NWA 5, AMA 17 | May 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, May 24, 2026•Hodgetown•82°F, Partly Cloudy

NWA

Naturals

AMA

Sod Poodles

Final

WIN

Carlos Rey

LOSS

Hunter Owen

The Sod Poodles cruised past the Naturals 17-5 in a dominant performance.

★Omar Hernandez3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Jorge Alfaro3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Junior Franco3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Junior Franco homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Gavin Logan scores.

Weather: 82°F, Partly CloudyWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:54Att: 6,592Venue: Hodgetown

Win Probability

AMA WinNWA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NWA	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	12	1
AMA	0	4	0	0	1	5	7

Game 817643 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Carson RoccaforteCF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.256/.353/.541
Spencer NivensLF	4	1	0	0	1	2	.290/.397/.452
Sam KulasingamRF	5	0	1	1	0	0	.294/.414/.444
Jorge AlfaroDH	5	1	3	1	0	2	.261/.329/.565
Daniel VazquezSS	3	1	1	0	1	2	.243/.325/.311
Connor Scott1B	4	0	2	2	0	1	.192/.288/.327
Colton Becker3B	2	1	0	0	2	2	.296/.436/.420
Omar HernandezC	4	1	3	0	0	0	.344/.406/.426
Justin Johnson2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.186/.292/.289
Bench
Hunter OwenP							.000/.000/.000
Caden MonkeP							.000/.000/.000
Chase JesseeP
Totals	36	5	12	5	4	13	-

2B:Vazquez; Hernandez; Alfaro 2

TB:16

RBI:Johnson; Scott 2; Kulasingam; Alfaro

SB:Nivens

CS:Roccaforte

GIDP:Johnson

Team LOB:8

Amarillo Sod Poodles

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Angel OrtizRF	4	0	1	1	2	1	.268/.340/.441
Cristofer TorinDH	6	2

Pitching

Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Hunter OwenL	3.0	3	4	4	2	0	0	57-33	6.94
Caden Monke	2.0	2	1	1	3	0	0	38-21	3.98
Chase Jessee	0.2	5	5	5	1	0	1	31-13	5.40
Andrew Morones	1.0	7	7	7	0	1	3	37-22	8.71
Brandon Johnson	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	5.52
Totals	8.0	17	17	17	6	1	4	177-100	-

Pitches-strikes:Owen 57-33; Monke 38-21; Jessee 31-13; Morones 37-22; Johnson 14-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Owen 2-8; Monke 4-2; Jessee 0-1; Morones 0-2; Johnson 3-1

Amarillo Sod Poodles

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Daniel Eagen	4.0	6	2	2	0	6	0	55-36	6.38
Billy Corcoran

Scoring Plays

Top 2 • NWA

1-0

Connor Scott singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Manuel Pena. Daniel Vazquez scores. Connor Scott out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Manuel Pena to second baseman Jean Walters to first baseman Ben McLaughlin to second baseman Jean Walters.

Bot 2 • AMA

1-1

Danny Serretti singles on a line drive to right fielder Sam Kulasingam. Jansel Luis scores.

1-2

Gavin Logan reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Justin Johnson. Danny Serretti scores. Jean Walters to 3rd.

1-3

Junior Franco out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Sam Kulasingam. Jean Walters scores. Gavin Logan to 3rd.

1-4

Angel Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Carson Roccaforte. Gavin Logan scores.

Top 4 • NWA

2-4

Connor Scott singles on a line drive to left fielder Manuel Pena. Jorge Alfaro scores.

Bot 5 • AMA

2-5

Jean Walters singles on a line drive to right fielder Sam Kulasingam. Jansel Luis scores. Danny Serretti to 3rd.

Top 6 • NWA

3-5

Jorge Alfaro singles on a line drive to center fielder Junior Franco. Spencer Nivens scores.

Bot 6 • AMA

3-6

Manuel Pena doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Sam Kulasingam. Cristofer Torin scores.

3-7

Ben McLaughlin singles on a line drive to right fielder Sam Kulasingam. Manuel Pena scores.

3-10

Danny Serretti homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Ben McLaughlin scores. Jansel Luis scores.

Bot 7 • AMA

3-12

Junior Franco homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Gavin Logan scores.

3-14

Manuel Pena homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Cristofer Torin scores.

3-17

Jean Walters homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Ben McLaughlin scores. Jansel Luis scores.

Top 9 • NWA

5-17

Sam Kulasingam singles on a ground ball to center fielder Junior Franco. Omar Hernandez scores. Justin Johnson to 2nd.

4-17

Justin Johnson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Manuel Pena. Colton Becker scores. Omar Hernandez to 2nd.

HR:Serretti (6th off Jessee, 2 on, 2 out); Franco (7th off Morones, 1 on, 0 out); Pena (7th off Morones, 1 on, 1 out); Walters (7th off Morones, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Pena; Luis

TB:31

RBI:Franco 3; Pena 3; Logan; Ortiz; Walters 4; Serretti 4; McLaughlin

SB:Logan; Torin; Walters; Serretti

CS:Ortiz

SF:Franco

GIDP:Torin

Team LOB:6

WP:Menendez

Inherited runners-scored:Rey 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Eagen 55-36; Corcoran 32-17; Rey 18-11; Menendez 18-9; Morillo 26-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Eagen 0-4; Corcoran 1-1; Rey 1-1; Menendez 2-0; Morillo 0-1

Bench
Daniel EagenP							.000/.000/.000
Billy CorcoranP							.000/.000/.000
Carlos ReyP							.000/.000/.000
Antonio MenendezP							.000/.000/.000
Alfred MorilloP							.000/.000/.000