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Minor Details: Games of May 22

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NORFOLK TIDES 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

A passed ball scored a run in the first and a four-run inning, including a Jud Fabian two-run homer, gave Norfolk all the runs it would need.  Matt Wallner homered in the third to put St. Paul on the board, but Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer in the fourth.  Basallo homered again in the seventh.  Wallner homered in the seventh as well, a two-run shot, but it was not nearly enough.

Batters:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Cory Lewis pitched 2.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks, striking out three.  Randy Dobnak struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opponents:  Samuel Basallo was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), a double, a walk, four runs, and three RBIs.  Jud Fabian was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his ninth.  T. T. Bowens was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  Coby Mayo singled home a run in the third to tie it.  A wild pitch put St. Paul back in front 2-1 in the fifth and a sacrifice fly provided an insurance run.  They needed it, as Chadwick Tromp homered in the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2.  However, Norfolk did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Simeon Woods Richardson struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Opponents:  Vimael Machin was 2-for-3.  Chadwick Tromp hit a home run.  Roansy Contreras struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .348/1.176 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .320/.933 OPS.  Will Holland, .893 OPS.  Mike Ford, .841 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .812 OPS.  Simeon Woods Richardson, 1.50 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 23-21, in fifth place, five games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO

Francisco Acuna homered in the first to give San Antonio the lead.  It stayed 1-0 until the seventh, when Aaron Sabato homered to tie it.  But in the eighth, Newilian Cedeno delivered an RBI single to drive home what would turn out to be the winning run.  Wichita got the tying run to second with one out in the ninth, but could do no more.  Wichita stranded ten runners and went 0-for-10 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4.  Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Pierson Ohl struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.  Henry Baez struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .455/.993 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .304/.827 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .300/.818 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .904 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .837 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS.  Ricardo Olivar, .817 OPS.  Noah Cardenas,. 810 OPS.

Record:  Wichita is 23-19, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 1 IN FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne scored in the first on a Rosman Verdugo RBI single.  A Kaelen Culpepper single-plus-error tied it in the third and Cedar Rapids took the lead in the fourth a Caden Kendle RBI single.  Nate Baez doubled home an insurance run in the eighth.  Fort Wayne did not get a hit after the seventh.

Batters:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out six and walked five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Kade Bragg struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Cole Percival struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opponents:  Kai Roberts was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Brendan Durfee was 2-for-4.  Clark Candiotti struck out nine in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.  Harry Gustin struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .337, .922 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .307, .902 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .306, .906 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .882 OPS.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.29 ERA.  Cole Percival, 1.69 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-16, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Wenceel Perez hit a two-run homer to put Lakeland on the board in the third.  Jefferson Valladares doubled home a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-1, but Lakeland came back with two more in the bottom of the fifth.  Fort Myers did not put together a threat the rest of the game.

Batters:  Fort Myers had just three hits.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out six in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs on four hits and three walks.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Ivran Romero pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Wenceel Perez was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Lucas Elissalt struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Luke Stofel struck out five in four innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .317/.855 OPS.  Ivran Romero, 2.29 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-23, in sixth (last) place, 5.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL PIRATES 2 AT TWINS

Estuar Suero singled home a run in the top of the third to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead, but Ariel Castro answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to put the Twins in the lead to stay.  Ramiro Dominguez hit a three-run double in the fourth to make it 6-2.  The Twins added a run in the fifth and Castro homered again in the seventh.  This was another nine-inning game, and that gave time for Javier Roman to hit a two-run homer in the eighth.  Possibly it's just a matter of agreement between the teams involved whether they play seven or nine.

Batters:  Ariel Castro was 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs.  Javier Roman was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.

Pitchers:  Christian Becerra struck out five in two innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with no strikeouts.  Mitch Mueller struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Ruddy Gomez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opponents:  Luke Scherrer was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Ronaldys Jimenez struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and a walk.

