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Minor Details: Games of April 29

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)

Jonathan Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the first, but St. Paul came back with one in the fourth and one in the fifth to tie it.  Mike Ford then hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the deciding runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second).  Mike Ford hit a home run, his fourth.  David Festa struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

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WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO

Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run single in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and added two more in the eighth.  Frisco scored one in the eighth and two more in the ninth and had the tying run on base with two out in the ninth.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Christian MacLeod pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, IOWA CUBS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in a four-run first.  Iowa tied it with four in the fourth, but Khadim Diaw doubled home a run in the firth and Cedar Rapids scored five in the seventh.  Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the inning.  Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), two runs, and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.  Logan Whitaker struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 14, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

It was 1-1 after two, but Jupiter scored two in the third, one in the sixth, and eight in the eighth.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-2 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
5:35  St. Paul at Columbus
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids
6:35  Wichita at Frisco

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Minor Details: Games of April 22

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 16, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored one in the first, but in the bottom of the first a run was walked in to tie it and Carson McCusker followed with a grand slam to put St. Paul up 5-1.  Armando Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the third to make it 7-1 and Jeferson Morales hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 8-1.  Indianapolis got three back in the fifth on homers by Darick Hall and Liover Peguero, but Mickey Gasper homered in the sixth, the Saints scored three in the seventh, and Ryan Fitzgerald hit a grand slam in the eighth to put an exclamation point on the game.

Batters:  Jeferson Morales was 4-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with a grand slam (his second homer), a walk, three runs, and five RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two hit-by-pitches, three runs, and two RBIs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-6 with two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 1-for-5 with a grand slam (his sixth homer) and two runs.  Mickey Gasper was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three runs.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out four 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on seven hits and a walk.  He threw eighty pitches.  Travis Adams struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan Bae was 3-for-5 with a run.  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5.  Malcom Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Darick Hall was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Liover Peguero hit a two-run homer.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.600.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .309 with an OPS of .944.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.069.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of 8.29.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.45.  Travis Adams has an ERA of 2.08.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-10, in ninth place, three games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 12, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

It was actually close for seven innings.  There was no score until the fourth, when Jeremy Rivas put Springfield on the board with an RBI double.  Wichita got the run back in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homer by Kala'i Rosario and took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on an Aaron Sabato RBI double.  Wichita then exploded for nine in the eighth.  The first run scored on a walk, an error, a wild pitch, and a balk.  Wichita got the benefit of four more walks and two more wild pitches in the inning.  They also got three singles before Jorel Ortega hit a pinch-hit grand slam to close out the inning.  The Wind Surge scored nine runs on just four hits.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a run.  Jorel Ortega was 1-for-1 with a grand slam.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Michael Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 2-for-4.  Brycen Mautz struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Stats:  Aaron Sabato is batting .412 with an OPS of 1.230.  Kyler Fedco is batting .351 with an OPS of 1.237.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .304.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of zero.  Michael Martinez has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  Wichita is 9-7, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kyle DeBarge tripled and scored in the first, but Hedbert Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Wisconsin up 2-1.  It stayed 2-1 until the ninth, when Kyle DeBarge struck again.  This time, he hit a two-out, three-run walkoff homer to give Cedar Rapids the victory.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  He was a single shy of a cycle.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk and striking out three.  Patricio Aquino pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.115.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of 1.023.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .316 with an OPS of .935.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .305 with an OPS of .863.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .921.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .911.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 10-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Eduardo Tait hit a two-run homer in the first to give Clearwater the early lead.  It held up until the fourth, when Fort Myers got two-run homers from Yasser Mercedes and Jose Rodriguez to take a 4-2 lead.  Fort Myers put it out of reach with four more in the sixth on a two-run double by Daniel Pena and a two-run single by Yohander Martinez.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Yohander Martinez was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Carter Mathison was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Brady Day was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Tait was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fourth).  Gabriel Barbosa pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.000.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .839.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .902.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .811.  Dylan Questad has an ERA of 1.38.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-7, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-1, 3.14) at Clearwater (TBD)
11:05  Springfield (Ixan Henderson, 2-0, 0.90) at Wichita (TBD)
5:00  Indianapolis (Thomas Harrington, 0-0, 1.80 and TBD at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-1, 4.61 and Cory Lewis, 1-0, 9.82)
6:35  Wisconsin (Ryan Burchard, 0-1, 4.70) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 7.50)

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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.

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Minor Details: Games of April 10

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored six in the second to take a 7-1 lead.  They were aided by three walks, a hit batsman, and an error.  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Austin Martin was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Midland scored two in the first, but Wichita came back with two in the fifth and Kyler Fedco doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth.  Fedco was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  John Klein struck out five and walked one, giving up no hits in three shutout innings of relief.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit led 8-2 after four and a half innings.  Cedar Rapids came back and had men on first and second with two out, but a force out ended the game.  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBIs.  Nate Baez was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, three runs, and two RBIs.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Parks Harber hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4.  Christian MacLeod struck out four and walked one, allowing no hits in two shutout innings.  Pierson Ohl struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes allowed only a hit batsman in 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two.