Minor Details: Games of April 21

The Wind Surge keeps surging.  The Kernels win a pair of walkoffs.

TOLEDO 2, ST. PAUL 1 IN TOLEDO

The Mud Hens scored two in the third and made it hold up.

Derek Fisher was 2-for-4.
Curtis Terry was 1-for-2 with two walks.

Devin Smeltzer struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.
Ronny Henriquez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a walk.

The Saints are 9-5, in third place in the International League West, a half game behind Nashville, 1.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA 15, MIDLAND 1 IN WICHITA

The Wind Surge scored three in each of the first two inning to go up six one, then really put it away with six in the fifth.

Austin Martin was 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.
Cole Sturgeon was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs.
Dennis Ortega was 3-for-5 with four RBIs.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), three walks, and four RBIs.
Spencer Steer was 2-for-3 with two doubles, three walks, three runs, and three RBIs.
Kevin Merrell was 1-for-5 with a home run, his second.

Chris Vallimont struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.
Tyler Viza struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Steven Klimek pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Evan Sisk pitched a perfect inning.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

The Wind Surge is 7-5, tied for second place with Arkansas in the Texas League North, one game behind Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, PEORIA 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)

The Kernels scored two in the bottom of the eighth to win it.

Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with a double.
Seth Gray was 2-for-3.

Sean Mooney pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
Denny Bentley pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, PEORIA 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

The Kernels scored two in the bottom of the eight to win it (again!).

Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 3-for-4 with a double.
Will Holland was 2-for-3.

Casey Legumina pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.
Derek Molina retired all four batters he faced, striking out one.
Matt Mullenbach pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

The Kernels are 8-2, in first place in the Midwest League West, one game ahead of Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN 5, FORT MYERS 2 IN DUNEDIN

Gabriel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.

Kyle Schmidt was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Pierson Ohl struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.
John Wilson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Mike Paredes retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

The Mighty Mussels are 9-3, in first place in the Florida State League West, two games ahead of Bradenton.