Happy Birthday–June 2

Jack O’Connor (1866)
Frank Verdi (1926)
Bob Lillis (1930)
Larry Jackson (1931)
Bob Bennett (1933)
Jerry Lumpe (1933)
Gene Michael (1938)
Horace Clarke (1940)
Jim Maloney (1940)
Roger Freed (1946)
Jack O’Connor (1958)
Darnell Coles (1962)
Bryan Harvey (1963)
Mike Stanton (1967)
Kurt Abbott (1969)
Raul Ibanez (1972)
Neifi Perez (1973)
Jared Burton (1981)
Tim Stauffer (1982)

Bob Bennett was the baseball coach at Fresno State for many years, winning 1,302 games.

Roger Freed was drafted by Minnesota in 1966, but the pick was voided.

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Minor Details: Games of May 31

ROCHESTER RED WINGS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ROCHESTER

Already leading 4-2, Rochester scored three in the sixth to put it out of reach.

Multi-hit games:  Tony Kemp was 3-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Diego Castillo 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  Kemp (3).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Stone Garrett was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-30, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Omaha.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

All the scoring came in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Regi Grace struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Aaron Rozek pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and striking out four.

Opposition standout:  Wilfredo Pereira pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three.

Record:  Wichita is 19-29, in fifth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Lake County scored four in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, but Misael Urbina hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Olivar was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Urbina was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Olivar 2 (8); Urbina (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 3 (23); Urbina 2 (14).

Stolen bases:  Urbina 2 (11); Dalton Shuffield (2).

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez retired all eight men he faced, striking out one.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Cooper Ingle was 2-for-4.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-18, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers broke a scoreless tie with four in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Chourio 2 (18); Lee 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowessCesar Lares struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Tanner Hall struck out three in two perfect innings.  Xander Hamilton struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Eddy Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 21-27, tied for fourth with Bradenton, 12.5 games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 1, FCL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

Dameury Pena hit a home run in the fourth for the game's only run.

Mutli-hit games:  Pena was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Pena (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Walker Jenkins (3).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out four in three innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Tomas Cleto struck out three in three innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Adam Bates pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 12-7, tied for second with the FCL Rays, a half game behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
3:00  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-2, 6.35 and TBD)--doubleheader
5:35  St. Paul (David Festa, 1-1, 2.77) at Rochester
6:05  Springfield at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 3-2, 3.51)
6:35  Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 0-0, 0.00)

Happy Birthday–June 1

Ted Breitenstein (1869)
Otto Miller (1889)
Hank Severeid (1891)
Guy Morton (1893)
Johnny Mostil (1896)
Ray Moore (1926)
Jack Kralick (1935)
Roy Majtyka (1939)
Dean Chance (1941)
Randy Hundley (1942)
Ken McMullen (1942)
Jeff Nelson (1965)
Derek Lowe (1973)
Carlos Zambrano (1981)
Andrew Stevenson (1994)

Roy Majtyka was a long-time minor-league manager, winning 1,832 games.

Jeff Nelson was a major league umpire from 1997-2023.

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Minor Details: Games of May 30

ROCHESTER RED WINGS  6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ROCHESTER

Rochester scored two in the second, two in fourth, and one in the fifth to build a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (9); Matt Wallner (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Wallner 2 (24).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opposition standout:  D. J. Herz struck out ten in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-29, in eighth place, 12.5 games behind Omaha.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Springfield scored four in the first and led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 3-for-5.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with two RBis.

Home runs:  Tanner Schobel (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Keaschall 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  Keaschall (1).

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk,  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Bryan Torres was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 19-28, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 2-1 through seven, Cedar Rapids tied with one in the eighth and Rayne Doncon hit a two-run walkoff homer in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Doncon (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jordan Carr struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Parker Messick struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 29-18, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS AT FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS

Rained out.  Will be made up Saturday.

FCL ORIOLES 10, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The FCL Orioles scored three in the third and four in the fourth to build a 7-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Joel Garcia struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Fernando Peguero was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 11-7, tied for second with the FCL Rays, two games behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:45  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 2-3, 4.41) at Rochester
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers (A. J. Lares, 1-1, 2.31)
6:35  Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.32)
6:35  Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 4.21)

Happy Birthday–May 31

Socks Seibold (1896)
Edward Bennett Williams (1920)
Russ Goetz (1930)
Ray Washburn (1938)
Tippy Martinez (1950)
Joe Orsulak (1962)
Kenny Lofton (1967)
Bill Miller (1967)
Dave Roberts (1972)
Ray Olmedo (1981)
Jake Peavy (1981)

Edward Bennett Williams was the owner of the Baltimore Orioles from 1979-1988.

Russ Goetz was an American League umpire from 1968-1983.

Bill Miller has been a major league umpire since 2000.

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