TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
07/29/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6802 - TUESDAY, JULY 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (53-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Springfield Cardinals (52-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
Cardinals Edge Past Naturals, 1-0
Springfield Cardinals starter Jesús Rivera was dealing. He helped his team knock off the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 1-0. Rivera went the distance for Springfield. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. The Cardinals sit in last place in the North Division with a record of 52-48.

The Cardinals got a clutch hit from first baseman Chris Noble. In the bottom of the ninth, he hit a run-scoring single to center, to win the game for the Cardinals.

"Bottom line," said Northwest Arkansas skipper Steve Falteisek, "we didn't play well enough to win."
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. La Arena LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258 9 37
   a-J. Ríos PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 8 31
D. Overstreet RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 14 54
M. García DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 8 31
P. Hodge 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368 1 13
   b-K. Hodge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 6
   d-M. Roach 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341 3 6
B. Vázquez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 3 21
S. bin Hakem 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .232 5 21
A. Werner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .242 3 19
   c-E. Wolf PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353 5 21
J. Martínez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .277 2 21
L. Mata C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .157 3 11
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 5 17      
a - J. Ríos pinch hit for R. La Arena in the 8th
b - K. Hodge pinch hit for P. Hodge in the 9th
c - E. Wolf pinch hit for A. Werner in the 9th
d - M. Roach substituted for K. Hodge in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. bin Hakem (6, 7th Inning off J. Rivera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Overstreet , B. Vázquez , S. bin Hakem 2 , J. Martínez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Overstreet , A. Werner , L. Mata
GIDP: S. bin Hakem
Hit by Pitch: B. Vázquez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. La Arena (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Werner-Hodge)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wolfe 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 1 5
T. Whaley CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .229 3 6
A. Morales LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 1 1
J. Ramos C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 0 4
A. Garza DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .299 16 54
C. Noble 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .323 1 5
T. Castro RF, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 2 15
J. Almenza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 3 32
   a-D. Rutledge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 0 6
   c-T. Peña 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 4 22
B. Wemp 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 0 3
   b-A. Rodríguez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 7 29
Totals 31 1 8 1 2 9 9      
a - D. Rutledge pinch hit for J. Almenza in the 8th
b - A. Rodríguez pinch hit for B. Wemp in the 8th
c - T. Peña substituted for D. Rutledge in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Wolfe , T. Whaley , A. Morales 2 , J. Ramos , A. Garza 2 , C. Noble
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garza
GIDP: T. Castro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Morales (4)
CS: B. Wolfe (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wolfe-Noble)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hughes L (9-3) 8.1 6 1 1 2 9 0 106 1.93   
J. Montés 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hughes 74
Batters Faced: J. Hughes 31, J. Montés 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hughes 6-8, J. Montés 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hughes 106-71, J. Montés 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montés 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rivera W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 3 5 0 101 0.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rivera 79
Batters Faced: J. Rivera 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rivera 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rivera 101-63
Hit Batsmen: J. Rivera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Rivera
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 7448
Tuesday, July 29th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70