Wilkin Ramirez stays hot.  The Rock Cats play Twins Baseball.  The long ball lifts the Snappers.

ROCHESTER 4, LOUISVILLE 1 IN ROCHESTER

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ben Revere was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Jeff Manship worked five shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.  Lester Oliveros struck our four in three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Felix Perez was 2-for-3.  Carlos Fisher pitched three shutout innings.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Leading 1-0, the Red Wings struck for three.  An RBI single by Pedro Florimon and a two run double by Ramirez drove in the runs.

Other:  Red Wings mascot Spikes will be rappelling twenty-one stories down a building to raise money for scouting programs in Rochester.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3, NEW BRITAIN 0 IN NEW BRITAIN (GAME 1—SCHEDULED SEVEN INNINGS)

Batting star:  Chris Herrmann hit a double.

Pitching star:  Blake Martin allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Mark Sobolewski was 2-for-4 with a home run.  John Tolisano was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Brett Cecil worked five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The fourth.  With the Fisher Cats leading 1-0, Sobolewski and Mike McDade led off the inning with back-to-back homers.

Other:  The Rock Cats had only two hits in the game.

NEW BRITAIN 6, NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 IN NEW BRITAIN (GAME 2—SCHEDULED SEVEN INNINGS)

Batting star:  Estarlin De Los Santos was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run, driving in three.

Pitching star:  Daniel Turpen pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opposition stars:  John Tolisano was 2-for-3 with a double.  Fernando Hernandez worked two shutout innings.

Key inning:  The sixth.  In a 3-3 tie, Matt Rizzotti doubled and Deibinson Romero walked.  An error plated one run, a wild pitch scored another, and a sacrifice fly completed the three-run rally.

Other:  Logan Darnell struck out eight in six innings.  Each team had five hits.

CHARLOTTE 3, FORT MYERS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Angel Morales was 2-for-4.  Daniel Ortiz and Daniel Santana were each 2-for-5.

Pitching star:  Edgar Ibarra pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits.

Opposition stars:  Robbie Estrada was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.  Albert Suarez allowed only an unearned run in six innings.

Key inning:  The fifth.  Trailing 3-1 with one out, three singles loaded the bases for the Miracle.  The threat went for nothing, however, as the next two batters flied out.  Fort Myers never got a man as far as third base again.

BELOIT 4,QUAD CITIES 2 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Matthew Koch hit a three run homer, his first.  Adam Pettersen also hit his first homer of the season.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks.  David Hurlbut worked two perfect innings of relief.

Opposition stars:  Juan Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kyle Hald struck out five in six shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk.

Key inning:  The seventh.  Trailing 2-0, Adam Bryant and Jonathan Goncalves opened the inning for the Snappers with back-to-back walks.  With one out, Koch hit a three-run homer to give Beloit the lead.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:35    New Hampshire at New Britain                     Deck McGuire v. David Bromberg
11:00  Quad Cities at Beloit                                    Samuel Gaviglio v. Matthew Summers
5:35    Fort Myers at Brevard County                       Marty Popham v. Taylor Jungmann
6:05    Louisville at Rochester                                 Brett Tomko (he’s still around?) v. Daryl Thompson