OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN OMAHA
It was 4-1 through six. Omaha then scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Patrick Winkel (6).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Yunior Severino (4).
Pitching prowess: None.
Loss: Aaron Rozek (0-5).
Opposition standouts: Noah Cameron struck out ten in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits. Cam Devanney was 4-for-4 with three doubles and six RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 24-32, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA
Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that gave Wichita a 6-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk. Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double. Alex Isola was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Shuffield (4).
Multi-RBI games: Shuffield 3 (18); Jake Rucker 2 (65).
Stolen bases: Ross (18); Ortega (11).
Pitching prowess: Cory Lewis struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Ricardo Velez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Mason Fox pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Win: Lewis (2-4).
Opposition standout: Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4.
Record: Wichita is 23-33, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN LAKE COUNTY
Rubel Cespedes doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to tie it 3-3, but Kevin Rivas singled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Kaelen Culpepper (1).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.
Loss: Gabriel Yanez (4-4).
Opposition standout: Carter Spivey struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 27-32, tied for fourth with Beloit, six games behind Quad Cities.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS (7 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
Joel Dragoo's two-run double in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie, and Clearwater added two in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Jay Thomason was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Khadim Diaw (4); Caden Kendle (2).
Pitching prowess: Anthony Narvaez pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.
Loss: Jose Olivares (2-2).
Opposition standout: Dragoo was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)
Eduardo Tait's two-run single in the fourth game Clearwater a 4-3 lead.
Multi-hit games: Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Ferrer 2 (7).
Stolen bases: Winokur (23); Kyle DeBarge (13).
Pitching prowess: Tyler Stasiowski pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his professional debut, striking out one and walking one.
Loss: Cleiber Maldonado (0-1).
Opposition standout: Tait was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 33-21, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:05 Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 6.03 and TBD)--2
12:00 Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 1-3, 4.30) at Lake County
1:05 Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
2:05 St. Paul (TBD*) at Omaha
*milb.com lists Aaron Rozek as the starter, but as he pitched yesterday, that seems unlikely.