IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul led 4-0 after three, but Iowa rallied for six in the fourth. The inning was capped by a grand slam by Owen Caissie.
Multi-hit games: Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Williams (14); Jair Camargo (11); Payton Eeles (4).
Multi-RBI games: Eeles 2 (19).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Steven Okert struck out two in a scoreless inning.
Loss: Ryan Jensen (4-4).
Opposition standout: Caissie was 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 27-34, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO
Frisco scored on an RBI ground out in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: None. Wichita had three hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Marco Raya pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two. Cory Lewis struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Loss: Lewis (2-5).
Opposition standout: Andy Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out three.
Record: Wichita is 24-37, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Wisconsin led 3-0 after three. Cedar Rapids scored two in the eighth, but did not get the tying run on base.
Multi-hit games: Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4. Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two. Rafael Marcano struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings. Juan Mendez struck out two in a scoreless inning.
Loss: Darren Bowen (2-10).
Opposition standout: Will Rudy struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 29-35, in fifth place, seven games behind Cedar Rapids.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
Lakeland scored two in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. Surprisingly, they played a full nine innings, but it didn't matter, as neither team scored after the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Anthony Narvaez struck out two in a scoreless inning. Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.
Loss: Jose Olivares (2-3).
Opposition standout: Nomar Fana was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN LAKELAND (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)
Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.
Multi-hit games: None. Fort Myers had two hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ben Ethridge retired all four men he faced. Christian Becerra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Loss: Ross Dunn (1-5).
Opposition standout: Jack Penney was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 33-25, in second place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland. They have been eliminated from the playoffs.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:00 Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.70) at Lakeland
6:35 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37 Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-5, 6.46)
7:05 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-6, 5.18) at Frisco