The Tropics continue their road trip with a stop in Omaha for a three game series at Hawks Field.
Game 1- SP Alaric Wullenweber gave up three homers in 3 1.3 innings of work and Omaha 1B Edgardo Diaz was 4 for 4 with a homer, double, 4 runs scored and 2 RBI to lead the Hawks to a 9-4 victory.
Wullenweber allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and struck out 4. He falls to 3-3 and his ERA is 4.70.
RF Mike Campbell was 3 for 5 with a solo homer. He is hitting .290 with 4 bombs and 20 RBI.
RF Mike Campbell goes deep
LF Jose Camacho was 2 for 4 with a double and a 2 run homer.
Omaha wins 9-4.
Game 2- SP Jim “Bullets” Wilkinson pitched around 2 errors in 7 innings allowing 4 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and a walk. He struck out 5 in 108 pitches (68 strikes). He improved to 2-3 with a 7.30 ERA.
DH Ernesto McBride was 1 for 3 with a solo homer, 2 walks, 3 runs scored and an RBI.
3B Gary Allen was 3 for 4 with a double, a run and 2 RBI.
RF Mike Campbell was 3 for 4 with 3 RBI.
CF Doeke Soethout continues his hot hand after being called up from AAA. He was 2 for 5 with a runs scored and a stolen base.
Hawaii wins 8-4.
Game 3- The Omaha Hawks have destroyed Tropic Pitching so far this season. This game was no different as Hawks LF Virgil Shafer was 3 for 4 with 2 homers, 3 runs and 4 RBI. Tropics Pitchers struggled to get any one out as the Hawks win 8-2.
SP Jesus Gonzalez gave up 5 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks over 4 2/3 innings while striking out 2 batters. He took the loss and falls to 1-3 with a 2.87 ERA.
LF Bastiao Fardos was 2 for 4 with an RBI.
RF Mike Campbell was also 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Omaha wins 8-2.
Game 4- The Hawaii road woes continue in Omaha. The Tropics score 4 runs in he third inning to take a 4-1 lead. The big hit was a 2-run homer by Rookie CF Doeke Soethout with two outs.
The Hawaii Offense then went back into their slumber until scoring a run in the ninth, falling short 6-5.
SP Zach Johnson was horrible pitching 2 2/3 innings allowing 5 runs on 6 hits and issued 2 walks while striking out just 1 hitter. He falls to 2-2 and has a 4.19 ERA.
CF Soethout was 2 for 5 with that homer, a run and 2 RBI.
RF Mike Campbell is still wielding a hot bat as he was 2 for 5 with a run and 3 RBI. He is hitting .322 with 4 homers and 27 RBI.
Omaha wins 6-5 and take the series 3-1.
The Tropics return home for a 2 game series with the on going soap opera of The Chicago Black Sox.
Game 1- Chicago Hitters hit 8 doubles and a homer pounding the Trops into submission.
SP Stephen Taub continue the procession of noisy pitching allowing 6 runs on 7 hits in 3 innings of work. He also walked 2 and struck out just 1. He falls to 2-2 and has an ugly 6.69 ERA.
1B Manuel Aguilar, Jr. was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI.
Chicago wins 10-4.
Game 2- SP Jesus Gonzalez broke the streak of bad starts but the ‘pen let him down as two relievers allow 5 runs total to lose the lead and the game.
Gonzalez allowed just 1 run on a solo homer over 6 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 7 in the no decision.
RP Dominic Lawrence was awful allowing 4 runs on 1 hit and 2 walks over just 2/3 of an inning of work.
CF Doeke Soethout was 3 for 4 with a run. He is hitting .412 with 3 homers and 6 RBI.
SS Fernando Rodriguez was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Chicago takes the game 6-2 and sweeps the 2 game series.
GM Jim Walker was asked about his team’s recent performance. “What performance? These guys are underachieving.”
