The Saints have their hitting shoes on. A rough day for Bryan Sammons. Seth Gray leads the Kernels. Everything went right for the Mighty Mussels.
ST. PAUL 17, IOWA 6 IN IOWA
The Saints took a 6-0 lead after two and were comfortably ahead the rest of the way.
Batting stars: Tomas Telis was 4-for-6 with a home run (his second), a double, three runs, and three RBIs. Ryan Jeffers was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, three runs, and three RBIs. Ben Rortvedt was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Brent Rooker was 2-for-6 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs. J. T. Riddle was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk.
Pitching stars: Bailey Ober struck out five in five innings, giving up a run on four hits and no walks. Ian Hamilton struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Robinson Leyer pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Jose Lobaton was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Ian Miller was 2-for-4 with a double.
Good stats: Rortvedt is batting .444. Ober has an ERA of 1.45. Andrew Vasquez struck out the only man he faced and has an ERA of 2.08. Hamilton has an ERA of 2.45.
Bad stats: Mark Contreras was 0-for-1 and has a batting average of zero. Daniel Descalso was 0-for-5 and is batting .034. Tzu-Wei Lin was 1-for-4 and is batting .167. Keon Broxton was 1-for-4 and is batting .180. Riddle is batting .183.
Record: The Saints are 8-11, in sixth place, 3.5 games behind Indianapolis.
SPRINGFIELD 7, WICHITA 2 IN WICHITA
The Cardinals scored two in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead.
Batting stars: Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4. Andrew Bechtold was 1-for-4 with a home run.
Pitching star: Jonathan Cheshire pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition stars: Ivan Herrera was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), two walks, and two RBIs. Nick Plummer was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs. Alvaro Seijas pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out three. The Cardinals hit five home runs.
Starter: Bryan Sammons struck out six in four innings but allowed four runs on five hits and two walk.s
Good stats: Pelacios is batting .319. Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-2 and is batting .319. Jose Miranda was 1-for-3 and is batting .310. Cheshire has an ERA of zero. Hector Lujan gave up a run in two innings and has an ERA of 1.60.
Bad stats: Trey Cabbage was 0-for-3 and is batting zero. Bechtold is batting .175. Sammons has an ERA of 5.89. Dakota Chalmers gave up two runs (one earned) in two innings and has an ERA of 9.49.
Record: The Wind Surge is 11-8, in second place, 1.5 games behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS 9, WISCONSIN 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Seth Gray hit a two-run homer in the first and the Kernels led all the way.
Batting stars: Spencer Steer was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs. Gray was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Leobaldo Cabrera was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Pitching stars: Jordan Gore struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Tyler Watson struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks. Zach Featherstone struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
Opposition star: Je'Von Ward was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Starter: Tyler Beck struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.
Good stats: Daniel Ozoria was 1-for-1 and is batting 1.000. Steer is batting .322. Gore has an ERA of 1.50. Watson has an ERA of 1.69. Beck has an ERA of 2.25.
Bad stats: Wander Javier was 1-for-4 and is batting .185. Featherstone has an ERA of 6.75.
Record: The Kernels are 9-10, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS 13, LAKELAND 0 IN LAKELAND
Leading 3-0, the Mighty Mussels scored eight in the sixth.
Batting stars: Kyle Schmidt was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two walks, three runs, and two RBIs. Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with two runs. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second) and three walks.
Pitching stars: Brent Headrick struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Juan Pichardo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk. Matthew Swain struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition star: Nick Quintana was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Good stats: Schmidt is batting .366. Julien is batting .339. Justin Washington was 1-for-3 and is batting .333. Prato is batting .310. Pichardo has an ERA of 1.00.
Bad stats: Nick Garland was 0-for-2 and is batting zero. Ruben Santana was 0-for-1 and is batting zero. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 1-for-2 and is batting .148. Sabato is batting .152. Misael Urbina was 0-for-4 and is batting .196.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 9-10, tied for third with Clearwater and Lakeland, five games behind Tampa.
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