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NORFOLK TIDES 12, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

It was scoreless until the fourth, when Mike Ford homered to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  That must have woken Norfolk up, because they scored twelve runs in the next three innings.  Four walks, a hit batsman, and two singles produced four runs in the fifth.  Fernando Peguero hit a two-run double in a three-run sixth.  Vimael Machin hit a three-run homer in a five-run seventh.  Norfolk only out-hit St. Paul 8-6 but drew nine walks.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-3 with a home run, his eighth.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 0-for-0 with three walks.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya had by far his best game of the season, striking out seven in four perfect innings.  Infielder Anthony Prato came on to get the last out of the seventh.

Opponents:  Jordyn Adams was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Francisco Peguero was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Coby Mayo was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Vimael Machin was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NORFOLK TIDES 4 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

T. T. Bowens doubled home a run in the top of the first, but Mickey Gasper homered in the bottom of the first.  Chadwick Tromp hit a two-run homer in the top of the second, but Patrick Winkel singled home a run in the bottom of the second and Gasper homered again in the third to make it 3-3.  Tromp homered again in the fourth, but Anthony Prato hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to put St. Paul in the lead to stay.  Ryan Fitzgerald singled home an insurance run in the sixth.

Batters:  Edouard Julien was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his eighth and ninth.  Anthony Prato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Starter Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and one walk and striking out five.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Chadwick Tromp was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his second and third) and three RBIs.  Jud Fabian was 2-for-3 with a run.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .346/1.183 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .302/.881 OPS.  Will Holland, .874 OPS.  Mike Ford, .851 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .849 OPS.  Richard Lovelady, 1.35 ERA.

Record:  25-22, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SAN ANTONIO

All the runs were scored in the sixth inning.  Wichita got two in the top of the inning, but Marcos Castanon hit a two-run double to tie it, an error scored the go-ahead run, and San Antonio scored two more for insurance.  Wichita got a hit in each of the last three innings but could do nothing with it.

Batters:  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod struck out five and walked three in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Devin Ortiz was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Emmanuel Pinales pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .333.  Tanner Schobel, .301/.825 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .832 OPS.  Christian MacLeod, 1.06 ERA.  Jarret Whorff, 2.38 ERA.  John Klein, 3.31 ERA.

Record:  23-21, tied for second with Springfield, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 12, FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 4 IN FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne scored two in the third, but Kaelen Culpepper delivered a two-run single in a three-run fourth to put Cedar Rapids up 3-2.  The Kernels then got a touchdown and an extra point, scoring seven times in the fifth.  They drew four walks and hit three singles and a double in the inning.  That put them ahead 10-2 and essentially decided the game.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Chase Chaney struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Gabriel Yanez struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Leo De Vries was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.  Jason Campbell was 2-for-4.  Ethan Long was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk

Stats:  Nate Baez, .343/.936 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .323/.941 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .302/.886 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .861 OPS.  Misael Urbina, .818 OPS.

Record:  25-18, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the top of the first, but Bryce Rainer hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to tie it.  Jose Rodriguez homered in the third, but Lakeland scored in the fourth to tie it.  Maddux Houghton homered in the seventh, but Carson Rucker delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to tie it.  Dameury Pena singled home a run in the tenth, and this time Lakeland couldn't tie it, as they never advanced the Manfred Man beyond where he was placed.

Batters:  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Dasan Hill struck out five in 2.2 innings, but gave up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Hunter Hoopes pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.

Opponents:  Jackson Strong was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Bryce Rainer was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Jorger Petri pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and  two walks and striking out one.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .305/.830 OPS.  Peyton Eeles, .304.  Maddux Houghton, .812 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 2.03 ERA.  Dasan Hill, 2.12 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 2.37 ERA.

Record:  20-24, in sixth (last) place, 5.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Johanfran Garcia singled home a run in the third and Yohander Linares hit a two-run single in the fourth to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  The Twins scored one in the fifth, but the Red Sox got it back in the sixth on a Jhoan Peguero home run.  Jayson Bass hit a two-run double in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, but that was as much as the Twins could do.  The Red Sox got an insurance run in the seventh and that was that.

Batters:  None.  The Twins had three hits.

Pitchers:  Starter Joel Garcia struck out four in three innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks.  Aiberson Ventura pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Yohander Linares was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jhoan Peguero was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Yoelvin Chirino struck out four in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Bryan Acuna, .812 OPS.  Andrew Huffman, 3.00 ERA.

