(Source: Northwest Arkansas Naturals) The Naturals return home from a visit to Springfield and North Little Rock to host the Tulsa Drillers in a four game homestand that will begin on Thursday, August 1st. The upcoming series against the Double-A Colorado Rockies is filled with fun for fans of all ages. The four games will feature a Thirsty Thursday and Buck Night presented by Boulevard Brewing Company, a Pink in the Park fridaynightbash® and Fireworks Spectacular presented by Farm Rich, a special Sinker Lunch Box Giveaway by Great Day Farms on Saturday and we conclude the homestand with a Kids Eat FREE Family Sunday on August 4th! Thursday, August 1st - Naturals vs. Tulsa Drillers, 7pm...
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Homestand Highlights: August 1 - August 4 (Northwest Arkansas Naturals)
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Garneau Gives Drillers Extra-Inning Win Over Naturals (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers have displayed quite the dramatic flare in Northwest Arkansas this weekend. On Friday, Christian Bergman tossed the club's first complete-game shutout in more than two years. Then on Saturday, they scored three times in the ninth to pull off an improbable late-inning comeback. In Sunday's series finale, the Drillers saw their two-run lead evaporate late before Dustin Garneau's RBI single in the top of the 11th gave the club a 3-2 series-clinching victory over the Naturals at Arvest Ballpark. With one out in the 11th, Tyler Kuhn reached second base when his routine fly ball...
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Baseball Returns to Tulsa Thursday! (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers will play their 2013 home opener at ONEOK Field on Thursday, April 11. The Drillers will host the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) with first pitch in downtown Tulsa scheduled for 7:05PM. The game marks the beginning of a six-game home stint that will run through Tuesday, April 16. The Drillers will host the Missions for a three-game set, April 11-13, followed by three games with the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros), April 14-16. First pitch for the game on Sunday, April 14 will be at 2:05PM, while the game on Monday, April 15 will begin at 12:05PM. The other four games will have 7:05PM start times. Individual tickets for the...
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Drillers Return for Six Games Starting Tuesday (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Jayson Langfels (shown here rounding third base after hitting a home run on July 27) and the Tulsa Drillers return to ONEOK Field Tuesday, August 6 to begin a six-game homestand by hosting the Midland RockHounds. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers will be back at ONEOK Field Tuesday to kick off a six-game homestand. Tulsa will play three games with the Midland RockHounds (Oakland Athletics) August 6-8 before welcoming the Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers) to town for another three-game set August 9-11. First pitch for all six games is scheduled for 7:05PM. The Drillers are coming off back-to-back series wins over the Springfield Cardinals and Northwest Arkansas...
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Baseball Returns to Tulsa Thursday! (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers will play their 2013 home opener at ONEOK Field on Thursday, April 11. The Drillers will host the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) with first pitch in downtown Tulsa scheduled for 7:05PM. The game marks the beginning of a six-game home stint that will run through Tuesday, April 16. The Drillers will host the Missions for a three-game set, April 11-13, followed by three games with the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros), April 14-16. First pitch for the game on Sunday, April 14 will be at 2:05PM, while the game on Monday, April 15 will begin at 12:05PM. The other four games will have 7:05PM start times. Individual tickets for the...
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3 Fireworks Shows Highlight July 3-8 Homestand (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Catcher Dustin Garneau and the Tulsa Drillers return to ONEOK Field Wednesday, July 3 to begin a six-game homestand. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers will be back at ONEOK Field Wednesday, July 3 to begin a six-game homestand that will include meetings with the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) and Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros). To celebrate Independence Day, the first three games of the stand will each be followed by a post-game fireworks show. The Drillers, who haven't played a game at home since June 23, will host a three-game set with the Missions (July 3-5) before playing three games with the first-half South Division Champion Hooks (July...
