Grand Slam by Argo Produces Grand Finish to 2017
North Little Rock, AR-Willie Argo hit a grand slam with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning to send the Arkansas Travelers out as winners in the 2017 season finale, 4-2 over Northwest Arkansas in front of 6,064 at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs had been shutout by three
North Little Rock, AR-Willie Argo hit a grand slam with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning to send the Arkansas Travelers out as winners in the 2017 season finale, 4-2 over Northwest Arkansas in front of 6,064 at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Travs had been shutout by three Naturals pitchers (Corey Ray,
Moments That Mattered
- Northwest Arkansas scored runs in the third and eighth innings on a pair of RBI doubles from
Alfredo Escalera . - Argo's grand slam followed two walks and a base hit in a span of four hitters off
Yunior Marte . Ryan Kelly pitched a 1-2-3 ninth with help from third basemanSeth Mejias-Brean who made a diving stop to his left to throw out a runner.
Notable Travs Performances
- CF
Willie Argo : 2-4, run, 2B, GS, 4 RBIs - 2B
Nelson Ward : 2-4, 2B - RHP Lindsey Caughel: 7 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 4 K
Up Next
The Travelers are done for 2017 while Northwest Arkansas heads to the Texas League playoffs where they will meet Tulsa in a best-of-five first round series beginning on Wednesday. The season opener for 2018 is on Thursday April 5.