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It was just another Manic Sunday in minor-league baseball as the Travs and Wichita battled in Kansas for a spot in the postseason that starts on Tuesday.

Wichita was leading the league as they entered the six-game series but the Travs controlled their own destiny as they needed to pass Frisco for second place in the standings.

The Travs did just that on Saturday, at least briefly, but it didn’t last to set up a frantic finish with Wichita in and Frisco and the Travs battling it out for second.

The Travs entered Sunday having played 119 games and Frisco one less at 118, setting up a scenario where if Arkansas won, they still needed Frisco to lose.

Frisco did just that. As the Amarillo Sodpoodles won with a three-run, walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the game.

But the Travs couldn’t complete the comeback and lost to Wichita. 

So that means Wichita and Frisco this week in the postseason, right?

Nope.

Northwest Arkansas, needed both teams to lose and for the Naturals to win on Sunday against Springfield and that’s exactly what happened.

All three teams won 64 games this past season.

But, the Travs, with one extra game, lost 56 while Frisco and Springdale each went 64-55 but Northwest Arkansas won the head-to-head matchup this season, 6 to 5, to win the tiebreaker to advance.

Fare thee well

Julio Rodríguez’s career with the Travs ended on Sunday as the sensational prospect went 3 for 5 with his last at-bat a single in the ninth inning.

Rodríguez is the best baseball player to come through with the Travs since Mike Trout but his minor-league career isn’t over as Triple-A Tacoma still has a couple of weeks to go and, at the least, he should start there next season before the eventual and inevitable call to the Bigs and the Mariners.

Travs set 2022 schedule

The Travs start next season on April 8 with a three-game series at Frisco, then the home-season starts on Monday, April 11 with a six-game series against the Springfield Cardinals.

The team gets two days off before starting back to the six games in six days schedule of the current season with Mondays off the following week.

There's a total of 138 games with 69 at home. This past season was 120 games, with 60 at home.

Another difference for next season is that the Travs will host Springfield on July 4, in the only game in the league that day, and then get Tuesday, July 5 off, then back to the five games in five days schedule.

That's followed by a league-wide break from July 18 to July 21 of four days, then a three-game series against Frisco from July 22-24.

Weeks at home are:

• April 11-16

• April 26-May 1

• May 17-29

• June 7-12

• June 21-26

• July 4-10

• July 22-24

• Aug. 2-14

• Aug. 23-28

• Sept. 13-18

The complete schedule can be viewed by clicking here.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner drops to No. 16 in hitting, while Julio Rodríguez, the league’s most sensational player finished his Double-A season with a .362 batting average, doesn’t have enough at-bats in 40 games to qualify.

• No Trav is listed among the league’s top pitchers, based on .8 innings pitched per game

Transactions

• Sept. 19: RHP Joseph Hernandez assigned to ACL Mariners from Arkansas Travelers.

• Sept. 19: RHP Adam Hill assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

Players of the Week

• Seuly Matias - Northwest Arkansas and Brandon Lawson - Corpus Christi

The scores

• Tuesday: Rain delayed

• Wednesday (DH): Travs 10, Wichita 5; Wichita 6, Travs 4

• Thursday: Wichita 3, Travs 2

• Friday: Wichita 2, Travs 1

• Saturday: Travs 5, Wichita 3

• Sunday: Wichita 11, Travs 6

The standings

Team … Record … Percentage… Next Up

• Wichita ... 69-51 ... .575 … Postseason

• Northwest Arkansas ... 64-55 ... .538 ...  Postseason

• Frisco ... 64-55 ... .538

• Travs ... 64-56 ... .533

• Tulsa ... 63-57 ... .525

• Midland ... 59-60 ... .496

• Amarillo ... 59-61 ... .492

• San Antonio ... 57-63 ... .475

• Corpus Christi ... 54-65 ... .454

• Springfield ... 45-75 ... .375

  The format for the 2021 Postseason will consist of Wichita and Northwest Arkansas in a single best-of-5 series beginning Tuesday. Springdale will host the first two games and the next three games at Wichita as needed.

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black went on the seven-day injured list on Saturday, Sept. 11, and his season is over at Springfield.

Black’s last game appearance was on Sept. 7, a win against the Travs, as he pitched 2.1 innings in relief of Dakota Hudson, down from St. Louis, who got the rehab start.

Black finished 62 strikeouts this season on 59.1 innings pitched in a total of 60 game appearances. Black also went 1-3 when he was pressed into the starting rotation at both Triple-A Memphis and Double-A Springfield.

Black could be called up to Memphis to finish the season as the Redbirds play until Oct. 3.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Next season

The complete 2022 schedule can be viewed by clicking here.

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This might be the last week the Arkansas Travelers play baseball.

Or, it might not.

Behold what it looks like when a team is in contention for a league crown.

Plus, the team's fate is in their own hands.

All they have to do is win.

The Travs (62-52) face league-leading Wichita (65-49) for a six-game series, with Wichita leading the league and the third-place Travs three games back.

Also in the mix is Frisco at 61-51 and currently in second but only by a fraction as the Travs have won more games but also played more games.

So Frisco is at 54.5 in winning percentage, while the Travs are at 54.4. Wichita is at 57 percent.

The top two teams, based on winning percentage, will play next week for the league championship.

Last week, the Travs went 3-3 on its road trip to Springfield. Picking up the Sunday win was big-leaguer Dakota Hudson, down from St. Louis for a rehab start.

Post-season tickets

The championship series will be best-of-five with the second-place finisher hosting the first two games, with the remaining games at the first-place finisher.

So games would be Tuesday and Wednesday with Thursday off for travel with the series resuming on Friday and, if needed, the remaining two games would be Saturday, Sept. 25 and Monday, Sept. 26.

If games are played at Dickey-Stephens Park, tickets will be $1 for general admission, $6 for reserved seats and $8 for box seats. The Travs front office said season ticket holders would be contacted this week “on how to secure their seats for the playoffs.”

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner goes to No. 14 in hitting, while Julio Rodríguez, the league’s most sensational player and currently batting .371 doesn’t have enough at-bats in 40 games to qualify. In the meantime, read the terrific story below on him and his path to the Bigs.

• No Trav is listed among the league’s top pitchers, based on .8 innings pitched per game

Transactions

• Sept. 12: RF Dom Thompson-Williams roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• Sept. 12: RHP Joseph Hernandez assigned to Arkansas Travelers from ACL Mariners.

• Sept. 8: SS Jose Caballero assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• Sept. 7: RHP Tyler Driver assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Dominic Fletcher - Amarillo and Jordan Balazovic - Wichita

The scores

• Tuesday: Springfield 5, Travs 4

• Wednesday: Travs 10, Springfield 3

• Thursday: Travs 4, Springfield 3

• Friday: Travs 12, Springfield 5

• Saturday: Springfield 14, Travs 7

• Sunday: Springfield 8, Travs 1

The standings

Team … Record … Percentage … Games Back … Next Up

• Wichita ... 65-49 ... .570 ... - ... Plays Travs

• Frisco ... 61-51 ... .545 ... 3.0 ...  At Amarillo

• Travs ... 62-52 ... .544 ... 3.0 … Plays at Wichita

• Northwest Arkansas ... 60-53 ... .531 ... 4.5 ...  vs. Springfield

• Tulsa ... 60-54 … .526 … 5.0 ... At Midland

• Midland ... 56-57 ... .496 ... 8.5 ...  Plays Tulsa

• Amarillo ... 55-58 ... .487 ... 9.5 ...  Plays Frisco

• San Antonio ... 55-59 ... .482 ... 10.0 ... Plays Corpus Christi

• Corpus Christi ... 50-63 ... .442 ... 14.5 … At San Antonio

• Springfield ... 43-71 ... .377 … At Northwest Arkansas

  The format for the 2021 Postseason will consist of two teams per league in a single best-of-5 series (beginning Sept. 21). The two playoff participants will be decided for each league (regardless of division) based on the best regular season winning percentage.

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black went on the seven-day injured list on Saturday, Sept. 11, and it means his season is likely over at Springfield.

Black’s last game appearance was on Sept. 7, a win against the Travs, as he pitched 2.1 innings in relief of Dakota Hudson, down from St. Louis, who got the rehab start.

Black now has 62 strikeouts this season on 59.1 innings pitched in a total of 60 game appearances. Black also went 1-3 when he was pressed into the starting rotation at both Triple-A Memphis and Double-A Springfield.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday: at Wichita; Wednesday: at Wichita; Thursday at Wichita; Friday: at Wichita; Saturday: at Wichita and Sunday: at Wichita

Next week

Post-season play will start on Tuesday, Sept. 21 and if games at played at Dickey-Stephens Park, general admission tickets will be $1.

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It wasn’t the ending everyone hoped for.

