North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers rallied to tie from a pair of deficits on Wednesday night but ultimately fell to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 10 innings, 5-4. A pair of Traveler homers by Charlie Pagliarini and Caleb Cali aided in the comeback effort but the Travs never had the lead in the game. Pagliarini and Hunter Fitz-Gerald had two hits each. The Travs left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th despite drawing three walks in the inning after hitting into a double play.
Moments That Mattered
* Cali tied the game with a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs.
* Northwest Arkansas scored in the top of the 10th thanks to a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly.
Notable Travs Performances
* 2B Charlie Pagliarini: 2-4, BB, run, HR, RBI
* RHP Jason Ruffcorn: 1.1 IP, H, K
News and Notes
* Arkansas hit multiple homers in a game for the 21st time this season and lost for just the third time in those games.
* Michael Arroyo had a nine game hitting streak snapped.
The series continues on Thursday night with LH Nico Tellache (2-3, 3.28) starting for Arkansas. It is the start of Barkansas Dizzys Weekend, a $3 Thursday and singles night. First pitch set for 6:35 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.