TEXAS LEAGUE
AMARILLO SOD POODLES AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
08/17/2040
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
AMARILLO SOD POODLES AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS
GAME ID: 13600 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Amarillo Sod Poodles (58-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (80-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 0
Naturals Go 10 Innings to Beat Amarillo, 2-1
Mike Kirk was superb against Amarillo. The right-hander, who is tied for 2nd in the with a 1.09 WHIP, had a splitter that was virtually unhittable at times. The result was a Naturals victory. The score was 2-1. Northwest Arkansas reliever Joel Bangura picked up the win, upping his record to 4-0. Juan Maldonado was saddled with the loss. Northwest Arkansas goes to 80-43. The win puts them 3 games up in their division.

The knockout blow came in the bottom of the tenth inning. That's when third baseman Mike Calhoun stepped to the plate with a runner on 2nd and hit a run-scoring double, to win the ballgame.

"Enough drama for you?" winked Naturals manager Delino DeShields Jr. after the game.
AMARILLO BATTING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gibson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 0 14
J. Atkins CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .367 0 23
D. Richey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .416 2 11
D. Frey SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293 4 31
A. Achocar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 1 18
A. Marrero 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 17 58
B. Vicuna DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .144 3 11
J. Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 0 11
I. Alexander C 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 2 12
   a-T. Paul PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 11
Totals 32 1 3 1 0 9 2      
a - T. Paul pinch hit for I. Alexander in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Vicuna (3, 5th Inning off M. Kirk, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Atkins 2 , B. Vicuna 4
2-out RBI: B. Vicuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Frey
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Atkins (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Trejos RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .340 2 27
D. Grote 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 4 51
D. Garabedian SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 4 20
R. Corpus C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 3 16
P. Blacks LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 5 37
   c-J. Besnard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 16 48
L. Pace DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .365 9 53
J. Hattemer 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .310 4 21
M. Calhoun 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285 13 45
T. Chipman CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .342 14 76
   a-L. Vaca PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 6 40
   b-J. Harris CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 2 28
Totals 34 2 5 2 1 5 5      
a - L. Vaca pinch hit for T. Chipman in the 8th
b - J. Harris substituted for L. Vaca in the 9th
c - J. Besnard pinch hit for P. Blacks in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hattemer (12, 10th Inning off J. Maldonado, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Calhoun (13, 10th Inning off J. Maldonado, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hattemer (4, 8th Inning off J. Maldonado, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Trejos , J. Hattemer 7 , M. Calhoun 2
2-out RBI: M. Calhoun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Corpus
Team LOB: 4
AMARILLO PITCHING LINESCORE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Maldonado 9.0 3 1 1 1 4 1 111 4.62   
J. Maldonado L (0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Maldonado 80
Batters Faced: J. Maldonado 31, J. Maldonado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Maldonado 16-7, J. Maldonado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Maldonado 111-76, J. Maldonado 18-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Kirk 8.0 3 1 1 0 9 1 101 2.48   
J. Bangura W (4-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Kirk 81
Batters Faced: M. Kirk 26, J. Bangura 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Kirk 5-9, J. Bangura 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Kirk 101-67, J. Bangura 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Kirk
Ballpark: Arvest Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 6459
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