TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/27/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 6909 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arkansas Travelers (68-58) 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 12 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (67-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2
Taylor 3-for-4 in Travelers Win
The Arkansas Travelers beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 9-1, at Arvest Ballpark. Jim Taylor starred for Arkansas. He went 3-4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 6 runs and scored once. Steve Vaughn, the winning pitcher, is now 12-6. He went 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits, while fanning 8 and walking 4. The Travelers have now won 6 straight.

With Arkansas leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Taylor came up to bat against Northwest Arkansas pitcher Stan Spencer. Taylor hit a cutter to left for a 2-run double. His 15th double of the season put the Travelers on top, 5-0.

"We did more than enough to get the win," said Taylor.
ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown RF, CF 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .287 1 35
V. Montalvo 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .291 2 29
J. Taylor DH 4 1 3 6 0 1 1 .212 5 36
V. Fernández CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .240 5 32
   a-J. Colón PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 3 22
   b-A. Roe CF, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 1 11
R. Young SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .209 2 13
J. Ayala 1B, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .247 3 16
D. Walton C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244 4 25
C. Hall 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 9 42
S. Ellis LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .184 5 19
Totals 38 9 12 9 4 7 20      
a - J. Colón pinch hit for V. Fernández in the 7th
b - A. Roe substituted for J. Colón in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Brown 2 (34, 1st Inning off S. Spencer, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off S. Spencer, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Taylor 2 (15, 2nd Inning off S. Spencer, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Henderson, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Walton (7, 5th Inning off J. Henderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 5 , V. Montalvo 2 , J. Taylor 5 , V. Fernández , D. Walton 3 , S. Ellis
2-out RBI: V. Montalvo , J. Taylor 2 , V. Fernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Roe , R. Young , C. Hall
GIDP: J. Ayala
Sac Fly: J. Taylor , R. Young
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Young-Hall-Ayala, Young-Hall-Ayala, Young-Hall-Roe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Vázquez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .239 3 32
R. La Arena LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .259 14 52
E. Wolf DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .314 6 23
P. Hodge 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .348 2 26
S. bin Hakem 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .241 6 24
M. Navarro 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 4 46
   a-D. Overstreet PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 17 62
M. García CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281 9 40
J. Martínez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 2 25
   b-J. Ríos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 9 39
J. Robles C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 1 12
Totals 30 1 6 1 5 9 14      
a - D. Overstreet pinch hit for M. Navarro in the 9th
b - J. Ríos pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Hodge (2, 9th Inning off J. Tucker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Vázquez , P. Hodge 5 , S. bin Hakem 2 , J. Martínez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Wolf , S. bin Hakem
GIDP: M. Navarro , M. García , J. Ríos
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. La Arena (4) , S. bin Hakem (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Navarro-Hodge)
ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vaughn W (12-6) 6.2 4 0 0 4 8 0 100 3.15   
J. Tucker 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 6.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vaughn 70
Batters Faced: S. Vaughn 26, J. Tucker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vaughn 5-5, J. Tucker 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vaughn 100-59, J. Tucker 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tucker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Spencer L (7-10) 3.0 7 6 6 0 1 0 57 3.89   
J. Henderson 4.2 5 3 3 3 5 0 78 5.85   
L. González 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Spencer 20
Batters Faced: S. Spencer 17, J. Henderson 22, L. González 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Spencer 4-5, J. Henderson 3-5, L. González 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Spencer 57-35, J. Henderson 78-46, L. González 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. González 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Taylor
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 6447
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