TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
07/22/2026
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TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6778 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (60-34) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (28-66) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 0
Northwest Arkansas Earns 4-3 Win
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals defeated the Arkansas Travelers, 4-3, in 13 innings in Texas League action at Arvest Ballpark. Northwest Arkansas pitcher Álex Ayala had a standout performance. The win puts Northwest Arkansas at 28-66.

The Naturals got a clutch hit from center fielder Chris Huggins. In the bottom of the 13th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Naturals.

"We did a lot of things right," said Huggins.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Robinson 2B 4 0 1 0 3 1 1 .296 5 42
D. Hall RF, 3B 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 .294 4 33
C. Cruz CF 5 1 0 0 2 2 5 .321 9 63
C. Haugen 1B 6 1 2 0 1 3 4 .276 10 33
D. Miller DH 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 .243 3 11
D. Palácios C 6 0 3 1 0 1 4 .221 6 27
O. Padilla 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .302 2 19
   a-J. Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 11 56
   c-D. Jarvis 3B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .174 2 7
M. Vaughn SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .133 1 4
   b-E. Thomas PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 5 28
M. Berrera LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .250 0 3
Totals 49 3 11 3 10 17 37      
a - J. Taylor pinch hit for O. Padilla in the 10th
b - E. Thomas pinch hit for M. Vaughn in the 10th
c - D. Jarvis substituted for J. Taylor in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Palácios (12, 2nd Inning off Á. Ayala, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Haugen 2 (7, 4th Inning off Á. Ayala, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off Á. Ayala, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Robinson (17, 7th Inning off J. Mata, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Padilla (8, 8th Inning off J. Mata, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Berrera (3, 13th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Miller (3, 4th Inning off Á. Ayala, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Robinson 2 , C. Haugen 4 , D. Miller 4 , D. Palácios 4 , O. Padilla 3 , D. Jarvis , M. Berrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hall , D. Miller , D. Palácios , M. Vaughn , E. Thomas , M. Berrera
Team LOB: 17

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jarvis-Robinson-Haugen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Duana DH 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 4 21
C. Huggins CF 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 .250 1 3
R. Hernández 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 4 24
   a-D. Snider PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .291 3 29
E. Barnes RF 6 1 2 1 0 3 3 .295 2 23
S. Tamamura 3B 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 .299 4 41
B. Muldoon C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .357 0 2
   d-J. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 3
   e-T. Soto C 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 6 18
J. Reyes LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 5 .208 1 13
S. Crow 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 1 2
   b-C. Villaneda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 3 14
   c-R. Sanders 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .294 4 32
A. Werner SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 3 28
Totals 52 4 16 4 3 10 23      
a - D. Snider pinch hit for R. Hernández in the 8th
b - C. Villaneda pinch hit for S. Crow in the 8th
c - R. Sanders substituted for C. Villaneda in the 9th
d - J. Henderson pinch hit for B. Muldoon in the 10th
e - T. Soto substituted for J. Henderson in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reyes (10, 8th Inning off J. Díaz, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Huggins (2, 9th Inning off L. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Crow (1, 5th Inning off S. Rice, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Barnes (2, 8th Inning off J. Díaz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. O'Duana 2 , C. Huggins 4 , E. Barnes 5 , S. Tamamura 2 , B. Muldoon 2 , J. Reyes 3 , S. Crow 4 , R. Sanders 2
2-out RBI: C. Huggins , B. Muldoon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Huggins , E. Barnes , J. Reyes 2 , C. Villaneda
GIDP: A. Werner
Sac Bunt: S. Crow
Team LOB: 14
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Steward 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 12 42 3.61   
S. Rice 2.1 4 2 2 1 4 1 12 58 4.60   
J. Díaz BS (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 1 11 41 2.18   
L. Thompson 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 37 4.60   
I. Gómez L (1-2) 1.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 39 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Steward 55
Batters Faced: T. Steward 12, S. Rice 12, J. Díaz 11, L. Thompson 11, I. Gómez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Steward 2-7, S. Rice 2-1, J. Díaz 3-3, L. Thompson 2-3, I. Gómez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Steward 42-28, S. Rice 58-33, J. Díaz 41-28, L. Thompson 37-28, I. Gómez 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Díaz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
Á. Ayala 5.1 6 3 3 4 7 1 25 119 7.46   
J. Mata 2.2 2 0 0 3 5 0 13 53 7.20   
M. Mojano 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 38 4.57   
J. Wright 1.2 3 0 0 2 3 0 10 51 5.62   
A. Díaz W (4-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Ayala 47
Batters Faced: Á. Ayala 25, J. Mata 13, M. Mojano 10, J. Wright 10, A. Díaz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Ayala 4-4, J. Mata 1-2, M. Mojano 5-2, J. Wright 1-1, A. Díaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Ayala 119-71, J. Mata 53-31, M. Mojano 38-22, J. Wright 51-31, A. Díaz 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mata 3-0 , A. Díaz 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Álex Ayala
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 5:22
Attendance: 5091
Special Notes: SP Tommy Steward was injured while pitching.
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