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ST. PAUL SAINTS
Thursday
IOWA 7, ST. PAUL 3 IN ST. PAUL
Taylor Gushue's RBI single in the sixth broke a 2-2 and Iowa led the rest of the way.
Batting stars: Damek Tomscha was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs. Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Pitching stars: Bailey Ober struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Ian Gibaut retired all five men he faced, striking out one.
Opposition stars: Sergio Alcantara was 3-for-4 with two runs. Trayce Thompson was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Cory Abbott struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.
Stats: Ober has an ERA of 1.29. Andrew Vasquez gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and has an ERA of 2.25.
Daniel Descalso was 0-for-2 and is batting zero. Yeltsin Encarnacion was 0-for-1 and is batting zero. Keon Broxton was 0-for-4 and is batting .179. J. T. Riddle was 0-for-3 and is batting .182.
Friday
ST. PAUL 4, IOWA 3 IN ST. PAUL
The Saints scored all four of their runs in the fifth inning. Nick Gordon hit a three-run homer followed by Brent Rooker's solo home run.
Batting stars: Gordon was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Rooker was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.
Pitching stars: Andrew Albers pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out five. Danny Coulombe pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Taylor Gushue was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk. P. J. Higgins was 2-for-4 with a triple. Trayce Thompson was 2-for-5.
Stats: Gordon is batting .333.
Daniel Descalso was 0-for-4 and is batting zero. Joe Kerrigan was 0-for-1 and is batting .188. J. T. Riddle was 1-for-4 and is batting .189. Keon Broxton was 1-for-3 and is batting .194. Albers lowered his ERA to 7.07. Robinson Leyer allowed a run in 1.2 innings and has an ERA of 9.00.
Record: The Saints are 4-6, in fifth place, 2.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE
Thursday
WICHITA 9, AMARILLO 8 IN WICHITA
The Wind Surge trailed 7-1 after two and a half innings, but a three-run eighth capped a comeback. Bases-loaded walks brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.
Batting stars: Mark Contreras was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and two runs. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-5. Ernie De La Trinidad was 1-for-4 with a home run.
Pitching stars: Calvin Faucher struck out four 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Hector Lujan pitched three shutout innings, giving up a walk and striking out one.
Opposition star: Jose Herrera was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.
Starter: Dakota Chalmers pitched 2.1 innings, allowing seven runs on three hits and five walks and striking out three.
Stats: Sherman Johnson was 1-for-2 and is batting .500. Caleb Hamilton was 0-for-3 and is batting .375. Jose Miranda walked in his only plate appearance and is batting .371. Whitefield is batting .350. Roy Morales was 0-for-3 and is batting .333. Palacios is batting .316. Contreras is batting .300. Lujan has an ERA of zero.
Gilberto Celestino was 0-for-1 and is batting .143. Chalmers has an ERA of 14.21. Faucher lowered his ERA to 19.29.
Friday
WICHITA 4, AMARILLO 0 IN WICHITA
Peter Mooney singled in a run in the first and the Wind Surge led all the way.
Batting stars: Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Mooney was 2-for-3 with a walk. Jose Miranda was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Josh Winder struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Alex Phillips retired all seven men he faced, striking out four of them. Yennier Cano pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Jose Herrera was 2-for-3 with a walk. Humberto Mejia struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.
Stats: Miranda is batting .385. Whitefield is batting .372. Mooney is batting .350. Jermaine Palacios was 1-for-3 and is batting .317. Caleb Hamilton was 0-for-3 and is batting .316. Winder has an ERA of 1.17. Phillips has an ERA of 1.50. Cano has an ERA of 1.35.
Sherman Johnson was 0-for-4 and is batting .167.
Record: Wichita is 8-2, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
Thursday
QUAD CITIES 5, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN QUAD CITIES
All the runs were scored in the second and third innings. John Rave doubled home the deciding run in the third.
Batting star: Trey Cabbage was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Brandon Koch struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. Tyler Beck struck out six in four perfect innings of relief.
Opposition star: Zach Haake struck out seven in four shutout innings of relief, giving up one hit and two walks.
Starter: Tyler Watson pitched 1.2 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out one.
Stats: Spencer Steer was 1-for-4 and is batting .333. Koch has an ERA of zero. Beck has an ERA of 1.17.
Chris Williams was 0-for-1 and is batting .111. Wander Javier was 0-for-4 and is batting .143. Gabriel Maciel was 1-for-4 and is batting .182. Jonathan Cheshire allowed three runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 11.25.
Both teams started a pitcher with the last name of "Watson".
Friday
CEDAR RAPIDS 6, QUAD CITIES 2 IN QUAD CITIES
The Kernels scored two in the third to take a 3-1 lead.
Batting stars: Spencer Steer was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Gabriel Maciel was 2-for-4. Seth Gray was 2-for-5.
Pitching stars: Kody Funderburk struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks. Derek Molina struck out five in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk. Jordan Gore struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two walks. Zach Featherstone pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.
Opposition star: Garrett Davila struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Stats: Steer is batting .367. Funderburk has an ERA of 1.13. Molina has an ERA of 1.50. Gore has an ERA of 1.50.
Michael Helman was 0-for-3 and is batting .059. Wander Javier was 0-for-5 and is batting .121. Featherstone lowered his ERA to 10.80.
Record: The Kernels are 6-4, in second place, a half game behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
Thursday
FORT MYERS 5, CLEARWATER 3 IN FORT MYERS
A four-run eighth overcame a 3-1 deficit. Misael Urbina and Keoni Cavaco each had a two-run single in the inning.
Batting stars: Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks. Kyle Schmidt was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: MIguel Rodriguez struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Denny Bentley pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Nicolas Torres was 2-for-4. Johan Rojas was 2-for-5. Starlyn Castillo struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up five walks.
Stats: Edouard Julien was 1-for-1 and is batting .346. Cavaco was 1-for-5 and is batting .333. Rodriguez has an ERA of zero. Brent Hedrick pitched four innings, giving up three runs (one earned) and has an ERA of 1.13.
Leobaldo Cabrera was 0-for-3 and is batting .077. Wander Valdez was 0-for-3 and is batting .100. Bentley lowered his ERA to 5.40.
Friday
CLEARWATER 6, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS
The Threshers trailed 3-2 after six but scored two in the seventh and two in the ninth.
Batting stars: Jeferson Morales was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-4 with a home run.
Pitching star: Bradley Hanner pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Opposition star: Abraham Gutierrez was 2-for-3 with a double.
Stats: Cavaco was 0-for-4 and is batting .300. Juan Pichardo gave up two unearned runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 2.08.
Charles Mack was 0-for-3 and is batting .125. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 1-for-4 and is batting .152. Donny Breek retired both men he faced and has an ERA of 9.00. Hanner has an ERA of 5.14.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 5-5, tied for third with Clearwater and Lakeland, two games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:00 Clearwater at Fort Myers (Sawyer Gipson-Long)
6:05 Amarillo at Wichita (Humberto Mejia)
6:30 Cedar Rapids (Matt Canterino) at Quad Cities
7:05 Iowa at St. Paul (Charlie Barnes)