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By Nicholas Badders
June 18, 2024
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PAPILLION, NEB. – With a 9-4 win over the Louisville Bats Tuesday at Werner Park, the Omaha Storm Chasers have clinched a postseason berth and home field advantage in the International League Championship Series, the team’s first trip to the playoffs in 10 years. As the International League’s first half winners, the Storm Chasers will host a best-of-three LCS, slated to begin on Tuesday, September 24 at Werner Park. This will be the 18th postseason trip in franchise history, dating back to the club’s inception in 1969 as the Omaha Royals.

Tickets for Games 1 and 2 of the International League Championship Series, September 24 and 25, will go on sale THIS FRIDAY at 10am.

In 2024, Minor League baseball is playing a “split schedule” where both Triple-A leagues are split into two halves, with the first half concluding on June 23, the second half commencing on June 25 and the regular season ending on September 22. Omaha’s 9-4 victory over the Louisville Bats on Tuesday, June 18, was the team’s sixth straight win, to move to a 6.0-game lead over the second-place Syracuse Mets with five games remaining in the first half.

All of the possible three League Championship Series games will be held at Werner Park, with 6:35 p.m. CT start times each night. Should Omaha win the best-of-three International League Championship Series against the league’s second half champion, the Storm Chasers would advance to the Triple-A Triple Championship Game at Las Vegas Ballpark on Saturday, September 28. LINK TO 2024 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFF PROCEDURES.

Currently the best team in Minor League Baseball, with a 47-20 record (.701 winning percentage), the Storm Chasers have led all Minor League teams in wins since May 30, while the Chasers have held sole possession of first place in the 20-team International League for 31 days, since May 19. With a 14-11 record over the first 25 games of the season, Omaha has gone 33-9 over its last 42 games (.786 winning percentage), the best team in professional baseball since May 1, ahead of the New York Yankees (31-12, .721 winning percentage).

Omaha’s +89 run differential leads the International League, while ranking fifth in Minor League Baseball. The Storm Chasers have won 17 one-run games in 2024, more than any other Major or Minor League team, while 26 of the team’s 47 wins have been comeback wins (games where they trailed at any point and came back to win), a whopping 55%.

Storm Chasers are playing well, for an MLB team with pretty lackluster grades for minor league talent