News From The MinorsTuesday March 19, 2024
'50 Summers' Digital Release It's been 16 months since the baseball documentary "50 Summers" premiered at the Dundee Theater.Director Dan Napoli's feature-length project from Hurrdat Films, which explores the first five decades of the Omaha Storm Chasers franchise, saw a second screening at Alamo Drafthouse before being included in a number of film festivals in the United States. Now it's on the verge of being ready for home viewing.(2020/02/21) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Storm Chasers Announce Theme, Promo and Group Nights With their home opener now only two months away, the Omaha Storm Chasers are excited to announce their scheduled daily promotions, theme events and group nights for the upcoming 2020 season.(2020/02/10) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Storm Chasers 2020 Weekly Promotions (2020/02/05) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Chasers Celebrate Decade of Success Minus a few years in the 1960s, Omaha has been a Triple-A baseball city since 1955. And over that long period of time, the teams that have called it home have seen their fair share of success on the diamond.(2020/01/29) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Single-Game Tickets on Sale Feb. 4 The Omaha Storm Chasers have announced that single-game tickets for the 2020 season will go on sale Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Werner Park Ticket Office, by calling (402) 738-5100 or by using the new fan-friendly ticket system at www.omahastormchasers.com/tickets.(2020/01/28) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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NEST, Storm Chasers Announce Annual Writing Sweepstakes Seventh and eighth-grade students to create essays about "Why I Want to Go to College"(2020/01/21) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Storm Chasers' Coaching Staff Announced For 2020 Season The Kansas City Royals have announced the organization's minor league staff assignments for the upcoming 2020 campaign, with a few familiar faces coming back to Werner Park. Manager Brian Poldberg is set to return to Omaha for his seventh season as skipper, with Hitting Coach Brian Buchanan and Athletic Trainer James Stone returning as well. There will be three new faces in 2020 including Pitching Coach Dane Johnson, Bench Coach Tony Pena Jr. and Strength and Conditioning Coach Dwayne Peterson.(2020/01/10) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Storm Chasers Announce Front Office Staff Promotions, Additions The Omaha Storm Chasers are excited to announce a number of front office promotions and additions as the organization builds up to the 2020 season, which will be the tenth at Werner Park.(2019/11/25) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Chasers in the Community 2019 Review The Omaha Storm Chasers in conjunction with Chasers Charities and Spectra Food Services and Hospitality donated $571,229.19 to numerous Omaha Metro charities in 2019, with the Storm Chasers aligning with more than 300 different organizations. Storm Chasers front office members also combined for nearly 600 hours of community service in the Omaha Metro this year.(2019/11/15) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Gordon, Cain & Greinke Earn Gold Glove Awards A trio of Omaha alums earned Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, as announced by Major League Baseball on Sunday evening, with outfielders Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain, along with right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke, all receiving nods.(2019/11/04) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
3 Chasers earn MiLB Org. All-Star Honors MiLB.com revealed their 2019 Kansas City Royals Organization All-Stars on Friday morning, with a trio of 2019 Storm Chasers players listed in that group. Catcher Nick Dini , in addition to infielder Kelvin Gutierrez and infielder/outfielder Erick Mejia , were all honored for their 2019 seasons.(2019/11/01) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Omaha Alums Set to Face Off in World Series The 2019 World Series will once again have an Omaha flavor, with both the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals boasting two former Omaha players on their roster and/or coaching staffs. Astros skipper A.J. Hinch (2000) will look to win his second title in a span of three years, while Houston right-hander Zack Greinke, along with Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long and assistant hitting coach Joe Dillon.(2019/10/21) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
3 Chasers Players Named to USA Baseball's Premier12 Roster USA Baseball on Thursday announced their 28-man roster for the Premier12 tournament, with three former Storm Chasers players listed along with another local connection from Roncalli Catholic High School. Pitchers Brian F lynn (2015-17, 19) and Brooks Pounders (2016), along with catcher Erik Kratz (2015), are set to team up with Roncalli Catholic High School alum Alec Bohm for Team USA's first opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.(2019/10/10) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
13 Omaha Alums Chasing World Series Ring As Major League Baseball's postseason starts up on Tuesday with the National League Wild Card Game, 13 different members of those squads played or coached with the Omaha Storm Chasers franchise at some point in their careers and will look to earn a World Series ring. An Omaha alum has also won the World Series in ten of the last 11 seasons dating back to 2008, including each of the last seven years since 2012.(2019/10/01) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Mejia, Machado Earn Omaha Player & Pitcher of the Year Honors The Kansas City Royals announced on Wednesday that infielder Erick Mejia and right-handed pitcher Andres Machado are the recipients of the organization's Omaha Player and Pitcher of the Year Awards, respectively. The two will be honored along with the winners from each of the Royals' seven other minor league affiliates at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, September 27.(2019/09/25) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
