ARK 9, NWA 5 | May 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, May 17, 2026•Arvest Ballpark•80°F, Partly Cloudy

ARK

Travelers

NWA

Naturals

Final

WIN

Adam Leverett

LOSS

Frank Mozzicato

The Travelers defeated the Naturals 9-5.

★Hunter Fitz-Gerald3-for-5, 3 RBI

★Spencer Nivens3-for-3, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Aaron McKeithan homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 80°F, Partly CloudyWind: 16 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 7:05 PM UTCT: 2:30Att: 2,486Venue: Arvest Ballpark

Win Probability

NWA WinARK Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARK	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	9	13	0
NWA	1	1	0	0	3	0	0

Game 817295 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Arkansas Travelers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Blake Rambusch2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.318/.362/.352
Charlie Pagliarini1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	.271/.399/.442
Hunter Fitz-GeraldDH	5	2	3	3	0	1	.273/.329/.559
Lazaro MontesRF	5	1	1	2	0	2	.243/.362/.529
Caleb Cali3B	4	1	0	0	1	3	.260/.366/.519
Jared SundstromCF	5	1	2	2	0	2	.210/.282/.380
Aaron McKeithanC	4	1	2	1	0	1	.313/.436/.406
Josh HoodSS	3	1	1	0	1	2	.149/.259/.351
Bill KnightLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.216/.326/.311
Bench
Adam LeverettP							.000/.000/.000
Abdiel MendozaP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler ClevelandP
Totals	39	9	13	9	3	11	-

HR:Montes (1st off Mozzicato, 1 on, 1 out); Sundstrom (1st off Mozzicato, 0 on, 2 out); Fitz-Gerald (4th off Johnson, 1 on, 2 out); McKeithan (7th off Owen, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Pagliarini; Sundstrom; Fitz-Gerald 2; Knight

TB:30

RBI:McKeithan; Montes 2; Sundstrom 2; Fitz-Gerald 3; Knight

Team LOB:6

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Carson RoccaforteDH	5	0	0	0	0	3	.242/.350/.517
Rudy Martin Jr.CF	5	1

Pitching

Arkansas Travelers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Adam LeverettW	5.0	8	5	5	1	2	1	73-52	5.22
Abdiel MendozaH	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	27-17	5.60
Tyler Cleveland	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	6.00
Ty Cummings	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	5.40
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	2	7	1	133-90	-

WP:Cleveland

HBP:Brown (by Leverett)

Pitches-strikes:Leverett 73-52; Mendoza 27-17; Cleveland 27-16; Cummings 6-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Leverett 6-7; Mendoza 1-2; Cleveland 2-0; Cummings 0-2

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Frank MozzicatoL	3.0	6	7	7	3	3	2	63-33	7.86

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • ARK

4-0

Jared Sundstrom homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

3-0

Lazaro Montes homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Fitz-Gerald scores.

1-0

Hunter Fitz-Gerald doubles (8) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Rudy Martin Jr. Blake Rambusch scores.

Bot 1 • NWA

4-1

Sam Kulasingam homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Bot 2 • NWA

4-2

Colton Becker singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Adam Leverett. Daniel Vazquez scores. Spencer Nivens to 2nd.

Top 3 • ARK

5-2

Jared Sundstrom doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Nivens. Caleb Cali scores.

Top 4 • ARK

8-2

Hunter Fitz-Gerald homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. Bill Knight scores.

6-2

Bill Knight doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Spencer Nivens. Josh Hood scores.

Bot 5 • NWA

8-3

Sam Kulasingam singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lazaro Montes. Rudy Martin Jr. scores.

8-5

Spencer Nivens doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Bill Knight, deflected by center fielder Jared Sundstrom. Sam Kulasingam scores. Jorge Alfaro scores.

Top 7 • ARK

9-5

Aaron McKeithan homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.