SAINTS 5, INDIANS 1 IN INDIANAPOLIS

Andrew Bechtold hit a two-run homer in a three-run fourth that put St. Paul up 3-0.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Andrew Stephenson was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Bechtold's homer was his second.

Bailey Ober struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Trevor Megill struck out the side in a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 8, NATURALS 2 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored three in the first and led all the way.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer.

Blayne Enlow struck out eight in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks.  Tyler Beck struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

KERNELS 10, RIVER BANDITS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ben Ross hit a two-run homer in the first and Cedar Rapids followed with a four-run second.

Noah Miller was 2-for-2 with three walks and two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs.  Ross was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, his second.

Starter Jaylin Nowlin allowed four runs in 3.1 innings, giving up five hits and three walks and striking out two.  Orlando Rodriguez pitched 1.2 scoreless innings despite walking four.  He struck out one.  Regi Grace struck out two in two shutout innings.

THRESHERS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Justin Crawford's two-run double in the seventh broke a 3-3 tie.

No Fort Myers batter had more than one hit, and they were all singles.

Starter C. J. Culpepper pitched four innings, giving up two unearned runs on one hit and three walks and striking out two.  Zach Veen pitched a perfect inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Develson Aria) at Clearwater
5:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 1-0) at Indianapolis
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones)
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (David Festa, 1-0)