ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBS CLIPPERS
Rained out. Will be made up April 29.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield scored one in the first, three in the third, and two in the fifth to build a 6-0 lead. Wichita got both of their runs in the ninth.
Batters: Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.
Pitchers: Starter Connor Prielipp pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out three. He threw 47 pitches. Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition: Dakota Harris was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs. Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Jeremy Rivas was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer. Tekoah Roby struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Edwin Nunez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 0-1, tied for third with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4 IN WISCONSIN
Cedar Rapids trailed 1-0, led 3-1, and trailed 4-3. It was a three-run homer by Rayne Doncon that game them the short-lived lead. An RBI ground out tied it in the seventh. In the eighth, the Kernels scored twice without a hit. two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases with none out. A wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run and a ground out scored an insurance run.
Batters: Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with a walk. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4. Rayne Doncon was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and two runs.
Pitchers: Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk. Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
Opposition: Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI. Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-5.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 2-0, tied for first with Beloit.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 4 IN PALM BEACH
Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run double in a three-run second that gave Fort Myers a 3-0 lead. They would never trail, but Palm Beach cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth. Jose Rodriguez homered in the sixth to make it 4-2. Fort Myers scored two more in the eighth on just one hit, benefiting from a walk, a hit batsman, and three wild pitches. Palm Beach came back to score two in the bottom of the eighth and had men on second and third, but a lineout to first ended the inning and they went down in order in the ninth.
Batters: Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a walk. Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a home run.
Pitchers: Dasan Hill struck out seven and walked none in four innings, giving up one run on one hit. Ivran Romero struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a hit batsman.
Opposition: Cade McGee was 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs. Jason Savacool pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on three hits and one walk and striking out two.
Record: Fort Myers is 1-1, tied for second, one game behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:30 Fort Myers (Michael Ross) at Palm Beach (TBD)
12:05 St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0) at Columbus (TBD)
1:05 Wichita (Trent Baker and Aaron Rozek) at Springfield (Max Rajcic and TBD)
1:10 Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall) at Wisconsin (Chandler Welch)