TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
04/17/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6437 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Midland RockHounds (3-5) 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 7 9 1
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (3-5) 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 X 9 18 1
Villaneda Hits 2 home runs in Naturals Win
Northwest Arkansas beat Midland in a rain-soaked ballgame.

Northwest Arkansas catcher César Villaneda contributed significantly to his team's 9-7 win over the Midland RockHounds. Villaneda went 4 for 5 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Naturals. Johnathan Henderson picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Raúl Venegas was tagged with the loss.

Héctor Marín took Midland hurler Raúl Venegas deep in the bottom of the seventh. His 2-run home run put the Naturals on top, 7-6. In all, Marín had 2 singles in addition to the home run, while going 3 for 5.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Marín.

Midland is 3-5 after the defeat.
MIDLAND BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Banda SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .176 0 1
L. Merico LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .300 0 2
L. Sepúlveda DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .200 1 3
M. Owens 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .296 1 7
Á. Díaz RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .216 2 6
P. Herrera 3B 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 .529 1 6
E. Brown CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 2 4
R. Báez 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .227 0 2
J. Calderón C 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .400 2 3
Totals 37 7 9 7 6 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Herrera (4, 6th Inning off A. Cortéz, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Sepúlveda (1, 8th Inning off A. Díaz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Á. Díaz (1, 6th Inning off A. Cortéz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Sepúlveda (1, 5th Inning off A. Cortéz, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Herrera (1, 7th Inning off J. Henderson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Calderón (2, 8th Inning off J. Henderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Sepúlveda 6 , M. Owens 2 , Á. Díaz 3 , P. Herrera 6 , J. Calderón 5
2-out RBI: L. Sepúlveda , P. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Merico , Á. Díaz 2 , E. Brown
Hit by Pitch: L. Merico
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: L. Banda (2)
OF assists: 1 (Díaz(Atkins at home))
PB: J. Calderón
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hernández 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 4
J. O'Duana CF 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .269 2 5
M. Grant 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .167 0 2
C. Villaneda C 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .357 2 3
E. Atkins DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .182 0 0
A. Werner SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .310 0 0
J. Reyes LF 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 .125 0 0
   a-E. Barton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 1
   b-R. Sanders LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 2
H. Marín RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .400 2 4
J. Rosales 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .238 1 2
Totals 42 9 18 8 2 10 23      
a - E. Barton pinch hit for J. Reyes in the 7th
b - R. Sanders substituted for E. Barton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Villaneda (1, 1st Inning off B. Fountain, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Rosales (1, 7th Inning off R. Venegas, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Sanders (4, 8th Inning off A. Salazar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. O'Duana (2, 4th Inning off B. Fountain, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Villaneda 2 (2, 4th Inning off B. Fountain, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Salazar, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Marín (2, 7th Inning off R. Venegas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hernández , J. O'Duana 7 , C. Villaneda 11 , E. Atkins , A. Werner 2 , J. Reyes , R. Sanders 2 , H. Marín 6 , J. Rosales 2
2-out RBI: J. O'Duana , C. Villaneda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hernández , M. Grant , A. Werner , H. Marín
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reyes (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hernández (3)
MIDLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Fountain 3.2 11 5 3 0 5 2 22 82 3.09   
R. Venegas L (0-1) 3.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 15 60 6.75   
A. Salazar 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 7 28 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fountain 26
Batters Faced: B. Fountain 22, R. Venegas 15, A. Salazar 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fountain 0-5, R. Venegas 5-1, A. Salazar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fountain 82-59, R. Venegas 60-32, A. Salazar 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Salazar 1-1
WP: R. Venegas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Bell 4.0 1 1 1 4 6 0 17 92 15.19   
A. Cortéz 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 9 39 7.94   
J. Henderson W (1-0), BS (1) 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 2 10 43 13.50   
A. Díaz H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 20 10.50   
J. Wright SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bell 58
Batters Faced: S. Bell 17, A. Cortéz 9, J. Henderson 10, A. Díaz 5, J. Wright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bell 2-4, A. Cortéz 3-0, J. Henderson 0-4, A. Díaz 0-1, J. Wright 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bell 92-52, A. Cortéz 39-23, J. Henderson 43-23, A. Díaz 20-10, J. Wright 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cortéz 1-1 , J. Henderson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Díaz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: César Villaneda
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 6093
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