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Travs Roll Behind Dollard and Big 1st Inning

Taylor Dollard earns his fourth win of the season
Taylor Dollard threw five shutout innings and lowered his ERA to 0.86. (Mark Wagner)
June 11, 2022

North Little Rock, AR—Taylor Dollard threw five shutout innings with eight strikeouts backed by a four-run first inning and the Arkansas Travelers rolled to a 5-2 win over the Wichita Wind Surge on Saturday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in front of a crowd of 6,188. Each of five Travs pitchers

North Little Rock, AR—Taylor Dollard threw five shutout innings with eight strikeouts backed by a four-run first inning and the Arkansas Travelers rolled to a 5-2 win over the Wichita Wind Surge on Saturday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in front of a crowd of 6,188. Each of five Travs pitchers struck out at least one batter and totaled 15 punch outs on the night. Michael Stryffler closed the game with a scoreless ninth for his league leading 10th save.

Moments That Mattered

* Cade Marlowe capped the four-run first inning with a two-run home run.

* After Wichita cut the Travs lead in half in the seventh, Arkansas got one back in the eighth scoring on a bases loaded balk.

Notable Travs Performances

* 2B Kaden Polcovich: 1-3, BB, 2 runs

* RHP Taylor Dollard: Win, 5 IP, 4 H, BB, 8 K

News and Notes

* Dollard lowered his minor league leading ERA to 0.86.

* It was the 10th straight game that Travs pitchers struck out at least 10 batters.

Up Next

Arkansas goes for the series win on Sunday with right-hander Connor Jones (3-3, 3.48) on the mound against righty Blayne Enlow (0-0, 6.08). First pitch is at 1:35 for a Family Sunday and Military Appreciation Sunday. The game will also be broadcast on 93.3 The Fish, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.