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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 19

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored six runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Will Holland (7).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen retired all five men he faced, striking out four.  Nick Wittgren pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Diego Castillo struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, two runs, and five RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-25, in ninth place, 10.5 games behind Omaha.

TULSA DRILLERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN TULSA

Trailing 5-3, Tulsa scored one in the eighth and two in the ninth.  An Alex Freeland single drove in the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a double.  Alerick Soularie was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (6); Soularie (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Soularie 2.

Stolen bases:  Noah Cardenas (3); Aaron Sabato (1).

Pitching prowess:  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Austin Brice pitched a perfect inning, striking out two.

Opposition standout:  Freeland was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 16-22, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.  Ricardo Olivar doubled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Olivar was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two perfect innings.  Rafael Marcano pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Carter Jensen was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-14. in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN LAKELAND

Leading 2-1, Fort Myers scored six runs in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Isaac Pena was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Gregory Duran was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBi games:  Pena 2; Duran 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Danny Moreno pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Duque Hebbert pitched five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and one walk and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-23, in fifth place, eleven games behind Cleawater.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 17

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL (3 1/2 INNINGS--SUSPENDED)

The game will be completed today before the scheduled game.

TULSA DRILLERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA

Auston Beck's two-run single in the seventh broke a 6-6 tie.

Mulit-hit games:  Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Cossetti (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2.

Stolen bases:  Schobel (6).

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Michael Hobbs retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 16-20, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 3-2, Cedar Rapids scored three runs in the sixth.  Jay Harry had a two-run double in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Harry 2; Maitan 2.

Stolen bases:  Cespedes 2 (3); Misael Urbina 2 (8).

Pitching prowess:  C. .J. Culpepper pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out four.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jack Pineda was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6 IN LAKELAND

Trailing 6-0 after five, Fort Myers scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and four in the eighth.  Matthew Clayton singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-5.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Hess (1); Brandon Winokur (10); Maddux Houghton (7).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out four and walked one in three shutout innings.  Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Zack Lee struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 15-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL RED SOX 6 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

Trailing 6-4, the Twins scored six runs in the seventh.  Dameury Pena's two-run single put the Twins ahead.

Multi-hit games:  Ariel Castro was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, three runs, and five RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Castro (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Castro 5; Pena 2.

Stolen bases:  Mercedes (6); Castro (1); Yilber Herrera (2).

Pitching prowess:  Tomas Cleto pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Devin Kirby pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Armando Sierra was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 7-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
1:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, no record)--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
5:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 4.50)
7:00  Wichita (TBD) at Tulsa

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 16

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL (11 INNINGS)

St, Paul led 7-3 after six.  Omaha scored one in the eighth and three in the ninth to tie it.  Drew Waters singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Helman (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Helman 4.

Stolen bases:  Castillo (6).

Pitching prowess:  Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.  Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Waters was 4-for-6 with a triple, a double, and four RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 17-23, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, TULSA DRILLERS 8 IN TULSA

Wichita scored three in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead and got three insurance runs in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.

Home runs:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 4; Schobel 3; Rodriguez 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Scott Engler pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.  Jared Solomon struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opposition standout:  Brendon Davis was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 16-19, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES

Jay Harry's RBI single in the first brought home the game's only run.

Multi-hit games:  Harry was 2-for-3.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  John Klein struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jacob Wosinski struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Steven Zobac pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN LAKELAND

A passed ball with the bases loaded in the ninth brought home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opposition standout:  Jim Jarvis was 3-for-3.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

FCL RAYS AT FCL TWINS

Postponed due to wet grounds.  Will be made up June 3.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 3.31_
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.00)
7:00  Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.38) at Tulsa

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 15

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored five in the second inning, which would be more than enough.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (11).

Pitching prowess:  Ronny Henriquez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Nick Wittgren pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.  Ryan Jensen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Luis Cessa struck out five in five innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 17-22, in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN TULSA

Wichita broke a 1-1 tie with a four-run fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.

Home runs:  Rucker (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2; Kyler Fedco 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Mike Paredes pitched two perfect innings.  John Stankiewicz retired all four men he faced.

Opposition standout:  Sauryn Leo struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Wichita is 15-19, in fourth place, five games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Misael Urbina's two-run single in the third broke a scoreless tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Urbina 2.

