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Minor Details: Games of April 7

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NASHVILLE SOUNDS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN NASHVILLE

Nashville scored all eight of their runs in the fourth inning, including a two-run homer by Joey Wiemer.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Will Holland (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Scott Blewett struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Matt Bowman pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

Opposition standout:  Wiemer was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-3, in second place, a half-game behind Gwinnett.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 8 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored six in the first to take a 6-3 lead.  They fell behind 7-6, scored two in the eighth to go up 8-7, but Frisco came back with five in the ninth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Kala'i Rosario (2); Noah Cardenas (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario, 3; Cardenas, 2.

Stolen bases:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (4).

Pitching prowess:  Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out four.  Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition standout:  Max Acosta was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 1-2, in third place, two games behind Springfield and Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT BELOIT

Rained out.  Will be made up April 27.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSLES 5, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the second to take a 4-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Wilfri Castro was 2-for-3 with a double.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Home runs:  Doncon (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon, 3.

Stolen bases:  Isaac Pena (1), Chourio (1), Brandon Winokur (2), Carlos Aguiar (2).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Holiday walked three in a scoreless inning.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched five shutout innings of relief, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out three.  Wilker Reyes pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Montana Semmel struck out three in two perfect innings.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-1, tied for first with Dunedin and Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

4:07  Iowa at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 1-0, 1.59)
5:30  Fort Myers at Clearwater
6:35  Dayton at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen)
6:35  Wichita (TBD) at Springfield

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Minor Details: Games of April 6

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ST, PAUL SAINTS 3, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 0 IN NASHVILLE

Yoyner Fajardo and DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. each homered in the third to give the Saints the lead.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Fajardo (2), Keirsey, Jr. (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Brent Headrick struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Kevin Herget pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two and walking one.

Record:  The Saints are 5-2, in first place, a half game ahead of Gwinnett and Indianapolis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 13, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 3 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored four in the third and five in the fourth to build a 9-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and three runs.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  The first four men in the order were 10-for-17 with a home run, three doubles, three walks, and nine runs, and ten RBIs.

Home runs:  Rosario (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario, 4; Schobel, 3; Cossetti, 2; Jeferson Morales, 2.

Stolen bases:  Rodriguez, 2 (3); Alerick Soularie (1); Ben Ross (2).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched five innings, giving up two unearned runs on a hit and a walk and striking out four.  Sheldon Reed struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Liam Hicks was 2-for-3.

Record:  The Wind Surge is 1-1, in third place, one game behind Springfield and Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 2, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored both of their runs on a two-run walkoff double by Cameron Barstad in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Misael Urbina (1), Jose Salas (1).

Pitching prowess:  John Klein struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Miguelangel Boadas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  John Stankiewicz struck out three in two perfect innings.

Opposition standout:  Ike Buxton struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks.

Record:  The Kernels are 0-2, in sixth (last) place, two games behind Beloit.

FORT MYERS MIRACLE 6, TAMPA TARPONS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Isaac Pena's two-run single broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth and the Miracle led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon, 2.

Stolen bases:  Rafael Cruz (1), Brandon Winokur (1), Carlos Aguiar (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out six in four innings of relief, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.  Nolan Santos struck out the side in a perfect inning.  Xander Hamilton struck out two in a perfect inning.

Record:  The Mighty Mussels are 1-1, tied for second, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (Tanner Hall)
1:05  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod) at Beloit
1:05  Frisco at Wichita (Pierson Ohl)
2:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-0, 0.00) at Nashville

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Minor Details: Games of April 5

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5 IN NASHVILLE

Patrick Winkel hit a two-run double in the fifth to give the Saints a 3-1 lead.  They led the rest of the way, although the Sounds put the tying run on base in the seventh and the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Winkel was 3-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel drove in two  runs.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out four in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Joey Wiemer was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.

Record:  The Saints are 4-2, in first place, a half-game ahead of Gwinnett, Louisville, and Toledo.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Frisco scored three in the seventh, two of them on a Kellen Strahm single, to take a 6-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.  Wichita had nine hits and five walks but stranded nine.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.

Stolen bases:  Ross (1), Rodriguez (1).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.  Cody Laweryson pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Scott Engler pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up a hit and two walks.

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

Record:  Wichita is 0-1, tied for third, one game behind Springfield and Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

Homers by Joe Mack and Torin Montgomery in the eighth inning resulted in all three Beloit runs.

Multi-hit games:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  A. J. Labas struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Karson Milbrandt struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 0-1, tied four fourth, one game behind Beloit, Peoria, and South Bend.