Stats:  Javier Roman, 1.089 OPS.  Ariel Castro, 1.052 OPS.  Irvin Nunez, .853 OPS.  Ruddy Gomez, zero ERA.  Mitch Mueller, 1.74 ERA.  Christian Becerra, 2.25 ERA.  Melvin Rodriguez, 2.45 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 8-5, tied for first with the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
4:35  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-2, 7.52 and Cole Peschl*, no record) at Fort Wayne (Jose Luis Reyes, 0-3, 5.13 and Miguel Mendez, 1-1, 2.25)
5:30  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.41) at Lakeland (TBD)
6:37  Norfolk (Kyle Brnovich, 1-2, 5.62) at St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60)
7:05  Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.89) at San Antonio (Sam Whiting, 0-0, 5.93)

*We have been misspelling Cole Peschl's name as Peschi.  Not that he's likely to ever know, but we still regret the error.

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN IOWA

Iowa had two Abe Lincoln innings (four score) to take the game.  Three walks and three singles plated four Iowa runs in the fourth to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead.  St. Paul got two in the fifth, but Iowa scored four more in the top of the fifth to go up 9-2.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Cory Lewis pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and five walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Jonathon Long was 3-for-4 with a triple and six RBIs.  Matt Shaw was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .400 with a 1.398 OPS.  Carson McCusker, .336, 1.048 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .336, .972 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .308, .847 OPS.  Will Holland, .848 OPS.  Patrick Winkel, .839 OPS.  Jeferson Morales .818 OPS.  Mike Ford, .816 OPS.  Anthony Misiewicz, 2.93 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-16, in second place, two games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 9 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar hit a three-run homer in the third to give Wichita a 4-2 lead.  Arkansas tied it 4-4 in the fifth, but Jorel Ortega hit a two-run single to make it 6-4 in the sixth.  Arkansas got one back in the top of the seventh, but Ortega hit a two-run homer in a four-run Wichita seventh to take a 10-5 lead.  Arkansas scored four in the eighth to get back into it, but Kyler Fedco singled home an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.  Arkansas loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but getting out of the jam was as easy as 1-2-3, as a pitcher-to-catcher-to-first double play ended the game.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out two in two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Jared Sundstrom was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Victor Labrada was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Nick Raposo hit a home run, his second.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .333, .895 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .313, .874 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .892 OPS.  Jarret Whorff, 1.93 ERA.  Pierson Ohl, 2.08 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 20-15, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (11 INNINGS)

Peoria scored four in the first to take the early lead.  Gabriel Gonzalez homered in the fourth to put Cedar Rapids on the board.  It was 5-2 going to the bottom of the sixth, but Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 5-4 and Nate Baez delivered an RBI single in the eighth to tie it 5-5.  Neither team scored in the tenth, but Trey Paige hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh.  Cedar Rapids got one back, but could not advance the tying run past first base.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a run.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in two perfect innings.  Cole Percival struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Brayden Jobert was 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Ian Petrutz was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Trey Paige was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .325, .875 OPS.  Jose Salas, .320; 1.113 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .317; .879 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .825 OPS.  Cole Percival, 2.35 ERA.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.37 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 3.15 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-14, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the first to take the lead.  It was 3-1 after five, but Yeral Martinez hit a two-run double in the sixth to tie it 3-3.  That was all the scoring until the tenth, when Yasser Martinez, as the Manfred Man, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.  Jupiter got their Manfred Man to third with one out, but he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a grounder to short.

Batters:  No Mussel had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Zander Sechrist pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Brennan Oxford struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.

Opponents:  Andrew Salas was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Andres Valor was 2-for-5 with a run.  Kevin Vaupel struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits.  Riskiel Tineo pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .325; .896 OPS.  Jay Thomason, .987 OPS.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Zander Sechrist, 2.16 ERA.  Michael Ross, 2.77 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 3.00 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-19, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
12:08  St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-2, 12.46 and Darren McCaughan, 2-0, 2.25) at Iowa (Connor Noland, 3-1, 3.86 and Keegan Thompson, 3-1, 2.59)
5:30  Fort Myers (Michael Carpenter, 0-1, 5.40) at Jupiter (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 1-1, 5.64) at Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-1, 3.77)
6:35  Arkansas (Michael Morales, 0-1, 3.00) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 4.40)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, BUFFALO BISONS 10 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul trailed 2-0, 6-2, and 8-5.  They then took a 10-8 lead into the ninth, but Riley Trotta hit a two-run homer to tie it.  No worries, as Mickey Gasper hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off for the Saints.  Carson McCusker was 3-for-3 with a double, two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-6 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Will Holland was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second), two walks, three runs, and three RBIs.  Mickey Gasper hit a three-run homer, his fourth.  Cory Lewis pitched four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks.  Brady Fiegl struck out three in 1.2 perfect innings.

