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Hens ride the long ball to take down Omaha again

The Mud Hens raked against Omaha pitching while Lael Lockhart put together a solid outing on the mound.

It started with a two-out rally in the top of the second. Justice Bigbie singled and Stephen Scott drew a walk in time for Drew Maggi to smoke a line drive over the left field wall. Oscar Mercado followed with a solo shot and it was 4-0 Hens.

Lockhart allowed a pair of runs in the bottom half, but no more, settling in to toss five innings with six strikeouts and had the split working well throughout most of his outing.