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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 16

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul scored two in the top of the seventh to take a 2-1 lead, but Indianapolis scored two in the bottom of the seventh to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on six hits.  Jeff Brigham pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Bubba Chandler struck out eleven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-25, in ninth place, ten games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA (11 INNINGS)

Arkansas scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to tie it 2-2.  Dalton Shuffield singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Shuffield was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (11).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ben Ross (17).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Travis Adams struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  Stankiewicz (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Brandyn Gracia pitched three shutout innings, giving up three walks and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 18-25, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 15, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

South Bend scored six in the second and six in the third to take a 13-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Rixon Wingrove (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano pitched four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Ty Langenberg (4-2).

Opposition standout:  Ethan Hearn was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-24, in fourth place, six games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 12, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Lakeland scored two in the first, but Fort Myers scored six in the second to take a 7-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 3-for-4 with three home runs and four RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 3-for-5 with three RBIs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Winokur 3 (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 4 (45); Culpepper 3 (7); Kyle DeBarge 2 (10); Kendle 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge (8).

Pitching prowess:  Devin Kirby struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ben Ethridge struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Lakeland only had one hit.

Win:  Kirby (1-0).

Save:  Ethridge (1).

Opposition standout:  Thomas Bruss struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 29-13, in first place, six games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 4, DSL METS BLUE 2 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the first and two in the third to take a 4-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3 with a double.  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Yandro Hernandez 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Eduardo Beltre 2 (9); Fragoza (21); Luis Rodriguez (11).

Pitching prowess:  Yoel Roque struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Nestor Cafe pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Sebastian Pulido pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Pulido (4-0).

Opposition standout:  Alex Acosta was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 28-25, in fourth place, 9.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 9-5, 3.61) at Indianapolis
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 5-5, 4.24)
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 4.91)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 15

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis scored three runs in the third to take a 4-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Castillo (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Yunior Severino 2 (64).

Stolen bases:  Wynton Bernard 2 (21); Payton Eeles (9).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Nick Yorke was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-24, in ninth place, ten games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored two in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk.

Home runs:  Jake Rucker (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (54).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mason Fox struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Pierson Ohl (4-6).

Opposition standout:  Jake Anchia was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 17-25, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Iowa had leads of 2-0, 4-1, and 6-2 before Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rubel Cespedes 3 (65).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mendez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Will Sanders struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-23, tied for third with Peoria, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers broke a scoreless tie with three in the third.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Billy Amick 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur 2 (18).

Pitching prowess:  Jose Olivares pitched four shutout innings, walking two and striking out three.  Samuel Perez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Win:  Perez (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Andrew Jenkins was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 28-13, in first place, five games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL ROCKIES 8, DSL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

It was 2-2 through four, but the Rockies scored three in the fifth and three in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Eduardo Beltre was 3-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Guillermo Sosa 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez (35); Beltre (7); Sosa (7).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Anderson Chacon (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Gabriel Lopez was 3-for-3 with a double and three runs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-25, in fourth place, 9.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Mets Blue at DSL Twins
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.92) at Iowa
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-1, 3.38)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-3, 5.06)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 14

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 5-0 after three, but that was as good as it got.  It was 5-4 after five and Indianapolis scored two in the ninth to win it.  Liover Peguero singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Chris Williams 2 (32).

Stolen bases:  Williams (3); Camargo (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-23, in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the top of the seventh to tie it 4-4, but Jorel Ortega homered in the bottom of the seventh and Wichita scored three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two runs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Ortega (9); Ricardo Olivar (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  Ortega (8).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Regi Grace (1-3).

Save:  Rodriguez (5).

Opposition standout:  Cole Young was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 17-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, IOWA CUBS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gonzalez 2 (24).

Pitching prowess:  Ricky Castro struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Castro (1-2).

Loss:  Yanez (9).

Opposition standout:  Andy Garriola was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-22, tied for third with Peoria, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Lakeland scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie it 3-3, but Fort Myers scored three in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Daniel Pena singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Kendle 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (16); Kyle DeBarge (7).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.  Julio Bonilla pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Juan Mercedes retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

Win:  Mercedes (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Garrett Apker pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Fort Myers is 27-13, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS BLUE 12, DSL TWINS 6 AT TWINS

It was 5-5 after six, but the Mets Blue scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Nestor Urbina was 3-for-3 with a double.  Ricardo Paez was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Urbina (7); Paez (4).