After a long night of baseball last Friday, the Travs had the chance for a win at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Against Wichita, the Travs had jumped out early, 4-0, before the game was tied and sent into extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, Wichita got the go-ahead run, 6-5, but the Travs had a chance in the bottom of the inning, and they did just that, getting the bases loaded, with two outs, and up to bat was Julio Rodriguez, who was working on a big night.

Baseball’s No. 2 prospect had four hits, with a double and two stolen bases, along with the kind of play that only emphasized his talent.

But baseball, baseball, has a way of humbling even the best as the game ended with Rodriguez striking out.

It was still a good week for the Travs as the team went 4-2 in the series and are still in contention for postseason play.

The format this year is different as the League announced that “postseason will consist of two teams per league” and the pair of teams, “will be decided for each league (regardless of division) based on the best regular season winning percentage.”

Wichita leads the league at 62-46 and .574 but this is where it gets interesting. Frisco (59-47) at .557, while the Travs (59-49) are third at .546. And then it gets really tight as Tulsa (58-50) is .537 and Northwest Arkansas (57-50) is at .533.

There’s 12 games remaining in the regular season and this week things should start getting sorted out as Northwest Arkansas will be at Wichita, while the Travs travel to a suddenly surging Springfield. The S-Cards are last in the league standings but the pitching rotation there has gotten a lift with Dakota Hudson down from St. Louis for injury rehab starts. Newport’s Grant Black, also got his first career win last week for Springfield. Fourth place Tulsa (58-5 goes to Amarillo (51-56) for six games as five teams are all in the hunt for the top two spots.

The following and final week of the regular season has the Travs at Wichita in a six-game series, while Northwest Arkansas closes at Springfield, Frisco gets Amarillo and Tulsa has Midland in the last series.

Postseason will be a single, best-of-five series that starts on Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Brash named Pitcher of the Week

Matt Brash, fresh off a combined no-hitter against Wichita was named Pitcher of the Week for the Double-A Central, aka Texas League. Brash, who had a perfect game going in the win, is now 3-1 on the season for the Travs is considered one of the best young pitching prospects in baseball.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner goes to No. 16 in hitting

• No Trav is listed among the league’s top pitchers, based on .8 innings pitched per game

Transactions

• Sept. 5: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Levi Stoudt on the 7-day injured list.

• Sept. 5: RHP Tyler Driver assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

Players of the Week

• Michael Busch - Tulsa and Matt Brash - Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Wichita 10, Travs 7

• Wednesday: Travs 4, Wichita 3

• Thursday: Travs 6, Wichita 0

• Friday: Wichita 6, Travs 5 (10)

• Saturday: Travs 1, Wichita 0

• Sunday: Travs 2, Wichita 1

The standings

Team … Record … Percentage … Games Back … Next Up

• Wichita ...62-46 ... .574 ... - ... Plays Northwest Arkansas

• Frisco ... 59-47 ... .557 ... 2.0 ... Plays San Antonio

• Travs ... 59-49 ... .546 ... 3.0 ... At Springfield

• Tulsa ... 58-50 ... .537 ... 4.0 ... At Amarillo

• Northwest Arkansas ... 57-50 ... .533 ... 4.5 ... At Wichita

• Midland ... 53-55 ... .491 ... 9.0 ... At Corpus Christi

• Amarillo ... 51-56 ... .477 ... 10.5 ... Plays Tulsa

• San Antonio ... 51-57 ... .472 ... 11.0 ... At Frisco

• Corpus Christi ... 48-60 ... .444 ... 14.0 ... Plays Midland

• Springfield ... 40-68 ... .370 ... 22.0 ... Plays Travs

  The format for the 2021 Postseason will consist of two teams per league in a single best-of-5 series (beginning Sept. 21). The two playoff participants will be decided for each league (regardless of division) based on the best regular season winning percentage.

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

September was a big month for Newport's Grant Black as he got his first professional win against Tulsa on Sept. 1.

Black got the start and pitched the first five innings. He gave up three runs and eight hits, but it didn’t matter as the S-Cards were up, 8-3 and went on to win, 9-3.

The game didn’t help his ERA, much, as it is 5.56 on the season, but he now had 60 strikeouts on 57 innings.

Black is expected to stay in the rotation this week with the Travs in town. Joining him is Dakota Hudson, down from St. Louis, for injury rehab as the S-Cards have been hot in September, winning the first three games of the month, before losing on Saturday and Sunday.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday at Springfield; Wednesday at Springfield; Thursday at Springfield; Friday at Springfield; Saturday at Springfield; Sunday at Springfield

Next week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

The Week After

Post-season play

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The Travs went 4-2 last week against Corpus Christi and, more importantly, the team is in a position to win the Texas League, no wait, the Double-A Central.

The Travs are in a two-tie for third with Tulsa with both teams at 55-47 while Wichita is currently leading the league with a record of 60-42.

That's five games back but guess who is in town this week? That's right, Wichita will be at Dickey-Stephens for a six-game homestand that starts on Tuesday, weather permitting, in the last series at home for the season.

So there's just six games left to see baseball’s No. 2 prospect Julio Rodriguez play in North Little Rock and he's one of those kinds of players you want to be able to say you saw them play here.

His family came from the Dominican Republic to watch him play at Dickey-Stephens and it is much harder to get from that island, so surely you can get off your couch and make a game, or games, this week

There's an almost 100 percent certainty he starts next season at Triple-A Tacoma, and that assumes he doesn't skip that step and go directly to the Mariners.

Back to the league title, the Travs have the last two weeks on the road with next week at Springfield, while the season-ending series is at, wait for it, Wichita. 

Travs release 2022 schedule

The Travs start next season on April 8 with a three-game series at Frisco, then the home-season starts on Monday, April 11 with a six-game series against the Springfield Cardinals.

The team gets two days off before starting back to the six games in six days schedule of the current season with Mondays off the following week.

There's a total of 138 games with 69 at home.

What's different is that the Travs will host Springfield on July 4, the only game in the league that day, and then get Tuesday, July 5, then back to the five games in five days schedule.

That's followed by a league-wide break from July 18 to July 21 of four days, then a three-game series against Frisco from July 22-24.

Weeks at home are:

• April 11-16

• April 26-May 1

• May 17-29

• June 7-12

• June 21-26

• July 4-10

• July 22-24

• Aug. 2-14

• Aug. 23-28

• Sept. 13-18

The complete schedule can be viewed by clicking here.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner goes to No. 19 in hitting while Jordan Cowan is in at No. 24

• Alejandro Requena drops to No. 10 in pitching.

Transactions

• Aug. 28: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Emerson Hancock on the 7-day injured list.

• Aug. 28: LHP Nate Fisher assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• Aug. 27: Arkansas Travelers placed 2B Josh Morgan on the 7-day injured list.

• Aug. 27: C Jake Anchia assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• Aug. 24: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Collin Kober from the 60-day injured list.

• Aug. 24: LHP Ray Kerr assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Vinnie Pasquantino, Northwest Arkansas and Drew Parrish, Northwest Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 5, Corpus Christi 3

• Wednesday: Travs 4, Corpus Christi 3

• Thursday: Travs 2, Corpus Christi 1

• Friday: Travs 11, Corpus Christi 1

• Saturday: Corpus Christi 8, Travs 5

• Sunday: Corpus Christi 5, Travs 4

The standings

• Wichita ... 60-42 ... .588

• Travs ... 55-47 ... .539

• Tulsa … 55-47 ... .539

• NW Arkansas ... 53-48 ... .525

• Springfield ... 37-65 ... .363

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black got his third start of the season on Aug. 27 against Northwest Arkansas and took the loss after giving up four hits and two runs across four innings.

Black had two strikeouts that game and on the season, Black now has 56 strikeouts on 52 innings, mostly in relief before being converted into a starting pitcher to help out the S-Cards and its injury-plagued rotation.

Black will likely stay in Springfield and should again get a start against Tulsa this week given the team’s dismal pitching situation there.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week (last week of home games)

Tuesday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday: Wichita and last home game

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week and the week after

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

There’s just four weeks of baseball left for the Travs as the team is back at Dickey-Stephens for a two-week homestand against Corpus Christi on Tuesday and the following week they get Wichita, then it is off to Springfield, and to close out the season, a trip to Kansas for six games against Wichita, currently leading the North Division.

The Travs went 3-3 in last week’s trip to league-leading Frisco.

The trip to Frisco was eventful as baseball’s now No. 2 prospect Julio Rodriguez put on a show.

Rodriguez had five hits and towering shot that landed somewhere in the nearby Ikea parking lot. Okay, it didn’t clear the stadium as it actually went 382 feet but it does make a very satisfying thud when it hits the tin roofed seats in the outfield.

Just give it a look and make sure you have the sound turned on.

You may have noticed something. That pitch. That wasn’t even a minor-league quality pitch. It was, in fact, a catcher working in relief in the second game of a double-header.

The homerun still got some attention as David Roth, now of the Defector and formerly at Deadspin, wrote about it here.

