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Happy Birthday–July 14

Jesse Tannehill (1874)
Happy Chandler (1898)
Johnny Murphy (1908)
Robert Creamer (1922)
Ralph Rowe (1924)
Bob Purkey (1929)
Billy McCool (1944)
Steve Stone (1947)
Danny Walton (1947)
Vic Rodriguez (1961)
Robin Ventura (1967)
Derrick May (1968)
Jose Hernandez (1969)
Tim Hudson (1975)

Albert "Happy" Chandler was the commissioner of baseball from 1945-1951.

Author Robert Creamer wrote a biography of Babe Ruth which is still considered to be one of the best baseball books ever.

Ralph Rowe was a coach for the Twins from 1972-1975.  He had been a minor league outfielder in 1942, 1947-1955, and 1957-1961, spending the last three years in the Twins' organization.  He was mainly a manager or coach in those years--I assume he only played if they ran into a shortage of players or something.  He managed in the Twins' organization from 1959-1960 and 1962-1971, winning league championships with Wilson in the Carolina League in 1963, Orlando in the Southern League in 1968, and Charlotte in the Southern League in 1969.  He also coached for Baltimore from 1981-1984.

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Minor Details: Games of July 12

LOUISVILLE BATS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN LOUISVILLE

Louisville scored two in the first and led 5-0 after four.  The lone St. Paul run came in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out two.

Loss:  David Festa (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Jacob Hurtubise was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-10, in tenth (last) place, four games behind Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 9, WICHITA WIND SURGE 7 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored four in the fifth to go up 7-3, Wichita scored four in the sixth to tie it, but Springfield got two in the eighth for the win.

Multi-hit games:  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and five RBIs.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Cardenas (3)

Multi-RBI games:  Cardenas 5 (25).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Taylor Floyd (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Jimmy Crooks was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-11, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored six runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Nate Baez (10).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Brock Vradenberg was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-7, in second place, one game behind Wisconsin.

DAYTONA AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.  will be made up today.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

Trailing 2-0, the Twins scored all of their runs in the sixth.  Javier Roman hit a bases-loaded triple in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Roman 3 (10).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp made his 2024 debut, striking out six in two shutout innings and giving up one hit.  Cleiber Maldonado pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Adrian Bohorquez (2-3).

Save:  Maldonado (4).

Opposition standout:  Adam Bates struck out four in four perfect innings.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 24-26, in fourth place, five games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL MARLINS 7, DSL TWINS 6 AT TWINS

The Twins trailed 7-2 before scoring one in the seventh, one in the eighth, and two in the ninth.  The tying run was on second when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Victor Leal (2).

Multi-RBI games:  De Los Santos 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Aiberson Ventura pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Melvin Rodriguez (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Jose Paulino struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 15-12, in fourth place, seven games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
9:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Yankees
3:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-3, 6.39 and TBD)--2
6:15  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 7-5, 3.92) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 3-1, 2.92) at Beloit
6:35  Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-1, 1.88) at Springfield

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Happy Birthday–July 13

Tom York (1850)
George Bradley (1852)
Stan Coveleski (1889)
Lee Handley (1913)
Eliot Asinof (1919)
Fritz Dorish (1921)
Ruben Gomez (1927)
Daryl Spencer (1928)
Don Pavletich (1938)
Jack Aker (1940)
Buzz Stephen (1944)
Jerry Terrell (1946)
Bill Caudill (1956)
Mark Brown (1959)
Mike Fitzgerald (1960)
Pat Rapp (1967)
Ryan Ludwick (1978)
Shin-Soo Choo (1982)
Yadier Molina (1982)
D. J. LeMahieu (1988)
Tyler Skaggs (1991)
Cody Bellinger (1995)

Author Eliot Asinof played two seasons in the minor leagues.  He has written several books on baseball, most notably "Eight Men Out".

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to uncleWalt’s oldest child.

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Minor Details: Games of July 11

LOUISVILLE BATS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN LOUISVILLE

Erik Gonzalez hit a two-run double in the seventh to put Louisville in front to stay.

