Sky Sox walk off 'Cakes to complete sweep

Jacob Nottingham's single in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Nate Orf from second base to give the Colorado Springs Sky Sox a 7-6 walk-off win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Thursday night.
After Jonathan Rodriguez homered in the top of the ninth to draw the Baby Cakes even at 6-6, Jumbo Diaz issued a leadoff walk to Orf in the bottom half to put the winning run on base. Following a sacrifice bunt and another walk, Nottingham laced a single to right to bring in the game-winner and give Colorado Springs a sweep of their first home series of the year.
New Orleans had taken a 2-0 lead in the fourth when Peter Mooney tripled, extending his hitting streak to seven games, and scored on a grounder by Cito Culver.
The Sky Sox battled back to tie in the bottom of the inning, then scored twice in the fifth to grab the lead courtesy of a single by Tyrone Taylor.
A leadoff single by Cristhian Adames in the sixth was converted into a run on a ground out by Culver, only for the Sky Sox to stretch their advantage to 6-3 in the seventh thanks to doubles by Mauricio Dubon and Nottingham.
The 'Cakes got back within a run in the eighth as Culver drove in his third run of the night with a single, then scored on a pinch-hit triple with two outs by Isaac Galloway.
Rodriguez's second home run of the year, a solo blast with one out in the ninth, completed the comeback and dealt a blown save to Angel Ventura (1-0), who wound up with the victory.
Diaz (0-1) took the loss in relief of starter Sandy Alcantara, who was charged with four runs on four hits with five walks and four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
The Baby Cakes continue their first road trip of the season on Friday with the opener of a four-game set in Oklahoma City. Right-hander Ben Meyer is slated to take the mound for the 7:05 p.m. start against Dodgers righty Brock Stewart.