PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS AT OMAHA STORM CHASERS
08/31/2025
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS AT OMAHA STORM CHASERS
GAME ID: 4298 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New Orleans Zephyrs (60-71) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 1
Omaha Storm Chasers (64-67) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 8 2
Storm Chasers Resilient in 7-4 Win Over New Orleans
Omaha Storm Chasers starter Thom Mercer pitched effectively against the New Orleans Zephyrs at Werner Park. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 7-4 win. The Storm Chasers, at 64-67, inhabit third place in the American Conference North Division.

Omaha got a clutch hit from Ken Ward. The pinch hitter launched a 3-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a kill shot.

"Glad to go home with a win," said Ward.
NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE OMAHA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Fournet CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .181 1 11
   a-D. Desjardins PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 2 25
K. Daniel 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 5 38
D. Taylor 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .238 16 55
R. Flores DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .245 7 40
C. O'Halloran 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .270 3 21
I. Soto RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .305 14 58
R. Martínez SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .311 2 42
R. Rose LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 0 22
A. Reed C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .337 1 8
Totals 40 4 12 4 0 9 16      
a - D. Desjardins pinch hit for L. Fournet in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Martínez 2 (22, 2nd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Howard, 2 on, 1 out) , C. O'Halloran (20, 3rd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Flores (18, 8th Inning off C. Milton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Daniel , D. Taylor , R. Flores 3 , C. O'Halloran 4 , I. Soto 2 , R. Martínez 4 , A. Reed
2-out RBI: I. Soto , A. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Fournet , K. Daniel , I. Soto 2 , R. Martínez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. O'Halloran (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 0 43
D. Moon DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 10 56
   a-G. Encarnación DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 4 14
N. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 6 36
S. Santos 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 2 11
C. Jones SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .307 12 56
T. Lucero RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .266 18 63
D. Carlisle 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 4 36
   b-W. Burgess PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 7 39
Z. Phillips LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .302 10 45
W. Payan C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 8
   c-K. Ward PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .235 1 4
Totals 33 7 8 6 2 2 11      
a - G. Encarnación inserted as DH in the 8th
b - W. Burgess pinch hit for D. Carlisle in the 9th
c - K. Ward pinch hit for W. Payan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Phillips (21, 9th Inning off D. Mejia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Carlisle (3, 7th Inning off S. Lawson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Lucero (18, 2nd Inning off S. Lawson, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Ward (1, 9th Inning off D. Mejia, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Santos 2 , T. Lucero 4 , D. Carlisle 3 , W. Burgess , Z. Phillips 3 , K. Ward 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves , S. Santos , T. Lucero
Hit by Pitch: J. Reeves
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Phillips (15)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reeves (6) , N. Gomez (10)
NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE OMAHA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lawson 6.2 4 4 3 1 1 1 89 3.58   
D. Mejia L (0-1) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 38 19.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lawson 52
Batters Faced: S. Lawson 27, D. Mejia 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lawson 9-10, D. Mejia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lawson 89-58, D. Mejia 38-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mejia 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Lawson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mercer 7.0 8 1 1 0 7 0 97 3.76   
C. Milton 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5.17   
D. Howard BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 22 4.80   
J. Garza W (5-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 64
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 30, C. Milton 1, D. Howard 6, J. Garza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 6-8, C. Milton 0-0, D. Howard 0-1, J. Garza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 97-68, C. Milton 2-2, D. Howard 22-16, J. Garza 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Howard 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thom Mercer
Ballpark: Werner Park
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 8112
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 5th inning.
Sunday, August 31st , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73