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Minor Details: Games of September 7

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored six in the second and led 8-2 after six.  Iowa had the tying run at the plate when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.

Home runs:  Eeles (5); Emmanuel Rodriguez (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rodriguez 4 (5); Eeles 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Eeles (13).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.

Win:  Rozek (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Matt Mervis was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 28-34, tied for eighth with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN FRISCO

Alejandro Osuna homered in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had three hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Aaron Sabato (8).

Pitching prowess:  Pierson Ohl struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Regi Grace pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.  Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Ohl (4-7).

Opposition standout:  Jacob de Grom struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Wichita is 24-38, in fifth (last) place, 14.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 11, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was scoreless through six.  Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the seventh, and Cedar Rapids scored ten in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.

Home runs:  Baez (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Baez 3 (32); Walker Jenkins 3 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out six in three perfect innings.  Ricky Castro struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.

Win:  Castro (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Wehrle struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and five walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-35, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND

Brandon Winokur singled home a run in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.  Lakeland had the winning run on base when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Kendle 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio 2 (22); Angel Del Rosario (25).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jack Noble struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Win:  Maldonado (1-1).

Save:  Noble (3).

Opposition standout:  Garrett Pennington was 4-for-5 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 34-25, in second place, 1.5 games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
1:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-2, 6.28)
2:05  Iowa at St. Paul (Travis Adams, 0-0, 4.50)
6:05  Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 8.25) at Frisco

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Minor Details: Games of August 31

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN OMAHA

It was 4-1 through six.  Omaha then scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Patrick Winkel (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yunior Severino (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-5).

Opposition standouts:  Noah Cameron struck out ten in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits.  Cam Devanney was 4-for-4 with three doubles and six RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-32, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that gave Wichita a 6-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Shuffield (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Shuffield 3 (18); Jake Rucker 2 (65).

Stolen bases:  Ross (18); Ortega (11).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Mason Fox pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Lewis (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4.

Record:  Wichita is 23-33, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN LAKE COUNTY

Rubel Cespedes doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to tie it 3-3, but Kevin Rivas singled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Kaelen Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.

Loss:  Gabriel Yanez (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Carter Spivey struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-32, tied for fourth with Beloit, six games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS (7 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Joel Dragoo's two-run double in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie, and Clearwater added two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jay Thomason was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Khadim Diaw (4); Caden Kendle (2).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Dragoo was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Eduardo Tait's two-run single in the fourth game Clearwater a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ferrer 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (23); Kyle DeBarge (13).

Pitching prowess:  Tyler Stasiowski pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his professional debut, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Cleiber Maldonado (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Tait was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-21, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 6.03 and TBD)--2
12:00  Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 1-3, 4.30) at Lake County
1:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
2:05  St. Paul (TBD*) at Omaha

*milb.com lists Aaron Rozek as the starter, but as he pitched yesterday, that seems unlikely.

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Minor Details: Games of August 24

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SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Caleb Durbin hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double in his AAA debut.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Brooks Lee (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Lee 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.  Josh Winder struck out two in two innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Oscar Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-29, tied for eighth with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN MIDLAND (10 INNINGS)

Noah Cardenas homered in the eighth to tie it and Jorel Ortega doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Cardenas (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ortega (10); Kyler Fedco (5).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out eight in six innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks.  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two perfect innings.  Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Floyd (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Jack Perkins struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 20-30, in fifth (last) place, 13.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, DAYTON DRAGONS 4 IN DAYTON (10 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids lost a 4-0 lead but scored three in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Baez (11).

Multi-RBI games:  Baez 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mike Paredes pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Paredes (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Ethan O'Donnell was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 7-0 after four and a half, but Tampa scored two in the fifth, five in the sixth, and one in the seventh.  Roderick Arias doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3.

Home runs:  Derek Bender (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Kyle DeBarge 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio (20); DeBarge (12); Ferrer (4); Khadim Diaw (3); Angel Del Rosario (2).

Pitching prowess:  Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out two.

Loss:  Wilker Reyes (5-2).

Opposition standout:  Arias was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TAMPA TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 4-1 and 5-3, but needed two in the eighth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Home runs:  Pena (3); Thomason (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 4 (13).

Stolen bases:  Billy Amick (2).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez retired all eight men he faced, striking out six.  Tomas Cleto pitched one inning, giving up an unearned run and striking out one.

Win:  Jack Noble (8-2).

Save:  Cleto (1).

Opposition standout:  Roderick Arias was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 31-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 5.50) at Tampa
12:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-8, 5.81) at Dayton
1:00  Wichita (Cory Lewis, 1-2, 2.98) at Midland
2:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-3, 7.67)

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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

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Minor Details: Games of July 27

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Kevin Padlo hit a two-run homer in the second and Omaha led the rest of the way.

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

Home runs:  Bernard (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Bernard 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Bernard (14).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Zebby Matthews (1-1).

Opposition standout:  C. J. Alexander was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-14, tied for sixth place with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 9 IN AMARILLO

Wichita had leads of 4-0 and 10-2 before withstanding an Amarillo comeback.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (7); Jeferson Morales (6); Schobel (5).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (45); Morales 2 (44); Schobel 2 (41); Keaschall 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Cory Lewis (1-2).

Save:  Bischoff (1).

Opposition standout:  Tim Tawa was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 9-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN QUAD CITIES

Trevor Werner hit a two-run double in the third to give Quad Cities a 2-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Rubel Cespdes (5).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in two shutout innings in his high-A debut, giving up two hits.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Werner was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN DUNEDIN

Nate LaRue hit a two-run double in the second to give Dunedin a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Lucky (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Houghton (14).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits.  Juan Mercedes pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Soto (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Nolan Perry struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out three.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-9, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS ORANGE 4, DSL TWINS 0 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Mets Orange scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez (23).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Loss:  Manuel Compres (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Jose Guevara struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 19-19, in sixth place, seven games behind the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-3, 4.37) at Dunedin
1:00  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-1, 3.26) at Quad Cities
2:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 5.34)
6:05  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 4-3, 1.88) at Amarillo

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Minor Details: Games of July 20

ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, TOLEDO MUD HENS 3 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored four in the second to take a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 3-for-3 with a triple, two walks, three runs, and four RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Prato 4 (17); Shuffield 3 (9); Winkel 2 (24).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Matt Bowman struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Win:  Plutko (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Bligh Madris was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-12, in eighth place, 3.5 games behind Columbus, Louisville, and Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1 IN WICHITA

Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the third to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had three hits, but drew seven walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2 (26).

Stolen bases:  Tanner Schobel (10; Luke Keaschall (6).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out five.  Scott Engler struck out two and walked two in a scoreless inning.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Win:  Morris (5-2).

Save:  Rodriguez (3).

Opposition standout:  Reid Birlingmair pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 4-0, Cedar Rapids scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on second when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Misael Urbina 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out three.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Tate Kuehner struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-9, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Lucky hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Lucky was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Ruiz (4); Lucky (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Ruiz (3).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tanner Hall struck out eight in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Juan Mercedes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.  Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Hall (2-0).

Opposition standout:  Danyony Pulido pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-7, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX (8 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Amilcar Vasquez 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Devin Kirby struck out four in three innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Alejandro Crisostomo struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Win:  Crisostomo (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Cristofer Soriano struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 26-30, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Pirates, the FCL Rays, and the FCL Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
1:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-3, 5.43)
1:05  Frisco at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-2. 5.09)
3:05  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, no record) at Toledo

 

Keeping Track

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