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Minor Details: Games of May 25-26

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All games were played Sunday except the FCL game, which was played Monday.

NORFOLK TIDES 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Coby Mayo homered in the first inning to give Norfolk a 1-0 lead.  The Saints roared back in the second, as a Patrick Winkel grand slam gave them a 4-1 lead.  From there, though, it was all Norfolk.  TT Bowens hit a three-run homer in the third to tie it up.  Vimael Machin hit an RBI double in the fourth to give Norfolk a 5-4 lead.  Homers by Bowens and Livan Soto were part of a four-run fifth that put the game out of reach.  St. Paul did not get a hit after the fourth inning.

Batters:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, his third homer.

Pitchers:  Starter Darren McCaughan struck out five in 4.1 innings, but allowed nine runs (eight earned) on eleven hits and a walk.  Ryan Jensen struck out five in 2.1 perfect innings.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  TT Bowens was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh), a walk, and five RBIs.  Vimael Machin was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI.  Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Coby Mayo was 2-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.  Livan Soto was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Houston Roth pitched 2.2 perfect innings, striking out two.  Kade Strowd struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Matt Wallner .417/1.462.  Patrick Winkel .308/.859.  Mike Ford .846.  Anthony Prato .823.

Record:  25-23, sixth, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SAN ANTONIO

Cody Roberts singled home a run in the fourth.  Aaron Sabato came back with a two-run homer in the fifth to give Wichita the lead.  It looked like it might hold up, but an error allowed the tying run to score in the seventh and an error allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth.  Wichita did not get a hit after the sixth inning.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks and striking out one.

Opponents:  Anthony Villar was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Marcos Castanon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Lazarraga pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco, .902.  Aaron Sabato, .876.  Mike Paredes, 2.25.  Trent Baker, 2.27.

Record:  23-22, tied for third with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Arkansas and Springfield.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN FORT WAYNE

A single and three walks plated a run for Fort Wayne in the second and two walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly brought home one in the third.  Fort Wayne added two in the sixth.  The lone Cedar Rapids run scored in the seventh on a Jaime Ferrer RBI double.  That was the last Kernels hit.

Batters:  None.  Cedar Rapids had two hits.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out three in three innings, but gave up two runs on one hit and six walks.  Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Kade Bragg pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cedar Rapids pitchers walked ten and hit one.

Opponents:  Jose Sanabria was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Jack Costello was 2-for-3 with a run.  Eric Yost struck out eight in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez .340/.931.  Kaelen Culpepper .315/.924.  Kade Bragg 2.89.  Cole Percival 3.09.  Samuel Perez 3.38.  Jacob Wosinski 3.47.

Record:  25-19, second, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 15, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 12 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland broke a scoreless tie in a big way, scoring five in the third on a two-run inside-the-park homer by Bryce Rainer and a three-run homer by Stephen Hrustich.  Rayne Doncon homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board and Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run homer in a three-run fifth that cut the lead to 5-4.  Lakeland responded with a six-run bottom of the fifth, with half the runs coming on a three-run homer by Sergio Tapia.  Jefferson Valladares homered in the sixth, but Lakeland once again responded, getting three runs in the bottom of the sixth on four walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly to go ahead 14-5.  To their credit, the Mussels didn't give up, as Dameury Pena hit a two-run single in a five-run eighth that made the score 14-10.  Rainer hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that made it 15-10, but Fort Myers once again tried to come back.  Peyton Carr hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but that was as much as they could do, and the comeback fell three runs short.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 3-for-6 with a run and two RBIs.  Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three runs.  Peyton Carr was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross struck out five in four innings but allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hit and a walk.  Brennan Oxford struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents:  Bryce Rainer was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Stephen Hrustich was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk, and two runs.  Woody Hadeen was 2-for-5 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Sergio Tapia was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and three runs.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon .344/.869.  Maddux Houghton .805.  Ivran Romero 2.21.

Record:  20-25, sixth (last), 6.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL PIRATES 2, FCL TWINS 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Kendrick Herrera singled home a run in the third.  Irvin Nunez tied it with an RBI single in the fifth, but Jonathan Rivero tripled leading off the bottom of the fifth and scored on a balk.  And that was it.  The Twins got men to first and second in the sixth, but their last five men were retired.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3.

Pitchers:  Starter Hendry Chivilli pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out one.  Liam Rocha struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Richard Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Carlson Reed pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Levi Sterling struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez .300/.831.  Bryan Acuna .813.  Liam Rocha 0.00.  Hendry Chivilli 1.42.

