Royals on the Farm 9/19 -- NWA bows out

AA - NW Arkansas: Midland 4, Naturals 2 (12, RockHounds win TLCS, 3-1)

C Clark 2-5, RBI (7), K, PB -- .308
1B C. Smith 2-5, 2 2B (3), K, RS -- .367
RF Lucas 2-6, K -- .154
DH V. Wilson 1-3, SF, RBI (5), K -- .417
CF Dyson 1-5, BB, K, SB (3) -- .314
SS Bianchi 1-6, 3 K -- .273
LF Lough 1-5, BB, RS -- .448
* The Naturals stranded 12.

Teaford 6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K -- 0.00 ERA, great start when they needed it
J. Bannister IP, nothing -- 0.00 ERA
Hartsock 2 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, BB, K, HRA, E (2) -- BS, 1, 1.69 ERA
Swaggerty 3 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K, HRA -- L, 0-1, 2.70 ERA

*** The Naturals blew a 2-0 lead in the 9th and then a 2-run Midland homer in the 12th got the RockHounds a Texas League title. Everett Teaford stranded 2 in the 4th and 6th as he kept the RockHounds off the board. Midland pulled starter Tyson Ross in the 7th and the Naturals took advantage as Vance Wilson hit a sac fly off RP Jon Hunton and Cody Clark hit an RBI single to make it 2-0 NWA. Aaron Hartsock stranded 2 in the 8th but made a fielding error on the first batter of the 9th and served up a killer 2-run homer to CF Corey Brown (his 2nd of the playoffs) to tie the game. He stranded 2 and the game went to extras. NWA got the first two on in the 10th and loaded the bases with 2 outs only to see Corey Smith ground into a rally-killing forceout. With 2 out and 1 on in the 12th, Ben Swaggerty gave up the gamebreaker -- a 2-run homer to 1B Raul Padron (his 1st), who had entered the game as a defensive replacement in the 9th. NWA stranded 1 in the bottom of the inning and Midland celebrated its first league title since 2005.

NWA is done at 73-67. Stat wrap tomorrow.