We encourage you to read the whole thing, but just look at this beauty of a line and the emphasis, in bold, is ours:

… Isaias Quiroz, a 24-year-old backup catcher for the Frisco RoughRiders, threw Rodriguez an absolute cement-mixer of a pseudo-eephus during the seventh and final inning of the second game …

Quality work from Roth and, again, just go read it.

Brash named Pitcher of the Week

Travs pitcher Matt Brash was named Pitcher of the Week for the Double-A Central League.

Brash, a native of Canada, was called up from High-A Everett in July and in his last outing, on Aug. 19, he threw a complete-game, one-hitter, in a seven-inning doubleheader.

He’s now 2-1 in his time with the Travs on six starts and has an ERA of 1.91 with 48 strikeouts. His next scheduled start should be this week against Corpus Christi.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner stays at No. 22 in hitting

• Alejandro Requena stays at No. 9, for another week, in pitching.

Transactions

• Aug. 16: Arkansas Travelers sent 2B Jose Caballero on a rehab assignment to ACL Mariners.

Players of the Week

• Esteury Ruiz - San Antonio and Matt Brash - Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Rained out

• Wednesday: Frisco 8, Travs 0

• Thursday (DH): Travs 3, Frisco 0; Travs 8, Frisco 2

• Friday: Frisco 8, Travs 1

• Saturday: Travs 2, Frisco 1

• Sunday: Frisco 3, Travs 2

The standings

• Wichita ... 57-39 ... .594

• Tulsa … 52-44 ... .542

• Travs ... 51-45 ... .531

• NW Arkansas ...49-46 ... .516

• Springfield ... 35-61 ... .365

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black got the start on Aug. 20 against Wichita and took the loss after giving up eight hits.

Black. down from Triple-A Memphis, to fill an injury-plagued rotation had six strikeouts on 4.1 innings pitched. On the season, Black now has 54 strikeouts on 48 innings, mostly in relief before being converted into a starting pitcher to help out the S-Cards.

Black is likely to stay in Springfield for the rest of the minor-league season given the pitching situation there.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita and last home game

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 4-2 in last week’s homestand with the Springfield Cardinals. Now the Travs hit the road for a trip to league-leading Frisco.

There’s just four weeks of baseball left after that, with first two weeks at Dickey-Stephens Park, then the last two weeks on the road.

Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez was activated on Friday as his Olympics hiatus is over.

Rodriguez, the No. 3 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, and won a Bronze Medal in the Olympics. He returned to action on Saturday and was two-of-four with two runs scored. For the season, he’s batting .309 spread over two teams.

With the Travs at Frisco, it should be huge crowds in the Metroplex to watch him in play this week.

He wasn’t the only roster move as a slew of pitchers were sent up to Triple-A Tacoma and replaced by pitchers from High-A Everett. To see last week’s transactions, just scroll down.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner is in at No. 22 in hitting, while catcher Josh Morgan in No. 25

• Alejandro Requena stays at No. 9 in pitching.

Transactions

• Aug. 15: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Levi Stoudt.

• Aug. 13: Arkansas Travelers activated RF Julio Rodriguez from the temporarily inactive list.

• Aug. 12: RHP Moises Gomez assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

• Aug. 12: RHP Nick Duron assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

• Aug. 11: RHP George Kirby assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• Aug. 9: RHP Adam Hill assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• Aug. 9: RHP Emerson Hancock assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

Players of the Week

• BJ Boyd - Wichita and Andre Pallante - Springfield

The scores

• Tuesday: Springfield 9, Travs 0

• Wednesday: Travs 14, Springfield 4

• Thursday: Springfield 4, Travs 3

• Friday: Travs 4, Springfield 3

• Saturday: Travs 6, Springfield 3

• Sunday: Travs 5, Springfield 1

The standings

• Wichita ... 52-38 ... .578

• Travs ... 48-42 ... .533

• Tulsa … 48-42 ... .533

• NW Arkansas ... 47-42 ... .528

• Springfield ... 34-56 ... .378

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

As the Springfield Cardinals put pitchers Edgar Escobar, Alex FaGalde and Johan Quezada on the injured list earlier in August, it became pretty clear that the team would need some arms.

And that's where Newport's Grant Black comes in, along with Memphis Redbirds teammate Garrett Williams and Cory Thompson, called up from High-A Peoria, to fill the injury-caused gaps in the pitching rotation in Springfield.

Black got the start last Saturday night, the first in his Double-A career, and his third overall as he started two games for Memphis earlier this season.

The start ended with a loss, as Black threw 3.1 innings, with one strikeout and gave up three runs.

He also pitched in relief on Aug. 10 for Springfield, a game the S-Cards won, 9-0. 

As for Black, it is likely he’ll stay in Springfield for the rest of the season despite pitching well and picking up his first career save on Aug. 5.

Escobar and FaGalde went from the seven-day injured list, to the 60-day list, meaning their minor-league seasons are over and Springfield will still need arms.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwater Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday: at Frisco; Wednesday: at Frisco; Thursday: at Frisco; Friday: at Frisco; Saturday: at Frisco  and Sunday: at Frisco 

Next week

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita and last home game

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 2-4 in last week’s homestand with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Now the Travs host Springfield for a week before hitting the road for a trip to league-leading Frisco.

As of Monday morning star outfielder Julio Rodriguez had not yet been activated after going on hiatus to allow him to play in the Olympics but more on that in a bit.

Rodriguez, the No. 3 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, is the best player to come through for the Travs since Mike Trout came through the Angels system.

There’s not many more chances to see Rodriguez play in North Little Rock and Little Rock attorney Matt Campbell is exactly right, if you like baseball, you need to get down to Dickey-Stephens Park to watch a rising star.

Olympics Baseball

The 2020 Olympics concluded on Sunday in Tokyo and it was a good showing by Julio Rodriguez and the Dominican Republic National Team that finished with a Bronze Medal.

Japan defeated the United States for the Gold Medal while the Israeli National Team finished in fifth place. Travs pitching coach Alon Leichman played for the Israeli team and was knocked out of medal contention by Rodriguez and the Dominican Republic National Team.

The pair shared a moment in Japan after the game and for Leichman, who speaks Spanish and was very familiar with Rodriguez and the DR team since he spent 2018 as a pitching coach in the Dominican Republic and Mariner’s Academy there.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner is in at No. 20 in hitting, while catcher Josh Morgan in No. 24

• Alejandro Requena is in at No. 9 in pitching.

Transactions

• Aug. 7: RHP Levi Stoudt roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• Aug. 7: Arkansas Travelers transferred RHP Collin Kober from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

• Aug. 7: LHP Holden Laws assigned to Arkansas Travelers from ACL Mariners.

• Aug. 5: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Jake Haberer.

• Aug. 5: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Collin Kober on the 7-day injured list.

• Aug. 3: RHP Levi Stoudt assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• Aug. 3: Arkansas Travelers released RHP Ryne Inman.

Players of the Week

• James Outman - Tulsa and Austin Cox - Northwest Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 5, Naturals 2

• Wednesday: Naturals 5, Travs 1

• Thursday: Naturals 5, Travs 1

• Friday: Travs 7, Naturals 0

• Saturday: Naturals 3, Travs 2

• Sunday: Naturals 7, Travs 3

The standings

• Wichita ... 49-35 ... .583 (2nd overall)

• Tulsa … 45-39 ... .536 (3rd overall)

• Travs ... 44-40 ... .524 (4th overall)

• NW Arkansas ... 44-40 ... .524 (5th overall)

• Springfield ... 32-52 ... .381 (Last overall)

• Frisco leads overall with a record of 50-34

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 46 strikeouts in 39.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 4-2 on the team’s trip to Springfield last week but now begins August with its brutal heat and lots of games at Dickey-Stephens Park.

The weather in Missouri didn’t do the Travs any favors as Saturday’s game was rained out, then continued on Sunday, becoming a doubleheader, which, mercifully, meant just seven innings. Then a day off, and back to the grind with seven games in six days as Wednesday is a doubleheader.

The Travs play four of five weeks at home this month before concluding the season on the road in September.

Olympics Baseball

Julio Rodriguez, the Travs star rightfielder, is playing with the Dominican Republic National Team and faces Travs pitching coach and member of the Israeli National Team Alon Leichman in a knockout round game at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.

The winner is guaranteed of at least playing for the Bronze medal, so Tuesday’s game is important..

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe was so good in his time with the Travs, stays at No. 9 in hitting despite being with Triple-A Tacoma. There’s no other Trav in the top 25.

• Alejandro Requena is in at No. 11 in pitching and Devin Sweet stays at No. 15.

Transactions

• July 30: 2B Kaden Polcovich assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 28: C David Sheaffer assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 28: Arkansas Travelers released RF Keegan McGovern.

• July 27: Arkansas Travelers released SS Connor Kopach.

• July 27: Arkansas Travelers released CF Connor Lien.

