TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/03/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6825 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (57-48) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (56-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X 4 8 0
Naturals Get Clutch Win, 4-3
Fans witnessed a whale of a game between the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Arkansas Travelers.

The Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat the Arkansas Travelers, 4-3, in part because of center fielder Ramão La Arena. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Del Jacobs was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 22 of 25 save opportunities.

Had La Arena not come through in the bottom of the eighth, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, La Arena hit a run-scoring single. The Naturals took the lead, 4-3, and never looked back.

In postgame remarks, La Arena hailed his team's "single-minded focus."

Northwest Arkansas is 56-49 and Arkansas, with the loss, 57-48.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .274 1 25
V. Fernández CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230 3 24
J. Taylor DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .200 4 26
E. Scales LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258 29 76
A. Roe 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .234 1 10
R. Young SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188 1 6
   a-M. MacIntosh PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 2 6
D. Walton C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .252 2 19
   b-C. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 0 19
C. Hall 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 6 35
S. Ellis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 5 18
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 10 6      
a - M. MacIntosh pinch hit for R. Young in the 9th
b - C. Cruz pinch hit for D. Walton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Taylor (11, 1st Inning off J. Hughes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Brown 2 , J. Taylor 3 , E. Scales
2-out RBI: J. Taylor
GIDP: V. Fernández
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Brown 2 (36)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Ellis (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. La Arena CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .266 10 40
J. Ríos DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .281 8 32
K. Hodge LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 0 6
D. Overstreet RF, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .285 14 55
S. bin Hakem SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .232 5 21
P. Hodge 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 1 16
   c-M. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 8 34
   d-B. Vázquez RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 23
A. Werner 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 3 20
   a-E. Wolf PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .347 5 21
   b-M. Roach 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 4 11
M. Navarro 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .283 4 33
J. Robles C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .144 1 9
Totals 32 4 8 4 5 6 16      
a - E. Wolf pinch hit for A. Werner in the 6th
b - M. Roach substituted for E. Wolf in the 7th
c - M. García pinch hit for P. Hodge in the 8th
d - B. Vázquez substituted for M. García in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. La Arena (10, 7th Inning off D. Fleming, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. La Arena 6 , J. Ríos , S. bin Hakem , M. Roach , M. Navarro , J. Robles
2-out RBI: R. La Arena , M. Navarro , J. Robles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ríos 2 , S. bin Hakem , M. Navarro
Sac Bunt: K. Hodge
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-Werner-Hodge)
OF assists: 1 (Overstreet(Fernández at 3rd base))
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Olivas 6.1 3 0 0 5 5 0 105 3.49   
D. Fleming L (1-4), BS (1) 1.1 5 4 1 0 1 1 27 4.42   
A. McCormick 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Olivas 67
Batters Faced: J. Olivas 27, D. Fleming 10, A. McCormick 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Olivas 7-7, D. Fleming 0-3, A. McCormick 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Olivas 105-59, D. Fleming 27-20, A. McCormick 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. McCormick 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hughes 7.2 4 3 3 2 9 0 112 2.04   
J. Montés W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.72   
D. Jacobs SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hughes 66
Batters Faced: J. Hughes 28, J. Montés 2, D. Jacobs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hughes 6-7, J. Montés 0-0, D. Jacobs 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hughes 112-71, J. Montés 6-2, D. Jacobs 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montés 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramão La Arena
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 6433
Sunday, August 3rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70