After losing for the first time this season on Tuesday night, the Sounds bounced back in a hurry and continued where they left off after their 5-0 start. Brendan Katin belted a two-run homer and Joe Koshansky followed with a solo shot over the right field wall in the first inning and that was all the runs the Sounds need as they defeated the Omaha Royals, 3-2, at Rosenblatt Stadium last night.
Katin and Koshansky have shown from time to time over their careers as to how important they will be to the ballclub with their power capabilities. Whenever those guys hit one, fans can’t help but get awestruck with the distance they hit the ball.
As for the pitching, it continues to be top-rate. It was the second straight quality start for Sounds’ lefthander Chuck Lofgren as he attacked the Omaha hitters with a very good fastball and despite giving up a two-run single to Royals’ second baseman Marc Maddox and hitting a pair of batters in the fifth inning, Lofgren held Omaha to just the two runs while walking just one and fanning four in his seven innings of pitching last night.
Phillip Humber, the Royals’ starter, pitched well after allowing the three runs in the first inning, but the entire Sounds’ pitching staff did their job and continued to get key strikeouts whenever they needed them. Chris Smith picked up his fourth save of the year when he struck out Jordan Parraz to end the game. Parraz was the only batter who faced Smith last night.
Well, after having internet-only broadcasts for the first seven games, it will be exciting for the fans to tune in to 104.5 The Zone as I will be on the air tonight at 6:30PM for the finale of the series against the Omaha Royals as well as the first road trip.
It’s been a great road trip for me and the team and I look forward to my first homestand with the Sounds when we fly back to Nashville tomorrow and have our home opener against the Iowa Cubs at Greer Stadium at 7:05PM tomorrow night.
I urge all of you to not only tune in to the first radio broadcast tonight, but to formulate your plans and come on out to root for the Sounds, especially now that they have began the season on an outstanding note.
The fans will certainly enjoy the 2010 edition of the Sounds Baseball Club. Of course, depending on what happens with the big club in Milwaukee, the Sounds must deal with any player moves that can happen at a moment’s notice. As nice as it is to have a competitive team in Nashville, fans must realize that the primary goal for the Brewers’ organization is to get these players to Milwaukee as soon as possible. It all depends on what the Brewers want and need at this point.
It may be early in the season, but this has been a nice prelude to a potential Pacific Coast League Championship for 2010. Only time will tell what happens. However, in baseball as in life, we must take things one day at a time.
I hope to meet as many of you fans tomorrow night during the home opener as well as for every home game during the season. If you ever have the chance to see the team while on the road, that would be great as well.
As always, thank you for reading and thank you for listening!
- Posted on April 15, 2010 at 11:41 am
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