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First-Half Champion Drillers Return Thursday (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The first-half Texas League North Division Champion Tulsa Drillers will be back at ONEOK Field on Thursday, June 20 to kickoff a four-game series with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. (Rich Crimi) The recently crowned first-half division champion Tulsa Drillers will be back at ONEOK Field Thursday, June 20 to open a four-game series with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. It will be the Drillers' first time back in Tulsa since winning their second-straight, first-half North Division title. Without playing a game, Tulsa punched its ticket to the Texas League Playoffs when the first half of the season ended Monday. The first-place Drillers were awarded the...
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Final Homestand of the Regular Season Begins Tuesday (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers return to ONEOK Field Tuesday, August 20 to begin their final regular season homestand of the 2013 season. Tulsa will host four games with the Arkansas Travelers before the Springfield Cardinals come to town for a three-game set. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers return to ONEOK Field Tuesday, August 20 to begin their final homestand of the 2013 regular season. With the second-half title still up for grabs, the Drillers will play seven crucial games against Texas League North Division opponents Arkansas and Springfield to close out their regular season home schedule. Tulsa will first host the Travelers (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) in a...
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Baseball Returns to Tulsa Thursday! (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers will play their 2013 home opener at ONEOK Field on Thursday, April 11. The Drillers will host the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) with first pitch in downtown Tulsa scheduled for 7:05PM. The game marks the beginning of a six-game home stint that will run through Tuesday, April 16. The Drillers will host the Missions for a three-game set, April 11-13, followed by three games with the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros), April 14-16. First pitch for the game on Sunday, April 14 will be at 2:05PM, while the game on Monday, April 15 will begin at 12:05PM. The other four games will have 7:05PM start times. Individual tickets for the...
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Drillers Back Home To Host Midland and Frisco (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Angelys Nina and the Tulsa Drillers will host Midland and Frisco during a six-game homestand at ONEOK Field May 22-27. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers return to ONEOK Field on Wednesday, May 22 to begin a six-game homestand that will run through Memorial Day on May 27. For the first time this season, Tulsa will face the Midland RockHounds and the Frisco RoughRiders. Both teams are members of the Texas League South Division. The Drillers will play a three-game series with the RockHounds (Oakland Athletics) May 22-24, followed by another three-game set against the RoughRiders (Texas Rangers) May 25-27. All games in the homestand will begin at 7:05PM except...
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Drillers Power Past Naturals 8-5 (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Dan Houston entered his ninth start of the season Monday afternoon still searching for his first win, and teammates Angelys Nina and Kent Matthes made sure he got it. The duo contributed two home runs, three doubles, and six RBI and Houston worked five innings to record his first victory of 2013 as the Drillers defeated Northwest Arkansas 8-5 at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. Houston allowed five runs in his five innings, while walking three and striking out two to improve his record to 1-4. The Drillers improved their record to 20-23 with the win, having won...
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Drillers Rally for Win in Regular Season Home Finale (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Tim Smalling capped off his great series against the Springfield Cardinals with a 3-5 performance Monday night with two doubles and two RBI. His fellow Drillers followed his lead at the plate rapping out 12 hits en route to 8-4 victory in the regular season home finale at ONEOK Field. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers played their final regular season home game of the year Monday night at ONEOK Field, and fans were treated to a victory. In a back-and-forth contest with the Springfield Cardinals, Tulsa struck the final blows with three runs in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth to post an 8-4 victory. Tim Smalling and Kyle Parker led a 12-hit...
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Drillers Win in Extra Innings, Determine Playoff Foe (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers will begin the Texas League Playoffs next week at ONEOK Field, and Friday night they helped to determine their opponent. Angelys Nina's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 12th inning broke a tie game and sent the Drillers to a 4-3 victory over Northwest Arkansas at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The defeat eliminated the Naturals from the second-half race and clinched the North Division title for Arkansas. The Drillers and Travelers will begin the best-of-five North Division Series Wednesday night at ONEOK Field. Game two will be played Thursday in downtown Tulsa. The winner of that series...