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

Roderick Arias hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Tampa a 4-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Opposition standout:  Arias was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 0-1, tied for fourth in the Florida State League, one game behind Clearwater, Lakeland, and Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein) at Beloit
5:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Frisco at Wichita (TBD)
6:35  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 0-0, 4.91) at Nashville

Old TBD is getting an early workout.  I have to think they know who their second starter is going to be, but have just chosen not to announce it this far ahead for some reason.

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Minor Details: Game of April 4

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NASHVILLE SOUNDS 4, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN NASHVILLE (10 INNINGS)

Nick Kahle singled home the deciding run.  It was close all the way, with neither team ever leading by more than one run.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Camargo (1).  He also had a double.

Multi-RBI games:  Camargo, 2.

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (3), Yoyner Fajardo (1), Anthony Prato (1).

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks.  Matt Bowman struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Tyler Black was 3-for-5 with a double.

TOMORROW'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris) at Beloit
6:35  St. Paul (David Festa, 0-0, 0.00) at Nashville
7:05  Frisco at Wichita (No starters listed)

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Minor Details: Game of April 3

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5 IN NASHVILLE

St. Paul scored four in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead, then held on.  Nashville had the bases loaded when the game ended.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey drove in two runs.

Stolen bases:  Michael Helman, 2 (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out five.  Michael Boyle retired the only man he faced to get the save.

Opposition standout:  Jared Koenig retired all five men he faced, striking out four of them.

TOMORROW'S TILT

6:35  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 2.25) at Nashville

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Minor Details: Game of April 2

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NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN NASHVILLE

Yonny Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the eighth to give Nashville a 5-4 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Miranda was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBIs:  None.

Stolen bases:  Will Holland (1), DaShawn Kiersey, Jr. (2)

Pitching prowess:  Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out four.  Scott Blewett retired both men he faced.

Opposition standout:  Hernandez, of course, but the homer was his only hit.  Brewer Hicklen was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Record:  The Saints are 2-1, tied for third with Omaha, a half game behind Louisville and Memphis (3-1).

TOMORROW'S TILT

6:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley) at Nashville

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Minor Details: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Leaders

For rate stats, we used an arbitrary standard of 100 at-bats and 30 innings pitched.  This eliminated, among others, Walker Jenkins, who batted .392/.446/.608 in 51 at-bats.

BATTING

AVERAGE

Jay Harry, .337
Andrew Cossetti, .330
Ricardo Olivar, .285

OBP

Cossetti, .462
Harry, .419
Yohander Martinez, .410

SLUGGING

Cossetti, .607
Jorel Ortega, .480
Harry, .465

OPS

Cossetti, 1.069
Harry, .884
Ortega, .876

RUNS

Olivar, 75
Danny De Andrade, 72
Rubel Cespedes, 62

HOME RUNS

Cespedes, 13
De Andrade, 11
Olivar, 10

RBIs

Cespedes, 74
De Andrade, 67
Olivar, 58

STOLEN BASES

Maddux Houghton, 24
Mikey Perez, 23
De Andrade, 20

PITCHING

WINS

Jackson Hicks, 6
Samuel Perez, 6
Zach Veen, 5

ERA

C. J. Culpepper, 2.33
Zebby Matthews, 2.56
Andrew Morris, 2.59

GAMES

Veen, 41
Hicks, 36
Perez, 35

STARTS

Jose Olivares, 20
Ben Ethridge, 13
Develson Aria, 12

SAVES

Veen, 5
A. J. Labas, 4
Hicks, 3
Ricardo Velez, 3

INNINGS

Olivares, 85.1
Ethridge, 78.1
Perez, 62.2

STRIKEOUTS

Olivares, 83
Juan Mendez, 66
Hicks, 65

WHIP

Matthews, 0.93
Culpepper, 1.01
John Klein, 1.02

AVERAGE AGAINST

Klein, .170
Cory Lewis, .179
Mendez, .189

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Minor Details: Cedar Rapids Kernels Leaders

BATTING

AVERAGE

Tanner Schobel, .288
Noah Cardenas, .272
Jeferson Morales, .262
Andrew Cossetti, .262

