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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7 IN COLUMBUS (11 INNINGS)
St. Paul trailed 4-0 after two, but came back to tie it in the sixth. Ryan Fitzgerald singled home the deciding run in the eleventh. Fitzgerald was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5. Andrew Morris struck out five in four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk. Kody Funderburk struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits. Anthony Misiewicz pitched a perfect inning.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 0 IN FRISCO
Wichita scored single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh, and three more in the eighth. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and three runs. Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his fifth. Trent Baker pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four. Mike Paredes struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits. Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids trailed 2-0, led 3-2, and were tied at three before Kyle DeBarge homered in the eighth. DeBarge was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs. Billy Amick was 2-for-4. Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer. Chase Chaney pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two. Spencer Bengard struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPTER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers trailed 5-2 through six, but scored two in the seventh to make it 5-4 and Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run double in the ninth to win it. Ruiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBIs. Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Michael Ross pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one. Zander Sechrist pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.