SAINTS 2, INDIANS 1 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored two in the first and made it hold up.

Edouard Julien was 2-for-3.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.

Brent Headrick struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Randy Dobnak pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 13, ROUGHRIDERS 5 IN FRISCO

Jake Rucker's three-run homer capped a five-run sixth that broke a 4-4 tie.

Seth Gray was 3-for-5.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), two walks, three runs, and three RBIs.
Armani Smith was 2-for-5 with two runs.
Rucker's home run was his fourth.

Starter Blayne Enlow pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Hunter McMahon retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three.
Andrew Cabezas struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

KERNELS 1, RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES

Ernie Yake homered in the third for the game's only run.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3.

Starter Marco Raya struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jaylin Nowlin struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 12, TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored five in the first.

Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two runs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk in his Class A debut.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

2:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-3, 5.61)
5:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (Wilker Reyes, 1-0, 6.55)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 1-2, 3.70) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (David Festa, 1-2, 5.40) at Frisco

SAINTS 8, INDIANS 7 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored four in the seventh to take an 8-5 lead; Indianapolis scored two in the ninth and had the bases loaded when Malcom Nunez hit into a force out to end the game.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, and three runs.
Michael Helman was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and three RBIs.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Cody Laweryson struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

WIND SURGE 8, ROUGHRIDERS 6 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored three in the ninth to break a 5-5 tie.  Alex Isola hit a two-run single for the go-ahead runs.

Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-5.

Carlos Luna struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Michael Boyle struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

RIVER BANDITS 3, KERNELS 0 IN QUAD CITIES (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Quad Cities scored single runs in the first, third, and fifth.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3.

Pierson Ohl pitched a six-inning complete game, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks and striking out four.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 2 IN QUAD CITIES* (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

*The game was played in Quad Cities, but it was a makeup of a game scheduled for Cedar Rapids that had been rained out, so Cedar Rapids batted last.

Cedar Rapids scored two in the first and two in the third.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3.

Starter Mike Paredes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Gianluca Dalatri struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Regi Grace struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, TARPONS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored three in the fourth to break a scoreless tie.  The runs scored on two sacrifice flies and an error.

Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.

Develson Aria struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.
Ricky Mineo pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Ben Ethridge struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 0-2, 3.50)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 5.19) at Quad Cities
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)
7:05  Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 2.70) at Frisco

INDIANS 4, SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 2-0, Indianapolis scored three in the sixth.  Randy Vilade singled home the tying and go-ahead runs.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jair Camargo hit a home run, his third.

Jose De Leon pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out seven.
Cole Sands pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 16, ROUGHRIDERS 8 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored four in the second and five in the third to take a 9-2 lead.

David Banuelos was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and six RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.
Yoyner Fajardo was 3-for-5 with a walk, four runs, and three RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-2 with four walks, two runs, and three RBIs.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), two walks, and three runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Armani Smith was 2-for-6.

Chad Donato pitched four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Seth Nordin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

RIVER BANDITS 12, KERNELS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Leading 4-1, Quad Cities scored seven in the sixth.

Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-2 with a triple and a double.

Orlando Rodriguez pitched four innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks and striking out five.
Charlie Neuweiler struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Jorel Ortega hit a three-run homer in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie.

Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a walk, and three RBIs.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.
Dillon Tatum was 2-for-4 with a double.
Ortega's home run was his second.

Starter Christian MacLeod pitched just 1.1 innings in his season debut, giving up one run on no hits but four walks and striking out one.
Zebby Matthews pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.
Jackson Hicks retired the only man he faced.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 2-1, 2.25 and TBD) at Quad Cities
6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-1, 5.89) at Frisco
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 6.35)

SAINTS 11, INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Michael Helman hit a three-run homer in the third to give St. Paul a 4-0 lead and they added four in the fourth.

Helman was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, two runs, and five RBIs.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.

Jordan Balazovic struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Patrick Murphy pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Oliver Ortega pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 5, ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

An infield groundout scored the go-ahead run in the tenth.

Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a double.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5.
Pat Winkel hit a two-run homer, his second.

Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out four.
Tyler Beck struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jordan Brink struck out three in two perfect innings.

KERNELS 7, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Jeferson Morales and Keoni Cavaco hit back-to-back homers in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-2 lead.

Misael Urbina was 3-for-5.
Morales' home run was his second.
Cavaco's home run was his first.

Alejandro Hidalgo pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, TARPONS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 7-6, Fort Myers scored two in the eighth.  The winning run scored on a wild pitch.

Jorel Ortega was 4-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and four runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Ricardo Oliver was 2-for-4.

Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Gabriel Yanez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out three.
Zach Veen pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 0-3, 12.79) at Frisco
6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Orlando Rodriguez, 3-1, 1.10)
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

The St. Paul Saints are 18-13, in third place in the International League West, one game behind first-place Memphis.  They are a half-game behind second-place Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 10-17, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, seven games behind first-place Tulsa.  They are three games behind fourth-place Springfield.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 13-13, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, three games behind first-place Beloit.  They are 1.5 games behind second-place Peoria and South Bend.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 13-14, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, eight games behind first-place Clearwater.  They are two games behind first-place Dunedin.

