TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
08/08/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
GAME ID: 6843 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (59-51) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 8 14 0
Arkansas Travelers (59-51) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 6 9 1
Naturals Win, 8-6, at Arkansas
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals knocked off the Arkansas Travelers, 8-6, at Dickey-Stephens Park. Ramão La Arena was a big reason Northwest Arkansas won. The left fielder was 2-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 2 times. The triumph puts Northwest Arkansas at 59-51 for the season.

Northwest Arkansas designated hitter Manny García contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the eighth. With two down, he hit a cutter to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 56th hit of the season and put the Naturals ahead, 8-3.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Naturals manager Steve Falteisek. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. La Arena LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .266 11 43
D. Overstreet RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291 15 56
   b-E. Wolf 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 5 21
M. García DH 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 .269 8 37
P. Hodge 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .414 1 18
   a-J. Ríos PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 8 35
   c-K. Hodge CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 0 6
M. Roach 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .377 4 13
B. Vázquez CF, RF 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .218 3 25
A. Werner SS 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 .235 3 23
M. Navarro 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 .288 4 37
L. Mata C 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .204 3 15
Totals 39 8 14 8 3 2 26      
a - J. Ríos pinch hit for P. Hodge in the 7th
b - E. Wolf substituted for D. Overstreet in the 7th
c - K. Hodge substituted for J. Ríos in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vázquez 2 (18, 4th Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Roach (2, 6th Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Overstreet (23, 7th Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. La Arena (6, 1st Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. La Arena (11, 3rd Inning off J. Olivas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. La Arena 7 , D. Overstreet 3 , M. García , J. Ríos , M. Roach 2 , B. Vázquez 6 , M. Navarro , L. Mata 2
2-out RBI: M. García , J. Ríos , M. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. La Arena , K. Hodge , L. Mata 3
GIDP: P. Hodge
Sac Fly: M. García , A. Werner
Hit by Pitch: M. Roach
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roach-Werner-Hodge)
OF assists: 1 (La Arena(Colón at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283 1 31
V. Fernández CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .231 4 27
J. Taylor DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .208 5 29
C. Cruz LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .338 0 21
J. Ayala 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 3 14
   a-A. Roe PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 1 11
C. Conway 3B, SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .229 1 14
J. Colón SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .292 3 22
   b-M. MacIntosh PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 2 6
   c-V. Montalvo SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 1 23
C. Hall 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269 7 38
I. Peña C 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .175 1 6
   d-D. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 19
Totals 33 6 9 6 1 6 9      
a - A. Roe pinch hit for J. Ayala in the 7th
b - M. MacIntosh pinch hit for J. Colón in the 7th
c - V. Montalvo substituted for M. MacIntosh in the 8th
d - D. Walton pinch hit for I. Peña in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Cruz (11, 5th Inning off J. Hughes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Colón (16, 5th Inning off J. Hughes, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Brown (27, 8th Inning off J. Hughes, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Conway (5, 9th Inning off D. Jacobs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Fernández (4, 6th Inning off J. Hughes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 2 , V. Fernández 5 , C. Cruz 4 , C. Conway 3 , J. Colón 2
2-out RBI: V. Fernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Roe
GIDP: J. Ayala
Sac Fly: J. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: C. Cruz
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: V. Montalvo (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Conway-Hall-Ayala)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hughes W (10-3) 7.2 8 5 5 1 5 1 108 2.29   
J. Montés H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.27   
D. Jacobs SV (23) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hughes 47
Batters Faced: J. Hughes 30, J. Montés 2, D. Jacobs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hughes 5-11, J. Montés 0-0, D. Jacobs 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hughes 108-71, J. Montés 5-3, D. Jacobs 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montés 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Montés
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Olivas L (6-10) 6.1 9 5 5 1 2 1 98 3.66   
M. Kirk 1.2 4 3 0 1 0 0 35 3.66   
J. Méndez 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Olivas 36
Batters Faced: J. Olivas 29, M. Kirk 11, J. Méndez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Olivas 10-6, M. Kirk 4-1, J. Méndez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Olivas 98-57, M. Kirk 35-20, J. Méndez 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Kirk 1-1
WP: J. Olivas , M. Kirk
Hit Batsmen: J. Olivas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ramão La Arena
Ballpark: Dickey-Stephens Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5732
Friday, August 8th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70