Tacoma moved ahead on a sac fly in the ninth, evening the series at a game apiece. Aaron Brooks fanned seven over 6.0 innings, allowing three runs. Former Storm Chaser Mike Montgomery yielded two runs over 6.0 frames in his first appearance against his original organization. Reymond Fuentes led Omaha with three hits, adding a run and an RBI. Alex Rios went 1-for-4 plus a run in game two of his rehab assignment. Brett Eibner drove in two and stole a base.
NW Arkansas Naturals (29-14)
Corpus Christi 4, NW Arkansas 1
LP: Jonathan Dziedzic (1-3 with NW Arkansas, 1-4 overall)
HR: Raul Mondesi (3)
The top two teams in the Texas League clashed in Springdale, with Corpus Christi taking round one.