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Minor Details: Games of April 17

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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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Minor Details: Games of April 16

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A short version, which is too bad, because these games deserve more.

IOWA CUBS 20, ST. PAUL SAINTS 6 IN IOWA

Well, maybe not this one.  Iowa led 6-0 after three.  It was 7-1 after six, but Iowa scored nine in the seventh.  Iowa hit eight home runs in the game.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his third and fourth.  Armando Alvarez hit a three-run homer.  Jeferson Morales was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.  Starter Andrew Morris pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk, striking out six.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA (14 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through eight.  Each team scored two in the ninth and one in the eleventh.  Yeiner Fernandez singled home the deciding run.  Tyler Dearden was 4-for-6.  Kyler Fedco was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his second) and two walks.  Chase Chaney pitched 4.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and no walks and striking out one.  Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.1 perfect innings.  John Stankiewicz pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and three walks, striking out two.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 7 IN PEORIA (11 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids trailed 7-5 after six.  They scored one in the seventh, one in the ninth, and Brandon Winokur doubled home the deciding run in the eleventh.  Nate Baez was 4-for-5 with two runs.  Winokur was 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks and striking out three.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

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

Jay Thomason homered in the second for the game's lone run.  Bradenton had only one hit.  Christian MacLeod struck out four in two perfect innings.  Brock Stewart, on a rehab assignment, struck out all three men he faced.  Pierson Ohl struck out eight in three shutout innings, giving up the one hit.  Dylan Questad struck out four and walked two in three shutout innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:08  St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.08) at Iowa (Jordan Wicks, 0-0, 3.05)
6:05  Bradenton (Carlos Castillo, 0-0, 2.45) at Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-1, 4.82)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Charlee Soto, 0-0, 0.00) at Peoria (Zack Showalter, 0-0, 3.86)
7:00  Wichita (Trent Baker, 0-0, 1.29) at Tulsa (Jackson Ferris, 0-0, 1.80)

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Minor Details: Games of April 15

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 2, IOWA CUBS 1 IN IOWA

Reese McGuire singled home a run in the third, but the Saints came back with a Carson McCusker two-run double in the fourth.  Saints pitching took it from there, striking out nine and walking only one in the game.

Batters:  Luke Keaschall and Emmanuel Rodriguez were each 2-for-5.  Carson McCusker was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Travis Adams pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Carlos Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Jonathan Long was 2-for-4.  Javier Assad struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Brooks Kriske struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-7, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

TULSA DRILLERS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN TULSA

It was scoreless until the fifth, when John Rhodes singled home a run and another scored on an error.  Rhodes singled home another run in the seventh.  Wichita drew six walks but had only five hits, striking out ten times and stranding nine runners.

Batters:  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a double.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro struck out four in 3.2 innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Michael Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  John Rhodes was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Chris Newell was 2-for-4.  Peter Heubeck struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Lucas Wepf pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.  Christian Suarez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-4, tied for third with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Arkansas and Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA

Cedar Rapids scored two in the first, one on a bases-loaded walk and the other on a wild pitch.  Peoria came back with one in the second and took control with a four-run third.  Brayden Jobert had a two-run single in the inning.

Batters:  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Starter Jeremy Lee pitched 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks and striking out two.  Logan Whitaker pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Brayden Jobert was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Zach Levenson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Dionys Rodriguez pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-4, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored four in the third to take a 5-1 lead.  Jose Rodriguez had a two-run triple in the inning.  The lead stretched to 9-2 through eight.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Peyton Carr was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter struck out three and walked three in two innings, giving up one run and two hits.  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Brady Feigl pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opponents:  Axiel Plaz was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yordany De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 5-5, tied for second with Lakeland and Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 7.71) at Tulsa (Chris Campos, 0-0, 6.75)
12:08  St. Paul (Andrew Morris. 0-0, 0.00) at Iowa (TBD)
6:05  Bradenton (Clevari Tejada, 0-1, 11.57) at Fort Myers (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 0.00)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 7.71) at Peoria (Juan Salas, 0-2, 7.71)

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Minor Details: Games of April 13

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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)

Old TBD is going to get quite a workout Tuesday.