Record:  9-6, tied for second with the Orioles, one game behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Michael Ross. 0-0, 2.77) at Lakeland (TBD)
1:05  Wichita (Trent Baker, 1-2, 2.27) at San Antonio (Victor Lizarraga, 0-6, 9.42)
5:07  Norfolk (Chayce McDermott, 0-1, 1.86) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, 2-0, 2.16)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.52) at Fort Wayne (Eric Yost, 1-4, 1.82)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, IOWA CUBS 1 IN IOWA

It was 1-1 through eight, as Mickey Gasper singled home a run in the third and Iowa tied the score in the sixth.  Will Holland hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it for St. Paul.

Batters:  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Randy Dobnak struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Jordan Wicks pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .333/1.170 OPS.  Will Holland, .310/.933 OPS.  Mike Ford, .867 OPS.  Andrew Morris, 3.44 ERA.  Richard Lovelady, 1.46 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 23-20, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Indianapolis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 15, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 7 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored three in the first and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  Arkansas came back, scoring one in the fourth and getting a two-run double from Jared Sundstrom in a three-run fifth to tie it 4-4.  Wichita then took control of the game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring a touchdown plus the extra point.  Tanner Schobel hit a three-run double and Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in a seven-run inning that put the game out of reach.  The lead went to 14-4 before Arkansas put up three in the eighth to make the final score look a little better

Batters:  Jorel Ortega was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth), three runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-6 with two doubles, three runs, and three RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-6 with a double and a run.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and a walk.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.  Cody Laweryson struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Hunter Fitz-Gerald was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Connor Charping was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden, .320/.869 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .952 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .844 OPS.  Noah Cardenas, .826 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .817 OPS.  Trent Baker, 2.27 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 22-17, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer in a four-run first that put Peoria in control of the game early.  It was 5-0 when Cedar Rapids finally scored on a double by Brandon Winokur in the eighth.  Peoria added two more in the ninth.

Batters:  None.  Cedar Rapids had five hits.

Pitchers:  Chase Chaney settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk and striking out three.  Eston Stull pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Gabriel Yanez struck out five in two perfect innings.

Opponents:  Jon Jon Gazdar was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Brayden Jobert was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Joshua Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer.  Chen-Wei Lin struck out six in three innings, giving up no hits and one walk.  Tanner Jacobson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Benjamin Arias pitched 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.907 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.907 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .919 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .871 OPS.  Eston Stull, zero ERA.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.35 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-16, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 4 IN JUPITER

Dameury Pena hit a home run in a three-run first.  Jupiter scored single runs in the first and third to cut the lead to 3-2, but Fort Myers put up another three-spot in the fifth.  Jupiter got two back in the sixth to cut the margin to 6-4, but that was as close as they would get.  Fort Myers scored single runs in the seventh and eighth.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena hit a home run, his second.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks and striking out three.  Devin Kirby pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opponents:  Dillon Head was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Julio Henriquez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Micah McDowell was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .500/1.183 OPS.  Peyton Eeles, .300.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Braves

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, IOWA CUBS 8 IN IOWA

Another slugfest, but this time the Saints came marching in winners.  Jeferson Morales homered in the first inning to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  Christian Franklin led off the bottom of the first with a home run to tie it, and Jonathan Long's RBI single made it 2-1 Iowa.  Iowa added one in the second on a sacrifice fly and scored two in the third on a Ben Cowles double and another sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.

St. Paul came back with five in the fourth on RBI singles by Carson McCusker, Armando Alvarez, and Anthony Prato and a two-run double by Ryan Fitzgerald.  McCusker hit a three-run homer in the fifth to give the Saints a Dolly Parton lead of 9 to 5.  Iowa scored two in the sixth on a Moises Ballesteros RBI single and a bases-loaded walk, but the Saints got the runs back in the eighth on Prato's RBI single and a run-scoring ground out.  Iowa got one back in the ninth on a Greg Allen RBI single but did not get the tying run up to bat.

Batters:  Anthony Prato was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Randy Dobnak pitched four innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.  Huascar Ynoa pitched 1.1 scoreless innings despite walking three.

Opponents:  Moises Ballesteros was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Kevin Alcantara was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Christian Franklin was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and two runs.  Riley Martin struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Anthony Prato is batting .316.  Carson McCusker is batting .306 with an OPS of 1.098.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .304 with an OPS of .919.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.35.  Ryan Jensen has an ERA of 2.84

Record:  St. Paul is 7-9, in ninth place, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

TULSA DRILLERS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA

Wichita is not enjoying living on Tulsa time, as they dropped another to the Drillers.  It started well, as a Rubel Cespedes RBI single was followed by a two-run homer by Kala'i Rosario, giving Wichita a 3-0 lead.  Damon Keith homered in the second to cut the lead to 3-1, but in the fourth Aaron Sabato hit a two-run homer and Tyler Dearden followed with a solo shot to make it 6-1 Wind Surge.

