A strong outing for Cole DeVries.  The DSL Twins take advantage of five errors.  Snappy lost, but had a good run.

ROCHESTER 4, LOUISVILLE 1 IN LOUISVILLE

Batting stars:  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a two run homer, his third.  Sean Burroughs was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitching star:  Cole DeVries went seven shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Dioner Navarro was 2-for-4.  Chad Reineke allowed two runs on five hits and a walk in seven innings.

Key inning:  The eighth.  Leading 2-0, Danny Valencia walked with two out.  Matt Carson followed with a ground rule double, and Burroughs delivered a two run single.  The Bats countered with one in the bottom of the inning, but got no closer.

ERIE 5, NEW BRITAIN 2 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a double.  Rene Tosoni was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Aaron Thompson gave up one run on five hits and two walks in six innings.  Caleb Thielbar struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing only one hit.

Opposition stars:  Rawley Bishop was 3-for-4.  Kelvin De La Cruz pitched a complete game, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks and throwing 94 pitches.

Key inning:  The eighth.  In a 2-2 tie, the SeaWolves tallied three times.  A double, a single, and an error plated one run.  A hit batsman loaded the bases, a single scored another, and a force out scored a third.

BELOIT 6, BURLINGTON 3 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Nate Roberts was 3-for-5 with a double.  Steven Liddle was 2-for-4.  Matthew Koch was 1-for-1 with three walks.

Pitching stars:  A. J. Achter struck out six in three shutout innings, allowing two hits.  Corey Williams threw two shutout innings, giving up only a walk while striking out two.

Opposition stars:  Eliezer Mesa was 2-for-5 with a double.  Jonathan Joseph pitched three shutout innings.

Key inning:  The second.  Already ahead 2-1, the Snappers scored four times.  Three singles, a triple, a walk, and another single did the damage.  Tyler Grimes and Koch each had RBI singles and Drew Leachman hit an RBI triple.

Other:  Snappy D. Turtle fell to Orbit, the mascot of the Albuquerque Isotopes, in the semifinals of Mascot Mania.  Congratulations to Snappy on an excellent tournament run.

DSL TWINS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 4

Batting stars:  Adonis Pacheco was 2-for-5 with a triple.  Dubal Baez was 2-for-5.

Pitching stars:  Javier Vargas gave up a run on three hits in three innings.  Jadison Jimenez walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Ronny Mejias was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Valentino Silvestre was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Key inning:  The seventh.  With the score tied at three, the Twins scored four times.  Two singles, a double, a triple, an error, and a pair of wild pitches (one on a strikeout) led to the runs.  Engelb Vielma hit a two run triple and Eddy Concepcion delivered an RBI double.

Other:  The Diamondbacks committed five errors in the game.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:30  DSL Padres at Twins
6:05  Florida State League All Star Game
5:05  Rochester at Louisville       TBA v. Tim Gustafson
5:35  Erie at New Britain            Ramon Garcia v. B. J. Hermsen
7:00  Burlington at Beloit            Drew Granier v. TBA