Pitching prowess:  Daniel Manzueta pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Loss:  Aaron Carranza (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Yensi Rivas was 2-for-4 with two walks and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-24, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Rockies at DSL Twins
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Ricardo Olivares, 2-1, 2.90)
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-1, 6.38) at Indianapolis
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (TBD)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, no record)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 13

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 4-1, but Billy Cook hit a grand slam in the seventh to put Indianapolis ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  None.  St. Paul had four hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (27); Diego Castillo (9).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Billy McKinney was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-22, in ninth place, nine games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the first inning and led 6-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Andrew Cossetti 3 (33).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Loss:  Taylor Floyd (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Ben Williamson was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 16-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cristian Hernandez had an RBI single in the third to give South Bend a 2-1 lead and added single runs in the fifth and sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Wingrove (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Bowen (2-8).

Opposition standout:  Grant Kipp pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-22, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Derek Bender hit a three-run homer in the second and Fort Myers added three more in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Bender was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Bender (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Bender 3 (4); Kyle DeBarge 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge (6).

Pitching prowess:  Cesar Lares pitched five shutout innings, giving up seven hits and striking out two.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jack Noble struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Win:  Lares (3-3).

Opposition standout:  John Peck was 3-for-4.

Record:  Fort Myers is 26-13, in first place, three games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL RANGERS RED 4 AT RANGERS RED

Carlos Silva hit a two-run homer in the second to give the Twins a 4-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Silva was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-4 with a double.  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  Silva (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Silva 3 (21).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos 2 (16); Merphy Hernandez (34); Yandro Hernandez (8); Beltre (6); Silva (2).

Pitching prowess:  According to milb.com, Santiago Rojas struck out eleven in a complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and six walks.  I have to think that's wrong.  Twins Daily says he only pitched 3.1 innings and gave up all four runs.  According to Twins Daily, Anderson Ramos then pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and Alberson Ventura pitched 2.1 scoreless innings.  I've always trusted milb.com completely, and while anyone can make a mistake, it makes me wonder how many other mistakes might have been made that I have no idea about.

Opposition standout:  Rashawn Pinder was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-23, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Mets Blue at DSL Twins (completion of suspended game)
12:35  St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, 0-1, 4.11) at Indianapolis
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-4, 5.15)
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 0-2, 5.25)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 11

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus scored three in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead.  St. Paul got within 5-4 and 6-5 but could not tie it up.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Edouard Julien (7); Prato (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Prato 2 (23); Julien 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.  Matt Bowman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Christian MacLeod (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Johnathan Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-21, tied for seventh with Gwinnett, 8.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 1 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Andrew Cossetti and Ben Ross each homered in the fourth to give Wichita a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with two walks.    Cossetti was 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Ross was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.

Home runs:  Cossetti 2 (7); Ross (10).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 3 (54); Ross 3 (32); Cossetti 3 (30).

Stolen bases:  Ross (16); Morales (4); Fedco (3); Ricardo Olivar (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jaylin Nowlin struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Mason Fox struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Regi Grace struck out two in a perfect inning.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in a perfect inning.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Cody Laweryson (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Logan Cerny was 2-for-3.

Record:  Wichita is 16-23, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 3 IN PEORIA

A sacrifice fly in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids had seven hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jordan Carr struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Gabriel Yanez retired all four men he faced.

Win:  Carr (4-3).

Save:  Nolan Santos (3).

Opposition standout:  Tre Richardson was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-21, tied for second with Peoria and Quad Cities, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 4 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Jupiter scored three in the eighth to tie it 4-4, but Jay Thomason delivered an RBI single in the tenth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a double.  Thomason was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Kyle DeBarge 2 (5); Byron Chourio (19); Derek Bender (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ross Dunn pitched 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out three.  Devin Kirby struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Tomas Cleto struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out two and walked two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Win:  Reyes (5-1).

