Jordan Kipper allowed two hits in seven innings and the Arkansas Travelers got home runs from Eric Aguilera and Jabari Henry in a 6-0 victory over the Springfield Cardinals on Wednesday night at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo.
Arkansas scored four times in the first when Aguilera drove in Caleb Adams with a single for the initial run. Adams had singled to lead off the game and Cal Towey followed with a walk. After a fly out, Henry hit his third home run of the season over the left-field fence off Springfield's Trey Nielsen (5-5) to score Towey and Aguilera to give the Travelers a 4-0 lead.
The two teams could not push another run across until the top of the eighth when Adams singled with one out, then scored on Aguilera's seventh home run of the season off Springfield reliever J.C. Sulbaran.
The Travs had 9 hits on the night with Adams leading the way with 3 in 4 at-bats. Aguilera and Henry were each 2 for 4 with 3 RBI.
Kipper (7-0) allowed a Bruce Caldwell single in the fourth inning and a Mason Katz double in the fifth before turning the game over to the bullpen in the eighth. Kipper finished with five strikeouts and allowed one walk.
Alan Busenitz allowed the Cardinals last hit in the eighth inning before DJ Johnson and Tyler DeLoach split the ninth to complete the shutout.
ARKANSAS AB R H BI S'FIELD AB R H BI
Adams, lf 4 2 3 0 Bader, cf 3 0 0 0
Towey, rf 2 1 0 0 Caldwell, 2b 4 0 1 0
Aguilera, 1b 4 2 2 3 Pena, dh 3 0 0 0
Daniel, 3b 4 0 1 0 Voit, lf-1b 3 0 0 0
Henry, dh 4 1 2 3 Ohlman, 1b-c 3 0 0 0
Briceno, c 4 0 0 0 Rdrgz, 3b-lf 3 0 1 0
Yarbrgh, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kelly, c 1 0 0 0
Way, cf 4 0 0 0 a-Katz, ph-3b 2 0 1 0
Rosa, ss 3 0 0 0 Radack, rf 3 0 0 0
Herrera, ss 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 6 9 6 totals 28 0 3 0
Arkansas 400 000 020 -- 6 9 2
Springfield 000 000 000 -- 0 3 0
a-doubled for Kelly in the 5th.
E -- Rosa, Daniel. DP -- Arkansas 4, Springfield 2. LOB -- Arkansas 2, Springfield 3. 2B -- Adams, Yarbrough, Katz. HR -- Henry (3), Aguilera (7). CS -- Rodriguez.
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO
Kipper W, 6-3 7 2 0 0 1 5
Busenitz 1 1 0 0 0 2
Johnson 1/3 0 0 0 1 0
DeLoach 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
sPRINGFIELD IP H R ER BB SO
Nielsen L, 5-5 6 6 4 4 2 5
Maness 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sulbaran 1 2 2 2 0 0
Wyatt 1 1 0 0 0 0
Umpires -- Home: Allen; First: Moore; Third: Eaton. Time -- 2:07. Attendance -- 2,474.
DRILLERS 1, NATURALS 0
Tulsa starter Trevor Oaks allowed one hit over seven innings Wednesday to lead the Drillers over Northwest Arkansas for their franchise-best 10th consecutive victory. Oaks (7-1) allowed one walk and struck out four. Joe Broussard worked the eighth inning and Scott Griggs got his fifth save of the season after a scoreless ninth.
The Drillers’ lone run came in the second inning on an RBI single by catcher Paul Hoenecke. The Drillers had six hits, led by Brandon Trinkwon’s 2-for-4 performance. Northwest Arkansas starter Matt Strahm (2-5) worked just 2 innings, allowing 4 hits with 2 strikeouts. Reliever Yender Caramo worked 5 innings, allowing 2 hits and retiring 14 consecutive batters before allowing a base hit to the final batter he faced in the eighth.
The Naturals’ lone hit came with one out in the third inning from left fielder Terrance Gore, who celebrated his 25th birthday with his first double of the season. Northwest Arkansas managed only one other base runner as Corey Toups led off the game with a walk and a stolen base, only to be stranded at third.
At a glance
ARKANSAS AT SPRINGFIELD
WHEN 7:10 p.m. Central
WHERE Hammons Field, Springfield, Mo.
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas
WEBSITE travs.com
PITCHERS Travelers: TBA; Cardinals: Andrew Morales (RHP, 4-4, 3.64 ERA).
THE WEEK AHEAD
TODAY at Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
FRIDAY at Springfield, 7:10 p.m.
SATURDAY NW Arkansas, 5:30 p.m.
SUNDAY NW Arkansas, 2:10 p.m.
MONDAY NW Arkansas, 7:10 p.m.
TUESDAY NW Arkansas, 7:10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Tulsa, 7:10 p.m.
Sports on 06/09/2016