IL Omaha Storm Chasers

Waters Hits Omaha's Sixth Leadoff Homer of the Season in Louisville

Published on August 16, 2022 under International League (IL)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release


LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Storm Chasers scored three runs in the first inning, but the Bats scored 11 unanswered runs to take game one 11-3. The Chasers lead the season series over the Bats 7-6.

Omaha (52-59) started the first inning with a bang, scoring three runs on five hits. Left fielder Drew Waters launched a home run to start the game, the sixth time this season that the Storm Chasers have hit a first inning leadoff homer. Designated hitter Dairon Blanco and center fielder Nick Loftin each recorded an RBI single to give the Storm Chasers the early lead.

Louisville (47-65) answered in the bottom of the frame on a Colin Moran sacrifice fly to cut Omaha's lead to two runs after one full inning of play.

Cristian Santana hit a solo shot in the third inning off right-hander Jonathan Heasley to make the score 3-2 heading into the fourth.

Heasley (Loss, 1-2) allowed back-to-back walks to start the sixth, getting pulled with nobody out. With the bases loaded, Isiah Gilliam hit a double off right-hander Zach Willeman to score a pair of Bats and give Louisville their first lead of the game. The Bats continued their hot inning, using another bases-loaded double, this time from Santana, to break the score open 7-3.

Shortstop Iván Castillo recorded Omaha's first hit since the first inning to start the seventh. Waters hit a single two batters later to force Randy Wynne (Win, 5-10) out of the game after 6.1 innings. Eddy Demurias got out of the inning with a double play and keep the scoreboard still.

Louisville added two more runs in the seventh on a Colin Moran homer and a Chuckie Robinson RBI double. In the eighth, the Bats put up a couple more runs in a two-RBI ground-rule double to make the score 11-3 heading to the ninth.

After getting a pair of runners on base in the ninth, the Bats finished the game with a strikeout, taking game one 11-3.

The Storm Chasers and Bats will continue their series on Wednesday in game two. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. CDT with coverage starting at 5:15 p.m. on the Sarpy County Tourism Pregame Show on 1180 The Zone. Omaha is scheduled to send right-hander Max Castillo (2-0, 1.74) while Louisville looks to start Brandon Williamson.

After this series, the Chasers return home for a six-game set against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starting on August 23. The week is full of exciting events like Bro Tank Giveaway on Saturday the 27th and Imaginary Friend Day on Sunday the 28th.

The full 2022 schedule can be found here and single-game tickets are now available here.

For more tickets and more information, please visit omahastormchasers.com, call the Werner Park Ticket office at (402) 738-5100, and follow the team on social media. You can follow the team on Twitter @omastormchasers, on Instagram @omahastormchasers, and "like" the team on Facebook at facebook.com/omahastormchasers.

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