AMARILLO 11, NW ARKANSAS 10

Right fielder Tyler Gentry went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBI for NW Arkansas on Friday in a loss to Amarillo in front of 5,943 fans at Hodgetown Stadium in Amarillo, Texas.

Gentry gave the Naturals the lead in the first inning with a three-run home run to left-center field — his seventh home run of the season — on the first pitch he saw. Gentry then scored in the third inning on Logan Porter’s sacrifice fly that gave NW Arkansas a 4-1 lead. Nick Loftin hit his 10th home run of the season in the fifth inning, a solo shot to left-center field that put the Naturals ahead 5-2.

The Sod Poodles took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth, getting a two-run home run from Roby Enriquez and a three-run shot from Drew Stankiewicz to pull ahead 7-5. Tucker Bradley hit an RBI double for the Natuals in the sixth to make it 7-6, but Amarillo got the run back in the bottom of the inning on Leandro Cedeno’s 15th home run of the season. The Sod Poodles added to their lead in the seventh inning when Jorge Barrosa reached on a fielder’s choice, a fielding error by Naturals reliever Walter Pennington and an RBI single from Juan Centeno to make it 11-6.

The Naturals rallied in the ninth, getting an RBI single from Gentry and a three-run home run from Robbie Glendinning, his 10th of the season. Logan Porter walked after the home run and John Rave singled to put runners at first and third with two outs, but Sebastian Rivero popped out to end the game.

Glendinning and Maikel Garcia had two hits each for NW Arkansas, which finished with 10 as a team. Starting pitcher Noah Murdock (0-3) took the loss after allowing 6 earned runs on 8 hits with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts over 42/3 innings.