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Minor Details: Games of April 30

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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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Minor Details: Games of April 26

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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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Minor Details: Games of April 25

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

An error and a Jack Suwinski single gave Indianapolis a 2-0 lead in the first.  They then scored five more in the second on five singles, two walks, and a balk to put the game out of reach early.  They added single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth.  St. Paul had only three hits, with a Royce Lewis double the only one for more than one base.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Nick Solak was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three runs.  Jack Suwinski was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Malcolm Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bubba Chandler pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks and striking out four.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

Patrick Winkel homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Carson McCusker singled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch, making the score 3-0.  Indianapolis got just two hits, both singles.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan struck out seven in five innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Nick Dombkowski struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .313 with an OPS of .923.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.009.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .891.  Darren McCaughan has an ERA of zero.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 1.86.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-12, tied for seventh with Omaha, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Kyler Fedco doubled leading off the second and scored on a pair of productive outs to put Wichita up 1-0.  Springfield put together three singles in the fifth to tie it 1-1.  In the seventh Aaron Sabato led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a pair of productive outs to make it 2-1.  Wichita pitchers made the lead stand up.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Pierson Ohl struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Pete Hansen pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .340 with an OPS of 1.119.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .844.  Aaron Sabato is batting .318 with an OPS of 1.009.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .805.  Pierson Ohl has an ERA of zero.  Darren Bowen has an ERA of 1.50.  Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.18.

Record:  11-8, in second place, 2.5 games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The game's lone run scored in the sixth inning on a double play.  Each team had four hits, with Danny De Andrade getting the only extra base hit, a double.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Matthew Wood was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bishop Letson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.

Stats:  Billy Amick is batting .354 with an OPS of .944.  Kevin Maitan is batting .353 with an OPS of .979.  Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .975.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-7, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored two in the first, getting one on a sacrifice fly and another on an error, to take a 2-0 lead.  It went to 3-0 in the sixth when Jay Thomason doubled and scored on a Jefferson Valladeres single.  But Clearwater came back.  Kodey Shojinaga tripled and scored in the bottom of the sixth.  In the seventh, Eduardo Tait doubled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch to tie it 3-3.  In the ninth, Raider Tello singled home Brady Day with the deciding run.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and three walks.

Opponents:  Diego Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Dante Nori was 2-for-5 with a run.  Ryan Degges pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.214.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .885.  Cole Peschi has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-9, tied for second with Dunedin and Lakeland, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

1;05  Wisconsin (Tyson Hardin, 2-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 1-0, 6.23)
2:07  Indianapolis (Braxton Ashcraft, 1-2, 5.06) at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.40)
4:05  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.87)
5:30  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45) at Clearwater (TBD)

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Minor Details: Game of September 22

Trailing 2-1, Indianapolis scored six runs in the fifth.  Matt Gorski, Seth Beer, and Ji Hwan Bae all homered in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a double.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (18); Jair Camargo (12); Patrick Winkel (7).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Eeles 3 (20).

Pitching prowess:  Justin Topa struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Jorge Alcala struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-6).

Opposition standout:  Tsung-Che Cheng was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul was 32-43, in ninth place, 16.5 games behind Columbus.  Overall, St. Paul was 70-79, in seventh place, 19.5 games behind Omaha.

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Sometime in early April of 2025.

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Minor Details: Games of September 2

IOWA CUBS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Iowa scored seven in the third to take an 8-1 lead.  It was 10-3 after seven.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 3-for-5.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Severino (20).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 2 (72); Eeles 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (35).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in a perfect inning.  Jarret Whorff retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

Loss:  Caleb Baragar (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Caleb Knight was 3-for-4 with two home runs, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 25-33, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN FRISCO (11 INNINGS)

Each team scored two in the third.  Cody Freeman singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cody Laweryson pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Mike Paredes struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Taylor Floyd pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Loss:  Ricardo Velez (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Max Acosta was 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 23-35, in fifth (last) place, 13.5 games behind Springfield.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 3-3, 4.31) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (TBD)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

SWB led 6-1 after six, but St. Paul scored four in the seventh, one in the eighth, and one in the tenth.  Diego Castillo hit a grand slam in the seventh, a passed ball brought home the tying run, and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Prato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Castillo (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 4 (37).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. 2 (27); Wynton Bernard (22); Castillo (11).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Caleb Baragar pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Baragar (1-2).

Opposition standout:  J. C. Escarra was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-28, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 11, WICHITA WIND SURGE 10 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Wichita led 9-6 after seven, but Midland scored three in the eighth to tie it.  Brennan Milone doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  McCusker 2 (13); Rucker 2 (9).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 6 (61); McCusker 3 (60).

Stolen bases:  Dalton Shuffield (4).

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced.

Loss:  Jarret Whorff (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Brayan Buelvas was 3-for-5 with two doubles.

