TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
09/05/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT TULSA DRILLERS
GAME ID: 6945 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (72-63) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 2
Tulsa Drillers (85-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 2
Drillers Walk It Off for 85th Win of Season
The Tulsa Drillers faced a tough opponent in Northwest Arkansas pitcher Steve Wilson, but did just enough to pull out the victory at ONEOK Field by a final score of 3-2. Wilson went 5.1 innings and allowed no runs. The Drillers improved their record to 85-50 with the win over Northwest Arkansas.

Curt Evans was the walk-off hero for Tulsa. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Drillers second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Every loss hurts," said Northwest Arkansas manager Steve Falteisek. "But this was a tough one."
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE TULSA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .167 0 1
E. Wolf DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .303 6 23
   b-M. García DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 9 47
G. Lópes RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200 1 3
   a-D. Overstreet RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 17 63
R. La Arena LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 .259 15 57
P. Hodge 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .348 2 28
B. Vázquez CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .249 3 34
S. bin Hakem SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 6 25
M. Navarro 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .281 4 48
L. Mata C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 4 18
Totals 38 2 10 2 3 11 26      
a - D. Overstreet substituted for G. Lópes in the 5th
b - M. García inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vázquez (23, 2nd Inning off J. Roussel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. La Arena (15, 7th Inning off J. Roussel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hernández , E. Wolf , G. Lópes , R. La Arena 5 , P. Hodge 2 , B. Vázquez 2 , S. bin Hakem , L. Mata
2-out RBI: R. La Arena , P. Hodge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hernández , M. García , R. La Arena , B. Vázquez 2 , M. Navarro , L. Mata
GIDP: D. Overstreet
Hit by Pitch: S. bin Hakem
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (2) , S. bin Hakem (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Thomas 2B, LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .338 4 43
M. Alexander LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268 11 43
   b-J. Ortega PH, RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276 15 48
J. Howell RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 15 40
   c-C. Evans PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1 4
J. Morrison DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .255 16 50
C. Adames SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 2 18
   a-J. Cabrera SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 3 22
T. Browning CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 11 44
W. Harris 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .223 8 35
K. Wheeler 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .336 4 41
E. Marshall C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 4 20
   d-H. Rodríguez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 19 55
Totals 37 3 10 3 2 10 14      
a - J. Cabrera substituted for C. Adames in the 5th
b - J. Ortega pinch hit for M. Alexander in the 8th
c - C. Evans pinch hit for J. Howell in the 8th
d - H. Rodríguez pinch hit for E. Marshall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Harris (16, 7th Inning off A. Elder, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Morrison (16, 8th Inning off A. Elder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Thomas 2 , M. Alexander 2 , J. Ortega 2 , C. Evans , J. Morrison 4 , J. Cabrera , W. Harris 2
2-out RBI: J. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Howell , W. Harris , E. Marshall
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Browning (1) , K. Wheeler (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Harris-Cabrera-Harris)
PB: E. Marshall
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE TULSA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wilson 5.1 3 0 0 0 7 0 87 3.31   
A. Elder BS (3) 2.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 40 2.93   
J. Montés L (2-1) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wilson 69
Batters Faced: S. Wilson 20, A. Elder 13, J. Montés 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wilson 6-3, A. Elder 0-5, J. Montés 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wilson 87-63, A. Elder 40-23, J. Montés 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Elder 1-0 , J. Montés 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Roussel 6.2 9 2 2 2 6 1 118 3.00   
J. Taylor 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 13.50   
J. Navas W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Roussel 52
Batters Faced: J. Roussel 32, J. Taylor 6, J. Navas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Roussel 7-6, J. Taylor 1-0, J. Navas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Roussel 118-75, J. Taylor 26-14, J. Navas 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Taylor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Roussel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Wilson
Ballpark: ONEOK Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 7753
Special Notes: 2B Cristhian Adames was injured while throwing the ball. CF Greg Lópes was injured while running the bases.
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