HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 4, JULY 6 – JULY 10Â
SPRINGDALE, Ark – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals will welcome the Tulsa Drillers (Double-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) to Arvest Ballpark to begin a six-game series on the Fourth of July. The first game of the homestand will take place on Monday, July 4 at 6:35 p.m. before both
ZERPA'S DELIVERS BRILLIANT START, BUT SOD POODLES WALK OFF ON NATURALS
AMARILLO, TX – Despite three home runs and seven shutout innings from Angel Zerpa, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals lost 5-4 to the Amarillo Sod Poodles on a walk-off Thursday night. Zerpa turned in the best start of his professional career, throwing 7.0 innings without allowing a run, surrendering just two
GENTRY HOMERS TWICE BUT NATURALS FALL IN AMARILLO 10-4
AMARILLO, TX – Despite a two-homer night from right fielder Tyler Gentry – including back-to-back home runs in the first inning with Nick Loftin, an offensive outburst in the middle innings from the Amarillo Sod Poodles was too much to overcome, as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals fell Wednesday night, 10-4.
NATURALS OPEN SECOND HALF WITH BLOWOUT WIN IN AMARILLO
Amarillo, TX – After stumbling to the end of the first half, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals opened up the second half of the 2022 season in blowout fashion, beating the Amarillo Sod Poodles on the road 20-6. All nine Naturals in the lineup had at least one hit and scored
NATURALS SWEPT BY CARDINALSÂ
SPRINGDALE, AR – In similar fashion to much of the series, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals fell behind early and could not come back, falling 8-2 to the Springfield Cardinals Sunday afternoon at Arvest Ballpark, swept in six games to end the first half. Springfield scored four times in the second
NATURALS RALLY FALLS SHORT IN FIFTH STRAIGHT LOSS TO SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals scored six unanswered runs late in the game, but could not come back from the Springfield Cardinals' offensive explosion, dropping the fifth straight game of the series, 13-10. Offensively, the Naturals tied their single-game high this week with 11 hits, scoring more runs
BIG INNING COSTS NATURALS FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS TO CARDINALS
SPRINGDALE, AR – What started out as a pitchers’ duel spiraled into a fourth straight loss for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, as a six-run sixth for the Springfield Cardinals was the difference in a 7-1 loss for the Naturals Friday night. Starting pitchers Angel Zerpa and Michael McGreevy battled toe-to-toe,
NATURALS DROP 3RD STRIAGHT TO SPRINGFIELD
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals could not keep up with the Springfield Cardinals Thursday night, dropping a third straight game this series, 11-2. The Naturals’ lone runs of the game, came in the bottom of the third inning, on a two-run homer from Brhet Bewley, his second of
9TH INNING COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AS NATURALS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT TO SPRINGFIELD
SPRINDALE, AR – For the second straight game, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals put the tying run on first and brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth inning, but could not close the gap, falling to the Springfield Cardinals 9-6. After falling behind in the first, the Naturals
NATURALS FALL SHORT IN SERIES OPENER TO CARDINALS
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth but could not come back, dropping the series opener to the Springfield Cardinals, 5-3 Tuesday night at Arvest Ballpark. The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in
HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE 21 – JUNE 26Â
SPRINGDALE, Ark – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals will continue their long stretch of home games by welcoming the Springfield Cardinals (Double-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) for a six-game series at Arvest Ballpark, Tuesday, June 21 through Sunday, June 26. The homestand includes daily food and drink specials and
NATURAL SHUT OUT TRAVS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT GAME TO SPLIT SERIES
SPRINGDALE, AR – For the second straight game, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals kept the Arkansas Travelers off the scoreboard, with a 4-0 shutout win Sunday afternoon to secure a series split and climb back to .500. Anthony Veneziano twirled another brilliant outing, as the left-hander threw 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing
GROWLIN’ CHICKENS BOUNCE BACK WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER TRAVLEERS
