D. J. Baxendale strikes out ten.  A grand slam for Adam Brett Walker II.  New Britain pulls away late.

TOLEDO 1, ROCHESTER 0 IN TOLEDO

Batting star:  Chris Colabello was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Pitching star:  Andrew Albers pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Opposition stars:  Derek Hankins pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and three walks.  Argenis Diaz was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Key inning:  The eighth.  It was a scoreless tie.  With two out and none out, Brandon Douglas walked and scored all the way from first on a single to right by Diaz.  The run came off Tim Wood.

NEW BRITAIN 11, NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Batting stars:  Josmil Pinto was 3-for-5 with a double and a three-run homer (his sixth), scoring three times.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks, scoring three times.  Danny Santana was 2-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

Pitching stars:  A. J. Achter pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Jose Gonzalez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Sean Ochinko was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Kevin Nolan was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Ryan Schimpf was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Key inning:  The eighth.  The Rock Cats trailed 5-4.  Pinto and Rodriguez opened the inning with singles.  With one out, Santana hit a two-run triple to put New Britain in front and scored on a sacrifice fly to give the Rock Cats a 7-5 lead.  They scored four in the ninth to put the game away.

FORT MYERS 7, TAMPA 0 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Jonathan Murphy was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-1 with three walks and scored once.

Pitching stars:  D. J. Baxendale struck out ten in seven innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Adrian Salcedo struck out three in two innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Dan Mahoney struck out two in three shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

Key inning:  The fourth.  The Miracle had scored in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead before breaking through with four in the fourth.  Murphy and Rosario each contributed an RBI double, Miguel Sano drove in one with a single, and one scored on a wild pitch.

CEDAR RAPIDS 12, SOUTH BEND 4 IN SOUTH BEND

Batting stars:  Dalton Hicks was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one.  Adam Brett Walker II was 3-for-5 with a double and a grand slam homer (his seventh), scoring twice and driving in five.  Candido Pimentel was 3-for-5 and scored twice.

Pitching star:  Manuel Soliman struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Ryan Court was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Fidel Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Pedro Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

Key inning:  The fifth.  The Silver Hawks had come back from a 4-0 deficit to tie the score at four.  The Kernels opened the inning with singles by Pimentel, Jorge Polanco, and Hicks to load the bases with none out.  Walker then hit a rally-killing grand slam to put Cedar Rapids up 8-4.  The Kernels had three four-run innings, the first, the fifth, and the ninth.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:05  New Britain (B. J. Hermsen, 0-2, 4.91) at New Hampshire (Deck McGuire, 1-3, 5.34)

5:30  Rochester (P. J. Walters, 3-2, 3.82) at Toledo (TBA)

6:05  Tampa (Corey Black, 1-3, 4.40) at Fort Myers (Jason Wheeler, 2-0, 5.46)