Long Ball leads to win’s for Omaha.(36.4)
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:04 am
The rumor around the league is that the Hawks are the “hottest team” in baseball right now. While that could be argued either way, the more important question may be, how exactly are the Hawks winning all of these games all of a sudden?
Well, let’s point to 1 statistic.
Home Runs. Not just by the bat, but home run’s being kept in the part by Omaha pitchers.
Okay, so let’s face facts. Omaha plays in a home run friendly ball park. There’s no question about it. They have already played 45 home games this year, 15 more than away games. So leading the FL in Home Runs makes sense and should be expected.
You would expect the same when the Hawks are in the field. They have had 45 games where they have taken the batter’s box at Hawks Field, which also means they have had to take the pitcher’s mound for those 45 games as well. This would only mean you should expect to find the Hawks near or at the very top for most home runs allowed as a team.
The Hawks have hit 138 home runs this season, most in the FL as mentioned.
They have allowed 103 home runs this season, which ranks 9th in the FL, basically putting them in the middle of the group.
The teams +78 run differential speaks volumes to not only runs being generated the team ranks first in the FL with 406, but don’t overlook the teams ranking of 4th in the FL with only 328 runs allowed. A .244 opponent batting average can be credited with keeping opponents on base.
For a team that went from winning 60 games a year, to a team that had to attempt to out-shootout it’s opponents by way of the long-ball, to a the team that it is now, A team that can win by hitting home runs and can trust it’s pitchers, has been a tremendous transformation for the city of Omaha.
Well, let’s point to 1 statistic.
Home Runs. Not just by the bat, but home run’s being kept in the part by Omaha pitchers.
Okay, so let’s face facts. Omaha plays in a home run friendly ball park. There’s no question about it. They have already played 45 home games this year, 15 more than away games. So leading the FL in Home Runs makes sense and should be expected.
You would expect the same when the Hawks are in the field. They have had 45 games where they have taken the batter’s box at Hawks Field, which also means they have had to take the pitcher’s mound for those 45 games as well. This would only mean you should expect to find the Hawks near or at the very top for most home runs allowed as a team.
The Hawks have hit 138 home runs this season, most in the FL as mentioned.
They have allowed 103 home runs this season, which ranks 9th in the FL, basically putting them in the middle of the group.
The teams +78 run differential speaks volumes to not only runs being generated the team ranks first in the FL with 406, but don’t overlook the teams ranking of 4th in the FL with only 328 runs allowed. A .244 opponent batting average can be credited with keeping opponents on base.
For a team that went from winning 60 games a year, to a team that had to attempt to out-shootout it’s opponents by way of the long-ball, to a the team that it is now, A team that can win by hitting home runs and can trust it’s pitchers, has been a tremendous transformation for the city of Omaha.