Opposition standout:  Walin Castillo struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Fort Myers is 25-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Rangers Blue at DSL Twins

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 10

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus had leads of 6-0, 9-1, and 11-3 before St. Paul scored four in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 3 (33); Wynton Bernard 2 (27).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (27); Payton Eeles (8).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-5).

Opposition standout:  Estevan Florial was 4-for-4 with three home runs, a double, a walk, and seven RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-20, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 3 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give Wichita a 4-3 lead.

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

Home runs:  Schobel (9); Morales (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (50); Schobel 2 (47).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Floyd (3-2).

Save:  Bischoff (2).

Opposition standout:  Aaron Brown struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 15-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored three in the fifth to take control.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Nick Lucky (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 3 (33); Lucky 2 (3).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three walks.  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Win:  Langenberg (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Tre Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-21, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a five-run second.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Culpepper 3 (3).

Stolen bases:  Jaime Ferrer 2 (2); Jay Thomason (1).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Jack Noble struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Noble (6-2).

Save:  Hamilton (9).

Opposition standout:  Brandon White pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 24-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL NYY YANKEES 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in each of the first three innings.  They had seven hits, but the NYY Yankees made five errors.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ricardo Paez 3 (13); Nestor Urbina 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez 2 (31); Luis Fragoza (19); De Los Santos (13); Eduardo Beltre (5).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Nestor Cafe struck out five and walked four in two shutout innings.

Win:  Rodriguez (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Isael Arias was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 25-23, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-3, 6,13( at Jupiter
2:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 7-2, 4.56) at Peoria
2:07  Columbus at St. Paul (TBD)
5:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.52) at Corpus Christi

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 9

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth to tie it 3-3, but Columbus scored two in the tenth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 2-for-4.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2 (61).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (26); Wynton Bernard (19).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Hobie Harris (3-6).

Opposition standout:  Will Dion struck out nine in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-19, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 6.5 games behind Columbus.

CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

All the runs for both teams came in the seventh inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Tanner Schobel (12); Ricardo Olivar (2).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three.

Loss:  Pierson Ohl (4-5).

Opposition standout:  Jose Fleury pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 14-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN PEORIA 

The game's lone run scored on a Chase Davis single in the third inning.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Spencer Bengard pitched five shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and striking out two.

Loss:  Culpepper (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Hancel Rincon pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  19-21, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 10, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN JUPITER

Fort Myers led 5-1 after three, but Jupiter scored six in the fourth and three in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in his professional debut.  Billy Amick was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  DeBarge 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio (18); DeBarge (3); Culpepper (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (2-7).

Opposition standout:  Gage Miller was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 23-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TIGERS 2 21, DSL TWINS 7 AT TIGERS 2 (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored six in the top of the first, but the Tigers scored four, four, three, six, three, and one over the next six innings.

Multi-hit games:  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBIs.  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Beltre (10); Hernandez (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Beltre 2 (30); Hernandez 2 (20); Irvin Nunez 2 (18).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Yoel Roque (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Luis Aguilera was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, four runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 24-23, tied for fourth with the DSL Mets Orange, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL NYY Yankees at DSL Twins
5:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez. 0-0, 0.00) at Jupiter
6:37  Columbus at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-4, 4.57)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.79) at Peoria
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.28) at Corpus Christi

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 6

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus scored four in the first and led all the way.  It was 7-1 before St. Paul scored three in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Edouard Julien 4 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Nick Wittgren struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.  Matt Bowman struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Adam Plutko (6-2).

Opposition standout:  Doug Nikhazy struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-18, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 4 IN CORPUS CHRISTI (10 INNINGS)

Corpus Christi scored three in the sixth to tie it 4-4, and there it stayed until Jorel Ortega singled home the deciding run in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Ortega was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Schobel 2 (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 2 (44); Ortega 2 (33).

Stolen bases:  Ortega (7).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Mason Fox pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and four walks and striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched three perfect innings, striking out two.

Win:  Floyd (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Ethan Pecko struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits.