• July 26: RHP Reid Morgan assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• July 26: CF Jack Larsen assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 26: SS Patrick Frick assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 26: RHP Dayeison Arias assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 26: RHP David Ellingson assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 26: RHP Darin Gillies assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Freddy Fermin - Northwest Arkansas and Luis Frías - Amarillo

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 4, Springfield 0

• Wednesday: Travs 18, Springfield 12

• Thursday: Travs 11, Springfield 4

• Friday: Travs 7, Springfield 5

• Saturday: Rained out

• Sunday: Springfield 7, Travs 1 (Completion of Saturday game); Springfield 4, Travs 1

The standings

• Wichita ... 44-34 ... .564 (2nd overall)

• Tulsa ... 41-37 ... .526 (4th overall)

• Travs ... 41-36 ... .532 (3rd overall)

• NW Arkansas ... 40-37 ... .519 (5th overall)

• Springfield ... 30-48 ... .385 (Last overall)

• Frisco leads overall with a record of 47-31

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 46 strikeouts in 38.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Black, who had a birthday last month, has now appeared in 13 games for Memphis, and has a total of 23 strikeouts for the Redbirds, which means he also had 23 strikeouts for Springfield.

With the bridge, sort of fixed, it easier to get to Memphis to see the Redbirds now, at least coming from Arkansas. Problem is the Redbirds have taken flight and are gone for the next two weeks. They’re back at AutoZone Park on Tuesday, Aug. 17

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Was released. He previously played in the Boston Red Sox farm system and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: 5:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 2-4 in last week’s homestand against division leading Wichita. The series record dropped the Travs into a tie for third place with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

MJ Melendez, of the Naturals, kept his hot streak going and was named the League’s Hitter of the Week for the second consecutive week.

The Travs are off to Springfield, last in the division for six games, before returning back to North Little Rock for August when the Travs play four of five weeks at home before concluding the season on the road in September.

Olympics Baseball

Julio Rodriguez, the Travs star rightfielder, is playing with the Dominican Republic National Team and will face host Japan in the opening game of the group stage at 10 p.m. this Tuesday.

Rodriguez is Baseball America's No. 3 prospect in all minor-league baseball.

Alon Leichman, the Travs’s pitching coach, is on the Israeli National Team.

Leichman is in shockingly good shape and it wouldn’t be smart to challenge in a hand-stand pushup competition, as seen by the video below.

There’s a terrific piece on Leichman’s parents in the Forward. His father, David Leichman, and mother, the Rabbi Miri Gold, helped build Israel’s first baseball field in 1983. Read the whole story by Debra Nussbaum Cohen by clicking here.

Schedule for group stage games

• Tuesday: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 10 p.m.

• Thursday: Israel vs. South Korea, 5 a.m.; Mexico vs. Dominican Republic, 10 p.m.

• Friday: United States. vs. Israel, 5 a.m.; Japan vs. Mexico, 10 p.m.

• Saturday: United States vs. South Korea, 5 a.m.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe was so good in his time with the Travs, he climbed to No. 9 in hitting despite being with Triple-A Tacoma.

• Alejandro Requena is in at No. 14 in pitching and Devin Sweet is right behind at No. 15.

Transactions

• July 20: RHP Reid Morgan assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 20: LF Zach DeLoach assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

Players of the Week

• MJ Melendez - Northwest Arkansas and Noah Bremer - Frisco

The scores

• Tuesday: Wichita 4, Travs 1

• Wednesday: Wichita 6, Travs 4

• Thursday: Wichita 5, Travs 0

• Friday: Travs 4, Wichita 3

• Saturday: Wichita 5, Travs 4

• Sunday: Travs 7, Wichita 5

The standings

• Wichita ... 41-31 ... .569

• Tulsa ... 38-34 ... .528

• Travs ... 37-34 ... .521

• NW Arkansas ... 37-34 ... .521

• Springfield ... 28-44 ... .389

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 45 strikeouts in 37.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Black was most dominant last week against Louisville when he appeared in two complete innings and threw 13 strikes on 16 pitches and notched two strikeouts.

Memphis last lost on July 9 and the Redbirds are riding a 15-game winning streak as they host Gwinnett for a six-game series at AutoZone Park.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday: at Springfield; Wednesday: at Springfield; Thursday: at Springfield; Friday: at Springfield; Saturday: at Springfield and Sunday: at Springfield

Next week

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: 5:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

It is a battle for first place as division leading Wichita is at Dickey-Stephens Park this week for a six-game homestand against the Travs.

Wichita is ahead by two game as the Travs went 3-3 last week at Northwest Arkansas all but Springfield is still in contention for the division crown as Wichita has 37 wins to 35 for the Travs while the Naturals and Tulsa are both at 34 each.

The Travs will be without Julio Rodriguez as the star rightfielder went back to the inactive list on Sunday.

Temporarily of course as Rodriguez, Baseball America's No. 3 prospect in all minor-league baseball, is headed to the Olympics in Tokyo this week.

Opening ceremonies are this Thursday as Rodriguez and the Dominican Republic National Team will face host Japan in the opening game of the group stage at 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 27.

Or at least that's what's expected but the ongoing pandemic is still a global problem and numerous coronavirus cases have already been identified in the Olympic Village.

So, good luck and mask up.

Anyway, Rodriguez has been sensational in his time with the Travs. He's appeared in 14 games and is batting .280 with three homeruns and an on-base percentage of .410.

He’s also pretty good on defense as the Naturals learned last week.

Rodriguez is not the only Travs connection at the Olympics as Alon Leichman, the team's pitching coach, is on the Israeli National Team.

Leichman is one of 12 pitchers on the Israeli roster, that can be viewed by clicking here.

His college alma mater, California-San Diego, did a long piece on him and fellow alum Shlomo Lipetz as both will be on Tokyo.

Schedule for group stage games

• Tuesday, July 28: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 10 p.m.

• Thursday, July 29: Israel vs. South Korea, 5 a.m.; Mexico vs. Dominican Republic, 10 p.m.

• Friday, July 30: United States. vs. Israel, 5 a.m.; Japan vs. Mexico, 10 p.m.

• Saturday, July 31: United States vs. South Korea, 5 a.m.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe climbs to No. 10 in hitting but is now with Triple-A Tacoma and Jake Scheiner is in at No. 25.

• Penn Murfee is in at No. 12 in pitching and also up to Tacoma, while Alejandro Requena is No. 19 and Devin Sweet is at No. 20. 

Transactions

• July 18: Arkansas Travelers placed RF Julio Rodriguez on the temporarily inactive list.

• July 16: 3B Austin Shenton assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 16:RHP Reid Morgan assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• July 16:Arkansas Travelers released SS David Masters

• July 14: RHP Penn Murfee assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

• July 14: RHP Matt Brash assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 13: CF Connor Lien roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• July 13: Arkansas Travelers transferred RHP Kyle Wilcox from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

• July 13: Arkansas Travelers activated RF Julio Rodriguez from the temporarily inactive list.

Players of the Week

• MJ Melendez - Northwest Arkansas and Jordan Balazovic - Wichita

The scores

• Tuesday: Northwest Arkansas 9, Travs 4

• Wednesday: Travs 9, Northwest Arkansas 5

• Thursday: Travs 4, Northwest Arkansas 3

• Friday: Northwest Arkansas 8, Travs 7

• Saturday: Rained out

• Sunday (DH): Northwest Arkansas 4, Travs 2; Travs 10, Northwest Arkansas 6

The standings

• Wichita ... 37-29 ... .561

• Travs ... 35-30 ... .538

• NW Arkansas ... 34-30 ... .531

• Tulsa ... 34-31 ... .523

• Springfield ... 26-40 ... .394

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 42 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Black's last appearance was Sunday, when he threw one strikeout on one inning pitched in relief against Norfolk.

Memphis is 3-6 overall in games he has played in.

Former Arkansas pitcher Cody Scroggins got the call to High-A ball as he was promoted to the Greenville Drive. Scroggins, who played in high school at Bentonville where he was a football star, is 3-2 on the season with six saves. He has an ERA of 1.20.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Greenville Drive, the High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 5-1 in last week’s homestand against Frisco and that strong week, propelled the team into a tie for second in the league’s division standings.

Julio Rodriguez wasn’t in North Little Rock for all of the six-game homestand as he was placed on the temporarily inactive list on Saturday but not because of an injury and for all the right reasons. Rodriguez, 20, is ranked as the No. 5 prospect in minor-league baseball and went to the inactive list so be could play in Sunday’s SiriusXM Futures Game.

While there, he got a big surprise as his father, Julio Sr., flew in from the Dominican Republic to watch him play in person for the first time as a professional in the United States. Be sure to read MLB.com’s account by clicking here.

Rodriguez won’t be back in North Little Rock or with the Travs anytime soon as he will be headed to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics as a member of the Dominican Republic Olympic Team.

