Northwest Arkansas grabbed an early lead thanks to a four-run second inning and the Naturals bullpen held on for a 4-3 win over the Arkansas Travelers on Saturday night at Arvest Ballpark.
Tanner Kirwer and Robbie Tenerowicz each homered as the Arkansas Travelers defeated the Wichita Wind Surge on Friday night at Riverfront Stadium in Wichita, Kan., to clinch the first-half championship in the Texas League North Division.
Over the first five games this week of the Arkansas Travelers series versus Tulsa, the teams combined to score 22 runs, including a Saturday night contest that featured one Travs run in the eighth inning to win it.
One game required eight innings, the other just seven, but the Arkansas Travelers pulled out walk-off wins in both halves of a doubleheader Friday night at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock.