Friday, September 4, 2026 · Dickey-Stephens Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| ARK | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 16 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| NWA | Metric | ARK |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.29 13th | Runs scored per game | 5.59 9th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.08 30th | Runs allowed per game | 5.12 12th |
| Roster | ||
| 25.4 1st | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 25.4 2nd |
| Results | ||
| .419 29th | Winning percentage | .514 13th |
| -107 28th | Run differential | 65 7th |
| .437 28th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .540 7th |
| .465 17th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .417 26th |
| .441 27th | Home winning percentage | .507 17th |
| .397 27th | Road winning percentage | .522 9th |
2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.
NW Arkansas Naturals
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Javier Vaz DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .732 |
| 2 Sam Kulasingam 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 | .766 |
| 3 Spencer Nivens CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .811 |
| 4 Daniel Vazquez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .643 |
| 5 Justin Johnson 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .678 |
| 6 Connor Scott LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .679 |
| 7 Hyungchan Um C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .715 |
| 8 Alberto Rodriguez RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .570 |
| 9 Angel Acosta 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | .659 |
| Team | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .235 | .642 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 2B:
- Scott
- HR:
- Johnson
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Gambrell L | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35-19 | 6.13 | 1.44 |
| Brandon Johnson | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 53-33 | 4.06 | 1.16 |
| Tommy Molsky | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42-22 | 8.75 | 1.90 |
| Anthony Simonelli | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35-24 | 6.35 | 1.54 |
| Dennis Colleran | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32-20 | 7.52 | 2.01 |
| Team | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 197-118 | 13.50 | 2.88 |
Arkansas Travelers
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jonny Farmelo CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .713 |
| 2 Boston Smith DH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .274 | 1.030 |
| 3 Charlie Pagliarini 2B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .264 | .872 |
| 4 Hunter Fitz-Gerald 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .865 |
| 5 Josh Caron C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .759 |
| 6 Caleb Cali 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .676 |
| 7 Sammy Siani RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .694 |
| 8 Josh Hood SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .202 | .699 |
| 9 Bill Knight LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .673 |
| Team | 38 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | .421 | 1.258 |
- LOB:
- 24
- 2B:
- Pagliarini 3, Fitz-Gerald
- 3B:
- Farmelo
- HR:
- Caron, Hood
- SB:
- Siani 2, Knight
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lael Lockhart | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 78-47 | 3.83 | 1.26 |
| Will Armbruester W | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-21 | 8.38 | 1.66 |
| Tyler Cleveland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-19 | 4.83 | 1.49 |
| Teddy McGraw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.26 | 1.07 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 144-95 | 5.00 | 1.11 |