Texas League North
Northwest Arkansas Naturals
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, playing in the Texas League North at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Arkansas. This is where the Royals’ next wave arrives — the arms and bats that will be argued about in Kansas City in two years’ time are, right now, working through a Tuesday night in NW Arkansas.
Relay Sports writes a recap of every Naturals home game: the scoreline, the innings that decided it, and the performances worth remembering, published the same night.
NW Arkansas articles
HomeSam Kulasingam's walk-off single lifts Naturals over Drillers in season finaleSam Kulasingam's walk-off single scored Connor Rasmussen as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals beat the Tulsa Drillers 5-4 in their season finale.NWA 5–TUL 4HomeNaturals' late home runs not enough in 8-4 loss to TulsaNorthwest Arkansas scored twice in the eighth and twice in the ninth, but its late push fell short in an 8-4 loss to Tulsa. Angel Acosta and Alberto Rodriguez homered in the ninth after Felix Arronde allowed 7 earned runs over 4 innings.NWA 4–TUL 8HomeTulsa Drillers beat Northwest Arkansas Naturals after bases-loaded walksTulsa used consecutive bases-loaded walks to erase an early lead and beat Northwest Arkansas 3-2. The Naturals went scoreless over the final 7 innings.NWA 2–TUL 3HomeTulsa Drillers hold off Northwest Arkansas Naturals for 3-2 victoryAngel Acosta went 4-for-4 with an RBI double, and Coleman Picard retired all 12 batters he faced in his Double-A debut, but Tulsa held off Northwest Arkansas.NWA 2–TUL 3HomeTulsa Drillers pull away from Northwest Arkansas Naturals for 10-1 winDrew Beam allowed 3 earned runs over 6 innings, but Tulsa broke open a close game against the Northwest Arkansas bullpen and won 10-1.NWA 1–TUL 10HomeTwelve walks sink Northwest Arkansas in 7-5 loss to TulsaNorthwest Arkansas outhit Tulsa 10-6, but a season-high 12 walks proved costly in a 7-5 loss at Arvest Ballpark.NWA 5–TUL 7AwaySam Kulasingam powers Naturals to 24-4 rout of TravelersSam Kulasingam went 6-for-7 with 2 home runs and drove in 8 runs as Northwest Arkansas overwhelmed Arkansas. The Naturals set franchise records for runs and hits.ARK 4–NWA 24AwayJustin Johnson, Connor Scott Lead Northwest Arkansas Naturals Past Arkansas Travelers, 10-3Justin Johnson reached base 4 times and Connor Scott doubled 2 times as Northwest Arkansas pulled away from Arkansas. The Naturals bullpen kept the Travelers scoreless after the third inning.ARK 3–NWA 10AwayArkansas Travelers beat Northwest Arkansas Naturals 13-5 after Grant Gambrell exits earlyGrant Gambrell left after 1.1 innings as Arkansas beat Northwest Arkansas 13-5. Spencer Nivens went 3-for-4 and Justin Johnson hit his 12th home run in the loss.ARK 13–NWA 5