That was as good as it would get, though.  Jose Ramos homered in the sixth to make it 6-2, and Ramos struck again in the seventh with a grand slam, tying the score.  It stayed tied until the bottom of the ninth, when singles by Taylor Young, Chris Newell, and Yeiner Fernandez produced the deciding run.

Batters:  Aaron Sabato was 4-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Aaron Rozek struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Joel Cesar pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Jose Ramos was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and five RBIs.  Damon Keith was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Yeiner Fernandez was 2-for-4.  Jeisson Cabrera struck out four and walked one in two shutout innings.  Antonio Knowles pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jorge Benitez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Stats:  Aaron Sabato is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.404.  Tyler Dearden is batting .400 with an OPS of .983.  Kyler Fedco is batting .357 with an OPS of 1.264.  Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Wichita is 6-7, in fourth place, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT PEORIA

It was suspended in the top of the fourth inning with Cedar Rapids ahead 8-3.  Peoria scored the first two runs on a Ryan Campos first-inning two-run homer.  Misael Urbina hit a three-run homer in the second to put Cedar Rapids up 3-2.  Michael Curialle tripled and scored in the bottom of the second to tie it 3-3.  The Kernels scored three more in the third on RBI singles by Khadim Diaw and Nate Baez and an RBI double by Kevin Maitan.  They added two more in the fourth on a double by Baez.  Alejandro Hidalgo pitched all three innings for Cedar Rapids.  It appears that the game has been scheduled to be completed today.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Bradenton jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second, with two runs scoring on an error and a third on a Carlos Caro single.  They added a run in the seventh on another error, Derek Berg hit a solo homer in the eighth, and another error allowed a run to score in the ninth.  The lone Fort Myers run came in the eighth on a Jose Rodriguez home run.  It was a "more errors than hits" game for Fort Myers, as they had two hits and made four errors.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk struck out ten in five innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and no walks.  Michael Tonkin struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.  Of the six Bradenton runs, only one was earned.

Opponents:  Derek Berg was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Carlos Caro was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Matt Ager struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.  Victor Cabreja struck out four and walked one in four shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .357 with an OPS of .864.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .939.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .825.  Jason Doktorczyk has an ERA of 1.54.  Michael Tonkin has an ERA of 0.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 6-7, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:00  Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 7.71) at Tulsa (Jacob Meador, 0-2, 11.05)
3:08  St. Paul at Iowa--no starters listed
5:00  Cedar Rapids at Peoria--completion of suspended game
5:05  Bradenton (Peyton Stumbo, 0-1, 6.00) at Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45)
6:00  Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 2.00) at Tulsa (Jerming Rosario, 1-1, 3.00)*
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00) at Peoria (Hansel Rincon, 0-0, 0.00)

* I don't remember a Twins affiliate playing a split, day-night doubleheader before.

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Cartaya homered in the second to give St. Paul a 3-0 lead.  The Storm Chasers stormed back with four in the third, with two scoring on a Joey Wiemer single.  It went to 5-3 in the top of the fourth, but Ryan Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to tie it 5-5.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Harold Castro hit a two-run homer that turned out to be the margin of victory.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Diego Cartaya was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Harold Castro was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  John Rave was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.  Joey Wiemer was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-6, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN WICHITA

Tanner Schobel homered in the first to give the Wind Surge a 1-0 lead, but Midland came back with three in the third.  Wichita came back in the fifth with four runs, getting doubles from Dalton Shuffield, Rubel Cespedes, and Jorel Ortega.  Shane McGuire homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4, but Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits.  He did not walk anyone.  Aaron Rozek pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out five.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Erubiel Angeles was 2-for-4.  Shane McGuire was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 5-3, tied for second with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first four innings.  Beloit countered with a three-run homer by Eric Rataczak in the second, leaving the score 4-3 Kernels.  Cedar Rapids then scored three in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI triple by Kyle DeBarge, to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a triple and three runs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out eight in four innings, but allowed three runs on two hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Eric Rataczak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 5-3, tied for second with Beloit, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored on a wild pitch in the first and Tampa scored on a double steak of second and home in the second.  In the fourth, Angel Del Rosario delivered an RBI single.  The pitching took it from there, as four Mighty Mussels pitchers limited Tampa to one run despite allowing seven hits and five walks.  It helped that they struck out eleven.  Tampa stranded twelve runners and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-4 with an RBI, the only RBI for either team.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Kade Bragg pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Tyler Wilson and Dillon Lewis were each 2-for-4.  Jack Sokol struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-4, tied for second with Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Tampa (Gage Ziehl, no record) at Fort Myers (Michael Ross, 0-0, 1.80)
1:05  Beloit (Jake Brooks, 0-0, 2.25) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00)
1:05  Midland (Will Johnston, 0-1, 8.10) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 1.80)
2:07  Omaha (Noah Cameron, 2-0, 0.82) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, no record)