ARK 11, NWA 8 | May 15, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 16, 2026•Arvest Ballpark•78°F, Cloudy

ARK

Travelers

NWA

Naturals

Final

WIN

Peyton Alford

LOSS

Brandon Johnson

The Travelers defeated the Naturals 11-8.

★Nick Raposo3 RBI

★Jack Pineda4-for-4, 0 RBI

★Omar Hernandez3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Bill Knight triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Nivens. Josh Hood scores.

Weather: 78°F, CloudyWind: 16 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 4,434Venue: Arvest Ballpark

Win Probability

NWA WinARK Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARK	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	3	11	11	1
NWA	0	0	0	5	0	0	3

Game 817297 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Arkansas Travelers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jared SundstromLF	2	1	0	0	2	1	.198/.270/.330
Charlie Pagliarini1B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.264/.392/.430
Hunter Fitz-GeraldDH	3	1	0	1	1	3	.261/.320/.522
Lazaro MontesRF	5	2	2	1	0	2	.244/.366/.504
Caleb Cali3B	3	1	1	1	2	0	.252/.357/.520
Nick RaposoC	5	1	2	3	0	0	.306/.392/.388
Josh HoodSS	4	2	2	2	1	1	.147/.237/.368
Bill KnightCF	5	1	1	1	0	2	.214/.329/.300
Blake Rambusch2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	.338/.369/.375
Bench
Michael ArroyoLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254/.325/.401
Kade AndersonP							.000/.000/.000
Jason RuffcornP
Totals	36	11	11	10	8	11	-

HR:Hood (5th off Molsky, 5 on, 2 out); Montes (9th off Johnson, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Hood

3B:Knight

TB:20

RBI:Montes; Raposo 3; Cali; Hood 2; Fitz-Gerald; Rambusch; Knight

SB:Sundstrom; Rambusch

CS:Rambusch

Team LOB:7

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Carson RoccaforteCF	5	1	2	2	0	2	.255/.363/.546
Colton BeckerLF	4	1

Pitching

Arkansas Travelers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kade Anderson	4.0	6	5	5	0	4	1	72-45	1.85
Jason Ruffcorn	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	25-16	4.20
Marcelo PerezBS	1.0	1	3	1	1	2	0	24-14	4.50
Peyton AlfordW	2.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	35-25	1.50
Totals	9.0	11	8	6	1	16	1	156-100	-

Pitches-strikes:Anderson 72-45; Ruffcorn 25-16; Perez 24-14; Alford 35-25

Groundouts-flyouts:Anderson 2-6; Ruffcorn 0-1; Perez 2-0; Alford 0-0

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Drew Beam	4.2	6	7	7	4	6	0	95-61	6.12
Tommy Molsky

Scoring Plays

Top 4 • ARK

1-0

Nick Raposo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Colton Becker. Lazaro Montes scores. Caleb Cali to 3rd.

Bot 4 • NWA

1-1

Jorge Alfaro singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jared Sundstrom. Colton Becker scores. Spencer Nivens to 3rd.

1-2

Daniel Vazquez grounds into a force out, shortstop Josh Hood to second baseman Blake Rambusch. Spencer Nivens scores. Jorge Alfaro out at 2nd. Daniel Vazquez to 1st.

1-5

Omar Hernandez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Daniel Vazquez scores. Jack Pineda scores.

Top 5 • ARK

8-5

Josh Hood homers (4) on a line drive to left field. Nick Raposo scores.

5-5

Nick Raposo singles on a line drive to left fielder Colton Becker. Charlie Pagliarini scores. Hunter Fitz-Gerald scores. Caleb Cali to 2nd.

3-5

Caleb Cali walks. Jared Sundstrom scores. Charlie Pagliarini to 3rd. Hunter Fitz-Gerald to 2nd.

2-5

Hunter Fitz-Gerald hit by pitch. Blake Rambusch scores. Jared Sundstrom to 3rd. Charlie Pagliarini to 2nd.

Bot 7 • NWA

8-7

Carson Roccaforte doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bill Knight. Canyon Brown scores. Justin Johnson scores.

8-8

Spencer Nivens strikes out swinging.

Top 9 • ARK

11-8

Blake Rambusch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carson Roccaforte. Bill Knight scores.

10-8

Bill Knight triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Nivens. Josh Hood scores.

9-8

Lazaro Montes homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

WP:Molsky; Johnson

HBP:Fitz-Gerald (by Beam)

Inherited runners-scored:Molsky 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Beam 95-61; Molsky 30-16; Cawyer 29-20; Johnson 17-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Beam 5-2; Molsky 1-1; Cawyer 1-2; Johnson 2-0

Bench
Drew BeamP							.000/.000/.000
Tommy MolskyP							.000/.000/.000
Zachary CawyerP							.000/.000/.000
Brandon JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Arkansas Travelers

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Pitching

Arkansas Travelers

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Game Notes