'50 Summers' Selected for 14th Annual Baseball Film Festival at Baseball Hall of Fame 50 Summers - A Documentary About Minor League Baseball, featuring the Omaha Storm Chasers, has been selected for participation in the Fourteenth Annual Baseball Film Festival on September 21 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. The documentary is produced by Hurrdat Films.(2019/09/17) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Chasers, USL Omaha Add Querry As Chief Revenue Officer The Omaha Storm Chasers and USL Omaha have announced the addition of Ryan Querry as Chief Revenue Officer. Querry, a graduate of nearby Papillion-La Vista High School, boasts more than 15 years of experience in sales execution and management.(2019/09/06) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Chasers Shut Out Express 6-0 In 2019 Finale Omaha second baseman Jimmy Govern and shortstop Taylor Featherston combined for five hits, including back-to-back home runs, and drove in four runs, while five Storm Chasers pitches combined for a four-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory in their 2019 season finale on Monday afternoon at Werner Park.(2019/09/02) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Express Topple Chasers 5-3 Storm Chasers designated hitter Jimmy Govern crushed his first career Triple-A home run and drove in two runs, while Express first baseman Taylor Jones drove in three runs in Round Rock's 5-3 win over Omaha in front of 6,853 fans on Sunday night at Werner Park.(2019/09/02) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Express Slip Past Chasers 10-9 Omaha overcame a five-run deficit with a seven-run seventh inning capped by a two-run double by 3B Jimmy Govern, however Round Rock catcher Lorenzo Quintana collected four hits, including the go-ahead run-scoring single in the eighth, in the Express' wild 10-9 win over the Storm Chasers on Saturday afternoon at Werner Park.(2019/08/31) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Chasers Halt Express 4-0 Kansas City shortstop Adalberto Mondesi mashed a two-run home run as part of his Major League Rehab Assignment with the Storm Chasers, while Omaha southpaw Jake Kalish fired seven scoreless innings in Omaha's 4-0 shutout win over the Round Rock Express in front of 7,023 fans on Friday night at Werner Park.(2019/08/31) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Sounds Top Chasers 8-4 Storm Chasers first baseman Erich Weiss homered and drove in three runs, however Sounds third baseman Matt Davidson clubbed a longball while brought home two runs and starting pitcher Seth Maness tossed a quality outing in Nashville's 8-4 win over Omaha in front of 6,533 fans on Thursday evening at Werner Park.(2019/08/30) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Sounds Stifle Chasers 6-1 Omaha shortstop Adalberto Mondesi slapped a double as part of his Major League Rehab Assignment, while Nashville third baseman Matt Davidson homered and drove in three runs and southpaw Wes Benjamin posted a quality outing in the Sounds' 6-1 win over the Storm Chasers in front of 6,198 fans on Wednesday evening at Werner Park.(2019/08/29) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Omaha Mashes Nashville 8-5 Omaha starting pitcher Foster Griffin fired a quality outing, while shortstop Adalberto Mondesi clubbed two hits, including an RBI triple, and first baseman Erich Weiss drove in a game-high three runs in the Storm Chasers' 8-5 win over the Nashville Sounds on Tuesday night at Werner Park.(2019/08/28) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Chasers' Hernandez Silences Sounds 5-0 Storm Chasers right-hander Arnaldo Hernandez fired eight scoreless frames and faced just one batter above the minimum, while center fielder Rudy Martin mashed two hits, including his first Triple-A home run, in Omaha's 5-0 shutout victory over the Nashville Sounds on Monday evening at Werner Park.(2019/08/27) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Foster Griffin Named to All-PCL Team The Pacific Coast League on Monday announced their annual All-Pacific Coast League squad for the 2019 season, with Storm Chasers southpaw Foster Griffin earning a spot as the league's Left-Handed Starting Pitcher. Griffin is the first Omaha player to be named to the league's All-PCL squad since the 2014 season.(2019/08/26) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Home Dates for Chasers' 2020 Season Revealed With their final homestand of the 2019 season set to begin on Monday night, the Omaha Storm Chasers have announced their home dates for the 2020 campaign, which will be the franchise's tenth season at Werner Park. After beginning the year on the road in Memphis, the Storm Chasers will open their 2020 home slate on Tuesday, April 14 versus the Round Rock Express as part of a seven-game homestand.(2019/08/26) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Redbirds beat Chasers 9-2 The Chasers were held to 4 hits, while the Redbirds collected a baker's dozen and cruised past Omaha 9-2 Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park.(2019/08/26) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
Chasers Fall to Redbirds 4-0 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 24, 2019) - The Omaha Storm Chasers were unable to get the offense going versus the Redbirds' pitching at AutoZone Park. LHP Brian Flynn gave up eight hits and walked three in just over three innings, while the rest of the Omaha pitching staff slowed Memphis' momentum for the remainder of the contest.(2019/08/25) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |
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Thursday's Chasers-'Cakes Game Cancelled The Omaha Storm Chasers' series-ending matchup versus the New Orleans Baby Cakes on Thursday evening was cancelled due to inclement weather. The two teams began the contest on time and were tied at 4-4 through three innings before rain fell.(2019/08/23) read more on the Offical site of Minor League Baseball |