Stolen bases:  Luke Keaschall (12).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out six.  Ricardo Velez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  A. J. Block struck out three in two perfect innings.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-14, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 16, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland scored eight runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Payton Eeles (3).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Holiday struck out three and walked three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Matthew Clayton pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Daneurys De La Cruz was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-21, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Rays at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-3, 4.44) at Lakeland
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.23)
6;37  Omaha at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 4.42)
7:00 Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-2, 3.33) at Tulsa

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 14

ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored three in the sixth to take an 8-6 lead and put it out of reach with four in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Diego Castillo was 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.  Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (6); Chris Williams (2); Alex Isola (4); Helman (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Helman 4; Castillo 2; Dalton Shuffield 2.

Stolen bases:  Anthony Prato 2 (4); Castillo (5).

Pitching prowess:  Jorge Alcala struck out three and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings.  Diego Castillo struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  John Rave was 2-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 17-21. in ninth place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, TULSA DRILLERS 3 IN TULSA

Wichita scored three in the sixth to take a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 2; Kala'i Rosario 2.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie 3 (12); Schobel 2 (5); Carson McCusker (2); Ross (6).

Pitching prowess:  Pierson Ohl struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Miguel Rodriguez retired all four men he faced.

Opposition standout:  Diego Cartaya was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 14-19, in fourth place, six games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

Quad Cities tied it with a run in the ninth, but Jay Harry delivered an RBI double in the tenth for the win.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Harry was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ruiz 2; Ricardo Olivar 2.

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (6); Ruiz (1).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mercedes pitched two perfect innings.  A. J. Labas struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Jack Pineda was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 19-14, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 11, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 8 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland led 6-0 after two, but Fort Myers closed to 6-5 after six and scored six runs in the seventh.  Payton Eeles homered to tie it and Byron Chourio homered to give the Mighty Mussels the lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and four RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Chourio was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.

Home runs:  Hess (1); Eeles (1); Chourio (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Hess 4; Maddux Houghton 3.

Stolen bases:  Winokur 2 (9).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard pitched 5.1 innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits and three walks and striking out five.  Nolan Santos pitched two shutout innings, giving up four walks.

Opposition standout:  Luis Santana was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-20, tied for fourth with Dunedin, nine games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL RAYS 3 AT RAYS

Leading 5-2, the Twins scored four in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Omari Daniel was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Home runs:  Mercedes (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Daniel 3; Harold Grant 2.

Stolen bases:  Daniel 2 (2).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on a hit and a walk.  Mitch Stone struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Alejandro Crisostomo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three walks and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jose Contreras was 2-for-4.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 6-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays and the FCL Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 0-0, 0.00) at Tulsa
12:05  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 2-1, 2.64)
5:30  Fort Myers (Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0-3, 4.67) at Lakeland
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 12

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, TOLEDO MUD HENS 4 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored four in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead.  Toledo had the tying run on base in both the eighth and ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Tony Kemp was 2-for-4 with a double.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 2; Yunior Severino 2.

Stolen bases:  Matt Wallner (1); DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (10).

Pitching prowess:  Joe Gunkel pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out two.  Ronny Henriquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Gio Urshela was 3-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-21. in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 1 IN WICHITA

Leading 4-1, Wichita scored five in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 3; Alerick Soularie 2.

Stolen bases:  Soularie 2 (9); Tanner Schobel (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Scott Engler pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning.  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Grant Witherspoon was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 13-19, in fifth place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, SOUTH BEND CUBS 2 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored three in the tenth to break a 1-1 tie.  Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run triple.

Multi-hit games:  Olivar was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 2.

Stolen bases:  Danny De Andrade (5), Olivar (1), Jay Harry (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out one and walking one.  Ricardo Velez struck out four in three scoreless innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.

Opposition standout:  Tyler Schlaffer pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

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

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

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

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ross Dunn pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Arjun Nimmala was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 13-20, in fifth place, nine games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 9

TOLEDO MUD HENS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN TOLEDO

Toledo scored two in the second and three in the third to take a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit:  Mall Wallner was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Wallner (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Tony Kemp (2).

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Balazovic struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Scott Blewett pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brant Hurter struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 14-20, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Carson McCusker hit a three-run double in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Andrew Cossetti (4).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 3.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie (6).

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in 6.2 innings in his AA debut, giving up two unearned runs on three hits.  Jarret Whorff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Juan Mercedes pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out three.

