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The Northwest Arkansas Naturals rallied from a 4-2 deficit after four innings to claim a 9-4 win over Corpus Christi to snap a three-game skid on Thursday night at Whataburger Field.
Brett Squires’ run-scoring single tied the game at 4, and the Naturals (7-5) grabbed the lead with two in the seventh. Catcher Omar Hernandez reached on a bunt single and scored on a wild pitch for a 5-4 Northwest Arkansas lead. The Naturals padded the lead to 6-4 thanks to Colton Becker’s infield single to score Hernandez from third.
Squires, who went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI, singled and later scored on a wild pitch in the eighth for a 7-4 advantage. Leadoff man Carson Roccaforte went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double, drove in two runs and scored three times. Becker and Connor Scott added two hits each for Northwest Arkansas.
Relievers Oscar Rayo, Tommy Molsky and Zachary Cawyer combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out four. Rayo picked up the win thanks to 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed one hit, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.
The same two teams square off on Friday in Corpus Christi. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Paul Boyd
Paul Boyd is an award-winning sportswriter who covers prep and college sports for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. He has covered sports in Arkansas for more than 30 years. Paul grew up in Northeast Arkansas and earned a journalism degree from Arkansas State University. He has been working in Northwest Arkansas since 2005.
