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Minor Details: Games of May 21

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NORFOLK AT ST. PAUL

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 4 AT SAN ANTONIO

Wichita scored two in the first and two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  Brandon Valenzuela got San Antonio on the board with an RBI single in the fifth, but a bases-loaded walk in the sixth got the run back for Wichita.  Ripken Reyes singled home a run in the bottom of the sixth and San Antonio scored two in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-4.  But a wild pitch brought home an insurance run in the eighth and San Antonio was held hitless the rest of the way.

Batters:  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Aaron Rozek pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson pitched 1.2 perfect innings, striking out one.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Brandon Valenzuela was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Stats:  Tanner Schobel, .305/.832 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .304/.828 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .932 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .852 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .800 OPS.  Mike Paredes, 2.43 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 23-18, tied for first with Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT FORT WAYNE

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader Friday.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND

Poncho Ruiz doubled home a run in the first, but Lakeland got the run back in the bottom of the first.  It stayed 1-1 until the fifth, when Fort Myers took a 2-1 lead on a sacrifice fly.  The lead lasted until the bottom of the fifth, when Lakeland scored three runs without a hit.  The inning went walk, walk, walk, balk, sac fly, passed ball, ground out, walk, ground out.  Garrett Pennington homered in the seventh to make it 5-2.  Fort Myers scored one more in the eighth, but could do no more.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 2-for-2 with a double and a run.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and one walk and striking out three.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits.  Devin Kirby struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Franyerber Montilla was 2-for-4 with a double.  Garrett Pennington hit a pinch-hit home run, his fourth.  R. J. Sales pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks and striking out one.

Stats:  Peyton Eeles is batting .333.  Poncho Ruiz, .327/.879 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 2.12 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-22, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Pirates at FCL Twins
5:07  Norfolk (TBD and TBD) at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, no record and Marco Raya, 0-3, 12.06)
5:30  Fort Myers (Dylan Questad, 1-1, 4.56) at Lakeland (TBD)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 3-2, 6.85) at Fort Wayne (Clark Candiotti, 1-2, 6.89)
7:05  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-3, 6.94) at San Antonio (Henry Baez, 1-1, 3.11)

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Minor Details: Games of May 17

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA

It looked good early.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run double in a four-run first.  Armando Alvarez homered in a three-run fourth, and it was 7-0 St. Paul.  Unfortunately, they play nine-inning games in the International League.  Iowa got one in the fourth, Kevin Alcantara hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Carlos Perez hit a two-run double in a four-run sixth that tied it 7-7.  Alcantara struck again in the eighth, hitting a two-run homer that gave the Cubs their first lead at 9-7.  St. Paul bounced back, as Will Holland hit a two-run single to tie it in the ninth.  But in the bottom of the ninth two walks and an error loaded the bases and Owen Caissie singled to end the game.

Batters:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks.  Saints pitchers issued twelve walks.

Opponents:  Kevin Alcantara was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and five RBIs.  Luke Little struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .339/1.204 OPS.  Mike Ford, .856 OPS.  Will Holland .813 OPS.  Christian MacLeod, zero ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-20, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Victor Labrada led off the game with a homer.  Wichita scored two in the first, but Caleb Cali led off the second with a homer to tie it.  It stayed tied until the fifth, when Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer.  They scored three more in the sixth and Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh.  Tanner Schobel rounded out the scoring with a home run in the eighth.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Jarret Whorff pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Caleb Cali was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Victor Labrada hit a home run, his fourth.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .315/.848 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .314/.873 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .926 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .832 OPS.  Mike Paredes, 1.71 ERA.  Jarret Whorff, 1.74 ERA.  Darren Bowen, 2.89 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 21-17, tied for first with Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ryan Campos hit a two-run single in a three-run first.  Cedar Rapids came back to score two in the bottom of the first.  Graysen Tarlow homered in the second, but Khadim Diaw tripled and scored in the bottom of the second and the Kernels scored again in the third to tie it 4-4.  Peoria scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to take the lead.  A bases-loaded walk got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Cedar Rapids left the bases loaded to still trail by one.  They had at least one man in scoring position in each of the last three innings, but could not push the tying run across.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitchers:  Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Wilker Reyes pitched 1.1 perfect innings.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Opponents:  Joshua Baez was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Graysen Tarlow was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Miguel Villarroel was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.910 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.901 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .302/.884 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .301/.877 OPS.  Jose Salas, 1.036 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .931 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .876 OPS.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.05 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 2.95 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-17, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN JUPITER (12 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the sixth, when Jupiter scored three times.  Fort Myers tied it up when Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the eighth.  It stayed 3-3 through nine.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  Each team scored once in the eleventh.  Fort Myers scored once in the twelfth, and this time Jupiter couldn't answer.  None of the extra-inning runs were scored on a hit.  Four of them came home on sacrifice flies, and one on a throw to first after a missed third strike.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-5.  Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, his fourth.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two.  Brennan Oxford struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.  Ivran Romero struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and one walk.