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

Ricardo Olivar homered and Aaron Sabato hit a two-run double in a four-run first that was all the runs Wichita needed.  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Ricardo Olivar hit a home run, his fourth.  Connor Prielipp struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Angel Macuare pitched a perfect inning.

BELOIT SKY CARP 14, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored two in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, then got six in the seventh and six in the eighth.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Tanner Hall pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin took a 4-0 lead after two, but Fort Myers tied it 4-4 after five.  In the ninth, however, Jean Joseph homered to give the win to Dunedin.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a run.  Jakob Hall pitched four innings, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Zander Sechrist struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL ORIOLES 1 AT ORIOLES

Leading 2-0, the Twins scored eight in the fifth.  They had only four hits in the game, but drew twelve walks and took advantage of three errors.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Santiago Rojas pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.  Liam Rocha struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)

St. Paul scored two in the first, but it was all downhill from there.  They did not score again, and Columbus came back with three in the first, one in the second, and one in the fifth.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a double.  Cory Lewis struck out five in four innings, but allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

Rained out.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2 IN FRISCO

Tanner Schobel homered to lead off the game.  In the second, Tyler Dearden homered, Tanner Schobel hit a two-run homer, and Ricardo Olivar homered.  The two Frisco runs came in the seventh.  Schobel was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), a double, and three RBIs.  Olivar was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Dearden's home run was his second.  Pierson Ohl struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, SOUTH BEND CUBS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

South Bend scored four in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead, but Cedar Rapids came back with three in the fifth and three in the sixth.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Nate Baez hit a home run, his second.  Brandon Winokur had two RBIs.  Alejandro Hidalgo pitched five innings, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.  Jacob Wosinski struck out three in two perfect innings.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Jacob Jenkins-Cowart hit a two-run double in the third.  Jose Rodriguez singled home the lone Fort Myers run in the sixth to cut the lead to 2-1, but Jesus Hernandez hit a two-run triple in a three-run eighth to give Jupiter control of the game.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double.  Adrian Bohorquez pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out two.  Cole Peschi struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  Kade Bragg struck out four and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo started the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Andrew Morris held Omaha scoreless for five innings, but then left the game, and reliever Cory Lewis allowed two runs in the sixth to tie it.  Not to worry, as Carson McCusker homered in the bottom of the sixth to give the Saints the lead back.  Lewis settled down to pitch two scoreless innings, and Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

Batters:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.

Opposition:  Luca Tresh was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-5, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Midland scored three in the top of the first, but Wichita bounced back with a Rubel Cespedes grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead.  Luke Mann hit a two-run homer in the second, however, and Midland added another in the third to go up 6-4.  Wichita got two on with one out in the eighth with Cespedes again up, but he could not come through again, striking out, and a fly out ended the threat.  Midland added two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro had a rough go, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  He struck out two.  Mike Paredes pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Euribiel Angeles was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Mann was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Colby Halter was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Micah Dallas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin Peluse pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 2-3, tied for third with Arkansas, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