Multi-hit games:  None.  St. Paul had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Loss:  Ryan Jensen (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Justus Sheffield pitched five no-hit innings, walking two and striking out two.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-9, tied for ninth with Toledo, three games behind Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored two in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Jorel Ortega (6); Schobel 2 (4); Keaschall (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Scott Engler (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Mike Antico was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-10, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, BELOIT SKY CARP 2 IN BELOIT (10 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids scored two in the tenth to win it.

Mulit-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Hess (3).

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg pitched six innings, giving up six hits and a walk and striking out five.  Jacob Wosinski pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Bischoff (3-2).

Opposition standout:  Mark Coley II was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-6, tied for first with Wisconsin.

DAYTONA DRAGONS 15, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the first, but Daytona came back with five in the second and led 13-2 after five.

Multi-hit games:  Angel Del Rosario was 2-for-4.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Carlos Aguiar (4).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Chourio (17).

Pitching prowess:  Nolan Santos pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Matthew Clayton pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Luis Reyes was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-6, in first place, one game ahead of Dunedin.

FCL RAYS 7, FCL TWINS 3 AT RAYS

Nicandro Aybar hit a two-run triple in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Chivilli 2 (12).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Eduardo Soriano (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Osleivis Basabe was 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 23-26, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL PHILLIES WHITE 1, DSL TWINS 0 AT PHILLIES WHITE (7 INNINGS)

The game's lone run came in the third inning on a stolen base-plus-error.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins had three hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Alver Medina (3).

Pitching prowess:  Leonardo Rondon pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out four.  Nestor Cafe struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Rondon (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Hanfermin Vargas pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out five.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 15-11, in third place, six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Marlins at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
6:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 4.70)
6:15  St. Paul (David Festa, 3-2, 3.77) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-3, 5.02) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-2, 5.12) at Springfield

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Happy Birthday–July 12

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Doug Allison (1846)
Lee Meadows (1894)
Johnny Wyrostek (1919)
Jack Harshmann (1927)
Ron Fairly (1938)
Tom Tischinski (1944)
Scipio Spinks (1947)
Mario Soto (1956)
Mike Munoz (1965)
Adam Johnson (1979)
Phil Dumatrait (1981)
Tom Gorzelanny (1982)
Howie Kendrick (1983)
Tony Sipp (1983)
Nick Vincent (1986)
Chasen Shreve (1990)
Bailey Ober (1995)

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Minor Details: Games of July 10

LOUISVILLE BATS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN LOUISVILLE

St. Paul had leads of 4-0 and 5-3, but Michael Trautwein hit a two-run walkoff homer in the ninth for Louisville.

Multi-hit games:  Edouard Julien was 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (16); Chris Williams (10); Julien (5); Payton Eeles (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Prato (8); Eeles (2).

Pitching prowess:  Scott Blewett struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Nick Wittgren pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Luis Soto was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-8, tied for eighth with Toledo, two games behind Memphis and Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3 IN SPRINGFIELD

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run double in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Morales was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (40); Keaschall 2 (16).

Stolen bases:  Ross (11).

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Jones pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.

Win:  Nowlin (5-4).

Opposition standout:  Matt Lloyd was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-9, in fifth (last) place, five games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored one in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids had two hits.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched four innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Loss:  Paredes (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Emmett Olson pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out five.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-6, tied for first with Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 5-1, Fort Myers scored two in the seventh and one in the eighth, but the comeback fell short.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (3-2).

Opposition standout:  Jack Moss was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-5, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL RANGERS RED AT DSL TWINS (GAME 1)

The game was suspended in the fourth inning with the Twins leading 4-0.  It will be completed July 19.

DSL TWINS AT DSL RANGERS RED (GAME 2)

Rained out.  Will be made up August 13.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
5:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 6.57) at Louisville
6:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-2, 5.92)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 3-0, 4.79) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-6, 4.80) at Springfield

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Happy Birthday–July 11

Pop Schriver (1865)
Jimmy Slagle (1873)
Milt Stock (1893)
Bob Allison (1934)
John Sevcik (1942)
Ed Ott (1951)
Andy Ashby (1967)
Donne Wall (1967)
Javier Lopez (1977)
Blaine Boyer (1981)
Yorman Bazardo (1984)
Bryan Augenstein (1986)

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Mrs. Daneeka’s Ghost.