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Minor Details: Games of April 12

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Cartaya homered in the second to give St. Paul a 3-0 lead.  The Storm Chasers stormed back with four in the third, with two scoring on a Joey Wiemer single.  It went to 5-3 in the top of the fourth, but Ryan Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to tie it 5-5.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Harold Castro hit a two-run homer that turned out to be the margin of victory.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Diego Cartaya was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Harold Castro was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  John Rave was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.  Joey Wiemer was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-6, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN WICHITA

Tanner Schobel homered in the first to give the Wind Surge a 1-0 lead, but Midland came back with three in the third.  Wichita came back in the fifth with four runs, getting doubles from Dalton Shuffield, Rubel Cespedes, and Jorel Ortega.  Shane McGuire homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4, but Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits.  He did not walk anyone.  Aaron Rozek pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out five.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Erubiel Angeles was 2-for-4.  Shane McGuire was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 5-3, tied for second with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first four innings.  Beloit countered with a three-run homer by Eric Rataczak in the second, leaving the score 4-3 Kernels.  Cedar Rapids then scored three in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI triple by Kyle DeBarge, to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a triple and three runs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out eight in four innings, but allowed three runs on two hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Eric Rataczak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 5-3, tied for second with Beloit, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored on a wild pitch in the first and Tampa scored on a double steak of second and home in the second.  In the fourth, Angel Del Rosario delivered an RBI single.  The pitching took it from there, as four Mighty Mussels pitchers limited Tampa to one run despite allowing seven hits and five walks.  It helped that they struck out eleven.  Tampa stranded twelve runners and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-4 with an RBI, the only RBI for either team.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Kade Bragg pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Tyler Wilson and Dillon Lewis were each 2-for-4.  Jack Sokol struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-4, tied for second with Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Tampa (Gage Ziehl, no record) at Fort Myers (Michael Ross, 0-0, 1.80)
1:05  Beloit (Jake Brooks, 0-0, 2.25) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00)
1:05  Midland (Will Johnston, 0-1, 8.10) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 1.80)
2:07  Omaha (Noah Cameron, 2-0, 0.82) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, no record)

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Minor Details: Games of April 11

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored four in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead, but St. Paul tied it with two in the bottom of the fourth and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to win it for the Saints.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jair Camargo and Anthony Prato were each 2-for-4.  Alex Speas struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five and walked two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Tyler Dearden singled home a run in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  Wichita added single runs in the fifth and sixth.  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run.  Trent Baker pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hits and two walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored four in the sixth to tie 4-4, but Cedar Rapids came back with two in the eighth on RBI doubles by Misael Urbina and Brandon Winokur.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Caden Kendle and Winokur were each 2-for-4 with a double.  Kendle also hit a home run.  Charlee Soto struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, TAMPA TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers led 3-0 after two.  Tampa cut it to 3-2, but Fort Myers got one in the third and two in the fifth.  Dameury Pena, Yasser Mercedes, and Jefferson Valladeres were each 2-for-4, with Mercedes and Valladeres each hitting a double and driving in two.  Eli Jones struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Cole Peschi struck out four in four innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored six in the second to take a 7-1 lead.  They were aided by three walks, a hit batsman, and an error.  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Austin Martin was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Midland scored two in the first, but Wichita came back with two in the fifth and Kyler Fedco doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth.  Fedco was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  John Klein struck out five and walked one, giving up no hits in three shutout innings of relief.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit led 8-2 after four and a half innings.  Cedar Rapids came back and had men on first and second with two out, but a force out ended the game.  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBIs.  Nate Baez was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, three runs, and two RBIs.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Parks Harber hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4.  Christian MacLeod struck out four and walked one, allowing no hits in two shutout innings.  Pierson Ohl struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes allowed only a hit batsman in 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo started the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Andrew Morris held Omaha scoreless for five innings, but then left the game, and reliever Cory Lewis allowed two runs in the sixth to tie it.  Not to worry, as Carson McCusker homered in the bottom of the sixth to give the Saints the lead back.  Lewis settled down to pitch two scoreless innings, and Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

Batters:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.

Opposition:  Luca Tresh was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-5, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Midland scored three in the top of the first, but Wichita bounced back with a Rubel Cespedes grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead.  Luke Mann hit a two-run homer in the second, however, and Midland added another in the third to go up 6-4.  Wichita got two on with one out in the eighth with Cespedes again up, but he could not come through again, striking out, and a fly out ended the threat.  Midland added two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro had a rough go, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  He struck out two.  Mike Paredes pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Euribiel Angeles was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Mann was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Colby Halter was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Micah Dallas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin Peluse pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 2-3, tied for third with Arkansas, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

