Redbirds Narrowly Defeat Chasers Again, 5-4

MEMPHIS, TN (April 12, 2018) - Frank Schwindel and Nick Dini homered, but Memphis beat the Chasers for a 3^rd consecutive day, defeating Omaha 5-4 on Thursday night at AutoZone Park.
The Redbirds scored in the bottom of the 1^st inning on back-to-back hits against Jon Dziedzic, as Max Schrock doubled and Tyler O'Neill singled him home.
Schwindel responded immediately for Omaha, tying the game in the top of the 2^nd with his first home run of the season.
The Chasers took a brief lead in the top of the 3^rd; Ramón Torres singled, went to 2^nd on a groundout, and scored when Hunter Dozier hit a slow roller along the 3^rd base line that hit the base and bounced away, giving Omaha a 2-1 lead.
But Memphis responded with 3 tallies in the home half of the 3^rd. With 1 out, Tyler Collins overran a fly ball hit by Max Schrock, and was charged with a 2-base error. Tyler O'Neill followed with a single, and Rangel Ravelo doubled in Schrock and O'Neill. With 2 out, Patrick Wisdom singled, bringing Ravelo home, and making it 4-2 Redbirds.
Omaha pulled a run back in the top of the 5^th; Ramon Torres doubled, advanced to 3^rd on a fly ball, and scored on an RBI groundout by Hunter Dozier, making it 4-3.
Austin Gomber (W, 1-0) pitched 6.2 innings for Memphis, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. He struck out 4 and walked 2.
Dziedzic (L, 0-1) tossed 6 innings for Omaha; he allowed 4 runs (2 earned), 7 hits, and no walks. He struck out 4.
Derien Gonzalez recorded the final out of the 7^th for Memphis, and then pitched a perfect 8^th to keep the Redbirds in front.
Josh Staumont stranded 2 runners in the 7^th with a pair of strikeouts, but Memphis grabbed an insurance run in the bottom of the 8^th against Wily Peralta . Adolis García walked, stole 2^nd, went to 3^rd on a groundout, and scored on a slow ground ball by Patrick Wisdom, giving Memphis a 5-3 lead.
Edward Mujica closed out the 9^th, earning his 1^st Save of the season, but not before Nick Dini hit his 2^nd homer of the season, pulling Omaha within 5-4. Jack Lopez followed with a double, putting the tying run at 2^nd base with 1 out. Mujica rallied to retire the final 2 batters, however, dropping the Chasers to a 1-6 start.
The Storm Chasers continue their road trip in Nashville on Friday evening at 6:35 PM Central Time. Omaha's starter is to be determined, while LHP Eric Jokisch (0-1, 5.40) throws 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.