OKC Wins, 14-5, Over Isotopes
Published on May 31, 2024 under Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release
The Oklahoma City Baseball Club scored early and often in a 14-5 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes Friday night at Isotopes Park. Oklahoma City (32-23) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a bases-clearing double by Ryan Ward. Albuquerque (16-39) responded with two runs in the Isotopes' first at-bat to cut OKC's lead to 3-2. Trey Sweeney pushed the lead to 5-2 in the second inning with a two-run single. The Isotopes cut into the deficit again, making it 5-3 n the bottom of the inning. Drew Avans and Andre Lipcius hit back-to-back RBI singles to put OKC up 7-3 in the third inning before James Outman crushed a three-run homer to make it 10-3. Outman later added a RBI double in the sixth inning. Leading, 11-4, in the ninth inning, Oklahoma City added three more runs via a RBI single from Austin Gauthier and two-run double by Chris Owings. Albuquerque scored an additional run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Of Note: -OKC won a fourth straight game overall and sixth consecutive road game. At 32-23, the team has set a new season high at nine games above .500.
-Oklahoma City tied a season high with 19 hits, last accomplished May 9 at Sugar Land. OKC also tallied nine extra-base hits, with six doubles, two triples and one home run. The team went 10-for-25 with runners in scoring position.
-James Outman went 4-for-6 with four RBI, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. He has hit safely in seven of his last eight games, going 13-for-29 during that time. Over his first 10 games with OKC, Outman has reached base in 27 of 49 plate appearances.
-Ryan Ward went 3-for-5 with a walk and three RBI while Hunter Feduccia went 3-for-4 with two walks. Both finished a home run shy of the cycle.
-Andre Lipicius doubled twice, finishing 3-for-6 with a RBI and three runs scored. He recorded his team-leading 23rd multi-hit game of the season and seventh game with three-plus hits.
-Chris Owings tallied a fourth straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a walk. Over the four-game stretch he is 8-for-17.
-Trey Sweeney went 1-for-4 with two RBI and two walks, extending his hitting streak to nine games (13-for-38). Sweeney has also picked up at least one RBI in six straight games (11 RBI total).
Next Up: Oklahoma City looks to win five in a row in Albuquerque beginning at 7:35 p.m. CT Saturday at Isotopes Park. Live radio coverage of each OKC Baseball Club game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.
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