Max Kepler and Jason Wheeler lead the Lookouts to victory.  One run is not enough for the Kernels.  Each series was tied 1-1 at this point.

CHATTANOOGA 6, BILOXI 1 IN BILOXI--FINALS, GAME TWO

Batting stars:  Max Kepler was 2-for-4 with two home runs and a walk, driving in five.  Heiker Meneses was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Shannon Wilkerson was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitching stars:  Jason Wheeler pitched seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Nick Burdi struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  J. T. Chargois pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Opposition stars:  Nick Shaw was 2-for-3 with a run.  Michael Reed was 0-for-1 with three walks.  Jacob Barnes struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

The game:  Kepler hit a solo homer in the first to give the Lookouts a 1-0 lead.  It stayed 1-0 until the fifth, when with two out and none on a single and two walks loaded the bases and Kepler hit a grand slam to put the Lookouts in control of the game.  The Shuckers loaded the bases with none out in the sixth but only scored one to make it 5-1.  The Lookouts got the run back in the seventh.

Of note:  Stephen Wickens was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Travis Harrison was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  D. J. Hicks was 0-for-4.  Adam Brett Walker II was 0-for-4.

WEST MICHIGAN 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 1 IN WEST MICHIGAN--FINALS, GAME TWO

Batting stars:  Max Murphy was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Chris Paul was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Pitching stars: Sam Gibbons pitched six innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  Yorman Landa struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

Opposition stars:  A. J. Ladwig pitched seven innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Christin Stewart was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Joey Pankake was 1-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.

The game:  With two out in the second, Paul doubled and Murphy tripled to put the Kernels up 1-0.  For a while it looked like the run might hold up, but in the Whitecaps opened the seventh with a walk, a double, and Pankake's two-run single to take the lead.  Two errors led to two more runs and a 4-1 West Michigan lead through seven.  The Kernels did not threaten after that.

Of note:  Rafael P. Valera was 1-for-4.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-3.  Edgar Corcino was 0-for-4.  T. J. White was 1-for-4.