SPRINGDALE -- The Northwest Arkansas Naturals went to extra innings Tuesday to clinch its series with the Arkansas Travelers.
Corey Toups hit a run-scoring single up the middle in the 13th inning to give the Naturals an 8-7 victory over the Travelers at Arvest Ballpark. Toups went 3 for 6 for the Naturals in a game that lasted four hours and 15 minutes.
Today’s game
ARKANSAS AT NW ARKANSAS
WHEN 7:05 p.m.
WHERE Arvest Ballpark, Springdale
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas; KQSM-FM, 92.1, in Northwest Arkansas
WEBSITE travs.com; nwanaturals.com
PITCHERS Travs: Jordan Kipper (RHP, 10-5, 3.55); Naturals: Jake Junis (RHP, 9-6, 3.19)
PROMOTIONS What’s It? Wednesday. Fans can win prizes, free tickets and memorabilia before and during the game by following along on social media and Arvest Ballpark’s videoboard.
TRAVELERS WEEK AHEAD
TODAY at NW Arkansas, 7:05 p.m.
THURSDAY Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
FRIDAY Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
SATURDAY Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
SUNDAY Springfield, 6:10 p.m.
MONDAY Off
TUESDAY at San Antonio, 7:05 p.m.
NATURALS WEEK AHEAD
TODAY Arkansas, 7:05 p.m.
THURSDAY Tulsa, 7:05 p.m.
FRIDAY Tulsa, 7:05 p.m.
SATURDAY Tulsa, 6:05 p.m.
SUNDAY Tulsa, 2:05 p.m.
MONDAY Off
TUESDAY at Corpus Christi, 7:05 p.m.
The Naturals broke a first-place tie with the Travelers in the Texas League North standings and can complete a three-game sweep with a victory today.
Arkansas tied the game 7-7 in the ninth inning when Sean Coyle hit his second home run of the game. Northwest Arkansas failed to score in the ninth after Logan Moon led off with a double and moved to third with one out.
Both teams had a chance to win the game in the 11th. The Travelers failed to score after loading the bases with one out, and the Naturals put two runners on before Mauricio Ramos struck out to end the inning.
Northwest Arkansas took a 6-1 lead in the third inning with six runs on five hits. Toups gave Northwest Arkansas the lead with a two-run single to center, and Frank Schwindel hit a double to left to put the Naturals ahead 4-1.
Arkansas closed to within 6-4 with the help of a two-run home run from Eric Aguilera, then tied the score on a two-run double by Alex Yarbrough in the seventh.
Northwest Arkansas regained the lead on a double by Toups and a run-scoring single by Ramos in the seventh.
Coyle, Yarbrough, Andrew Daniel, Aguilera and Jose Briceno all had two hits for the Travelers, who managed 14 as a team. Coyle scored three runs and drove in two on his pair of solo home runs.
Toups scored twice and drove in three for the Naturals.
Sports on 08/03/2016