The Opening Ceremonies for Tokyo games will be July 23, and Rodriguez has obligations with his National Team in the Dominican Republic before that.

Rodriguez isn’t the only Trav who will be in Tokyo for the Olympics as the team’s pitching coach Alon Leichman will be a pitcher for the Israeli National Team.

A former member of the Israeli Defense Forces, Leichman was born in Israel after his parents moved there in the 1970s. He came back to the United States to play college baseball and completed his collegiate career at the University of California-San Diego. He joined the Mariners organization in 2019 after working as a coach in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

No stranger to competition, Leichman started playing for Israel in 2010, after his stint with the IDF was complete.

As for the team, the Travs hit the road to Springdale to face the Northwest Arkansas Naturals this week for six games at the Cow Palace.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe climbs to No. 12 in hitting and the only Trav in the top 25 but was assigned to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.

• Penn Murfee climbs to No. 11 in pitching, Alejandro Requena is in at No. 15 and Devin Sweet is at No. 21. 

Transactions

• July 11: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Tyler Herb from the 7-day injured list.

• July 11: RHP Jake Haberer roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• July 11: C Carter Bins assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• July 11: C Brian O'Keefe assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

• July 10: Arkansas Travelers placed RF Julio Rodriguez on the temporarily inactive list.

• July 10: Arkansas Travelers activated RF Keegan McGovern from the 7-day injured list.

• July 7: Arkansas Travelers transferred RHP Scott Boches from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

Players of the Week

• Nick Plummer - Springfield and Matt Tabor - Amarillo

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 3, Frisco 0

• Wednesday: Travs 5, Frisco 1

• Thursday: Frisco 8, Travs 0

• Friday: Travs 4, Frisco 2

• Saturday: Travs 4, Frisco 3

• Sunday: Travs 5, Frisco 1

The standings

• Wichita ... 33-27 ... .550

• Travs ... 32-27 ... .542

• Tulsa ... 32-27 ... .542

• NW Arkansas ... 31-27 ... .534

• Springfield ... 22-38 ... .367

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 39 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Next week

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 3-3 on a road trip to Tulsa last week but slipped to fourth in the league standings as a result, but the big news for the team came in two parts. The first part is Julio Rodriguez got the call to Double-A and will play his first game at Dickey-Stephens Park tonight, Tuesday, against Frisco.

All of 20, Rodriguez is one of the top prospects in all of minor-league baseball and is already bound for bigger things.

For one, he’s on the American League Roster for this year’s SiriusXM Futures Game, but the second part is even bigger as Rodriguez, a native of the Dominican Republic, will be leaving North Little Rock later this month to join his home country’s Olympic Team in Tokyo for the 2020 Games, that are being played this summer due to the ongoing pandemic.

Rodriguez told Ryan Davish with the Seattle Times, “…when I put on that Dominican Republic jersey and to have the Dominican on my chest, it just feels so different. I honestly felt a whole different level of emotions when I wear that uniform.”

The Opening Ceremonies for Tokyo games will be July 23, and Rodriguez has obligations in the Dominican Republic before that, so this might be his only week in North Little Rock. And even then, it will be a short week as the Futures Game is set for Sunday, July 11.

Rodriguez has already been sensational for the Travs and some baseball experts think he has the potential to be the top prospect in all of minor-league baseball before eventually making his way to Seattle.

He’s not the only player with connections to the Travs to play in the Olympics this summer as Eric Filia, a Mariners prospect with Triple-A Tacoma, was named to the United States Olympic baseball team.

Filia spent 2018 with the Travs where he played in 79 games and batted .274 before going up to Tacoma for 2019 and now 2021.

He played his college ball at UCLA and was a 20th round pick in 2016.

Murfee is June Pitcher of the Month

Arkansas Travelers pitcher Penn Murfee was named Pitcher of the Month for June in the Double-A Central as announced by Minor League Baseball.

Murfee went 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA in four starts last month including a nine inning complete game shutout on June 18 vs. Tulsa. It was the first complete game of his career and he struck out a career best 11.

A native of Nashville, Murfee was drafted by the Mariners in the 33rd Round of the 2018 draft out of Santa Clara where he pitched his final collegiate season after transferring from Vanderbilt. Murfee’s June monthly league award follows Travs lefty Ian McKinney winning league Pitcher of the Month honors for May. Murfee was also named Double-A Central Pitcher of the Week for June 14-20.

The Travs are back in North Little Rock today, July 6, to face Frisco in a six-game homestand.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe climbs to No. 7 in hitting and the only Trav in the top 25.

• Penn Murfee drops to No. 13 in pitching, Alejandro Requena is in at No. 18 and Devin Sweet is at No. 20. 

Transactions

• June 29: RHP Bernie Martinez assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• June 29: RF Julio Rodriguez assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

Players of the Week

• MJ Melendez - Northwest Arkansas and Adrian Martinez - San Antonio

The scores

• Tuesday: Tulsa 10, Travs 4

• Wednesday: Travs 7, Tulsa 0

• Thursday: Rained out

• Friday (DH): Travs 3, Tulsa 1; Tulsa 8, Travs 4

• Saturday: Travs 7, Tulsa 4

• Sunday: Tulsa 3, Travs 0

The standings

• Wichita ... 31-23 ... .574

• Tulsa ... 30-23 ... .566

• NW Arkansas ... 27-25 ... .519

• Travs ... 27-26 ... .509

• Springfield ... 18-36 ... .333

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 38 strikeouts in 31.0 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Twitter is far from real life, but in a poll there by this site, posed the question: Which happens first? Grant Black in St. Louis or the Broken Bridge gets fixed. The former was the overwhelming pick as the very savvy readers here think Black will get the call to the Bigs. It helps that many of those very savvy readers are family and friends of Black. Maybe.

Lonoke’s Casey Martin, and a former star at the University of Arkansas, got the call to High-A and is now with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in Lakewood, New Jersey. Not far from Philly or New York City, the city is in southern New Jersey and minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. Martin was a third-round pick in 2020 and is progressing nicely.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Jersey Shore BlueClaws, the High-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

Ozier named Travs interim General Manager

Sophie Ozier, who previously served as assistant General Manager of the Arkansas Travelers, was promoted to interim General Manager on Tuesday.

Ozier replaces Paul Allen, who had served as general manager since 2013 and joined the team as an intern in 2005 before going to work full-time in 2006, the last season the Travs played at the now demolished Ray Winder Field in Little Rock.

Allen will continue to live in North Little Rock and will be working for Swagelok, an industrial supply company with offices in the city.

Ozier has been with the Travs since 2017 when she started as a corporate event planner, and became assistant G.M. in December 2020.

Others who have served as the G.M. of the Travs include Bill Valentine, who held the role for 33 years, and he was replaced by Pete Laven.

The other current front office positions remain the same.

In on the field action, the Travs, this past week, went 3-3 in the six-game trip to Springdale and Northwest Arkansas with Sunday being a wild 11-10 win.

The 3-3 mark kept the Travs above .500 in the league standings and in third. Wichita leads the division, while No. 2 Tulsa hosts the Travs this Tuesday for six consecutive games.

The Travs will be back in North Little Rock on Tuesday, July 6 to face Frisco in a six-game homestand.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe drops to No. 11 in hitting and Jake Scheiner falls to No. 20 and Bobby Honeyman is right behind at No. 21.

• PennMurfee climbs to No. 8 in pitching, Alejandro Requena is in at No. 13 and Devin Sweet is at No. 10. 

Transactions

• June 26: Bernie Martinez assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• June 25: Arkansas Travelers placed RF Keegan McGovern on the 7-day injured list.

• June 22: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Tyler Herb on the 7-day injured list.

• June 22: Arkansas Travelers activated RF Dom Thompson-Williams.

• June 22: RHP Stephen Kolek assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• June 20: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Ryne Inman from the 7-day injured list.

Players of the Week

• To be announced.

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 4, NW Arkansas 2

• Wednesday: NW Arkansas 5, Travs 2

• Thursday: NW Arkansas 4, Travs 3

• Friday: Travs 5, NW Arkansas 1

• Saturday: NW Arkansas 8, Travs 5

• Sunday: Travs 11, Nw Arkansas 10

The standings

• Wichita ... 28-20 … .583

• Tulsa ... 27-20 … .574

• Travs ... 24-23 … .511

• NW Arkansas ... 22-23 … .489

• Springfield ... 16-31 … .340

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 36 strikeouts in 30.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

Black picked up his second start of the season on Saturday at Toledo and the MudHens. Black’s first start of his Minor-League career also came against Toledo. It was Black’s sixth appearance for the Redbirds has recorded a 4.09 ERA with 10 strikeouts for Memphis.

It was a no-decision day for Black as he threw three innings and gave up three runs before being pulled. Memphis rallied to the win at Toledo on Saturday night though.