This weeks schedule:

Indianapolis (15-17) at St. Paul
Wichita at Frisco (13-14)
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities (10-16)
Tampa (11-16) at Fort Myers

SAINTS 4, SOUNDS 3 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Michael Helman hit a three-run homer in the sixth, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead.

Helman's home run was his third.
Kyle Farmer hit a home run.

Randy Dobnak pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Josh Winder struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

SOUNDS 7, SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Nashville scored six runs in the first inning, including a Patrick Dorrrian grand slam.

Edouard Julien hit a home run, his fourth.

Starter Aaron Sanchez lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing six runs on two hits and four walks.  He struck out two.
Austin Schulfer struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk.
Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

NATURALS 12, WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Northwest Arkansas scored two in the third to take a 4-3 lead.

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a triple.

David Festa pitched 4.1 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out five.
Hunter McMahon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Tyler Beck retired the only man he faced.

KERNELS 6, CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored four in the fifth.  They had only one hit in the inning, but drew five walks.

Kyle Jones struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.
Mike Paredes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in a perfect inning.
Malik Barrington pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Regi Grace struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BLUE JAYS 8, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 4-3, Dunedin scored four in the eighth.  Fort Myers had nine hits and eight walks but only scored five runs.

Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5.

Starter Tomas Cleto pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five  hits and three walks and striking out four.
Samuel Perez struck out the only man he faced.
Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning.

There are no games scheduled for today.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Wichita (TBD) at Frisco
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-1, 1.29) at Quad Cities
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

NASHVILLE AT ST. PAUL

The game was suspended after 2 1/2 innings with the Sounds leading 3-2.  It will be completed today.

NATURALS 5, WIND SURGE 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Northwest Arkansas scored two in the first and three in the fourth.

Alex Isola was 2-for-3.

Starter Chad Donato pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and struck out three.
Seth Nordlin pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

NATURALS 4, WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Northwest Arkansas scored all of their runs in the first.  Wichita had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh, but DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. hit into a double play to end the game.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Seth Gray hit a home run, his second.

Carlos Luna pitched 4.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out four.
Michael Boyle struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 3, CUBS 0 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the third, fifth, and sixth.

Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Starter Marco Raya struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Pierson Ohl struck out nine in six innings of relief, giving up three hits.

BLUE JAYS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

Nicolas Deschamps hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh to break a 5-5 tie.

Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, and three RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-6 with a triple.

Develson Aria struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks.
Jackson Hicks pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Nashville at St. Paul (completion of suspended game followed  by scheduled game.  Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 5.23, is scheduled to pitched the scheduled game.
3:05  Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 0-2, 5.74) at South Bend
5:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-0, 3.05) at Northwest Arkansas

SOUNDS 10, SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

Nashville scored two in the ninth to tie it 8-8 and Abraham Toro hit a two-run single in the tenth to give them the victory.

Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Ryan LeMarre was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), two runs, and two RBIs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with a double.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Starter Brent Headrick pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out nine.
Cody Laweryson struck out five in three perfect innings.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

WICHITA AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

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

KERNELS 8, CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND

Leading 3-1, Cedar Rapids scored four in the sixth.

Kala'i Rosario was 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
Ernie Yake was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-5 with a double.

Orlando Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits.
John Stankiewicz pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.
Matthew Swain struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

BLUE JAYS 6, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 6-2, Fort Myers scored three in the ninth and got the tying run to second base with two out, but Rubel Cespedes grounded out to end the game.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5.
Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-5.

Starter Zebby Matthews pitched four innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk and striking out eight.
Johnathan Lavallee struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-0, 5.79 and TBD) at Northwest Arkansas--doubleheader
6:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 0-0, 4.63)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 7.94) at South Bend
6:37  Nashville at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 5.79)

SAINTS 5, SOUNDS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Matt Wallner hit a two-run double in the eighth to give St. Paul a 4-3 lead.

Michael Helman was 3-for-4 with a double.
Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4.

Starter Jordan Balazovic struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks.
Jorge Alcala struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
Kody Funderburk struck out the only man he faced.

WIND SURGE 3, NATURALS 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Anthony Prato's two-run single in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie.

Brooks Lee was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Prato was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Aaron Rozek pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out two.
Tyler Beck pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

KERNELS 9, CUBS 5 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored six in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.  Kyler Fedco had a three-run double in the inning.

Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5.
Ben Ross was 2-for-5.
Jose Salas hit a home run.

Alejandro Hidalgo struck out nine in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

BLUE JAYS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers had the bases loaded with two out in the ninth, but Jorel Ortega struck out to end the game.

Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Jose Olivares pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four.
A. J. Labas retired all four men he faced, striking out two.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Zebby Matthews, 3-0, 3.10)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Orlando Rodriguez, 2-1, 1.59) at South Bend
6:37  Nashville at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 0-0, 6.00)
7:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 0-2, 12.54) at Northwest Arkansas

TBD gets a day off.