Chasers Crush Isotopes 16-5

Omaha plated 11 runs in their final three innings at bat, with shortstop Humberto Arteaga , designated hitter Frank Schwindel and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn combining to drive in ten runs, as the Storm Chasers scored a season-high 16 tallies in a 16-5 rout of the Albuquerque Isotopes on Friday night at Werner Park.

Schwindel got Omaha's scoring started with his RBI single in the opening frame, following by his two-run blast in the third that was part of a four-run frame to extend the Storm Chasers' advantage to 5-0. After the two teams traded two tallies in the sixth, Albuquerque plated a pair of scores in the seventh before Omaha countered with a five-run bottom half, led by run-scoring doubles by Arteaga and 3B Corey Toups .
Arteaga capped the outburst with a three-run blast in the eighth, his second of the season. The 16 runs were the most scored by the Storm Chasers this season, and the most by the club overall since a 16-9 win at Colorado Springs on August 7, 2014.
Schwindel (3-4, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB) paced the Omaha offense with three hits, with Toups (2-3, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) and Arteaga (2-4, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI) each collected two knocks as well. Isotopes SS Garrett Hampson (3-4, 2 R, BB) and DH Josh Fuentes (3-5, R, 2 2B, RBI) posted a trio of hits apiece to pace their side. Schwindel's longball was his 11th of the year, while his three RBI upped his total to 46 runs driven in this season, which ranks tied for second in the Pacific Coast League.
Omaha reliever Mike Broadway (1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, K) earned the victory, while Albuquerque starter David Holman (2.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, K) suffered the defeat. Storm Chasers starter Josh Staumont (4.2 IP, 5 H, - R, BB, 5 K) did not factor in the final decisions.
The two teams continue their four-game set on Saturday evening, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT. The Storm Chasers are anticipated to give the nod to LHP Jake Kalish (1-1, 4.50), while the Isotopes are slated to send RHP Yency Almonte (1-3, 7.71) to the hill.
Tickets are still available for that game and all remaining Storm Chasers home dates in 2018, and may be purchased at www.omahastormchasers.com/tickets as well as by calling the Werner Park Ticket Office at (402) 738-5100. To view Ticket Office hours, please click here.