The Redbirds are in Memphis this coming week and if you’re willing to brave the traffic jam because of a broken bridge, it could very well be worth the trip. If you happen to be coming from Newport or northeast Arkansas, don’t mess with the new bridge. Just go to Dyersburg, and come down through Ripley. There’s fireworks on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night as part of the Fourth of July celebration event at AutoZone Park. You can also buy a ticket to get all you can eat burgers and hot dogs, which seems like a pretty good deal. Get more details by clicking the link here.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and was called up from Aberdeen IronBirds and @blaineknight10

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Next week

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Sophie Ozier, who previously served as assistant General Manager of the Arkansas Travelers, was promoted to interim General Manager on Tuesday.

Ozier replaces Paul Allen, who had served as general manager since 2013 and joined the team as an intern in 2005 before going to work full-time in 2006, the last season the Travs played at the now demolished Ray Winder Field in Little Rock.

Allen will continue to live in North Little Rock and will be working for Swagelok, an industrial supply company with offices in the city.

Ozier has been with the Travs since 2017 when she started as a corporate event planner, and became assistant G.M. in December 2020.

Others who have served as the G.M. of the Travs include Bill Valentine, who held the role for 33 years, and he was replaced by Pete Laven.

The other current front office positions remain the same.

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The Travs went 5-1 in the homestand at Dickey-Stephens Park last week against visiting Tulsa.

Now, the Travs hit the road for two weeks with trips to Northwest Arkansas and Tulsa before coming back home for a series that starts on July 6 against Frisco.

Key to the success of the Travs last week was pitcher Penn Murfee, who threw a complete game shutout against the Drillers last Friday. Murfee threw only 109 pitches with 70 being strikes as he only allowed three hits in the win. He racked up 11 strikeouts and that, and the nine innings pitched were both career bests.

Murfee’s performance, which earned League Pitcher of the Week honors, kept up the Travs strong pitching rotation despite the move of Ian McKinney to Triple-A Tacoma.

And as the transaction wire takes, it also gives, as pitchers Brandon Williamson and Stephen Kolek got the call to Double-A from the Everett AquaSox.

While there’s no baseball this week, there is Yoga in the Outfield on Saturday morning. Click here for more details.

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe drops to No. 7 in hitting and Jake Scheiner falls to No. 19 as the only Travs in the top 25.

• PennMurfee is currently ranked no. 13 in pitching, AlejandroRequena is in at No. 21 and DevinSweet right behind at No. 22. Ian McKinney now with Triple-A Tacoma was good in his time with the Travs, he’s still ranked No. 3.

Transactions

• June 18: LHP Brandon Williamson assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• June 17: RHP Stephen Kolek assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• June 16: LHP Ian McKinney assigned to Tacoma Rainiers from Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Jose Herrera - Amarillo and Penn Murfee - Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 3, Tulsa 2

• Wednesday: Travs 8, Tulsa 5

• Thursday: Travs 5, Tulsa 3

• Friday: Travs 2, Tulsa 0

• Saturday: Tulsa 7, Travs 5

• Sunday: Travs 3, Tulsa 2

The standings

• Wichita ... 23-19 ... .548

• Tulsa ... 22-19 ... .537

• Travs ... 21-20 ... .512

• NW Arkansas ... 19-20 ... .487

• Springfield ... 15-26 ... .366

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black is still in Memphis and has thrown a total of 32 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched for the Redbirds and Double-A Springfield.

He’s appeared in a total of four games at Memphis and has an ERA of 5.00 there.

His best performance was last Tuesday, June 15, where he threw 16 pitches to strike out three of four batters faced.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and was called up from Aberdeen IronBirds and @blaineknight10

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week and the week after

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 22: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, June 23: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, June 24: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, June 25: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, June 26: at Northwest Arkansas; Sunday, June 27: at Northwest Arkansas; Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 2-4 on the second leg of a two-week road trip to Springfield, Missouri last week.

The road was not kind to the Travs as the team went a combined 4 and 8 in its travels. But hope, and home games, have returned as Tulsa is in town this week but then back to the road for two more weeks with trips to Northwest Arkansas and Tulsa.

Tulsa is currently leading the North Division and the Travs have slipped to fourth in the standings.

The good news keeps coming for Travs pitcher Ian McKinney. After being named the Double-A Central May Pitcher of the Month by Minor League Baseball, he was named the Pitcher of the Week for his efforts this past week.

McKinney is now 3-0 on the season with 50 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. He also has an ERA of 2.18.

Before joining the Seattle Mariners, he was in the St. Louis organization and played for the Springfield Cardinals, among other teams. He was a fifth round pick by the Cards in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

Faith and Family night is this Saturday and the game will start at 5:30 p.m. as a result.

Plumb will perform a concert after the game is over and the show is Presented by Chick-fil-A, Higginbotham Investments and Kiko's Kountry RV

Individual leaders

• Brian O'Keefe climbs to No. 5 in hitting and Jake Scheiner falls to No. 15 as the only Travs in the top 25.

• Tyler Herb stays at No. 2 in pitching while Ian McKinney goes to No. 4. Penn Murfee is at No. 24.

Transactions

• June 9: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Nick Duron from the 7-day injured list.

• June 8: Arkansas Travelers activated RHP Moises Gomez.

• June 8: CF Dom Thompson-Williams roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• June 8: C Jake Anchia assigned to Everett AquaSox from Arkansas Travelers.

• June 8: C David Sheaffer assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• June 8: RHP Leon Hunter assigned to Modesto Nuts from Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Nolan Gorman - Springfield and Ian McKinney - Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Springfield 8, Travs 6

• Wednesday: Springfield 8, Travs 7

• Thursday: Travs 4, Springfield 1

• Friday: Travs 7, Springfield 5

• Saturday: Springfield 9, Travs 2

• Sunday: Springfield 6, Travs 4

The standings

• Tulsa ... 21-14 ... .600

• Wichita ... 20-16 ... .556

• NW Arkansas ... 16-17 ... .485

• Travs ...14-15 ... .483

• Springfield ...12-23 ... .343

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport's Grant Black went back to a more familiar role as a relief pitcher with the Memphis Redbirds

Black in his first Triple-A game, drew the start and no decision against Toledo, but then was a relief pitcher in two games against Gwinnett. Black threw a total of 3.2 innings and had four strikeouts.

He also got in some community time and helped with a camp at Northwest Mississippi Community College, where Black started his baseball career before transferring to Arkansas-Monticello.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and was called up from Aberdeen IronBirds and @blaineknight10

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

• Game Highlight: Boating Safety Night; Presented By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Promotion: Boat Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Marine

Friday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Rolex Dig, Presented By Sissy's Log Cabin

• Post Game Fireworks Show, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

• Girl Scout Night, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

Saturday: Tulsa

• Start time: 5:30 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Faith and Family Night featuring Plumb; Presented By Chick-fil-A, Higginbotham Investments, Kiko's Kountry RV

• Promotion: Print Giveaway; Presented By First Arkansas Bank & Trust Mortgage

Sunday, June 20: Tulsa

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next week and the week after

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 22: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, June 23: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, June 24: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, June 25: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, June 26: at Northwest Arkansas; Sunday, June 27: at Northwest Arkansas; Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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Tickets to Arkansas Travelers baseball games at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock can be purchased by clicking here.

The Travs went 2-4 on the first leg of a two-week road trip to Wichita, Kansas.

Now, the boys of Dickey-Stephens Park keep road warrioring with a six-week stand at Springfield, Missouri.

From the Corner of Edgar & Dave, the official blog of the Seattle Mariners notes individual Travs have been hot in this first month of the season.

For example, Jake Scheiner has reached base safely in 22 of 27 games of the season, including hits in 19 games, while Stephen Wrenn has reached base safely in 14 of his last 15 games and that catcher Brian O’Keefe is currently on a six-game hitting streak.

But the big news is Travs pitcher Ian McKinney was named the Double-A Central May Pitcher of the Month by Minor League Baseball. 

McKinney was dominant in May as he went 2-0, while racking up 37 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched. He also threw a complete, seven-inning  game against Corpus Christi in a doubleheader on May 20. 

Before joining the Seattle Mariners, he was in the St. Louis organization and played for the Springfield Cardinals, among other teams. He was a fifth round pick by the Cards in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

Individual leaders

• Brian O’Keefe climbs to No. 7 in hitting, while Jake Scheiner stays at No. 10 and Stephen Wrenn is at No. 18.

• Tyler Herb jumps a spot and is now No. 2 in pitching while Ian McKinney goes to No. 8. Alejandro Requena and Devin Sweet are at, respectively, No. 22 and No. 23.

Transactions

• June 2: LHP Steven Moyers assigned to Arkansas Travelers.

