baseball


May 16, 2018

Strike Out Stroke Nights Grow as AR SAVES Does

Ben Boulden

AR SAVES stroke survivor Dustin Martinez throws a symbolic strike against stroke as an Arkansas Travelers catcher waits to catch the ball at Strike Out Stroke Night at Dickey-Stephens Park.

May 16, 2018 | As AR SAVES (Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support) marks its 10th year of operation, the total number of stroke survivors and their families helped by the program expands too, bringing more and more of them to the ballpark for Strike Out Stroke nights. It was the eighth year AR…


March 17, 2016

Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 7 opening game of the 2016 season “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program, AR SAVES. A helicopter will bring Washington Regional Medical…


May 19, 2015

Survivors Throw Strikes Against Stroke

Ben Boulden

Survivors Throw Strikes Against Stroke

May 19, 2015 | FAST-acting medical attention culminated in some fast balls thrown from the pitcher’s mound by stroke survivors at Strike Out Stroke Night events in Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock and Arvest Park in Springdale.


April 27, 2015

Arkansas Travelers to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ May 14

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 14 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with AR SAVES, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program.


April 2, 2015

Northwest Arkansas Naturals Holds ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 16 home game “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program, AR SAVES.


May 5, 2014

Arkansas Travelers to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ May 13

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 13 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with AR SAVES, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program.


June 18, 2013

Survivors Strike Out Stroke, Raise Awareness

Ben Boulden

June 18, 2013 | Even before the games began, baseball fans in North Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas got to see the final results of victory as stroke survivors moved into action and threw several ceremonial first pitches.