STRUMPF LAUNCHES FIRST I-CUB WALK-OFF HOMER OF SEASON IN WIN OVER OMAHA
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (39-47) defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers (54-30), 6-5, on Friday night in walk-off fashion at Principal Park. The home team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning. BJ Murray Jr. hit a bloop single, stole second, advanced to third on
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (39-47) defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers (54-30), 6-5, on Friday night in walk-off fashion at Principal Park.
The home team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning. BJ Murray Jr. hit a bloop single, stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error on the steal, and was driven in by a
Iowa extended its lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the third.
The Storm Chasers tied it at four in the fourth, with a
Omaha took its first lead of the game in the fifth. After back-to-back singles and a walk, Velazquez drew a bases-loaded walk to score Waters.
The I-Cubs tied the game in the seventh. Strumpf led off with a walk, then
The game was still knotted at five heading into the bottom of the ninth, but Strumpf sent
POSTGAME NOTES:
- The I-Cubs are now 7-3 in games tied after seven innings this season
- Today marked the I-Cubs’ seventh walk-off win of the season and first walk-off home run of the year
- Friday marked Chase Strumpf’s fifth multi-hit game, and fourth multi-RBI game this season…his three RBI are a season-high
Iowa will play vs Omaha on Saturday for the finale of a six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 6:08 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com