Record:  9-7, tied for second with the Orioles, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins (2)
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers--no starters listed
6:35  Lake County (Josh Hartle, 4-1, 2.55) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 2-2, 4.59)
6:35  St. Paul (Cory Lewis, 1-4, 9.72) at Omaha (TBD)
7:05  Tulsa (TBD) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 3.99)

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NORFOLK AT ST. PAUL

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

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 4 AT SAN ANTONIO

Wichita scored two in the first and two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  Brandon Valenzuela got San Antonio on the board with an RBI single in the fifth, but a bases-loaded walk in the sixth got the run back for Wichita.  Ripken Reyes singled home a run in the bottom of the sixth and San Antonio scored two in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-4.  But a wild pitch brought home an insurance run in the eighth and San Antonio was held hitless the rest of the way.

Batters:  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Aaron Rozek pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson pitched 1.2 perfect innings, striking out one.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Brandon Valenzuela was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Stats:  Tanner Schobel, .305/.832 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .304/.828 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .932 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .852 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .800 OPS.  Mike Paredes, 2.43 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 23-18, tied for first with Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT FORT WAYNE

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

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND

Poncho Ruiz doubled home a run in the first, but Lakeland got the run back in the bottom of the first.  It stayed 1-1 until the fifth, when Fort Myers took a 2-1 lead on a sacrifice fly.  The lead lasted until the bottom of the fifth, when Lakeland scored three runs without a hit.  The inning went walk, walk, walk, balk, sac fly, passed ball, ground out, walk, ground out.  Garrett Pennington homered in the seventh to make it 5-2.  Fort Myers scored one more in the eighth, but could do no more.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 2-for-2 with a double and a run.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and one walk and striking out three.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits.  Devin Kirby struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Franyerber Montilla was 2-for-4 with a double.  Garrett Pennington hit a pinch-hit home run, his fourth.  R. J. Sales pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks and striking out one.

Stats:  Peyton Eeles is batting .333.  Poncho Ruiz, .327/.879 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 2.12 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-22, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Pirates at FCL Twins
5:07  Norfolk (TBD and TBD) at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, no record and Marco Raya, 0-3, 12.06)
5:30  Fort Myers (Dylan Questad, 1-1, 4.56) at Lakeland (TBD)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 3-2, 6.85) at Fort Wayne (Clark Candiotti, 1-2, 6.89)
7:05  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-3, 6.94) at San Antonio (Henry Baez, 1-1, 3.11)

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA

It looked good early.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run double in a four-run first.  Armando Alvarez homered in a three-run fourth, and it was 7-0 St. Paul.  Unfortunately, they play nine-inning games in the International League.  Iowa got one in the fourth, Kevin Alcantara hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Carlos Perez hit a two-run double in a four-run sixth that tied it 7-7.  Alcantara struck again in the eighth, hitting a two-run homer that gave the Cubs their first lead at 9-7.  St. Paul bounced back, as Will Holland hit a two-run single to tie it in the ninth.  But in the bottom of the ninth two walks and an error loaded the bases and Owen Caissie singled to end the game.

Batters:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks.  Saints pitchers issued twelve walks.

Opponents:  Kevin Alcantara was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and five RBIs.  Luke Little struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .339/1.204 OPS.  Mike Ford, .856 OPS.  Will Holland .813 OPS.  Christian MacLeod, zero ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-20, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Victor Labrada led off the game with a homer.  Wichita scored two in the first, but Caleb Cali led off the second with a homer to tie it.  It stayed tied until the fifth, when Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer.  They scored three more in the sixth and Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh.  Tanner Schobel rounded out the scoring with a home run in the eighth.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Jarret Whorff pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Caleb Cali was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Victor Labrada hit a home run, his fourth.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .315/.848 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .314/.873 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .926 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .832 OPS.  Mike Paredes, 1.71 ERA.  Jarret Whorff, 1.74 ERA.  Darren Bowen, 2.89 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 21-17, tied for first with Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ryan Campos hit a two-run single in a three-run first.  Cedar Rapids came back to score two in the bottom of the first.  Graysen Tarlow homered in the second, but Khadim Diaw tripled and scored in the bottom of the second and the Kernels scored again in the third to tie it 4-4.  Peoria scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to take the lead.  A bases-loaded walk got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Cedar Rapids left the bases loaded to still trail by one.  They had at least one man in scoring position in each of the last three innings, but could not push the tying run across.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitchers:  Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Wilker Reyes pitched 1.1 perfect innings.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Opponents:  Joshua Baez was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Graysen Tarlow was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Miguel Villarroel was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.910 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.901 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .302/.884 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .301/.877 OPS.  Jose Salas, 1.036 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .931 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .876 OPS.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.05 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 2.95 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-17, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN JUPITER (12 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the sixth, when Jupiter scored three times.  Fort Myers tied it up when Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the eighth.  It stayed 3-3 through nine.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  Each team scored once in the eleventh.  Fort Myers scored once in the twelfth, and this time Jupiter couldn't answer.  None of the extra-inning runs were scored on a hit.  Four of them came home on sacrifice flies, and one on a throw to first after a missed third strike.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-5.  Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, his fourth.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two.  Brennan Oxford struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.  Ivran Romero struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and one walk.

