Sam Gibbons, Tanner English, and Nick Gordon lead Elizabethton to victory.  Kris Johnson and Jason Wheeler pitch well but to no avail.  Aaron Hicks goes deep for New Britain.

LEHIGH VALLEY 1, ROCHESTER 0 IN LEHIGH VALLEY

Batting star:  James Beresford was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Kris Johnson struck out nine in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and five walks.  Lester Oliveros pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Greg Smith pitched six innings, allowing two hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Maikel Franco was 1-for-1 with two walks.

The game:  The game's lone run came in the fourth, when a pair of walks put men on first and second with one out and Franco hit a single-plus-error to bring the run home.  Rochester did not get a hit until the fourth.  Their best scoring chance was in the ninth, when they got three singles.  Unfortunately, a caught stealing meant the closest they came to scoring was having men on first and second with two out.  A fly ball ended the game.

Of note:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4 with a double.  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4.  Chris Colabello was 0-for-4.

NEW HAMPSHIRE 2, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Batting stars:  Aaron Hicks was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-4.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Adrian Salcedo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Kevin Nolan was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Derrick Chung was 2-for-4 with a run.  Starter Scott Copeland pitched three shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  There was no scoring until the sixth.  The first two New Hampshire batters were retired, but then came a walk, a single, and Nolan's two-run double to give the Fisher Cats a 2-0 lead.  The lone New Britain run came on a two-out Hicks homer in the eighth.  The Rock Cats put men on first and second with two out in the ninth, but a fly ball ended the game.

Of note:  Eduardo Nunez was 0-for-3.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4.

ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS

The game was suspended in the top of the fifth with Fort Myers leading 3-2.  Aderlin Mejia is 2-for-2 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Tim Shibuya has gone all the way for the Miracle so far, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

PEORIA 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN PEORIA

Batting stars:  Jon Murphy was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Chad Christensen was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs.  Bryan Haar was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Todd Van Steensel pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Luis Perez was 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs.  Richy Pedroza was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Alex Reyes pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The game:  Peoria took the lead with two in the first.  Each team scored in the third to leave the Chiefs up 3-1.  Haar singled in a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2, but that was as close as Cedar Rapids would come.  Pedroza doubled in a run in the sixth to make it 4-2 and a two-run triple by Perez in the seventh made it 6-2.  J. D. Williams singled in a run in the ninth and the Kernels did get the tying run up to bat with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

Of note:  Zack Granite was 0-for-4.  Starter Aaron Slegers pitched six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

ELIZABETHTON 7, BURLINGTON 0 IN BURLINGTON

Batting stars:  Tanner English was 4-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Nick Gordon was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.  Tyler Kuresa was 2-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch, scoring once and driving in one.

Pitching stars:  Sam Gibbons struck out seven in seven innings, giving up one hit and one walk.  Kuo Hua Lo struck out two in two innings, giving up a walk and a hit batsman.

Opposition star:  Meibrys Viloria was 1-for-2 with a walk.

The game:  Gordon doubled in a run in the first.  There was no more scoring until the sixth, when three singles loaded the bases, two runs scored on an error, and a sacrifice fly made it 4-0.  Kuresa singled in a run in the seventh and Elizabethton added two more in the ninth.  The lone Burlington hit came leading off the fifth.  The Royals' biggest scoring threat came in the ninth, when they got a leadoff walk and a man was hit by a pitch with two down.

Of note:  Max Murphy was 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice and driving in one.

GCL TWINS 4, GCL ORIOLES 1 AT TWINS

Batting stars:  Amuarys Minier was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch, scoring three times and driving in one.  Nelson Molina was 3-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Matthew Batts struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Onesimo Hernandez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Zach Hayden pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks with one strikeout.

Opposition star:  Austin Pfeiffer was 1-for-4 with a home run.

The game:  Joel Polanco doubled in a run in the second and a run came in on a ground out in the fourth to make the score 2-0.  Doubled by Logan Wade and Minier were followed by singles by Molina and Gabriel Ojeda to plate two runs and give the Twins a 4-0 advantage.  The lone Orioles run came on Pfeiffer's homer leading off the ninth.

Of note:  Dubal Baez was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Manuel Guzman was 1-for-3.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL WHITE SOX 1 AT WHITE SOX

Batting stars:  Jhonathan Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Junior Aramante was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.

Pitching stars:  Jose Ramirez pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Randolph Perez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks with one strikeout.  Carlos Aponte pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.

Opposition star:  Daniel Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a run and a hit-by-pitch.

The game:  Emmanuel Morel singled in a run in the second.  The Twins scored on a sacrifice fly in the third.  Alvarez tripled in a run and scored on an infield out in the fourth to make the score 4-0.  Lewis Diaz doubled and scored in the fifth to increase the lead to 5-0.  The lone White Sox run scored on a single, an error, and a ground out in the sixth.  Arraez doubled in a run in the eighth.

Of note:  Francisco Hernandez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-2 with two walks and a hit-by-pitch.  Eugenio Diaz was 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and an RBI.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:30  DSL White Sox at DSL Twins

11:00  GCL Red Sox at GCL Twins

4:35 (approx.)  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (completion of suspended game)

5:05  New Britain (Mark Hamburger, 0-0, 3.60) at New Hampshire (TBA)

Game 2  New Britain (Tyler Duffey, 3-2, 4.58) at New Hampshire (Radhames Liz, 0-1, 0.47)

6:00  Elizabethton (Chih-Wei Hu, 0-0, 2.25) at Burlington (Chase Darhower, 0-0, 3.00)

6:05  Rochester (Sean Gilmartin, 0-1, 3.00) at Lehigh Valley (Jason Marquis, no record)

6:05  St. Lucie (TBA) at Fort Myers (TBA) (regularly scheduled game)

6:35  Clinton (Eddie Campbell, 4-5, 6.53) at Cedar Rapids (Lewis Thorpe, 0-1, 7.11)