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More of the Same for Drillers in Loss (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) For the third straight game Thursday night, the Tulsa Drillers were beaten by Northwest Arkansas despite out-hitting the Naturals. The Drillers' offense produced five hits compared to only four for Northwest Arkansas, but the Naturals recorded a 2-0 victory. The loss was the third straight for the Drillers who were eliminated from the second-half pennant race with Wednesday's loss. Tulsa has 28 hits in the three losses,...
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Drillers Cannot Overcome Early Deficit in Loss to Naturals (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) One big inning was too much for the Tulsa Drillers to overcome Wednesday night at Northwest Arkansas. The Naturals used a four-run second inning to take an early lead, then held off a late rally from the Drillers to record a 6-4 win at Arvest Ballpark. The result allowed the Naturals to keep their second-half title hopes alive, and eliminated the Drillers. Despite the elimination, Tulsa has already booked its spot in the Texas League playoffs on the strength of its first-half North Division title. In the second-half race, Tulsa is now five games behind first-place Arkansas and three games behind second-place Northwest Arkansas with only five games remaining in the...
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Drillers Starting Make-A-Difference Mondays Program (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) Drillers Starting Make-A-Difference Mondays Program Kids and families in need to attend selected Monday games free of charge 01/30/2013 5:19 PM ET McElroy Make-A-Difference Mondays will provide nights out at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa for needy kids and families this season. Monday evening games will take on a special meaning this season at ONEOK Field. The Tulsa Drillers Foundation has...
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Drillers help celebrate Juneteenth with help from Greenwood district
Celebrate Juneteenth - and Father's Day weekend - with a gamut of Tulsa Drillers special events this weekend, right in the heart of Greenwood. A tribute to the Negro Baseball League will be presented at ONEOK Field by the Tulsa Drillers on Friday. The Metropolitan Baptist Church Choir also will perform the opening anthem under direction of musician and artist Merton Huff. Thursday night is "thirsty Thursday" with $1 beer and soft drinks, Friday is a fireworks spectacular, Saturday will have a special...
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Homestand Highlights: August 24 - August 30 (Northwest Arkansas Naturals)
(Source: Northwest Arkansas Naturals) The Naturals return on Saturday, August 24th from a short trip to Springfield to begin a seven game homestand, the final homestand of the 2013 regular season. The first three games are against the Arkansas Travelers with the final four coming against the Tulsa Drillers. The Naturals will face the Travelers beginning on Saturday, August 24th until Monday, August 26th. The series is highlighted by a special Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday night, Bark in the Ballpark and SpongeBob SquarePants appearance on a Kids Eat FREE Family Sunday and Monday Night Lights featuring Dollar Hot Dogs and Baseball Bingo on August 26th. On Tuesday, the Tulsa Drillers come...
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Baseball Returns to Tulsa Thursday! (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers will play their 2013 home opener at ONEOK Field on Thursday, April 11. The Drillers will host the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres) with first pitch in downtown Tulsa scheduled for 7:05PM. The game marks the beginning of a six-game home stint that will run through Tuesday, April 16. The Drillers will host the Missions for a three-game set, April 11-13, followed by three games with the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros), April 14-16. First pitch for the game on Sunday, April 14 will be at 2:05PM, while the game on Monday, April 15 will begin at 12:05PM. The other four games will have 7:05PM start times. Individual tickets for the...
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Drillers Organization Receives Honor (Tulsa Drillers)
(Source: Tulsa Drillers) The Tulsa Drillers were named the Texas League's Organization of the Year after paid attendance totaled over 400,000 at ONEOK Field in 2013. (Rich Crimi) The Tulsa Drillers have been named the Texas League's Organization of the Year for 2013. The announcement was made today by Texas League President Tom Kayser. The award is given annually to recognize and honor the league's most successful operation. "To be awarded the 2013 Texas League Organization of the Year is a...
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