Three-Run Seventh Lifts Travs Over Hounds
Arkansas Travelers 5, RockHounds 2Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas leadoff hitter Donnie Walton saw 16 pitches Wednesday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. He doubled (and later scored) on the first. He won the game on # 16.With two on and
Arkansas Travelers 5, RockHounds 2
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas leadoff hitter
With two on and two out in the seventh inning, Walton ripped
Walton jumped on the first pitch in the home half of the first inning for a double to left-center and
Howard settled in and did not allow another run until Walton's heroics in the seventh, giving the RockHounds a chance to break through against right-hander
Texas League South Division
The Springfield Cardinals, who entered Wednesday's play 12-35 on the road, defeated the Sod Poodles, 5-2, at Amarillo. The Hooks shut out Northwest Arkansas, 5-0, at Corpus Christi … and Frisco dropped a 7-6 decision to the Drillers at Tulsa.
The RockHounds and Sod Poodles are both 14-12, leading the Corpus Christi Hooks (12-14) by two games and the Frisco RoughRiders (9-16) by 4½.
Notable
In his game-winning at-bat, Donnie Walton took a page out of the RockHounds' book from Tuesday's series opener. In that game, the 'Hounds reached base four times in their game-winning rally in the ninth inning after falling behind, 0-2 (with 13, two-strike foul balls). Brian Howard got ahead of Walton, 0-2, in the seventh Wednesday night. Walton fouled off four, two-strike deliveries before taking the 2-2 pitch, the ninth of the at-bat, out to right.
Chase Calabuig has hit in nine consecutive games (12-34, .353) with eight runs, five doubles, a home run and eight RBI.
Outfielder
Next Game
Thursday, July 18 vs. Arkansas Travelers
Dickey-Stephens Park North Little Rock, Arkansas
First pitch 7:10 p.m.
- Final of a three-game series and of a seven-game road trip
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 7:00 p.m.
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