DOUBLE A BASEBALL
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
05/17/2060
 
DOUBLE A BASEBALL
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
GAME ID: 9545 - MONDAY, MAY 17TH , 2060 - GAME LOG
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Northwest Arkansas Naturals (19-15) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2
Corpus Christi Hooks (26-8) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 8 1
Hooks Sneak Past Naturals, 4-3
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals got a sterling performance from pitcher Eric King, but the Corpus Christi Hooks still prevailed, 4-3. King threw 5.1 innings allowing 2 runs. Pat Clark snagged the win in relief. He goes to 3-2 on the season. Jonathan Mendez suffered the loss. Mike Fleming got the save, the 14th for him this season.

An inflection point occurred with no one out in the bottom of the eighth. That's when Hooks designated hitter Joe Parker hit a fastball from Jonathan Mendez for a 2-run single. Just like that, Corpus Christi was up, 4-3.

"We found a way to get it done," Parker said.

The first-place Hooks have won 6 straight games.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BATTING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
J. Hooker 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .383 11 36
J. Brown 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .337 5 17
T. Sato DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 1 9
J. DeHart SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .228 5 16
C. Quick C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .230 2 9
P. Overfelt 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 2 6
   a-C. Mantia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 1
J. Unknown RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
   b-W. Peer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 2
Totals 30 3 3 2 7 5 15      
a - C. Mantia pinch hit for P. Overfelt in the 9th
b - W. Peer pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hooker (7, 1st Inning off M. Davis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown , J. Hooker 2 , T. Sato
2-out RBI: T. Sato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Unknown , J. DeHart , P. Overfelt , J. Unknown
GIDP: T. Sato
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Unknown (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. DeHart (5) , J. Unknown (0)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Matus RF, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .300 0 7
K. Igarashi CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .323 8 28
D. Kim 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .341 9 24
K. Varela SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .311 4 15
J. Parker DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .354 3 15
B. Andre 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 1 15
   a-S. Johnson LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 2
C. Sposato LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 2 4
   b-S. McAlpin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 7
R. Vickery C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .231 0 1
S. Maldonado 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330 5 19
Totals 31 4 8 3 2 7 17      
a - S. Johnson substituted for B. Andre in the 9th
b - S. McAlpin substituted for C. Sposato in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Igarashi (8, 1st Inning off E. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Matus , K. Igarashi 5 , K. Varela , J. Parker 2 , C. Sposato , S. Maldonado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Igarashi , K. Varela 2 , R. Vickery 2
Sac Bunt: B. Andre , S. Maldonado
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Varela (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Varela-Andre-Kim)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS PITCHING LINESCORE CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. King 5.1 6 2 2 0 5 1 82 4.08   
R. Proulx H (1) 1.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 30 2.93   
J. Mendez L (1-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 53
Batters Faced: E. King 23, R. Proulx 7, J. Mendez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 7-4, R. Proulx 3-0, J. Mendez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 82-56, R. Proulx 30-17, J. Mendez 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendez 1-1
WP: E. King , J. Mendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Davis 5.0 3 3 3 4 2 0 79 4.13   
K. Schneider 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 43 1.12   
P. Clark W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.92   
M. Fleming SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Davis 47
Batters Faced: M. Davis 21, K. Schneider 9, P. Clark 3, M. Fleming 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Davis 5-7, K. Schneider 1-2, P. Clark 2-1, M. Fleming 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Davis 79-50, K. Schneider 43-24, P. Clark 13-8, M. Fleming 13-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric King
Ballpark: Whataburger Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 5332
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