ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN OMAHA
St. Paul scored two in the first and led all the way.
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Keirsey, Jr. 2 (33); Payton Eeles (12).
Pitching prowess: Louie Varland struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Diego Castillo struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.
Win: Varland (5-8).
Save: Castillo (8).
Opposition standout: Anthony Veneziano struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: St. Paul is 23-30, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA
Springfield scored single runs in the first and second. Wichita had the tying run on third when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
Home runs: Sabato (10).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: John Stankiewicz pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Cody Laweryson pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.
Loss: C. J. Culpepper (0-1).
Opposition standout: Tink Hence struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 21-32, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 5 IN LAKE COUNTY
Cedar Rapids scored five in the sixth, including a grand slam by Matthew Clayton, to take a 7-0 lead. Lake County got two in the eighth and three in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Walker Jenkins was 3-for-5 with a triple. Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-3. Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Clayton (1).
Multi-RBI games: Clayton 4 (4).
Stolen bases: Jenkins (5).
Pitching prowess: Ty Langenberg pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three. Rafael Marcano pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Win: Langenberg (5-2).
Save: Marcano (1).
Opposition standout: Wuilfredo Artunez was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 26-30, in fifth place, 6.5 games behind Wisconsin.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS
Kehden Hettinger hit a two-run single in the third to break a scoreless tie.
Multi-hit games: Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Brent Headrick pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk, in his first rehab appearance.
Loss: Charlee Soto (1-6).
Opposition standout: Starlyn Caba was 3-for-6.
Record: Fort Myers is 33-19, in first place, three games ahead of Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:00 Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 8-3, 4.94) at Lake County
6:05 Clearwater at Fort Myers (Anthony Narvaez. 0-0, 18.00)
6:35 St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 10-6, 3.81) at Omaha
7:05 Springfield at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 5-5, 4.96)