Travs Fall To Frisco In First Half Finale
Box Score Frisco, TX—Hunter Fitz-Gerald homered and Adam Leverett threw a strong start of five innings but the Arkansas Travelers came up short on Sunday night, falling 3-1 to the Frisco RoughRiders. The Travs never led in the game. Leverett surrendered only two runs over five frames. Fitz-Gerald posted two
Frisco, TX—Hunter Fitz-Gerald homered and Adam Leverett threw a strong start of five innings but the Arkansas Travelers came up short on Sunday night, falling 3-1 to the Frisco RoughRiders. The Travs never led in the game. Leverett surrendered only two runs over five frames. Fitz-Gerald posted two hits including the homer but Arkansas had only three at-bats with a runner in scoring position.
Moments That Mattered
* Fitz-Gerald blasted a 452 foot homer to tie the game in the fourth inning.
* Frisco answered an inning later, scoring on a bloop hit to take the lead back for good.
Notable Travs Performances
* 1B Hunter Fitz-Gerald: 2-4, run, 2B, HR, RBI
* RHP Adam Leverett: L, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K, HR
News and Notes
* Arkansas finished the first half with a 41-28 record.
* Fitz-Gerald posted his 9th multi-hit effort in his past 20 games.
After a day off Monday, the Travs open the second half on Tuesday night with the first of six games against the San Antonio Missions. RH Michael Morales (2-1, 4.47) makes the start for Arkansas against RH Eric Yost (1-2, 3.54). It is a Dog Day at DSP. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 FM Buz2, MLB.tv, the Bally Sports Live App and the Milb First Pitch App.