BELOIT SKY CARP 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was actually close most of the way.  Beloit scored two in the third and one in the eighth before exploding for seven in the ninth.  The Kernels managed only three hits.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Ross Dunn pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yiddi Cappe was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brock Vradenburg was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.  Noble Meyer pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Justin Storm pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  I don't know how good this team is, but they have some guys with great names.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 3-2, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly brought home a run in the first to give Fort Myers the lead.  Tampa tied it in the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.  Jose Rodriguez singled in the bottom of the fourth to put Fort Myers back up 2-1, and there things stood until the seventh, when Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single.  A wild pitch plated one more in the seventh, and that brought us to the final score of 5-1.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched just one inning, but it was a scoreless inning, as he struck out three, walked two, and gave up one hit.  He threw thirty-six pitches in the inning, which we assume is why he was replaced.  Kade Bragg pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jacob Kisting struck out six in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Ivran Romero pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition:  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-4.  Danny Flatt pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-3, tied for fourth, one game out of first.  Half the division is 3-2, the other half is 2-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.00)
6:35  Beloit (Thomas White, 0-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, no record)
6:35  Midland (James Gonzalez, 1-0, 7.20) at Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 9.00)
6:37  Omaha (Tyson Guerrero, 1-1, 4.00) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 0.00)

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN COLUMBUS

Saints pitchers extended their scoreless streak seven more innings.  Columbus scored two in the eighth and it was enough, because the Saints were held scoreless.  All three Saints games have been shutouts, two going the Saints' way, one going the other way.  The Saints were 1-for-11 with men in scoring position, stranding twelve runners.

Batters:  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out four.  Cory Lewis struck out four and walked two in 1.2 scoreless innings.  Jacob Bosiokovic allowed the two runs and took the loss.

Opposition:  Will Wilson was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Kody Huff was 2-for-4 with a double.  Juan Brito was 2-for-4.  Parker Messick pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Zak Kent struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Parker Mushinski struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Record:  The Saints are 2-1, tied for first with Iowa.

Next:  Thursday, 5:15.  St. Paul (Marco Raya) at Columbus (Doug Nikhazy, 0-0, 3.60).

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: Game of September 19

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Leading 3-2, St. Paul scored three in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (21); Chris Williams (15); Eeles (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 2 (79); Eeles 2 (28).

Stolen bases:  Eeles 2 (16); Austin Martin (5); Williams (5); Jeferson Morales (2).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks and striking out two.  Aaron Rozek pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jorge Alcala struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  Lewis (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Alika Williams was 4-for-5.

Record:  St. Paul is 32-40, tied for eighth with Toledo, 15.5 games behind Columbus.

TODAY'S TILT

6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Marco Raya, no record)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 12

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN COLUMBUS

St. Paul had leads of 5-3, 6-4, and 7-5, but Raynel Delgado hit a three-run homer in the eighth to win it for Columbus.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three runs.

Home runs:  Michael Helman (14).

Multi-RBI games:  Anthony Prato 2 (30); Morales 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Nick Wittgren (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Delgado was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 30-36, tied for eighth with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN WICHITA

Leading 1-0, Tulsa scored four in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had one hit.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Noah Cardenas (4).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

Loss:  Lewis (2-6).

Opposition standout:  Jackson Ferris struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Bubba Alleyne was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 25-41, in fifth (last) place, seventeen games behind Arkansas.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 1-5, 6.20) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Marco Raya, 2-4, 4.52)

 

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 6

IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul led 4-0 after three, but Iowa rallied for six in the fourth.  The inning was capped by a grand slam by Owen Caissie.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Williams (14); Jair Camargo (11); Payton Eeles (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Steven Okert struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Ryan Jensen (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Caissie was 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 27-34, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

Frisco scored on an RBI ground out in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Cory Lewis struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Lewis (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Andy Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Record:  Wichita is 24-37, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Wisconsin led 3-0 after three.  Cedar Rapids scored two in the eighth, but did not get the tying run on base.

Multi-hit games:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  Rafael Marcano struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.  Juan Mendez struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-10).

Opposition standout:  Will Rudy struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 29-35, in fifth place, seven games behind Cedar Rapids.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Lakeland scored two in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead.  Surprisingly, they played a full nine innings, but it didn't matter, as neither team scored after the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out two in a scoreless inning.  Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Nomar Fana was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN LAKELAND (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge retired all four men he faced.  Christian Becerra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Jack Penney was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-25, in second place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.  They have been eliminated from the playoffs.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.70) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37  Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-5, 6.46)
7:05  Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-6, 5.18) at Frisco