The Rock Hounds scored three runs in the second inning off NW Arkansas starter Glenn Sparkman. Sparkman lasted only 2.0 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 walks, 1 home runs, and 3 earned runs with 3 strikeouts. Midland added another run on a solo shot by right fielder Tyler Marnicov in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.
The Travelers only managed three hits on the night while scoring only a single unearned run in the seventh inning.
NW Arkansas struggled the first half of the season, finishing in last place in the Texas League North Division with a 29-41 record.