OBP

Cossetti, .406
Emmanuel Rodriguez, .400
Kyler Fedco, .398

SLUGGING

Schobel, .493
Cossetti, .492
Kala'i Rosario, .467

OPS

Cossetti, .898
Rodriguez, .863
Schobel, .859

RUNS

Rodriguez, 87
Noah Miller, 71
Rosario, 71

HOME RUNS

Rosario, .21
Ben Ross, 19
Rodriguez, 16

RBIs

Rosario, 94
Ross, 71
Schobel, 61

STOLEN BASES

Jose Salas, 22
Rodriguez, 20
Miller, 12

PITCHING

WINS

Mike Paredes, 7
Orlando Rodriguez, 7
John Stankiewicz, 7

ERA

Jordan Carr, 1.48
Cory Lewis, 2.32
O. Rodriguez, 2.43

GAMES

Malik Barrington, 39
Stankiewicz, 37
Miguel Rodriguez, 33

STARTS

Kyle Jones, 20
Christian MacLeod, 14
3 tied at 13

SAVES

M. Rodriguez, 14
Regi Grace, 5
Stankiewicz, 4

INNINGS

Jones, 99.1
Jaylin Nowlin, 67.2
Zebby Matthews, 66.2

STRIKEOUTS

Jones, 89
Barrington, 80
Nowlin, 79

WHIP

Marco Raya, 0.92
Stankiewicz, 0.99
Carr, 1.04

AVERAGE AGAINST

Raya, .192
Barrington, .195
Carr, .205

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Minor Details: Wichita Wind Surge Leaders

For rate stats, we used an arbitrary standard of 100 at-bats or 30 innings.

BATTING

AVERAGE

Yoyner Fajardo, .305
DaShawn Kiersey, Jr, .305
Brooks Lee, .292

OBP

Fajardo, .375
David Banuelos, .369
Seth Gray, .366
Alex Isola, .366

SLUGGING

Severino, .560
Banuelos, .526
Willie Joe Garry, Jr. .500

OPS

Severino, .925
Banuelos, .895
Keirsey, Jr., .851

RUNS

Fajardo,  75
Isola, 66
Lee, 63

HOME RUNS

Severino, 24
Isola, 20
Keirsey, Jr., 13

RBIs

Jake Rucker, 63
Severino, 62
Lee, 61

STOLEN BASES

Fajardo, 50
Keirsey, Jr., 31
Will Holland, 30

PITCHING

WINS

Pierson Ohl, 7
Travis Adams, 4
Alex Scherff, 4

ERA

Ohl, 2.69
Blayne Enlow, 3.17
Scherff, 3.57

GAMES

Hunter McMahon, 40
Scherff, 39
Francis Peguero, 31
Curtis Taylor, 31

STARTS

Adams, 25
David Festa, 19
Carlos Luna, 16

SAVES

Jordan Brink, 5
McMahon, 4
Scherff, 4

INNINGS

Adams, 109.2
Luna, 95
Ohl, 87

STRIKEOUTS

Festa, 104
Adams, 97
Luna, 96

WHIP

Ohl, 0.95
Enlow, 1.13
Isaac Mattson, 1.21

AVERAGE AGAINST

Mattson, .138
Regi Grace, .216
Ohl, .217

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Minor Details: St. Paul Saints Leaders

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For rate stats, we used an arbitrary minimum of 100 at-bats and 30 innings pitched.

BATTING

AVERAGE

Andrew Stevenson, .317
Anthony Prato, .302
Michael Helman, .296

OBP

Prato, .452
Edouard Julien, .438
Matt Wallner, .403

SLUGGING

Helman .546
Prato, .539
Wallner, .524

OPS

Prato, .991
Julien, .931
Wallner, 927

RUNS

Stevenson, 91
Chris Williams, 58
Jair Camargo, 56
Trevor Larnach, 56

HOMERS

Camargo, 21
Williams, 21
Stevenson, 16

RBIs

Williams, 75
Kyle Garlick, 65
Camargo, 63

STOLEN BASES

Stevenson, 44
Mark Contreras, 23
Austin Martin, 16

PITCHING

WINS

Austin Schulfer, 7
Louie Varland, 7
Simeon Woods Richardson, 7

ERA

Dallas Keuchel, 1.13
Cole Sands, 1.47
Oliver Ortega, 1.82

GAMES

Patrick Murphy, 42
Schulfer, 41
Kody Funderburk, 37
Ronny Henriquez, 37

STARTS

Randy Dobnak, 26
Woods Richardson, 22
Aaron Sanchez, 16

INNINGS

Dobnak, 126.1
Woods Richardson, 113.2
Murphy, 85

STRIKEOUTS

Dobnak, 115
Murphy, 97
Woods Richardson, 96

WHIP

Sands, 0.88
Ortega, 0.98
Funderburk, 1.06

AVERAGE AGAINST

Sands, .156
Michael Boyle, .182
Funderburk, .183