The Arkansas Travelers scored three runs in the fifth inning to erase a 2-0 deficit and beat the Frisco RoughRiders 4-3 before an announced crowd of 4,471 at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock on Saturday night.
Joseph Odom led off the inning with a walk and scored on Logan Taylor's double to close the deficit to 2-1. Taylor moved to third on Jordan Cowan's sacrifice bunt and tied the game at 2-2 when he scored on a balk by Walker Wieckel. Luis Liberato walked, stole second and scored on Evan White's single to put the Travelers ahead 3-2.
The Travelers pushed the lead to 4-2 in the eighth. White led off with a double and moved to third on a throwing error by RoughRiders' second baseman Ryan Dorow. After Cal Raleigh popped up and Kyle Lewis was intentionally walked, Dom Thompson-Williams singled to left to score White.
Frisco cut the deficit to 4-3 in the ninth when Chuck Moorman homered off Art Warren. Eliezer Alvarez singled, but Leody Tavares popped out to end the game.
Justus Sheffield (3-2) allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 71/3 innings while striking out 8 and walking 3 to get the victory. White had two of the Travelers' five hits.
Wieckel (5-2) took the loss, allowing 3 runs on 2 hits in 12/3 innings in relief. Tavares, Andretty Cordero and Alvarez each had two hits for Frisco.
Today’s game
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS VS. FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS
WHEN 6:10 p.m.
WHERE Dickey-Stephens Park, North Little Rock
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas
WEBSITE travs.com
TICKETS $13 box, $9 reserved, $7 general admission. Gates open one hour before first pitch.
PITCHERS Travs: RH Lijay Newsome (0-0, 0.00 ERA); RoughRiders: RH Edgar Arredondo (5-3, 4.82 ERA).
PROMOTIONS Kids run the bases
THE WEEK AHEAD
TODAY vs. Frisco, 6:10 p.m.
MONDAY vs. Frisco, 7:10 p.m.
TUESDAY Off
WEDNESDAY at Midland, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY at Midland, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY at Midland, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY at Frisco, 7:05 p.m.
Sports on 07/21/2019