Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 10

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus had leads of 6-0, 9-1, and 11-3 before St. Paul scored four in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 3 (33); Wynton Bernard 2 (27).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (27); Payton Eeles (8).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-5).

Opposition standout:  Estevan Florial was 4-for-4 with three home runs, a double, a walk, and seven RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-20, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 3 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give Wichita a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Schobel (9); Morales (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (50); Schobel 2 (47).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Floyd (3-2).

Save:  Bischoff (2).

Opposition standout:  Aaron Brown struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 15-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored three in the fifth to take control.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Nick Lucky (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 3 (33); Lucky 2 (3).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three walks.  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Win:  Langenberg (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Tre Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-21, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a five-run second.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Culpepper 3 (3).

Stolen bases:  Jaime Ferrer 2 (2); Jay Thomason (1).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Jack Noble struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Noble (6-2).

Save:  Hamilton (9).

Opposition standout:  Brandon White pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 24-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL NYY YANKEES 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in each of the first three innings.  They had seven hits, but the NYY Yankees made five errors.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ricardo Paez 3 (13); Nestor Urbina 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez 2 (31); Luis Fragoza (19); De Los Santos (13); Eduardo Beltre (5).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Nestor Cafe struck out five and walked four in two shutout innings.

Win:  Rodriguez (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Isael Arias was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 25-23, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-3, 6,13( at Jupiter
2:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 7-2, 4.56) at Peoria
2:07  Columbus at St. Paul (TBD)
5:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.52) at Corpus Christi

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 11

Danny Murphy (1876)
Bobo Newsom (1907)
Bob Scheffing (1913)
Walter McNeil (1934)
Bill Monboquette (1936)
Vada Pinson (1938)
Sal Campisi (1942)
Jim Hughes (1951)
Dennis Lewallyn (1953)
Bryn Smith (1955)
Melky Cabrera (1984)
Colby Rasmus (1986)
Pablo Sandoval (1986)

Walter McNeil is better known as Wally the Beer Man, long-time vendor at Minnesota Twins games.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Moss and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. AMR.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 9

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth to tie it 3-3, but Columbus scored two in the tenth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 2-for-4.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2 (61).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (26); Wynton Bernard (19).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Hobie Harris (3-6).

Opposition standout:  Will Dion struck out nine in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-19, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 6.5 games behind Columbus.

CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

All the runs for both teams came in the seventh inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Tanner Schobel (12); Ricardo Olivar (2).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three.

Loss:  Pierson Ohl (4-5).

Opposition standout:  Jose Fleury pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 14-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN PEORIA 

The game's lone run scored on a Chase Davis single in the third inning.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Spencer Bengard pitched five shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and striking out two.

Loss:  Culpepper (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Hancel Rincon pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  19-21, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 10, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN JUPITER

Fort Myers led 5-1 after three, but Jupiter scored six in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in his professional debut.  Billy Amick was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  DeBarge 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio (18); DeBarge (3); Culpepper (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (2-7).

Opposition standout:  Gage Miller was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 23-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TIGERS 2 21, DSL TWINS 7 AT TIGERS 2 (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored six in the top of the first, but the Tigers scored four, four, three, six, three, and one over the next six innings.

Multi-hit games:  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBIs.  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Beltre (10); Hernandez (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Beltre 2 (30); Hernandez 2 (20); Irvin Nunez 2 (18).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Yoel Roque (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Luis Aguilera was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, four runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 24-23, tied for fourth with the DSL Mets Orange, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL NYY Yankees at DSL Twins
5:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez. 0-0, 0.00) at Jupiter
6:37  Columbus at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-4, 4.57)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.79) at Peoria
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.28) at Corpus Christi

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Happy Birthday–August 10

Jim Clinton (1850)
Willie Wells (1904)
Odell Hale (1908)
Taffy Wright (1911)
Buddy Lewis (1916)
Bob Porterfield (1923)
Rocky Colavito (1933)
Tom Brookens (1953)
Tim Brookens (1953)
Jerald Clark (1963)
Andy Stankiewicz (1964)
Gerald Williams (1966)
Sal Fasano (1971)
Brandon Lyon (1979)
Dan Johnson (1979)
Wilson Ramos (1987)

Willie Wells is considered, along with Pop Lloyd, one of the two greatest shortstops in the history of the Negro Leagues.

Tim Brookens is the twin brother of Tom Brookens and played four years in the minors, reaching AA.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to freealonzo's son.

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