Travs rally for walk-off to sweep San Antonio

July 21, 2024 – Texas League (TL)
Press Release from Arkansas Travelers

North Little Rock, AR-The Arkansas Travelers came from three runs down for a 4-3 walk-off victory over the San Antonio Missions on Sunday afternoon at Dickey-Stephens Park to sweep the three-game series. Brock Rodden capped the rally with a sacrifice fly that scored pinch-runner Blake Rambusch in the bottom of the ninth. Hogan Windish had two RBI hits including the game-tying double in the final inning. Arkansas’ bullpen of Raul Alcantara (2 IP), Logan Gragg (IP) and Troy Taylor (Win, IP) pitched scoreless baseball to close out the game. Starter Michael Morales bounced back after giving up home runs in the first two frames to work five innings.

Moments that mattered

* The Travs scored their first two runs of the game on leadoff doubles in the fourth and sixth innings.

* Harry Ford walked to lead off the ninth and Windish followed with a double to score him, just missing a home run. After a bunt moved the winning run to third, Rodden hit the fly ball to score the winning run and start the celebration.

Notable Travs performances

* C Harry Ford: 1-2, BB, SH, 2 points, 2B

* 2B Hogan Windish: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

News and Notes

* Ben Williamson extended his hitting streak to eight with a double.

* The three-point comeback erased the Travs’ biggest deficit of the season with a win.

Next one

After a day off Monday, the Travs open a six-game series at NW Arkansas on Tuesday night with RHP Logan Evans (8-2, 2.10) on the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05. The game will be televised on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.

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