Opponents:  Carter Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Walin Castillo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .429/1.071.  Peyton Eeles, .400/.900.  Poncho Ruiz, .311/.846.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Dasan Hill, 1.26 ERA.  Ivran Romero, 2.41 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX

The Twins broke a 1-1 tie with a five-run fifth.  Jayson Bass had a two-run single-plus-error in the inning, which featured two errors, two hit batsmen, and three walks.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Joel Garcia pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks and striking out three.  Hendry Chivilli struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Andrew Huffman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Enddy Azocar was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez, .308.  Bryan Acuna, .886 OPS.  Hendry Chivilli, zero ERA.  Andrew Huffman, zero ERA.  Will Armbruester, 1.80 ERA.  Joel Garcia, 3.38 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 6-4, in second place, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-1, 5.01) at Jupiter (TBD)
1:05  Peoria (Chen-Wei Lin, 0-1, 1.93) at Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney. 1-0, 3.77)
1:05  Arkansas (Dylan File, 1-1, 4.93) at Wichita (TBD)
1:08  St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.98) at Iowa (TBD)

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BUFFALO BISONS 17, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Buffalo scored six in the first and led 12-1 after four.  Mickey Gasper was 4-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Starter Marco Raya pitched just one inning, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Jac Caglianone broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth.  But in the seventh, Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer and Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer to give Wichita the 5-3 victory.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Rosario was 1-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Cossetti was 1-for-4 and the home run was his second.  Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks and striking out four.  Ricky Castro struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored five in the first and built an 8-0 lead through six.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Starter Jose Olivares lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Kade Bragg struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks.  Jacob Wosinski struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Hess pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored two in the first and built a 4-0 lead before Fort Myers got its lone run in the third.  A three-run sixth put the game out of reach.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 2, FSL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored on an error in the third and on a balk in the fourth.  The pitching was the story, as three pitchers combined for a shutout.  Matt Gabbert pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Hendry Chivilli pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mitch Mueller struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run double in the first inning to give St. Paul the early lead.  A sacrifice fly made it 3-0 after two.  It stayed there until the fifth, when Nick Yorke got Indianapolis on the board with a two-run single.  Mike Ford singled home a run in the seventh to make it 4-2, but Indianapolis responded with a pinch-hit home run by Nick Solak in the eighth to cut the lead to one again.  Ryan Fitzgerald doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth, however, and this time Indianapolis had no answer.  They did get the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but their last two men went out.

Batters:  Royce Lewis was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five but walked four in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan-Bae was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Solak was 1-for-1 with a home run, his fifth.  Nick Yorke was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Stats:  Royce Lewis is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.096.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .324 with an OPS of .950.  Carson McCusker is batting .316 with an OPS of 1.020.  Anthony Prato is batting .314 with an OPS of .844.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.93.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.53.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.84.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-13, in seventh place, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jeremy Rivas hit a three-run homer in the first to put Springfield up early.  Wichita tied it in the third on a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single by Rubel Cespedes.  An RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the fourth put Springfield back in front 5-3.  Andrew Cossetti homered in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4.  From there, however, it was all Springfield.  Ramon Mendoza homered in a two-run sixth, Miguel Ugueto hit a two-run homer in a four-run seventh, and Carlos Linares singled home a run in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Rubel Cespedes was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on three hits.  That's a lot of threes.

Opponents:  Speaking of threes, Springfield had three batters who each got three hits and scored three times.  Jeremy Rivas was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, three runs, and four RBIs.  Miguel Ugueto was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.  Ramon Mendoza was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), three runs, and three RBIs.  Carlos Linares was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Brycen Mautz struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on, unfortunately, four hits.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .315 with an OPS of 1.050.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .308 with an OPS of .806.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .868.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .803.

Record:  Wichita is 12-9, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, two games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade homered in the second to put Cedar Rapids on the board, but a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth tied it 1-1.  In the bottom of the fifth, however, Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  A ground out scored a run in the seventh, and Culpepper hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that sealed the victory.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and five RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Kyle DeBarge stole his eleventh base.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.  Samuel Perez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Blake Burke was 2-for-4.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .348 with an OPS of .942.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .344 with an OPS of .995.  Kyle Hess is batting .316 with an OPS of .932.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 1.64.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-8, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored early and often, getting all ten runs in the first three innings.  Three of them came in the first, as Byron Chourio led off the game with a triple, Jose Salas followed with an RBI single, and Jay Thomason followed that with a three-run homer.  A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly brought home two in the second.  Clearwater got their lone run in the bottom of the second on a Raider Tello homer, but Fort Myers responded with five in the third.  Maddux Houghton singled home one, and later in the inning Salas hit a grand slam.  Three Fort Myers pitchers took it from there, limiting Clearwater to just four hits for the game.