Players of the Week

• Devin Foyle, Midland and Marcelo Martinez, Northwest Arkansas

The scores

• Tuesday: Wichita 2, Travs 1

• Wednesday: Travs 5, Wichita 2

• Thursday: Wichita 7, Travs 62

• Friday: Wichita 8, Travs 5

• Saturday: Wichita 6, Travs 4

• Sunday: Travs 9, Wichita 0

The standings

• Wichita ... 18-12 ... .600

• Tulsa ... 17-12 ... .586

• Travs ...14-15 ... .483

• NW Arkansas ... 13-14 … .481

• Springfield ... 8-21 ... .276

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

It was a big week for Newport's Grant Black as he was called up to Triple-A Memphis and got the start on Sunday against the Toledo Mud Hens.

Black, who had been pitching in relief for Double-A Springfield and had picked up a save against the Travs, was pitching as a starter for the first time since playing Independent League ball.

It was impressive regardless as Black had four scoreless innings as he gave up three hits and racked up two strikeouts.

He  now has 25 strikeouts on the season. 

Black, who played at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has had an improbable path to the Minors as a hard-throwing, right-handed pitcher and at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds Black has the size, plus a 95 mile per hour fastball to be a pro but was undrafted and unsigned out of UAM. Black played Independent League ball for two seasons and drew the Cardinals interest in 2020, right before the pandemic shut down all of baseball for the year.

In other moves: Bryant’s Blaine Knight and a former Arkansas Razorbacks pitcher was called up to Double-A. Knight now pitches for the Bowie Baysox after previously playing for the Aberdeen IronBirds. Knight joins Gray Fenter of West Memphis on the pitching staff in Bowie. Fenter is the son of Glen and Jody Fenter.

Blake Parker, Fayetteville, is back in the bigs with the Cleveland Indians, after doing a stint with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. Follow him on Twitter @BlaekParker

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

Note: Click the player’s name to get current stats.

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and was called up from Aberdeen IronBirds and @blaineknight10

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 8: at Springfield, Wednesday, June 9: at Springfield, Thursday, June 10: at Springfield, Friday, June 11: at Springfield, Saturday, June 12: at Springfield and Sunday, June 13: at Springfield

Next week

Tuesday, June 15: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, June 16: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, June 17: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

• Game Highlight: Boating Safety Night; Presented By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Promotion: Boat Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Marine

Friday, June 18: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Rolex Dig, Presented By Sissy's Log Cabin

• Post Game Fireworks Show, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

• Girl Scout Night, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

Saturday, June 19: Tulsa

• Start time: 5:30 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Faith and Family Night featuring Plumb; Presented By Chick-fil-A, Higginbotham Investments, Kiko's Kountry RV

• Promotion: Print Giveaway; Presented By First Arkansas Bank & Trust Mortgage

Sunday, June 20: Tulsa

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 22: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, June 23: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, June 24: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, June 25: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, June 26: at Northwest Arkansas; Sunday, June 27: at Northwest Arkansas; Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

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The Newport phone tree activated Sunday morning as news spread that Grant Black was headed to Memphis.

The hard-throwing pitcher started the season for Double-A Springfield, but now gets even closer to his hometown of Newport as he’s been assigned to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.

As a reliever, Black has one save on the season with Springfield, a 1-0 win against the Arkansas Travelers, has accumulated 23 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched.

In a twist, Black is expected to be the starting pitcher for the Redbirds when they face the Toledo Mud Hens at 2:05 p.m. today at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis.

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Black, who played at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has had an improbable path to the Minors as a hard-throwing, right-handed pitcher and at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds Black has the size, plus a 95 mile per hour fastball to be a pro but was undrafted and unsigned out of UAM. Black played Independent League ball for two seasons and drew the Cardinals interest in 2020, right before the pandemic shut down all of baseball for the year.

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It was a rough week for the Travs at Dickey-Stephens Park as the team went 1-5 and went from first place of the South Division to third. The team is on the road for the next two weeks with this week a trip to the brand-new and $20 million stadium in Wichita, and the following week is a trip to Springfield, Missouri.

The stadium in Wichita was originally built to host a AAA team last year, but when the season didn’t happen because of the ongoing pandemic it sat empty. Then the realigning of the leagues, happened prior to the start of this season, and that meant Wichita was back in Double-A.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner ranks at No. 10 in the Texas League for hitting, while Brian O’Keefe is No. 19 and Stephen Wrenn is at No. 20

• Ian McKinney is No. 1 in pitching, Tyler Herb is No. 3, Devin Sweet is at No. 15 and Alejandro Requena is at No. 23.

Transactions

• May 28: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Nick Duron on the 7-day injured list.

• May 28: RHP Leon Hunter assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Modesto Nuts.

• May 27: SS David Masters assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Tacoma Rainiers.

• May 26: RHP Moises Gomez roster status changed by Arkansas Travelers.

• May 26: Arkansas Travelers placed RHP Ryne Inman on the 7-day injured list.

• May 26: LHP Holden Laws assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Everett AquaSox.

• May 25: Arkansas Travelers activated LHP Ray Kerr.

Players of the Week

• Jack Suwinski - San Antonio and Cole Winn - Frisco

The scores

• Tuesday: Travs 1, Tulsa 0

• Wednesday: Tulsa 10, Travs 2

• Thursday: Tulsa 6, Travs 2

• Friday: Tulsa 7, Travs 3

• Saturday: Tulsa 5, Travs 2

• Sunday: Tulsa 2, Travs 1

The standings

• Tulsa ... 14-10 ... .583

• Wichita ... 14-10 ... .583

• Travs ...12-11 ... .522

• NW Arkansas ... 11-11 ... .500

• Springfield ... 6-17 ... .261

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

• Newport’s Grant Black saw action this past week for the Springfield Cardinals as the hard-throwing pitcher now has 18 strikeouts on the season in 13.2 innings pitched. Black played college baseball at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Many thanks to Arkansas high school baseball expert Kevin Bohannon for his help in compiling this list. You can catch him on the radio at 103.7 The Buzz as he's the station’s high school insider. He is also the co-host of The Hawg Talk podcast, which can be listened to here. He’s also on Twitter, @CoachKBo_HTP, so give him a follow. 

Others on the Corner

• Luke Bandy, Springdale: Greenville Drive, High-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @Luke_Bandy

• Gray Fenter, West Memphis: Bowie Baysox, Double-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @Bear_Fenter

• Logan Gragg, Prairie Grove: Peoria Chiefs, High-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @GraggLogan23

• William Hancock, Little Rock Catholic:  Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals

• Grant Koch, Fayetteville: Greensboro Grasshoppers, the High-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

• Tink Hence, Watson Chapel: GCL Cardinals, the Rookie Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and @HenceTink3

• Blaine Knight, Bryant: Aberdeen IronBirds, the High-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and @blaineknight10

• Evan Lee, Bryant:  Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals and @Evan_Leeeee

• Casey Martin, Lonoke: Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies and @cmartin15_

• Blake Parker, Fayetteville: Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and @BlaekParker

• Jake Reindl, Fayetteville: Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the Low-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and @jreindl24

• Cody Scroggins, Bentonville: Salem Red Sox, the Low-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and @cody_scroggins

• Gavin Stone, Riverside High School (Lake City): Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Low-A Affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and @gavinstone02

• Nick Starr, Conway: Hickory Crawdads, the High-A Affiliate of the Texas Rangers and @nickstarr6

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week and next

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 1: at Wichita, Wednesday, June 2: at Wichita, Thursday, June 3: at Wichita, Friday, June 4: at Wichita, Saturday, June 5: at Wichita, Sunday, June 6: at Wichita, Tuesday, June 8: at Springfield, Wednesday, June 9: at Springfield, Thursday, June 10: at Springfield, Friday, June 11: at Springfield, Saturday, June 12: at Springfield and Sunday, June 13: at Springfield

The following week

Tuesday, June 15: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, June 16: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, June 17: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

• Game Highlight: Boating Safety Night; Presented By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Promotion: Boat Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Marine

Friday, June 18: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Rolex Dig, Presented By Sissy's Log Cabin

• Post Game Fireworks Show, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

• Girl Scout Night, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

Saturday, June 19: Tulsa

• Start time: 5:30 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Faith and Family Night featuring Plumb; Presented By Chick-fil-A, Higginbotham Investments, Kiko's Kountry RV

• Promotion: Print Giveaway; Presented By First Arkansas Bank & Trust Mortgage

Sunday, June 20: Tulsa

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Rest of the schedule

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 22: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, June 23: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, June 24: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, June 25: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, June 26: at Northwest Arkansas; Sunday, June 27: at Northwest Arkansas; Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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It was a big week in Texas for the Travs as the team went 4-2 and went into first place of the South Division while hard-hitting third baseman Jake Scheiner was named Player of the Week for the league.

Scheiner is batting .358 and has four homeruns on the season.

It was a rainy, weather-delayed series in Corpus Christi as Wednesday’s game was postponed and turned into a doubleheader on Thursday.

Things also got a little chippy (biscuit-y?) on Friday as both benches cleared before order (honey-butter?) was restored.

