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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 2

LOUISVILLE BATS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Rece Hinds hit a two-run single in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (4), Matt Wallner (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2.

Stolen bases:  Austin Martin 2 (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Edwin Rios was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-17, in tenth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATUALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Northwest Arkansas scored five in the second to go up 6-0 and led 12-0 after five.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Schobel (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Peyton Wilson was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 8-16, in fifth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jose Salas hit a home run in a two-run sixth that broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Salas (1), Ricardo Olivar (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (3).

Pitching prowess:  Miguelangel Boadas struck out seven in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Wosinski pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Cade Winquest pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out one.Jack Noble

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-11, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN BRADENTON

Bradenton scored four in the second and four in the fourth.  Fort Myers got one hit, a single by Maddux Houghton leading off the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble retired all five men he faced, striking out one.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Antwone Kelly struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-15, in fourth place, seven games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0-1, 3.00) at Bradenton
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 3-0, 2.30)
6:37  Louisville at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 0-0, 1.80)
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.38) at Northwest Arkansas

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 23

ST. PAUL SAINTS 15, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 9 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul led 9-0 through three and 14-3 through six.  Rochester scored six in the seventh to make the final score look better.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, and three RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and four runs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs, and three RBIs.  Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Fajardo (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo, 3; Fajardo, 3; Keirsey, Jr., 3; Jair Camargo, 2; Matt Wallner, 2.

Stolen bases:  Castillo (2), Holland (5).

Pitching prowess:  David Festa struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opposition standout:  Juan Yepez was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 9-12, in fourth place, four games behind Iowa.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SAN ANTONIO

Cole Cummings' RBI double in the first inning brought home the game's only run.

Multi-hit games:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ben Ross (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

Opposition standout:  Jared Kollan struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 4-12, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth.  Beloit got all of their runs in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Cespedes (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes, 2.

Stolen bases:  De Andrade, 2 (4); Jose Salas, 2 (4); Urbina, 2 (5).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out five.  Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Mark Coley II was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 7-8, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Poncho Ruiz singled home the deciding run with two out in the ninth.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur (4).

Pitching prowess:  Ross Dunn struck out eight in five innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Julio Bonilla pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Juan Salas struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 7-9, in fourth place, four games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Palm Beach at Fort Myers (Jeremy Lee, 1-1, 2.63)
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 0-0, 2.75)
6:37  Rochester at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-2, 6.39)
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-1, 7.71) at San Antonio

Keeping Track

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

Happy Birthday–December 12

Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.

Phenomenal Smith (1864)
Tully Sparks (1874)
Buzzie Bavasi (1915)
Clyde Kluttz (1917)
Ralph Garr (1945)
Gorman Thomas (1950)
Steve Farr (1956)
Alonzo Powell (1964)
Orlando Hudson (1977)
Ervin Santana (1982)
Sawyer Gipson-Long (1997)
Matt Wallner (1997)

Emil "Buzzie" Bavasi was the general manager of the Dodgers from 1951-1968, San Diego from 1969-1972, and the Angels from 1977-1984.

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Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–December 12

Phenomenal Smith (1864)
Tully Sparks (1874)
Buzzie Bavasi (1915)
Clyde Kluttz (1917)
Ralph Garr (1945)
Gorman Thomas (1950)
Steve Farr (1956)
Alonzo Powell (1964)
Orlando Hudson (1977)
Ervin Santana (1982)
Matt Wallner (1997)

Emil "Buzzie" Bavasi was the general manager of the Dodgers from 1951-1968, San Diego from 1969-1972, and the Angels from 1977-1984.

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