Springfield Beat NW Arkansas 9-1: Anthony Garcia Singles Twice, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Matt Pearce Strikes Out Three & Allows One Run Over Eight Innings For The Win; Jose Adolis Garcia Singles Twice, Doubles, & Knocks In Two Runs

Individual Highlights:
Oscar Mercado started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  2-for-5 with one double, one run, and one strikeout.
Nick Martini started in left field and batted second.  1-for-5 with two two-out RBIs.
Jose Adolis Garcia started in right field and batted third.  3-for-5 with one double, two two-out RBIs, and one strikeout.
Bruce Caldwell started at second base and batted fifth.  2-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Gabriel Lino started at catcher and batted sixth.  0-for-2 with one run and two walks.
Anthony Garcia started as designated hitter and batted seventh.  3-for-4 with one home run, three RBIs, two runs, and one strikeout.
Casey Grayson started at first base and batted eighth.  1-for-4 with one RBI, one run, one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.
Alex Mejia started at shortstop and batted ninth.  3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, two runs, and assisted in one double play.
Matt Pearce started and pitched eight innings.  He allowed five hits, one earned run, one home run, one walk, and struck three out for the winning decision (1-2).  (p-s:99-73)(g/f:9-7)
Daniel Bard entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck two out.  (p-s:17-10)

Rough Outing:
Jacob Wilson started at third base and batted fourth.  0-for-5 with one strikeout.

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