Travs Blast Naturals 15-0 in Series Finale

Seven Travs pitchers combine on two-hitter

Allan Saathoff threw three no-hit innings to begin Sunday's shutout. (Mark Wagner)

July 30, 2023

Box Score North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers matched their biggest win of the season in a 15-0 pasting of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday afternoon. Allan Saathoff pitched three hitless innings to start the game and then six relievers threw one inning each to close it out. The

Box Score

North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers matched their biggest win of the season in a 15-0 pasting of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Sunday afternoon. Allan Saathoff pitched three hitless innings to start the game and then six relievers threw one inning each to close it out. The Naturals only two hits came in the sixth inning. The Travs offense sent 35 batters to the plate from the fifth inning on after being shut out for the first four frames. Spencer Packard led the hit parade with three knocks and four runs batted in while Kaden Polcovich also drove in four on a pair of hits including a triple.

Moments That Mattered

* Leo Rivas put down a sacrifice bunt with two on in the fifth inning and the Naturals committed two throwing errors on the play as the Travs scored the first run of the game and opening the flood gates for a six run inning.

* The only hits of the day for the Naturals came in the sixth inning.

Notable Travs Performances

* LF Spencer Packard: 3-6, 2 runs, 2B, 4 RBI

* 2B Kaden Polcovich: 2-4, BB, run, 3B, 4 RBI

News and Notes

* The other 15-0 win this season was on June 6 at Tulsa.

* It was the eighth shutout of the season for the pitching staff.

Up Next

After a day off Monday, the Travs welcome the San Antonio Missions for a six game series starting on Tuesday night. It is Mad Mallards Week and first pitch of the opener is set for 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.