Record:  Wichita is 13-21, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN PEORIA

Cedar Rapids led 5-3, but Peoria scored four in the eighth to win it.  Leonardo Bernal singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Misael Urbina was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Jenkins 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Nick Lucky (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Trey Paige was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-19, in third place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 7 IN JUPITER

Fort Myers scored three in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie.  Kyle DeBarge tripled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a double in his professional debut.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs in his professional debut.  DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs in his professional debut.  Billy Amick was 2-for-5 with a double in his professional debut.  Jay Thomasson was 2-for-5 in his professional debut.

Home runs:  Wingrove (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Wingrove 3 (32); DeBarge 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (3); Diaw (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Noble (5-2).

Save:  Hamilton (8).

Opposition standout:  Jacob Jenkins-Cowart was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 21-12, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

DSL NYY BOMBERS 4, DSL TWINS 3 AT BOMBERS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins led 3-2, but the NYY Bombers scored two in the sixth.  Browm Martinez singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Luis Rodriguez 2 (9); Merphy Hernandez (27).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Anderson Ramos (4-3).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Almonte struck out five in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 23-21, in fifth place, seven games behind the DSL Rangers Red and the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Yankees (completion of suspended game)
1:07  Columbus at St. Paul (Ronny Henriquez, 1-2, 3.40)
5:30  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-4, 5.64) at Jupiter
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-6, 6.17) at Peoria
6:35  Wichita (Andrew Morris, 5-3, 2.14) at Corpus Christi

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 4

IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA (11 INNINGS)

Payton Eeles homered in the ninth to tie it 4-4.  Each team scored four in the tenth.  St. Paul scored one in the eleventh, but Caleb Knight hit a two-run homer to win it for Iowa.

Multi-hit games:  Eeles was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Eeles (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 4 (7); Alex Isola 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  Julien (6).

Pitching prowess:  Justin Topa pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Ronny Henriquez struck out two in a perfect inning.  Jeff Brigham gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Hobie Harris (3-5).

Opposition standout:  Chase Strumpf was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-17, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 6.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 2 IN WICHITA

Trailing 2-0, Wichita scored two in the eighth and won it in the ninth on a walkoff walk.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (52).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out four.  Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jarret Whorff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Win:  Whorff (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Tyson Guerrero struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 12-21, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

GREAT LAKES LOONS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Great Lakes took a 3-1 lead in the fourth, scoring all of their runs in that inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids had five hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and striking out five.  Spencer Bengard pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

Loss:  Langenberg (3-1).

Opposition standout:  Jacob Meador struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and four walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-18, tied for second with Peoria, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS (2)

A doubleheader was rained out.  Fort Myers is 20-12, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Rangers Blue at DSL Twins

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 31

ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, IOWA CUBS 0 IN IOWA

Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run homer in the second to give the Saints a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Severino was 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, three runs, and six RBIs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run, two walks, and three runs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-6.

Home runs:  Severino 2 (18); Keirsey, Jr. (11); Bernard (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 6 (59); Camargo 2 (31).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (23); Diego Castillo (8); Edouard Julien (5).

Pitching prowess:  Ronny Henriquez struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Hobie Harris struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.  Scott Blewett pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Nick Wittgren pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Harris (3-4).

Opposition standout:  Daniel Palencia struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Record:  St. Paul is 14-15, tied for fifth with Gwinnett, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 9, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

It was 4-4 after seven, but Dillon Shrum homered in the eighth and Northwest Arkansas added four in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 5-for-5 with two doubles.  Ben Ross was 3-for-5.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5 with a double.  Wichita had sixteen hits but stranded thirteen runners.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ross (12).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out eight in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Loss:  John Stankiewicz (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Tolbert was 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 10-19, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

GREAT LAKES LOONS 15, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Great Lakes scored five in the second inning and led the rest of the way.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Walker Jenkins (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jacob Wosinski struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one walk.  Juan Mendez struck out two and walked two in two shutout innings.

Loss:  Jeremy Lee (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Jake Gelof was 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-14, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

ST. LUCIE METS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN FORT MYERS

It was 6-6 through five, but St. Lucie scored single runs in the sixth and eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 2 (37).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (16).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Kyle Bloor (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Ronald Hernandez was 3-for-5.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-11, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Mets Blue at DSL Twins
6:05  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 2-0, 5.61)
6:35  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-5, 5.94)
6:38  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 5-1, 3.93) at Iowa
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Andrew Morris, 5-2, 1.28)