Francisco Pena drove in the go-ahead tally in a four-run eighth as Omaha moved to 2-1 at El Paso. Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run, pacing a 13-hit night for the Storm Chasers. Cheslor Cuthbert was 2-for-2 with two runs after entering as a pinch runner. Brandon Finnegan fanned six over 3.1 innings, allowing a pair of runs in the first. Clayton Mortensen tossed 2.0 scoreless innings for the win.
NW Arkansas Naturals (32-19)
NW Arkansas 3, Corpus Christi 1
WP: Daniel Stumpf (3-1)
SV: Malcom Culver (4)
HR: Zane Evans (1 with NW Arkansas, 5 overall)
Zane Evans clubbed a two-run homer in the ninth, lifting Northwest Arkansas to a win in the finale at Corpus Christi.