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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)

Finally able to get a game in, the Saints decided to play a little extra to make it worth their while.  Petey Halpin singles home a run in the second and Will Brennan homered in the third to make it 2-0 Columbus.  But our own Will, Will Holland, homered in the fifth to get St. Paul on the board and Mike Ford singled home a run in the sixth to tie it 2-2.  It stayed there until the tenth, when a sacrifice fly plated Manfred Man Anthony Prato.  Columbus was retired in order in the bottom of the inning and the good guys won.  Columbus has twelve hits, but stranded thirteen and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4.  Will Holland hit a home run.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks.  Michael Tonkin (remember him?) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Brady Feigl struck out two in a perfect ninth.

Opponents:  Johnathan Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with a double.  Will Brennan was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Kody Huff was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Petey Halpin was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Parker Messick struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.  Zak Kent struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Stats:  Anthony Prato is batting .340 with an OPS of .941.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .330 with an OPS of .931.  Carson McCusker is batting .319 with an OPS of .991.  Will Holland has an OPS of 1.000.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .858.  Mike Ford has an OPS of .824.  Darren McCaughan and Brady Feigl each has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 2.30.

Record:  St. Paul is 15-14, in fourth place, three games behind Memphis.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

Keyber Rodriguez singled home a run in the first and tripled one home in the third to give Frisco a 2-0 lead.  Rubel Cespedes had an RBI single to get Wichita on the board.  It was all Frisco from there, however, as they got two in the sixth and Luis Mieses hit a two-run single in the eighth.  As Mr. Jinx used to say, "I hate those Mieses to pieces!"

Batters:  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opponents:  Keyber Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run.  Luis Mieses was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Sebastian Walcott was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Florencio Serrano pitched three perfect innings, striking out one.  Ryan Lobus struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Larson Kindreich pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden is batting .327 with an OPS of .858.  Kyler Fedco has an OPS of .989.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .876.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of 0.77.  Christian MacLeod has an ERA of 2.00.  John Stankiewicz has an ERA of 3.18.  Angel Macuare has an ERA of 3.27.

Record:  Wichita is 15-12, tied for second with Arkansas, one game behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 9, SOUTH BEND CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Carter Trice put the Cubs ahead in a trice, delivering a first-inning RBI single.  Kaelen Culpepper homered in the third to tie it 1-1 and Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids the lead.  The Kernels then scored five in the fifth on six singles to take control of the game.  Jose Salas hit a two-run double in the eighth.

Batters:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.

Pitchers:  Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks and striking out four.  Spencer Bengard pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Carter Trice was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Ivan Brethowr was 2-for-4.  Reginald Preciado was 2-for-4.  South Bend doesn't win much, but they have some players with cool names.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.000.  Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .988.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .345 with an OPS of .932.  Kevin Maitan is batting .316 with an OPS of .922.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .910.  Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .826.  Khadim Diaw has an OPS of .807.  Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.45.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-9, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 12, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN TAMPA

It started well.  Fort Myers took a 4-0 lead in the second on two-run homers by Miguel Briceno and Jefferson Valladares.  But Tampa matched them with a four-run third, took the lead with two in the fourth, added one more in the fifth, and put the game out of reach with a five-run seventh.  Each team made four errors, but Fort Myers went 2-for-17 with men in scoring position.  Twins Baseball!

Batters:  Jay Thomason was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Miguel Briceno was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Jefferson Valladares was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Pitchers:  Starter Dylan Questad struck out five in three innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk.  Xavier Kolhasser struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Owen Cobb was 3-for-4 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.  Engelth Urena was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Marshall Toole was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Juan Matheus was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Cade Austin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .989.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 2.50.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 3.00.  Dylan Questad has an ERA of 3.38.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-13, in fourth place, one game behind Clearwater, Dunedin, and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates

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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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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Aided by three walks, Indianapolis put up a three-spot in the first inning.  Undaunted, St. Paul tied it with three in the second, as Patrick Winkel hit a two-run homer and Anthony Prato followed with a solo shot.  They took the lead in the fourth when Carson McCusker singled and later scored on a ground out.  The lead was short-lived, however, as Indianapolis scored another three in the fifth.  They were once again aided by walks, two of them this time, plus a wild pitch.  Jeferson Morales singled home a run in the fifth to cut the margin to 6-5, but that was as close as the Saints would come.  They got the tying run to third in the seventh and Prato hit a leadoff double in the ninth, but it was for naught.  St. Paul was 1-for-13 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.

Pitchers:  Starter Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, allowing three runs on six hits and four walks and striking out three.  Brady Fiegl pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Nick Yorke was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Malcom Nunez was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Solak was 2-for-5.  Alika Williams was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Stats:  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .313 with an OPS of .927.  Carson McCusker is batting .306 with an OPS of 1.008.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .982.  Travis Adams has an ERA of 3.10.  Brady Fiegl has an ERA of zero.  Richard Lovelady has an ERA of zero.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-13, in seventh place, 4.5 games behind Memphis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 0 IN WICHITA

Tanner Schobel led off the bottom of the first with a triple and scored on a Rubel Cespedes single.  That was all Wichita would need, as four pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout.

