SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .248 3 21
E. Barton P, DH 3 1 1 0 2 2 4 .282 7 29
T. Soto C 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .252 4 11
Totals 48 5 13 5 5 15 26      
a - H. Marín substituted for E. Atkins in the 7th
b - M. Grant pinch hit for E. Barnes in the 8th
c - J. Rosales substituted for M. Grant in the 8th
d - C. Villaneda pinch hit for S. Tamamura in the 9th
e - J. Santos substituted for C. Villaneda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Werner (6, 1st Inning off J. Amezcha, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Snider , E. Barnes , S. Tamamura , R. Sanders 3 , E. Atkins , H. Marín , A. Werner 3 , E. Barton , T. Soto 2
2-out RBI: E. Atkins , A. Werner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sanders , A. Werner , E. Barton 2 , T. Soto
Sac Fly: S. Tamamura
Hit by Pitch: A. Werner , E. Barton
Team LOB: 15
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Weeks RF 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 .298 7 36
M. De Leon SS 6 1 3 1 0 1 4 .313 5 38
M. Marrero DH 6 1 1 3 0 1 3 .274 5 16
M. Martínez CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 0 1
L. Walker 3B 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 .312 14 52
R. Evans LF 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .274 4 24
H. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 .272 5 32
C. Evans 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 9 26
   a-S. Sánchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 1 10
   b-K. Kelley 2B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .376 3 19
K. Bowling C 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .233 3 16
Totals 47 6 12 6 5 13 22      
a - S. Sánchez pinch hit for C. Evans in the 6th
b - K. Kelley substituted for S. Sánchez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. De Leon (14, 3rd Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Martínez (5, 6th Inning off E. Barton, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Kelley (14, 12th Inning off E. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. De Leon (2, 7th Inning off J. Henderson, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Martínez (3, 9th Inning off M. Mojano, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Marrero (5, 1st Inning off E. Barton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Weeks , M. De Leon 6 , M. Marrero 4 , M. Martínez 5 , L. Walker 2 , K. Kelley 2 , K. Bowling 2
2-out RBI: K. Kelley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Weeks , M. De Leon , M. Marrero , M. Martínez , L. Walker , R. Evans
Hit by Pitch: M. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Kelley (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. De Leon (3)
OF assists: 1 (Martínez(Atkins at home))
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Barton 6.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 26 96 6.37   
J. Henderson BS (5) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 9 36 9.45   
J. Wright 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 13 5.47   
M. Mojano 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 39 6.10   
E. Méndez L (1-6) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 25 13.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Barton 46
Batters Faced: E. Barton 26, J. Henderson 9, J. Wright 3, M. Mojano 8, E. Méndez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Barton 4-9, J. Henderson 0-2, J. Wright 0-0, M. Mojano 2-2, E. Méndez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Barton 96-59, J. Henderson 36-19, J. Wright 13-5, M. Mojano 39-22, E. Méndez 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
WP: M. Mojano
Hit Batsmen: J. Henderson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Amezcha 5.1 10 5 5 4 8 0 30 122 3.02   
B. Phipps 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 31 1.29   
A. Moreno 3.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 14 56 1.35   
J. Canizales W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Amezcha 32
Batters Faced: J. Amezcha 30, B. Phipps 9, A. Moreno 14, J. Canizales 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Amezcha 1-6, B. Phipps 3-3, A. Moreno 2-2, J. Canizales 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Amezcha 122-70, B. Phipps 31-20, A. Moreno 56-36, J. Canizales 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Phipps 3-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Moreno 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Barton
Ballpark: ONEOK Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:46
Attendance: 7767
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