BELOIT SKY CARP 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was actually close most of the way.  Beloit scored two in the third and one in the eighth before exploding for seven in the ninth.  The Kernels managed only three hits.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Ross Dunn pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yiddi Cappe was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brock Vradenburg was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.  Noble Meyer pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Justin Storm pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  I don't know how good this team is, but they have some guys with great names.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 3-2, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly brought home a run in the first to give Fort Myers the lead.  Tampa tied it in the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.  Jose Rodriguez singled in the bottom of the fourth to put Fort Myers back up 2-1, and there things stood until the seventh, when Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single.  A wild pitch plated one more in the seventh, and that brought us to the final score of 5-1.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched just one inning, but it was a scoreless inning, as he struck out three, walked two, and gave up one hit.  He threw thirty-six pitches in the inning, which we assume is why he was replaced.  Kade Bragg pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jacob Kisting struck out six in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Ivran Romero pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition:  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-4.  Danny Flatt pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-3, tied for fourth, one game out of first.  Half the division is 3-2, the other half is 2-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.00)
6:35  Beloit (Thomas White, 0-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, no record)
6:35  Midland (James Gonzalez, 1-0, 7.20) at Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 9.00)
6:37  Omaha (Tyson Guerrero, 1-1, 4.00) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 0.00)

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul had only two hits, both singles.  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Both runs came in the fifth.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.  Tanner Schobel hit a home run.  Darren Bowen struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, BELOIT SKY CARP 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Billy Amick was 1-for-3 with a double and drove in all three runs.  Jose Olivares struck out six in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

TAMPA TARPONS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dameury Pena hit a two-run double in the second, and the 2-0 lead stood up until the ninth, when Tampa scored five runs.  They were aided by four walks and an error.  Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dylan Questad struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

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

Once again the Saints scored two early, and once again it was enough until it wasn't.  In the third, Emmanuel Rodriguez singled home a run and a bases-loaded walk brought home another.  The Clippers got one back in the sixth, but it was still 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  Angel Martinez led off the inning with a double and scored on a Petey Halpin single to tie it.  The Saints failed to score the Manfred Man in the tenth, and it cost them as Will Brennan, who apparently kills the Twins even when he's in the minors, singled home the deciding run.  The Saints stranded twelve men and were 1-for-10 with men in scoring position.  They drew ten walks, but could manage only five hits.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitchers:  Randy Dobnak pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks and striking out three.  Travis Adams struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Opposition:  Will Brennan was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Ryan Webb struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and walking three.

St. Paul is 2-4, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, three games behind Columbus.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 1)

Springfield scored three in the second on a double and three singles.  Wichita managed only one hit, a two-out single by Rubel Cespedes in the second inning.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Aaron Rozek struck out five in four innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Jacob Buchberger was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Max Rajcic pitched five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out four.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 2)

Apparently the Wind Surge saved all its offense for the second game.  They scored six runs in the second inning on a walk. three singles, a double, and a two-run homer by Kala'i Rosario.  They added two more in the third, aided by three walks, and were never threatened.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and four RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Kala'i Rosario was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Ben Ross was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out three in three shutout innings, also walking three but allowing no hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition:  Chase Davis was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 1-2, tied for third with Arkansas, two games behind Northwest Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN WISCONSIN

It was another see-saw game, as the Kernels led 2-0, trailed 3-2, led 4-3, and trailed 5-4.  They tied it 5-5 in the seventh on doubles by Billy Amick and Gabriel Gonzalez, but Blake Burke's RBI double in the bottom of the seventh gave the lead back to Wisconsin and Hedbert Perez' RBI triple gave them an insurance run.  They needed it, because Gonzalez led off the ninth with a homer, but Cedar Rapids could not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and a run.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall struck out six in five innings, but allowed five runs on five hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition:  Blake Burke was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, and three runs.  Jadher Areinamo was 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Jeferson Figueroa pitched two shutout innings, walking three and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-1, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

PALM BEACH CARDINALS 11, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10 IN PALM BEACH

The Mussels led 2-1 through five, but Josh Kross hit a two-run triple in a four-run sixth to give Palm Beach the lead.  Won-Bin Cho hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 7-2, and it looked like Fort Myers was done.  But no, they came back to score six runs in the eighth to take an 8-7 lead.  They had only two hits in the inning, but took advantage of five walks and three errors.  In the ninth, Poncho Ruiz followed three walks with a two-run single, and the Mussels were looking good with a 10-7 lead.  But an error and two walks loaded the bases with none out in the ninth.  A wild pitch scored one and a ground out plated another.  With two out, Cade McGee hit a walk-off two run homer to end the game in favor of the Cardinals.

Batters:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Michael Ross struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits.

Opposition:  Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.  Christian Martin was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Jose Cordoba was 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Cade McGee was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-2, tied for third, one game behind Clearwater and Tampa.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids
6:35  Midland at Wichita
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul

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