It wasn't all they got, of course.  In fact, they scored another in the first, on a Kala'i Rosario double.  They added four in the third, as Ricardo Olivar led off the inning with a home run and later in the inning Noah Cardenas hit a three-run homer.  The final run came in the seventh on a Jake Rucker RBI single.

Batters:  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Ricardo Olivar was 1-for-5 with a home run, his second.

Pitchers:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  Mike Paredes pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Michael Martinez struck out two and walked two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Angel Macuare pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Osvaldo Berrios struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden is batting .343 with an OPS of .882.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .311 with an OPS of .816.  Noah Cardenas has an OPS of .829.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .818.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of zero.  Michael Martinez has an ERA of 1.59.  Angel Macuare has an ERA of 3.12.

Record:  Wichita is 12-8, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

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

A pair of errors gave Wisconsin a run in the second.  Cedar Rapids came back with two in the bottom of the second on RBI singles by Kaelen Culpepper and Kyle DeBarge.

It stayed 2-1 until the sixth, when Tayden Hall drove in Hedbert Perez with a double.  Perez homered in the eighth to give Wisconsin a 3-2 lead.  They got an insurance run in the ninth on another pair of errors and a wild pitch.  The four Kernels errors cost them the game, although going 2-for-12 with men in scoring position didn't help, either.

Batters:  Kyle Hess was 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks and striking out three.

Opponents:  Blake Burke was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and three runs.  Aidan Maldonado struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Patricio Aquino pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .341 with an OPS of .934.  Billy Amick is batting .338 with an OPS of .919.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .321 with an OPS of .870.  Kyle Hess is batting .313 with an OPS of .950.  Kevin Maitan is batting .300 with an OPS of .867.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .822.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-8, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Yohander Martinez homered in the third to start the scoring.  In the fourth, Angel Del Rosario walked with two out and stole second and third, Maddux Houghton walked and stole second, and a throwing error brought them both home to make the score 3-0.  Dante Nori singled home a run in the fifth to get Clearwater on the board, but Fort Myers responded with two in the sixth.  Del Rosario tripled and scored on a single by Maddux Houghton, who in turn scored on a Peyton Carr double.  Clearwater came back with two in the seventh and had the tying run on base with two out, but their last seven batters were retired.

Batters:  Yohander Martinez was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Yasser Mercedes stole his tenth base.  Angel Del Rosario stole his eighth and ninth bases.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Kade Bragg pitched a perfect inning.  Ivran Romero pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Dante Nori was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Gabrysh pitched three innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks and striking out one.  Ryan Dromboski struck out four in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .872.  Maddux Houghton has an OPS of .853.  Ivran Romero has an ERA of zero.  Dasan Hill has an ERA of 1.69.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 2.08.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-9, tied for first place with Clearwater and Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Michael Carpenter, 0-0, 3.00) at Clearwater (TBD)
1:05  Wisconsin (Manuel Rodriguez, 0-1, 1.71) at Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 0.00)
1:05  Springfield (Brycen Mautz, 0-0, 3.00) at Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 5.56)
2:07  Indianapolis (Carson Fulmer, 1-1, 4.82) at St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.45)

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Springfield just eased out to a lead, scoring one in the first on a force out, one in the second on a Chase Davis RBI single, and two in the third, one a Dakota Harris RBI single and the other on a double play.  With the score 4-0, Wichita finally got on the board in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Rubel Cespedes.  Each team would score once more, with Miguel Ugueto knocking in a run with a single in the eighth and Tanner Schobel bringing one home with a single in the ninth.  Wichita had the bases loaded with two out, but a ground out ended the game.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Trent Baker pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and no walks.  He struck out three.  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Dakota  Harris was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Darlin Moquett was 2-for-4 with a run.  Tekoah Roby pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .348 with an OPS of 1.148.  Aaron Sabato is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.011.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .861.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .321.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .829.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .813.  Jarret Whorff has an ERA of zero.  Trent Baker has an ERA of 3.21.

Record:  Wichita is 10-8, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It looked good early.  Nate Baez drove in two with a single and Kaelen Culpepper followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0 after two.  Wisconsin responded with a Matthew Wood grand slam in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  Danny De Andrade singled home a run in the bottom of the third, and we were tied 4-4.  It stayed there until the eighth, when run scoring singles by Yhoswar Garcia and Eduardo Garcia put Wisconsin up 6-4.  They then put the game away with a seven-run ninth.  They had a triple, a double, two singles, three walks, a hit batsman, and a balk in the inning.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Chase Chaney struck out five in five innings but allowed four runs on five hits and a walk.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Opponents:   Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, and an RBI.  Yhoswar Garcia was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Burke was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-5 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-6 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Matthew Wood was 1-for-5 with a grand slam.  Zach Peek struck out three in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .394 with an OPS of 1.080.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of .998.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .333 with an OPS of .907.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .848.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .831.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-6, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER (10 INNINGS)

Clearwater scored in the first on a passed ball.  It stayed 1-0 until the sixth, when Yasser Mercedes drove in a run with a double.  Jay Thomason homered to give Fort Myers a 2-1 lead in the seventh, but Raider Tello singled home a run in the eighth to tie it 2-2.  Maddux Houghton delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer in the tenth to put Fort Myers in the lead to stay.  Clearwater scored one in the bottom of the tenth but did not put the tying run on base.

