Travs Wallop Naturals, 13-2 Behind 5 HRs and Dollard Gem

Travs have won three in a row and move into second place in the division

Riley Unroe had three hits including a double and a homer and drove in four runs.

June 17, 2022

Springdale, AR—For the second consecutive night, the Arkansas Travelers beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals by double-digits in a 13-2 rout on Friday night for their third consecutive win. Taylor Dollard spun six innings of one-run ball after surrendering a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first and earned his

Springdale, AR—For the second consecutive night, the Arkansas Travelers beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals by double-digits in a 13-2 rout on Friday night for their third consecutive win. Taylor Dollard spun six innings of one-run ball after surrendering a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first and earned his fifth win. The offense blasted a season high five home runs among seven extra base hits. They scored in bunches putting up five runs in the fourth on a trio of homers and then six in the sixth.

Moments That Mattered

* Cade Marlowe, Connor Hoover and Riley Unroe each connected for home runs in the fourth inning to put the Travs on top by five.

* Three straight walks began the sixth inning with Riley Unroe following with a two-run double and then two batters later it was Jack Larsen ripping a two-run triple.

Notable Travs Performances

* LF Riley Unroe: 3-6, 2 runs, 2B, HR, 4 RBI

* CF Cade Marlowe: 3-5, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI

* RHP Taylor Dollard: Win, 6 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB, 4 K, HR

News and Notes

* Joe Rizzo extended his hitting streak to 12 with a fourth inning single.

* The 31 runs in the past two games are the most in a two game stretch for the Travs since at least 2004.

* Arkansas stays one game back of Tulsa with eight to play in the first of the season and they move into second place ahead of Wichita which lost again to the Drillers.

Up Next

The series continues on Saturday night with right-hander Connor Jones (4-3, 3.19) on the mound against lefty Angel Zerpa (1-4, 4.79). First pitch is set for 6:05 and the game will be broadcast on 93.3 The Fish, the First Pitch App and milb.tv.