Sky Sox Swept by Storm Chasers, Drop Series Finale 12-9

Published on May 17, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox News Release


The Omaha Storm Chasers completed a four-game sweep of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Tuesday night in front of 4,876 fans at Security Service Field.

For the second straight game, the Sky Sox took a 4-0 lead in the first inning on two-run home runs by Ian Stewart and Mike Jacobs. The Storm Chasers clawed back to make it 4-3 in the third on a solo home run by Mike Moustakas. Charlie Blackmon would answer with his team leading eighth home run to make it 5-3 Sky Sox after three innings.

Paulo Orlando would tie the game at five in the seventh with a two-run home run off of reliever Edgmer Escalona. In the bottom half of the inning the Sky Sox would retake the lead on a two out two-run single by Josh Fields and an RBI single by Mike Jacobs to take a 9-5 lead into the eighth. However, the Sox bullpen was unable to hold the lead as three relievers allowed seven runs in the eighth inning. A three-run pinch hit double by Kila Ka'Aihui and a two-run home run by Manny Pina were the critical hits for the Storm Chasers.

For the second consecutive night, reliever Matt Daley (0-2, 6.28) took the loss for the Sky Sox allowing four runs on four hits without recording an out in the eighth inning. Jesse Chavez (2-0, 2.33) picked up the win for Omaha.

Ian Stewart went 2-for-4 with the home run, two runs scored and two RBI in his first game back with the Sky Sox. Starter Josh Muecke had a solid outing allowing three runs on five hits in 6.0 innings.

With the loss, the Sox fall to 16-24 and are now tied with Tacoma for last place in the Pacific North Division. Omaha improves to 23-16 with the victory.

The Sky Sox have an off-day Wednesday before traveling to Texas for a four game set with the Round Rock Express. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM MT on Wednesday.

Sox Notes:

. This is the third time the Sky Sox have allowed 10 or more runs in four straight games. The other two occurrences were April 24th-28th, 1998 in three games against Fresno and one game against New Orleans and May 19th-22nd, 2000 in four games against Nashville.

. The loss marked the eighth in a row for the Sox against Omaha, having lost all four games against them in 2010

. The sweep marked the first time that Omaha has swept a four-game series in Colorado Springs

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