Opponents:  Carter Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Walin Castillo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .429/1.071.  Peyton Eeles, .400/.900.  Poncho Ruiz, .311/.846.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Dasan Hill, 1.26 ERA.  Ivran Romero, 2.41 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX

The Twins broke a 1-1 tie with a five-run fifth.  Jayson Bass had a two-run single-plus-error in the inning, which featured two errors, two hit batsmen, and three walks.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Joel Garcia pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks and striking out three.  Hendry Chivilli struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Andrew Huffman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Enddy Azocar was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez, .308.  Bryan Acuna, .886 OPS.  Hendry Chivilli, zero ERA.  Andrew Huffman, zero ERA.  Will Armbruester, 1.80 ERA.  Joel Garcia, 3.38 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 6-4, in second place, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-1, 5.01) at Jupiter (TBD)
1:05  Peoria (Chen-Wei Lin, 0-1, 1.93) at Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney. 1-0, 3.77)
1:05  Arkansas (Dylan File, 1-1, 4.93) at Wichita (TBD)
1:08  St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.98) at Iowa (TBD)

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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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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7 IN COLUMBUS (11 INNINGS)

St. Paul trailed 4-0 after two, but came back to tie it in the sixth.  Ryan Fitzgerald singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.  Fitzgerald was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5.  Andrew Morris struck out five in four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk.  Kody Funderburk struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 0 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh, and three more in the eighth.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and three runs.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his fifth.  Trent Baker pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids trailed 2-0, led 3-2, and were tied at three before Kyle DeBarge homered in the eighth.  DeBarge was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.  Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer.  Chase Chaney pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two.  Spencer Bengard struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.

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

Fort Myers trailed 5-2 through six, but scored two in the seventh to make it 5-4 and Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run double in the ninth to win it.  Ruiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Ross pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one.  Zander Sechrist pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

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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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ST. PAUL SAINTS 16, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored one in the first, but in the bottom of the first a run was walked in to tie it and Carson McCusker followed with a grand slam to put St. Paul up 5-1.  Armando Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the third to make it 7-1 and Jeferson Morales hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 8-1.  Indianapolis got three back in the fifth on homers by Darick Hall and Liover Peguero, but Mickey Gasper homered in the sixth, the Saints scored three in the seventh, and Ryan Fitzgerald hit a grand slam in the eighth to put an exclamation point on the game.

Batters:  Jeferson Morales was 4-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with a grand slam (his second homer), a walk, three runs, and five RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two hit-by-pitches, three runs, and two RBIs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-6 with two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 1-for-5 with a grand slam (his sixth homer) and two runs.  Mickey Gasper was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three runs.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out four 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on seven hits and a walk.  He threw eighty pitches.  Travis Adams struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan Bae was 3-for-5 with a run.  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5.  Malcom Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Darick Hall was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Liover Peguero hit a two-run homer.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.600.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .309 with an OPS of .944.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.069.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of 8.29.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.45.  Travis Adams has an ERA of 2.08.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-10, in ninth place, three games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 12, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

It was actually close for seven innings.  There was no score until the fourth, when Jeremy Rivas put Springfield on the board with an RBI double.  Wichita got the run back in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homer by Kala'i Rosario and took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on an Aaron Sabato RBI double.  Wichita then exploded for nine in the eighth.  The first run scored on a walk, an error, a wild pitch, and a balk.  Wichita got the benefit of four more walks and two more wild pitches in the inning.  They also got three singles before Jorel Ortega hit a pinch-hit grand slam to close out the inning.  The Wind Surge scored nine runs on just four hits.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a run.  Jorel Ortega was 1-for-1 with a grand slam.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Michael Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 2-for-4.  Brycen Mautz struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Stats:  Aaron Sabato is batting .412 with an OPS of 1.230.  Kyler Fedco is batting .351 with an OPS of 1.237.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .304.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of zero.  Michael Martinez has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  Wichita is 9-7, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