Batters:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and six RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Devin Kirby walked three and struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Raider Tello was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  A. J Wilson struck out three and walked one in three shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.500.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .932.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.35.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 1.50.  Michael Carpenter has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-9, tied for first with Dunedin.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

12:05  Wichita at Frisco
4:05  St. Paul at Columbus (doubleheader)
5:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored one in the second, but Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run double to put St. Paul ahead 2-1 in the third.  The lead held up until the eighth, when Omaha plated four on two walks, an error, a double, and a single.  St. Paul got one back in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opponents:  Cam Devanney was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-4.  Harold Castro was 2-for-5.  Noah Cameron struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-7, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Brennan Milone homered in the top of the third, but Allan Cerda tripled and scored in the bottom of the third to tie it 1-1. Again a four-run inning decided things, as Wichita then scored four in the fifth to take control of the game.  Cerda doubled to lead off the inning, but he was still on second with two out.  Then came an infield single, a walk, and a wild pitch to give Wichita the lead.  Jake Rucker followed with a two-run single and Andrew Cossetti delivered an RBI double.  Midland scored one in the eighth but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Batters:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Allan Cerda was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:   Darren Bowen struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4.  Brennan Milone was 1-for-5 with a home run.  Junior Perez was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.  Wander Guante pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-3, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, BELOIT SKY CARP 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored seven runs in the first inning.  Two singles and a walk loaded the bases, Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run single, a balk moved the runners up, Khadim Diaw singled home a run, an error brought another run home, Danny De Andrade had an RBI double and scored on a Misael Urbina single, a hit batsman and a Kyle DeBarge RBI single rounded out the inning.  It was 9-3 after four and stayed there through seven.  Beloit closed to 9-6 in the eighth, and each team scored one more run after that.  Beloit stranded fifteen runners and went 2-for-15 with men in scoring position.  Cedar Rapids stranded fourteen and went 5-for-19 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall pitched three innings, allowing three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Colby Shade was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Snyder was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Jesse Bergin struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-3, tied for first place with Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Again a big first inning decided things, but this time it went the wrong way.  Tampa scored all four of their runs in the first and made them hold up.  Parks Harber parked one, hitting a three-run homer, and Dillon Lewis followed with a solo shot.  Fort Myers scored one in the sixth and one in the ninth.  They brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Batters:  Peyton Carr was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Xavier Kolhasser struck out six in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and three walks.  Devin Kirby struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Parks Harber was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and a triple.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Gage Ziehl pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-5, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 20.25) at Tulsa (TBD)
6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Peoria (TBD)
6:38  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)

Old TBD is going to get quite a workout Tuesday.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 11

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored four in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead, but St. Paul tied it with two in the bottom of the fourth and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to win it for the Saints.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jair Camargo and Anthony Prato were each 2-for-4.  Alex Speas struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five and walked two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Tyler Dearden singled home a run in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  Wichita added single runs in the fifth and sixth.  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run.  Trent Baker pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hits and two walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored four in the sixth to tie 4-4, but Cedar Rapids came back with two in the eighth on RBI doubles by Misael Urbina and Brandon Winokur.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Caden Kendle and Winokur were each 2-for-4 with a double.  Kendle also hit a home run.  Charlee Soto struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, TAMPA TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers led 3-0 after two.  Tampa cut it to 3-2, but Fort Myers got one in the third and two in the fifth.  Dameury Pena, Yasser Mercedes, and Jefferson Valladeres were each 2-for-4, with Mercedes and Valladeres each hitting a double and driving in two.  Eli Jones struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Cole Peschi struck out four in four innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Wichita Wind Surge Team Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Ben Ross, 123
Tanner Schobel, 122
Jorel Ortega, 121
Jake Rucker, 121

