Comets Roll to 8-1 Win in Round Rock

Oklahoma City Comets — 8

Round Rock Express — 1

Friday, May 1, 2026 – Dell Diamond – Round Rock, Texas

Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Comets pitching staff continues to dominate in an 8-1 victory over the Round Rock Express on Friday night at Dell Diamond. Oklahoma City (15-16) received an RBI double from Jack Suwinski in the second inning scoring Zach Ehrhard from first base to take the early 1-0 lead. Following a run-scoring single in the third inning to tie the game for Round Rock (13-18), Suwinski drove in his second run of the game with a single of his own in the fourth to put the Comets ahead 2-1. Oklahoma City added three insurance runs in the seventh inning capped with a run-scoring single from Noah Miller to extend a 5-1 lead. With the bases loaded and no outs for Oklahoma City in the ninth inning, Ryan Fitzgerald singled to bring home two of the runners with a Round Rock throwing error bringing home the third to boost the advantage to 8-1. Round Rock had no response as the lineup was held to seven hits overall on the night.

Of Note:

-The Comets have won three of the first four games of the current series…OKC has won six of its last seven meetings against the Express and held Round Rock to 12 runs across the first four games of the week. Oklahoma City picked up consecutive victories for the first time since April 21-22 vs. Tacoma and it’s the first time this season the Comets have back-to-back road wins.

-Oklahoma City won by its largest margin of victory (seven runs) since a 13-4 win on March 29 vs. Albuquerque. Each of the Comets’ last 11 wins have been by four runs or fewer.

-Jack Suwinski went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a walk and has now collected an extra-base hit in seven straight games. During the streak, Suwinski is 10-for-26 with three home runs, four doubles and nine RBI. Over his last 19 games, Suwinski has hit seven homers and picked up 19 RBI while also scoring 23 runs.

-James Tibbs III extended his hitting streak to six games after finishing 1-for-5 with a double. During the stretch, Tibbs is hitting 10-for-23 with four doubles, one homer and two RBI. Eight of those 10 hits have come during the first four games of this series.

-Cole Irvin allowed just one run and three hits across 5.0 innings with four walks and three strikeouts. Across Irvin’s two starts against Round Rock this season, he’s allowed four runs (one earned) in 10.1 innings of work.

-For the second straight game, the Oklahoma City bullpen held Round Rock scoreless. Keynan Middleton (1.0 IP), Jerming Rosario (2.0 IP) and Jordan Weems (1.0 IP) combined for the effort. That four-inning stretch was highlighted by a season-high five strikeouts from Rosario.

Next Up: Oklahoma City aims for a series victory against Round Rock on Saturday 7:05 p.m. at Dell Diamond. Live radio coverage of each Comets game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.