Cashew Chickens rally past Naturals 3-2
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Cashew Chicken was the special at Hammons Field Thursday night.
Springfield continued its series with Northwest Arkansas.
Springfield hoping that playing as the Cashew Chickens could snap a losing skid.
The Cardinals limping into tonight's game losers of ten of their last 12.
Springfield is 0-1 this season playing as the Cashew Chickens.
Springfield southpaw Pete Hansen started.
And he would strike out Missouri State product Spencer Nivens swinging in the second.
Hansen pitched into the sixth inning with two strikeouts.
The Cashews would take the lead in the second Nathan Church takes this deep to right center, up on the berm, a two run shot, it's 2-0 Springfield.
But Northwest Arkansas cuts that lead in half in the third, Jordan Groshans flares this to right field, it drops in fair, Carter Jensen scores and it's 2-1.
Then in the fourth, Nevins would get his revenge on Hansen, Nevins takes this deep to left, into the bullpen, a solo shot, and we're tied at two.
That's Nevins second homer of the season.
It's 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, and Church singles over first into right, Dakota Harris scores and the Cashew Chickens win 3-2.
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