Chasers Blank Sounds for 1st Road Win, 5-0

NASHVILLE, TN (April 13, 2018) - Ryan O'Hearn drove in 3 runs, Scott Barlow enjoyed a strong outing, and the Storm Chasers earned their first road victory in 2018 with a 5-0 blanking of the Nashville Sounds on Friday night at First Tennessee Park.
The Chasers struck first in the top of the 4^th against Sounds starter Eric Jokisch. Hunter Dozier began the rally with a 1-out single, and Frank Schwindel followed with an RBI triple. Ryan O'Hearn grounded to shortstop to bring Schwindel home, and Omaha grabbed a 2-0 lead.
They added 3 more in the top of the 6^th to take contraol of the game. After the first 2 batters were retired, Hunter Dozier and Frank Schwindel drew walks, setting the table for Ryan O'Hearn. O'Hearn delivered a 2-run triple to right field for his 2^nd and 3^rd RBIs of the night, and Nick Dini doubled to center to score O'Hearn, stretching the Chasers lead to 5-0.
All of those runs were charged to Jokisch (L, 0-2). The 5 runs came on 6 hits, with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks.
Scott Barlow (W, 1-0), meanwhile, pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, scattering 5 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 2.
Eric Stout followed Barlow with 2 innings of scoreless relief, retiring 6 batters in a row. Mike Broadway finished the 8^th inning with a strikeout, and finished the ballgame with a scoreless 9^th, completing the Chasers' first combined shutout of 2018.
The Storm Chasers (2-6) continue their road trip in Nashville on Saturday night at 6:35 PM Central Time. RHP Andres Machado (0-0, 6.00) will pitch for Omaha, while LHP Brett Anderson (0-1, 0.00) takes the ball for the Sounds.
Single-game tickets are available for all remaining 2018 Storm Chasers home contests, and may be purchased online at www.omahastormchasers.com/tickets, or through the Werner Park Ticket Office during open hours from noon until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday either in-person or by calling (402) 738-5100.