AT-BATS

Rucker, 468
Schobel, 450
Ross, 410

RUNS

Schobel, 67
Carson McCusker, 56
Rucker, 55

HITS

Rucker, 122
McCusker, 104
Schobel, 96

DOUBLES

McCusker, 26
Rucker, 23
Jeferson Morales, 21

TRIPLES

Schobel, 4
Andrew Cossetti, 3
McCusker, 3
Ortega, 3

HOME RUNS

McCusker, 15
Ross, 11
3 tied at 10

RBI

Rucker, 68
McCusker, 64
Schobel, 53

WALKS

Schobel, 59
Ortega, 44
Noah Cardenas, 43

STRIKEOUTS

Ross, 136
Schobel, 124
McCusker, 117

STOLEN BASES

Ross, 20
Schobel, 13
Alerick Soularie, 12

AVERAGE

Emmanuel Rodriguez, .298
McCusker, .281
Luke Keaschall, .281

ON-BASE

Rodriguez, .479
Keaschall, .393
McCusker, .357

SLUGGING

Rodriguez, .621
McCusker, .489
Keaschall, .439

OPS

Rodriguez, 1.100
McCusker, .846
Keaschall, .832

PITCHING

GAMES

Taylor Floyd, 44
John Stankiewicz, 41
Miguel Rodriguez, 37

STARTS

Marco Raya, 24
Travis Adams, 19
Jaylin Nowlin, 15
Pierson Ohl, 15

WINS

Andrew Morris, 6
Adams, 5
Nowlin, 5
Aaron Rozek, 5

SAVES

Rodriguez, 5
Jared Solomon, 4
Cody Laweryson, 3

INNINGS

Adams, 108
Ohl, 102
Nowlin, 96.1

HOMERS ALLOWED

Ohl, 14
Nowlin, 11
Adams 9

WALKS ALLOWED

Nowlin, 48
Raya, 44
Cory Lewis, 34

STRIKEOUTS

Adams, 109
Raya, 99
Nowlin, 97

WHIP

Zebby Matthews, 0.76
Rozek, 0.99
Morris, 1.02

AVERAGE AGAINST

Matthews, .180
Christian MacLeod, .191
Morris, .210

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 13

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN COLUMBUS

St. Paul scored in the first, but Columbus got two in the third, three in the fourth, and six in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Michael Helman (11).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.  Steven Okert pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (1-6).

Opposition standout:  Juan Brito was 3-for-5 with three doubles and two runs.  Doug Nikhazy struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 30-37, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 9, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN WICHITA

Leading 1-0, Wichita scored four in the second.

Multi-hit games:  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, two walks, and four RBIs.  Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a double.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Ben Ross (11).

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 4 (43); Ortega 2 (44); Ross 2 (37).

Stolen bases:  Kyler Fedco (7).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Win:  Raya (3-4).

Opposition standout:  Taylor Young was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 26-41, in fifth (last) place, sixteen games behind Arkansas.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-0, 3.04) at Columbus
6:05  Tulsa at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 6.09)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 27

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN OMAHA

St. Paul scored five runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rylan Bannon 2 (70); Diego Castillo 2 (43).

Stolen bases:  Bannon (11).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Nick Wittgren struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Zack Weiss (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Nate Eaton was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 22-30, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3 IN WICHITA

Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the first and Wichita added two more in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2 (38).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Win:  Adams (5-7).

Save:  Pierson Ohl (1).

Opposition standout:  Bryan Torres was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 21-31, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN LAKE COUNTY (5 INNINGS)

Leading 3-2, Lake County scored two in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Jose Salas (3); Walker Jenkins (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Kaelen Culpepper (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Wuilfredo Antunez was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-30, in fifth place, 7.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Kala'i Rosario homered in the eighth to tie it 7-7 and Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a double.  Angel Del Rosario was 3-for-5.  Rosario was 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, and three RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4.  Winokur was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rosario 2 (2); Winokur (13); Billy Amick (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario 3 (3); Winokur 2 (51).

Stolen bases:  Del Rosario 2 (24); Winokur 2 (22).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

Win:  Reyes (6-2).

Opposition standout:  Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.78) at Lake County
6:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-5, 4.86)
6:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 4-8, 5.06) at Omaha
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 11.81)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 22

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Castillo singled home a run in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie and St. Paul added one in the seventh.  SWB had led 5-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (19); Keirsey, Jr. (14); Jair Camargo (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3 (69); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (30); Payton Eeles (10).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Weiss (1-1).

Save:  Scott Blewett (1).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Rumfield was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 20-28, tied for eighth place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Midland scored in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  Andrew Cossetti singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  McCusker (14); Morales (9).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (62).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield (5); Kyler Fedco (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Velez (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Henry Bolte was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

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

DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids trailed 4-0 after five and tied it 4-4 after eight, but Hector Rodriguez singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gabriel Gonzalez 2 (30); Jenkins 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Carter Graham was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-27, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS AT TAMPA

Rained out.  It appears the game will not be made up.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 8-2, 4.41) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-3, 4.76) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak. 9-6, 3.56)