ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)
Finally able to get a game in, the Saints decided to play a little extra to make it worth their while. Petey Halpin singles home a run in the second and Will Brennan homered in the third to make it 2-0 Columbus. But our own Will, Will Holland, homered in the fifth to get St. Paul on the board and Mike Ford singled home a run in the sixth to tie it 2-2. It stayed there until the tenth, when a sacrifice fly plated Manfred Man Anthony Prato. Columbus was retired in order in the bottom of the inning and the good guys won. Columbus has twelve hits, but stranded thirteen and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.
Batters: Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4. Will Holland hit a home run.
Pitchers: Zebby Matthews struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks. Michael Tonkin (remember him?) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two. Brady Feigl struck out two in a perfect ninth.
Opponents: Johnathan Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with a double. Will Brennan was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk. Kody Huff was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run. Petey Halpin was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Parker Messick struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks. Zak Kent struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Stats: Anthony Prato is batting .340 with an OPS of .941. Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .330 with an OPS of .931. Carson McCusker is batting .319 with an OPS of .991. Will Holland has an OPS of 1.000. Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .858. Mike Ford has an OPS of .824. Darren McCaughan and Brady Feigl each has an ERA of zero. Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 2.30.
Record: St. Paul is 15-14, in fourth place, three games behind Memphis.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO
Keyber Rodriguez singled home a run in the first and tripled one home in the third to give Frisco a 2-0 lead. Rubel Cespedes had an RBI single to get Wichita on the board. It was all Frisco from there, however, as they got two in the sixth and Luis Mieses hit a two-run single in the eighth. As Mr. Jinx used to say, "I hate those Mieses to pieces!"
Batters: Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3. Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitchers: Christian MacLeod pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one. John Stankiewicz struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Opponents: Keyber Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run. Luis Mieses was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Sebastian Walcott was 2-for-4 with two runs. Florencio Serrano pitched three perfect innings, striking out one. Ryan Lobus struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Larson Kindreich pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Stats: Tyler Dearden is batting .327 with an OPS of .858. Kyler Fedco has an OPS of .989. Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .876. Mike Paredes has an ERA of 0.77. Christian MacLeod has an ERA of 2.00. John Stankiewicz has an ERA of 3.18. Angel Macuare has an ERA of 3.27.
Record: Wichita is 15-12, tied for second with Arkansas, one game behind Northwest Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 9, SOUTH BEND CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Carter Trice put the Cubs ahead in a trice, delivering a first-inning RBI single. Kaelen Culpepper homered in the third to tie it 1-1 and Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids the lead. The Kernels then scored five in the fifth on six singles to take control of the game. Jose Salas hit a two-run double in the eighth.
Batters: Khadim Diaw was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run. Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.
Pitchers: Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks and striking out four. Spencer Bengard pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks and striking out two.
Opponents: Carter Trice was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Ivan Brethowr was 2-for-4. Reginald Preciado was 2-for-4. South Bend doesn't win much, but they have some players with cool names.
Stats: Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.000. Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .988. Kaelen Culpepper is batting .345 with an OPS of .932. Kevin Maitan is batting .316 with an OPS of .922. Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .910. Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .826. Khadim Diaw has an OPS of .807. Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.45.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 17-9, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.
TAMPA TARPONS 12, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN TAMPA
It started well. Fort Myers took a 4-0 lead in the second on two-run homers by Miguel Briceno and Jefferson Valladares. But Tampa matched them with a four-run third, took the lead with two in the fourth, added one more in the fifth, and put the game out of reach with a five-run seventh. Each team made four errors, but Fort Myers went 2-for-17 with men in scoring position. Twins Baseball!
Batters: Jay Thomason was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run. Miguel Briceno was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk. Jefferson Valladares was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Pitchers: Starter Dylan Questad struck out five in three innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk. Xavier Kolhasser struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opponents: Owen Cobb was 3-for-4 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs. Engelth Urena was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run. Marshall Toole was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs. Juan Matheus was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Dillon Lewis was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Cade Austin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Stats: Jay Thomason has an OPS of .989. Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 2.50. Kade Bragg has an ERA of 3.00. Dylan Questad has an ERA of 3.38.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-13, in fourth place, one game behind Clearwater, Dunedin, and Lakeland.
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