SPRINGDALE, AR – After three straight losses to the Arkansas Travelers – including a pair of blowouts – the Northwest Arkansas Growlin’ Chickens bounced back Saturday night, weathering a rain delay to win 9-0 over the Travelers. The victory marked the club’s fourth shutout win of the season, the second-largest
GROWLIN’ CHICKENS WEEKEND AT ARVEST BALLPARK
SPRINGDALE, Ark – It is Growlin’ Chickens Weekend at Arvest Ballpark as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals will reprise their role as the Northwest Arkansas Growlin’ Chickens for two games against the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A Seattle Mariners). The weekend slate of games is highlighted by the two Growlin’ Chickens games tonight
NATURALS FALL IN BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR TO TRAVELERS
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals fell a run short in a back-and-forth game Wednesday night, as the Arkansas Travelers came out ahead 5-4 to even the week’s series. After the Travelers scored in the first, the Naturals tied the game in the third on an RBI double from
VENEZIANO DEALS AGAIN AS NATURALS TAKE SERIES OPENER OVER TRAVELERSÂ
SPRINGDALE, AR – Starting pitcher Anthony Veneziano pitched into the seventh inning for his second straight, striking out seven and the Northwest Arkansas’ Naturals offense provided plenty of support, as the Naturals took Tuesday’s series opener with the Arkansas Travelers, 7-5. After allowing a run in the first, Veneziano settled
HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: JUNE 14 – JUNE 19Â
SPRINGDALE, Ark – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals will host their in-state rivals, the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners), for a six-game series at Arvest Ballpark beginning on Tuesday, June 14. The homestand includes daily food and beverage deals and is highlighted by Growlin’ Chickens Weekend on Friday
ANTHONY VENEZIANO NAMED TEXAS LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK
SPRINGDALE, AR – Minor League Baseball announced the Pitcher and Player of the Week honors for each of the respective Player Development Leagues and Naturals’ left-hander Anthony Veneziano was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for his performance the week of June 5 through June 12. Veneziano’s recognition
NATURALS TAKE SERIES IN TULSA WITH 7-3 WIN OVER DRILLERS
TULSA, OK – After falling behind in the first inning, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals scored twice in the second and maintained a lead for the rest of Sunday afternoon’s game, as a 7-3 victory over the Tulsa Drillers at ONEOK Field. Sunday’s win secured the series for the Naturals, club’s
BIG INNING COSTS NATURALS IN 9-4 LOSS TO DRILLERS
TULSA, OK – A seven-run third inning was too much for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to overcome Saturday night, as the Tulsa Drillers took the penultimate game of the series, 9-4 at ONEOK Field. Alec Marsh retired six of the first seven he faced and bounced back well after a
EIGHT-RUN SEVENTH PROPELS NATURALS TO 13-4 WIN OVER DRILLERS
TULSA, OK – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals played back-and-forth with the Tulsa Drillers Friday night and after taking a lead in the sixth inning, scored eight runs in the seventh for a 13-4 win. Making his first career start, left-hander Zack Phillips tied a career-high with 4.0 innings, set a
NATURALS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER IN TULSA
TULSA, OK – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals bounced back after a loss Tuesday and rainout Wednesday to sweep a doubleheader over the Tulsa Drillers Thursday evening, with 5-3 and 3-0 wins at ONEOK Field. After falling behind early 3-0 in the first game, the Naturals scored eight unanswered runs over
NATURALS DROP SERIES OPENER TO DRILLERS IN TULSA
TULSA, OK – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals brought the game close in the late innings but dropped the series opener to the Tulsa Drillers Tuesday night, 5-2. Right-hander Noah Murdock made his Double-A debut and struck out six across 5.0 innings of work. Murdock retired the first four batters he
NATURALS DROP SERIES FINALE TO HOOKS
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Northwest Arkansas Naturals were unable to secure a series split with the Corpus Christi Hooks, dropping Sunday’s series finale 17-4 at Arvest Ballpark, the largest margin of defeat this season. Corpus Christi scored at least two runs in seven of the game’s nine innings, tagging every
MATIAS HOMER WALKS NATURALS OFF OVER HOOKS
SPRINGDALE, AR – For the first time in 1,141 days, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals won a game on a walk-off home run, as Seuly Matias connected on a two-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Corpus Christi Hooks, 6-5. After the Hooks scored twice in