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Minor Details: Games of July 9

LOUISVILLE BATS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN LOUISVILLE (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Louisville scored four in the first and three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Edouard Julien (4).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Brock Stewart pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (8-4).

Opposition standout:  Randy Wynne pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-7, tied for fifth with Gwinnett, Omaha, and Toledo, one game behind Iowa, Memphis, and Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN SPRINGFIELD (10 INNINGS)

Wichita led 4-0 and 5-1, but Springfield tied it in the sixth and the deciding run scored on a sacrifice fly.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd struck out two in two perfect innings.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Loss:  Rodriguez (1-6).

Opposition standout:  Benito Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Wichita is 4-9, in fifth (last) place, five games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN BELOIT

Johnny Olmstead homered in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3 with a double.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Jordan Carr (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Sam Praytor was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-5, in first place, one game ahead of Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Daytona scored three in the first and three in the third.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario (14).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Cesar Lares (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Ariel Almonte was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-4, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RAYS 8 AT TWINS

The Twins trailed 7-0 but scored four in the fourth and three in the fifth to tie it.  The Rays went up 8-7 in the top of the seventh, but scored two in the bottom of the seventh to go ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Javier Roman was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Amilcar Vasquez was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Yilber Herrera (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Herrera 4 (11); Vasquez 3 (4).

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli (10).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Cota pitched three innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Matthew Helwig pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Miguel Cordero (1-2).

Save:  Helwig (1).

Opposition standout:  Larry Martinez was 3-for-4.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 23-25, in fourth place, five games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS AT DSL CARDINALS

Cancelled due to lightning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rangers Red
11:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 3-1, 4.29)
5:35  St. Paul (David Festa, 3-2, 3.77) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Mike Paredes, 1-0, 2.70) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Kyle Jones, 0-0, 0.00) at Springfield

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Happy Birthday–July 10

Jimmy McAleer (1864)
Bobby Lowe (1865)
John Heydler (1869)
Dick Lundy (1898)
Wayne Blackburn (1914)
Paul Pryor (1927)
Gene Alley (1940)
Hal McRae (1945)
Bob Bailor (1951)
Andre Dawson (1954)
Buddy Groom (1965)
Lee Stevens (1967)
Marty Cordova (1969)
ByungHo Park (1986)
Ryan Wheeler (1988)
Scott Alexander (1989)
Will Smith (1989)
Jonny Deluca (1998)

John Heydler was the president of the National League from 1918-1934.

Wayne Blackburn was a minor league infielder from 1936-1956.  He drew over 1,400 walks in his career.

Paul Pryor was a National League umpire from 1961-1981 and is an alumnus of the author’s alma mater, the University of South Dakota.

Jonny Deluca was drafted by Minnesota in the 39th round in 2017 but did not sign.

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Minor Details: Games of July 8

FCL TWINS 11, FCL ORIOLES 6 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The FCL Twins scored five in the third to break a 2-2 tie and added four in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Jayson Bass was 4-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs.  Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Dameury Pena (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Bass 3 (23); Chivilli 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Chivilli (9); Omari Daniel (7); Bass (6); Bryan Acuna (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Win:  Anthony Narvaez (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Edwin Amparo was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 22-25, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL PHILLIES WHITE 6 AT TWINS (11 INNINGS)

Eduardo Beltre homered in the ninth to tie it 5-5 and Luis Fragoza singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Alver Medina was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  Beltre (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Daiber De Los Santos 2 (15); Victor Leal 2 (9).

Stolen bases:  Nestor Urbina (4).

Pitching prowess:  Santiago Rojas struck out seven in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Daniel Manzueta struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Aaron Carranza pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.

Win:  Manuel Compres (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Jeffrey German struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 15-10, in third place, six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Cardinals
11:00  FCL Rays at FCL Twins
5:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.40)
5:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 8-3, 4.30) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at Springfield