The Snappers win their sixth straight.  The Rock Cats get Decked.  Corky Miller makes the Twins pay.

LOUISVILLE 4, ROCHESTER 2 IN ROCHESTER (11 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Danny Valencia was 2-for-5 with a two run homer.  Chris Parmelee was 0-for-2 but walked three times.

Pitching stars:  Daryl Thompson struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Deolis Guerra struck out two in three perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Cody Puckett was 3-for-5.  Corky Miller was 2-for-4 with a double.  Travis Webb struck out four in two shutout innings.

Key inning:  The eleventh.  With the score tied at two, Puckett singled with one out and stole second.  This set up an intentional walk.  Miguel Rojas singled in the go-ahead run and a ground out brought in an insurance run.

Other:  The Red Wings had gone six games without a home run.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3, NEW BRITAIN 1 AT NEW BRITAIN

Batting star:  Joe Benson was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Luis Perdomo retired all four batters he faced.  Brad Thompson retired all three batters he faced, striking out two.

Opposition stars:  Justin Jackson was 2-for-4 with a double.  Brian Van Kirk was 2-for-4.  Deck McGuire allowed one run on three hits and two walks in six innings.

Key inning:  The seventh.  Leading 2-1, the Fisher Cats got a leadoff single by Jackson.  He took second on a wild pitch, took third on a ground out, and scored on a sacrifice fly to give New Hampshire an insurance run.

BREVARD COUNTY 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN BREVARD COUNTY (10 INNINGS)

Batting star:  Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-5 with a double.

Pitching star:  Nelvin Fuentes worked two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Franklin Romero, Jr. was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Casey Medlen struck out four in two perfect innings.

Key inning:  The tenth.  In the top of the inning, Andy Leer led off with a walk, took second on a bunt, and went to third on a ground out, but was stranded there.  In the bottom of the inning, a pair of singles and a hit batsman loaded the bases with none out.  Michael Walker then singled in the winning run.

BELOIT 7, QUAD CITIES 3 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Matthew Koch was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in three.  Jonathan Goncalves was 3-for-4 with his first home run.  Wang-wei Lin hit his first home run.

Pitching star:  Matthew Summers gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings.

Opposition stars:  Colin Walsh was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luis Mateo hit a home run.

Key inning:  The second.  The River Bandits scored in the top of the inning to tie the score at one.  Drew Leachman led off the bottom of the inning with a walk.  Goncalves followed with a single.  Koch then hit a three-run homer to give the Snappers a lead they would never lose.

Other:  Koch’s homer was his second in two games.  The Snappers have won six consecutive games.

TODAY’S TILTS

5:35  Fort Myers at Brevard County                               Pat Dean v. Jimmy Nelson
6:05  New Britain at Reading                                        B. J. Hermsen v. David Buchanan
6:05  Louisville at Rochester                                         Jeff Francis v. Liam Hendriks
6:30  Quad Cities at Beloit                                            Dail Villanueva v. Matthew Tomshaw