Record:  Wichita is 12-17, in fourth place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, SOUTH BEND CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Cedar Rapids scored three in the first and led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  Cavaco (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 3; Agustin Ruiz 2.

Stolen bases:  Cespedes (1); Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (4).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched a five-inning complete game, giving up one run on six hits and two walks and striking out four.

Opposition standout:  Yohendrick Pinango was 2-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-12, tied for third with Beloit, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored three in the second and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Holiday struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Ben Ethridge pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Grant Rogers struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-19, in fifth place, nine games behind Lakeland.

FCL ORIOLES 4, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Orioles scored all four runs in the second.  The Twins got both of their runs in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Mercedes (1); Hendry Chivilli (2).

Pitching prowess:   Miguel Cordero struck out four in three perfect innings.  Wilker Reyes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Eccel Correa pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out three.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 2-2, in fourth place, one game behind the Pirates, Rays, and Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
6:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-3, 5.75)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.00) at South Bend
6:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 2-3, 5.28) at Toledo
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.07)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 8

ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, TOLEDO MUD HENS 6 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored five in the second to take a 5-0 lead.  Toledo came back to 6-4 after six, but the Saints scored one in the seventh and four in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Matt Wallner was 3-for-6 with a triple and three RBIs.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Isola (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Wallner 3; Isola 3; Keirsey 2.

Stolen bases:  Keirsey (9); Castillo (4).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Justice Bigbie was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 14-19, in ninth place, 6.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Wichita loaded the bases on two singles and a walk, and an error brought home the tying and deciding runs.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  None.

Mulit-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Carson McCusker (1); Jorel Ortega (3).

Pitching prowess:  Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  A. J. Alexy struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Hogan Windish was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 11-17, in fifth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN SOUTH BEND

South Bend scored four in the first and led the rest of the way.  Cedar Rapids scored two in the ninth, but Rubel Cespedes was thrown out trying to go from first to third on an RBI single to end the game.

Multi-hit games:  Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Luke Keaschall (3); Cavaco (3); Willie Joe Garry, Jr (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Garry 2; Cavaco 2.

Stolen bases:  Misael Urbina (6).

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Chase Watkins pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out three.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-12, in fourth place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHT MUSSELS 5, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 4 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

The winning run scored on a sacrifice fly by Byron Chourio.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon 3; Chourio 2.

Stolen bases:  Doncon (2).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Opposition standout:  Jean Joseph was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-18, tied for fourth with Bradenton, eight games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
5:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 1-0, 0.75) at Toledo
6:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0-2, 3.57)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 2.81) at South Bend
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, no record)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 7

TOLEDO MUD HENS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN TOLEDO

Toledo scored four in the first.  St. Paul never got closer than two runs.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (4), Keirsey, Jr 2 (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Opposition standout:  Andrew Navigato was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 13-19, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 16, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Leading 2-1, Wichita scored two in the fifth, three in the sixth, four in the seventh, and five in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 5-for-5 with three home runs, a double, five runs, and six RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  McCusker 3 (4), Morales (2), Sabato (1).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 6, Sabato 4, Ortega 2, Schobel 2.

Stolen bases:  Rosario (1).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Spencer Packard was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 10-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 16, SOUTH BEND CUBS 6 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored four in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  It was 10-5 when the Kernels added six in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a double, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and six RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with two walks and two runs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-5 with three runs.  Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 6, De Andrade 3, Ruiz 2, Jay Harry 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Yohendrick Pinango was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-11, in third place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Jose Rodriguez hit a walkoff grand slam.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Ruiz 2 (2), Rodriguez (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Rodriguez 4, Ruiz 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and striking out five.

Opposition standout:  Eliander Alcalde pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-18, tied for fourth with Bradenton, 8.5 games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 2, FCL PIRATES 0 AT PIRATES (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored single runs in the third and fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Dameury Pena (1).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Opposition standout:  Miguel Sosa was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  The Twins are 2-1, tied for second with the Pirates and Red Sox, one game behind the Rays.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Game of May 6

FCL PIRATES 4, FCL TWINS 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Carlos Caro hit a two-run homer in the first and the Pirates led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins only had three hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBi games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli (2).

Pitching prowess:  Ezequiel Ventura struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Clevari Tejada pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 1-1, tied for fourth place.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 2-0, 2.86) at South Bend
5:05  St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-3, 9.15) at Toledo
6:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 0-0, 2.70)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-2, 6.55)