Batters:  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Maddux Houghton was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Kisting struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Eduardo Tait was 3-for-5 with a run.  Andrew Painter struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Marcus Morgan struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.200.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .316 with an OPS of .822.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .893.  Maddux Houghton has an OPS of .856.  Jason Doktorczyk has an ERA of 1.15.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 2.00.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 2.35.  Jacob Kisting has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-8, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Indianapolis (Bubba Chandler, 0-0, 1.76 and TBD) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 1.23 and Darren McCaughan, 0-0, 0.00)
5:30  Fort Myers (Cole Peschi, 1-0, 0.00) at Clearwater (TBD)
6:35  Wisconsin (Bishop Letson, 0-0, 2.45) at Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.55)
6:35  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 1.38)

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ST. PAUL AT IOWA

Rained out.  Will be made up in the second week of May.

WICHITA WIND SURGE

No game scheduled.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT PEORIA

Rained out.  Make-up date TBD.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Twins' affiliates played one game, and they scored one run, and it was enough.  Fort Myers loaded the bases with two out in the first on three walks, but did not score.  Bradenton got men to second and third in the fifth on a hit batsman, a walk, and a ground out, but did not score.  Those were the only men to reach third base until the seventh, when Peyton Carr led off with a walk, went to second on a pickoff error, and scored on a pair of ground outs.  Twins baseball!

Fort Myers had five hits and drew seven walks, but managed to score only one unearned run.  But again, it was enough, as four Fort Myers pitchers shut out Bradenton on four hits and two walks.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitchers:  Jakob Hall pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Kisting pitched three shutout innings and only allowed a walk.  Devin Kirby pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Kade Bragg struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Jonawel Valdez struck out three and walked three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Greiber Mendez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .840.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .934.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .825.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 1.50.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 2.57.  Jacob Kisting has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Fort Myers is 8-7, in second place, one game ahead of Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

11:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul--no starters listed
5:30  Fort Myers at Clearwater--no starters listed
6:05  Springfield at Wichita--no starters listed
6:35  Wisconsin (Manuel Rodriguez, 0-1, 1.69) at Cedar Rapids (TBD)

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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)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 9

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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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Minor Details: Games of April 18

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN INDIANAPOLIS

The Saints scored four in the ninth to close to 6-5, but did not get the tying run on base.

Multi-hit games:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Wallner (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Wallner, 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Paul Skenes struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is  7-10, tied for eighth with Columbus and Louisville, four games behind Iowa.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 6 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)

Ben Ross singled home the deciding run with one out.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Noah Cardenas, 2; Jake Rucker, 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Sheldon Reed struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition standout:  Logan Boyer struck out two in two perfect innings.

Record:  Wichita is 2-10, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, WISCONSIN 5 IN WISCONSIN

Cedar Rapids scored two in each of the first three innings to build a 6-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Olivar (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Keaschall, 2; Olivar, 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one.

Opposition standout:  Mark Manfredi struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-5, in fourth place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Sam Praytor's two-run double in the sixth broke a 3-3 tie and a bases-loaded walk in the seventh provided an insurance run.

Multi-hit games:  Maddux Houghton was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.  Angel Del Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Byron Chourio, 2.

Stolen bases:  Houghton (3), Del Rosario (10), Rafael Cruz (2).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out five in five innings, giving up three  runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks.  Kade Bragg struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  Ben Ethridge pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

Opposition standout:  Praytor was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-8, tied for fourth with Tampa, five games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 6.75)
6:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-1, 7.56) at Indianapolis
6:40  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Wisconsin
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.00)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 9

IOWA CUBS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Iowa hit three homers in the second to build a 6-0 lead.  St. Paul cut it to 6-4 in the fourth, but Iowa scored three more in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.

Home runs:  Helman (1), Camargo (2), Luis Severino (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Camargo, 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Josh Staumont pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition standout:  Luis Vasquez was 3-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-4, in fourth place, a half-game behind Gwinnett, Iowa, and Omaha.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

The Cardinals scored three in the sixth, two on a Lars Nootbaar single, to take a 6-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Home runs:  Rodriguez (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rodriguez, 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brandon Komar struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Wichita is 1-3, tied for third, three games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Dayton scored four in the third, two on a Hector Rodriguez triple, to take a 5-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes, 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up walking one and striking out one.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 0-3, in sixth (last) place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 4 IN CLEARWATER

Rayne Doncon's sacrifice fly in the eighth broke a 4-4 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon, 2; Brandon Winokur, 2.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario, 2 (2).

Pitching prowess:  Danny Moreno struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Kade Bragg pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

Opposition standout:  Otto Kemp was 2-for-3 with a triple.

Record:  Fort Myers is 3-1, tied for first with Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg) at Clearwater
6:35  Dayton at Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews)
6:35  Wichita (Jarret Whorff) at Springfield
6:37  Iowa at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 2.35)