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

Kyle DeBarge tripled and scored in the first, but Hedbert Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Wisconsin up 2-1.  It stayed 2-1 until the ninth, when Kyle DeBarge struck again.  This time, he hit a two-out, three-run walkoff homer to give Cedar Rapids the victory.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  He was a single shy of a cycle.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk and striking out three.  Patricio Aquino pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.115.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of 1.023.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .316 with an OPS of .935.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .305 with an OPS of .863.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .921.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .911.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 10-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Eduardo Tait hit a two-run homer in the first to give Clearwater the early lead.  It held up until the fourth, when Fort Myers got two-run homers from Yasser Mercedes and Jose Rodriguez to take a 4-2 lead.  Fort Myers put it out of reach with four more in the sixth on a two-run double by Daniel Pena and a two-run single by Yohander Martinez.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Yohander Martinez was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Carter Mathison was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Brady Day was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Tait was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fourth).  Gabriel Barbosa pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.000.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .839.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .902.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .811.  Dylan Questad has an ERA of 1.38.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-7, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-1, 3.14) at Clearwater (TBD)
11:05  Springfield (Ixan Henderson, 2-0, 0.90) at Wichita (TBD)
5:00  Indianapolis (Thomas Harrington, 0-0, 1.80 and TBD at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-1, 4.61 and Cory Lewis, 1-0, 9.82)
6:35  Wisconsin (Ryan Burchard, 0-1, 4.70) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 7.50)

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IOWA CUBS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN IOWA

St. Paul scored one in the first, but Greg Allen hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Chase Strumpf hit a grand slam in the eighth.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-2 with two hit-by-pitches.  Mike Ford hit a home run, his second.  Marco Raya struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Alex Speas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Richard Lovelady struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN TULSA

Aaron Brocho hit a two-run homer in the fourth and added two more in the fifth.  Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer in the sixth to cut the margin to 4-3, but that was as good as it got.  Tulsa added one in the seventh.  Fedco was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a run.  Trent Baker struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk.

PEORIA CHIEFS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN PEORIA

Peoria scored four in the fifth and led 7-0 and after six.  Cedar Rapids scored three in the seventh but did not get back into the game.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched 1.2 innings, giving up one hit.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers took a 2-0 lead in the fifth, but Bradenton scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and two in the eighth.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Eli Jones struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-0, 2.70)
7:00  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.82) at Tulsa (Jared Karros, 0-1, 9.72)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 5.63) at Peoria (Jose Davila, 1-0, 2.79)
7:08  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0, 4.50) at Iowa (TBD)

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored one in the second, but Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run double to put St. Paul ahead 2-1 in the third.  The lead held up until the eighth, when Omaha plated four on two walks, an error, a double, and a single.  St. Paul got one back in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opponents:  Cam Devanney was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-4.  Harold Castro was 2-for-5.  Noah Cameron struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-7, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Brennan Milone homered in the top of the third, but Allan Cerda tripled and scored in the bottom of the third to tie it 1-1. Again a four-run inning decided things, as Wichita then scored four in the fifth to take control of the game.  Cerda doubled to lead off the inning, but he was still on second with two out.  Then came an infield single, a walk, and a wild pitch to give Wichita the lead.  Jake Rucker followed with a two-run single and Andrew Cossetti delivered an RBI double.  Midland scored one in the eighth but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Batters:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Allan Cerda was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:   Darren Bowen struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4.  Brennan Milone was 1-for-5 with a home run.  Junior Perez was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.  Wander Guante pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-3, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, BELOIT SKY CARP 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored seven runs in the first inning.  Two singles and a walk loaded the bases, Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run single, a balk moved the runners up, Khadim Diaw singled home a run, an error brought another run home, Danny De Andrade had an RBI double and scored on a Misael Urbina single, a hit batsman and a Kyle DeBarge RBI single rounded out the inning.  It was 9-3 after four and stayed there through seven.  Beloit closed to 9-6 in the eighth, and each team scored one more run after that.  Beloit stranded fifteen runners and went 2-for-15 with men in scoring position.  Cedar Rapids stranded fourteen and went 5-for-19 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall pitched three innings, allowing three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Colby Shade was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Snyder was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Jesse Bergin struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-3, tied for first place with Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Again a big first inning decided things, but this time it went the wrong way.  Tampa scored all four of their runs in the first and made them hold up.  Parks Harber parked one, hitting a three-run homer, and Dillon Lewis followed with a solo shot.  Fort Myers scored one in the sixth and one in the ninth.  They brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Batters:  Peyton Carr was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Xavier Kolhasser struck out six in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and three walks.  Devin Kirby struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Parks Harber was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and a triple.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Gage Ziehl pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-5, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 20.25) at Tulsa (TBD)
6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Peoria (TBD)
6:38  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)

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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)