North Little Rock, AR—The Arkansas Travelers erupted for a seven-run second inning as they went on to defeat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 12-7 on Sunday afternoon. Adam Leverett twirled five scoreless innings on two hits and a walk while striking out four and earned his second win of the year. The Travs had a balanced offensive attack with nine different players scoring at least one run in the game. Four different players drove in two runs and three different Travs (Fitz-Gerald, Sundstrom and Montes) homered. Reid VanScoter fired two scoreless innings to close the game and pick up his second save.
Moments That Mattered
* Sammy Siani came up with the bases loaded in the second inning and connected for a two-run single to open the scoring and get the seven-run inning rolling. Fitz-Gerald capped the frame with a two-run blast to centerfield.
* After the Naturals scored five times in the seventh inning and closed within three runs, VanScoter entered and recorded a perfect eighth to put the Travs back in control.
Notable Travs Performances
* 1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 2-3, run, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
* RHP Adam Leverett: Win, 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
News and Notes
* Arkansas won the series four games to two.
* Both of Leverett’s wins have been against the Naturals.
* Montes connected for his 20th home run of the season and 8th in the past 12 games.
After a day off Monday, the Travs open a series in Frisco on Tuesday with RH Michael Morales (2-1, 5.13) starting for Arkansas against RH Aiden Curry (1-1, 11.23). First pitch is set for 11:05 a.m. and the game will be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.