For those unfamiliar, Whataburger, the Texas hamburger chain founded by an Arkansan, is based in Corpus Christi and the Hooks stadium bears the chain’s name. As for the honey butter chicken biscuits, they’re fine. A little salty, just like everything else served at Whataburger. There’s no Whataburger locations in central Arkansas, yet, but they do have Arkansas outposts in Texarkana, Fayetteville and Springdale.

Tulsa is in North Little Rock this week for the six-game series that starts on Tuesday. In case you missed the news, masks will no longer be required at Dickey-Stephens Park.

Fans who have not been vaccinated are still encouraged to wear masks though. Park employees will still be wearing masks and pod seating will still be available.

Individual leaders

• Jake Scheiner ranks at No. 4 in the Texas League for hitting, while Stephen Wrenn is at No. 16 and Joe Rizzo checks in at No. 22.

• Ian McKinney is tied for No. 3 in pitching, and Devin Sweet is at No. 14.

Transactions

• May 23: Reid Morgan assigned to Arkansas Travelers from Tacoma Rainiers.

Players of the Week

• Jake Scheiner, Travs and Ryan Weiss, Amarillo

The scores

• Tuesday: Corpus Christi 10, Travs 8

• Wednesday:  Postponed

• Thursday (DH): Travs 8, Corpus Christi 4; Travs 6, Corpus Christi 1

• Friday: Corpus Christi 7, Travs 6

• Saturday: Travs 6, Corpus Christi 2

• Sunday: Travs 3, Corpus Christi 0

The standings

• Travs … 11-6 … ..647

• Wichita … 11-7 … .611

• NW Arkansas … 9-7 … .562

• Tulsa … 9-9 … .500

• Springfield … 3-14 … .176

Grant Black’s Corner

About Grant Black’s Corner: This is a weekly look at current Minor-League players with Arkansas roots. Have an addition to this list? Email us at arkansas@substack.com or leave a comment on the post.

Newport’s Grant Black saw action this past week for the Springfield Cardinals as the hard-throwing pitcher now has 11 strikeouts on the season in 8.1 innings pitched.

Black played at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, and, at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, has the size, plus a 95 mile per hour fastball to be a solid pro.

Lonoke's Casey Martin, a third round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies, is playing, for now, with the Clearwather Threshers, the Low-A affiliate of the Phillies.

He's currently hitting .243 with one homerun in 70 at-bats.

Martin was a star for the Arkansas Razorbacks in his college career and was assigned to Clearwater on May 3.

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Schedule, tickets and promotions

On deck this week

Tuesday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Thursday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

• Promotion: Dizzy's Birthday Bash - Tennis Ball Giveaway. Bring your dog to the ballpark to help us celebrate Dizzy "The Ballpark Dog's" 4th Birthday. A Tennis Ball will be given to the first 300 dogs in the ballpark. Presented By Arvest Bank

Friday: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Hugg & Hall

Saturday: Tulsa

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Blood Drive; Presented By Arkansas Blood Institute

• Promotion: Team Photo Giveaway; Presented By Big Rock Fun Park

Sunday: Tulsa

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Next Week

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 1: at Wichita, Wednesday, June 2: at Wichita, Thursday, June 3: at Wichita, Friday, June 4: at Wichita, Saturday, June 5: at Wichita, Sunday, June 6: at Wichita, Tuesday, June 8: at Springfield, Wednesday, June 9: at Springfield, Thursday, June 10: at Springfield, Friday, June 11: at Springfield, Saturday, June 12: at Springfield and Sunday, June 13: at Springfield

Rest of the schedule

Tuesday, June 15: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, June 16: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, June 17: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

• Game Highlight: Boating Safety Night; Presented By U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Promotion: Boat Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Marine

Friday, June 18: Tulsa

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Rolex Dig, Presented By Sissy's Log Cabin

• Post Game Fireworks Show, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

• Girl Scout Night, Presented By Arkansas State Parks

Saturday, June 19: Tulsa

• Start time: 5:30 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Faith and Family Night featuring Plumb; Presented By Chick-fil-A, Higginbotham Investments, Kiko's Kountry RV

• Promotion: Print Giveaway; Presented By First Arkansas Bank & Trust Mortgage

Sunday, June 20: Tulsa

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, June 22: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, June 23: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, June 24: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, June 25: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, June 26: at Northwest Arkansas; Sunday, June 27: at Northwest Arkansas; Tuesday, June 29: at Tulsa; Wednesday, June 30: at Tulsa; Thursday, July 1: at Tulsa; Friday, July 2: at Tulsa; Saturday, July 3: at Tulsa and Sunday, July 4: at Tulsa

Tuesday, July 6: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

Wednesday, July 7: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 8: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 9: Frisco 

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Promotion: Baseball Giveaway; Presented By Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Saturday, July 10: Frisco 

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Team Card Set Giveaway; Presented By Jacksonville Parks and Recreation

Sunday, July 11: Frisco 

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 13: at Northwest Arkansas; Wednesday, July 14: at Northwest Arkansas; Thursday, July 15: at Northwest Arkansas; Friday, July 16: at Northwest Arkansas; Saturday, July 17: at Northwest Arkansas and Sunday, July 18: at Northwest Arkansas

Tuesday, July 20: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, July 21: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, July 22: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, July 23: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Firework Show; Presented By Metro Disaster Specialists

Saturday, July 24: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Evan White T-Shirt Giveaway; Presented By New Age Distributors

Sunday, July 25: Wichita

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, July 27: at Springfield; Wednesday, July 28: at Springfield; Thursday, July 29: at Springfield; Friday, July 30: at Springfield; Saturday, July 31: at Springfield and Sunday, Aug. 1: at Springfield

Tuesday, Aug. 3: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 4: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 5: Northwest Arkansas (DH)

• Start time: TBA

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 6: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By Oaklawn Racing & Casino Resort

Saturday, Aug. 7: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Wrestling Ring Giveaway; Presented By Midtown Billiards & Svedka Vodka

• Game Highlight: Clunker Car Night; Presented By Midtown Billiards

Sunday, Aug. 8: Northwest Arkansas

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 10: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* *Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages. Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 11: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 12: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 13: Springfield

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Arvest Bank

• Game Highlight: Diamantes Night; Presented by Telemundo

Saturday, Aug. 14: Springfield

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Jake Fraley Bobblehead Giveaway; Presented By BEEF Council

Sunday, Aug. 15: Springfield

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Aug. 17: at Frisco; Wednesday, Aug. 18: at Frisco; Thursday, Aug. 19: at Frisco; Friday, Aug. 20: at Frisco; Saturday, Aug. 21: at Frisco  and Sunday, Aug. 22: at Frisco 

Tuesday, Aug. 24: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Aug. 25: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Aug. 26: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Aug. 27: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Pyro In The Park; Presented By Cutwater Spirits/Budweiser

Saturday, Aug. 28: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Promotion: Tooth Ball Giveaway; Presented By Rock Dental Brands

• Game Highlight: Teacher Appreciation Night

Sunday, Aug. 29: Corpus Christi

• Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

Tuesday, Aug. 31: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m.

• Game Highlight: Kid's Night; Free Train Rides & $1 Select Ice Cream.* Presented By Hiland Dairy

Wednesday, Sept. 1: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Dog Days of Summer; $3 General Admission Ticket at the Box Office if you bring your dog and $1 Hot Dogs.* Presented By Moix RV

Thursday, Sept. 2: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlight: Thirsty Thursday; $2 Busch Light, $3 Select Draft Beer for Mug Club members

Friday, Sept. 3: Wichita

• Start time: 7:10 p.m. 

• Post Game Fireworks Show; Presented By MiCampo

Saturday, Sept. 4: Wichita

• Start time: 6:10 p.m. 

• Game Highlights: Diamantes Night; Presented by Univision

• Post Game Fireworks; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

• Promotion: Growth Chart Giveaway; Presented By Fuller & Son Hardware

Sunday, Sept. 5: Wichita

Start time: 2:10 p.m. 

Ticket offers

• Operation Military Appreciation Day: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with a Military ID; Presented By Mid-South Ford

• Edward Food Giants $3 Off: $3 off a Box, Reserved, or General Admission ticket with an Edward Food Giant Coupon. Redeemable at the Box Office.

• $10 Church Bulletin Family Pack: $10 for up to 6 General Admission tickets when you bring your church bulletin, no upgrades available with this package. Redeemable at the Box Office.

AWAY GAMES | Tuesday, Sept. 7: at Springfield; Wednesday, Sept. 8: at Springfield; Thursday, Sept. 9: at Springfield; Friday, Sept. 10: at Springfield; Saturday, Sept. 11: at Springfield; Sunday, Sept. 12: at Springfield; Tuesday, Sept. 14: at Wichita; Wednesday, Sept. 15: at Wichita; Thursday, Sept. 16: at Wichita; Friday, Sept. 17: at Wichita; Saturday, Sept. 18: at Wichita and Sunday, Sept. 19: at Wichita

*Sales tax will be added for all food and beverages.

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