Record:  Wichita is 18-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but Dayton scored two in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Leo Balcazar singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 2 (69).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Tanner Hall pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out four.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Mike Paredes (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Balcazar was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-26, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Tampa scored three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Billy Amick (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Charlee Soto (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

TAMPA TARPONS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS--FORT MYERS DESIGNATED HOME TEAM)

Fort Myers led 5-0 after three, but Tampa scored two in the fourth, three in the fifth, and two in the seventh.  Diomedes Hernandez hit a two-run single to break the 5-5 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3 with a double.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Thomason (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Thomason 2 (6).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (18); Kyle DeBarge (11); Khadim Diaw (2).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Juan Mercedes (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Hernandez was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 30-17, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-1, 2.57) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.50) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.08) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.73)

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

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

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

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

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-5).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  Schobel (9); Morales (8).

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

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Win:  Floyd (3-2).

Save:  Bischoff (2).

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

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

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

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

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

Home runs:  Nick Lucky (1).

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

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Win:  Langenberg (4-1).

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

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

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER

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

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

Home runs:  Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Culpepper 3 (3).

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

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

Win:  Noble (6-2).

Save:  Hamilton (9).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

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

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

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

Win:  Rodriguez (3-3).

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 31

ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, IOWA CUBS 0 IN IOWA

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

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

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

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

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

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

Win:  Harris (3-4).

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

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

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 9, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ross (12).

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

Loss:  John Stankiewicz (1-4).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Walker Jenkins (1).

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

Loss:  Jeremy Lee (1-4).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 2 (37).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (16).

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

Loss:  Kyle Bloor (1-1).

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 30

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, IOWA CUBS 4 IN IOWA

Homers by Jair Camargo and Patrick Winkel in the sixth inning gave St. Paul a 4-3 lead.  Camargo homered again in the eighth to make it 5-3.  Iowa scored in the ninth and had the tying run on base at the end of the game.

Multi-hit games:  Camargo was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Camargo 2 (8); Winkel (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2 (57); Camargo 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (22); Yunior Severino (2).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen retired all four men he faced, striking out three.  Justin Topa struck out two in a perfect inning.  Matt Bowman struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Jensen (4-3).

Save:  Josh Winder (4).

Opposition standout:  Owen Caissie was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  St. Paul is 13-15, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Peyton Wilson hit a three-run homer in the eighth to put Northwest Arkansas ahead 4-0.  Wichita scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on third at the end of the game.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and striking out four.  Mason Fox pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Scott Engler struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Adams (4-7).

Opposition standout:  Tyson Guerrero pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 10-18, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, GREAT LAKES LOONS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 3-0, Cedar Rapids scored four in the bottom of the ninth.  Kevin Maitan hit a two-run homer, Misael Urbina tied it with an RBI double, and Jose Salas singled home the winning run.

Multi-hit games:  Urbina was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Maitan (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 2 (28).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff retired all five men he faced, striking out one.  Rafael Marcano pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  A. J. Labas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  Labas (5-3).

Opposition standout:  Payton Martin pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-13, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

ST. LUCIE METS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Another case of Mets pitchers shutting down the Twins.  St. Lucie scored two in the first and two in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had six hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (1).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Jack Noble struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tomas Cleto struck out three in two perfect innings.

Loss:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Saul Garcia struck out nine in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-10, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 10, DSL MIAMI 4 AT MIAMI

Luis Fragoza hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Victor Leal was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Leal (3); Fragoza (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Leal 3 (15); Fragoza 2 (18).

Stolen bases:  Fragoza 3 (17); Dominguez 2 (2); Merphy Hernandez (24); Ricardo Paez (3).

Pitching prowess:  Anderson Ramos struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Aaron Carranza pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Ramos (4-2).

Opposition standout:  Alexander Requena was 3-for-4.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 21-19, in fourth place, seven games behind the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 1-3, 3.55)
12:08  St. Paul (Ronny Henriquez, 1-2, 3.69) at Iowa
6:05  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 7-2, 1.64)
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 5.79(

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 26

ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Two-run homers by Patrick Winkel and Dalton Shuffield in the fourth inning gave St. Paul a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Shuffield was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.  Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Winkel (4); Shuffield (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 3 (28); Shuffield 3 (12).

Stolen bases:  Bernard (13); Anthony Prato (9).

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.  Justin Topa pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Scott Blewett pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Win:  Plutko (5-1).

Save:  Matt Bowman (1).

Opposition standout:  John Rave was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-13, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 1 IN AMARILLO

Luke Keaschall led off the game with a home run and Wichita led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Ross (8); Keaschall (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Ross 2 (26).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Andrew Morris struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on four hits.

Win:  Raya (1-3).

Save:  Morris (1).

Opposition standout:  Billy Corcoran pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks and striking out three.

Record:  Wichita is 8-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Justin Johnson hit a two-run walkoff single in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Jay Harry was 2-for-3.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Rayne Doncon (3).

Pitching prowess:  Darren Bowen pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk and striking out three.  Mike Paredes pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out three.

Loss:  Gabriel Yanez (0-3).

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

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

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 11, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10 IN DUNEDIN (12 INNINGS)

It was 6-6 after nine.  Each team scored one in the tenth and two in the eleventh.  A ground out scored the winning run.

Multi-hit games:  Nick Lucky was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Angel Del Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-6 with a double.

Home run:  Brandon Winokur (7); Lucky (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 2 (35); Del Rosario 2 (9).

Stolen bases:  Del Rosario (16); Lucky (14); Maddux Houghton (13).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Samuel Perez (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Victor Arias was 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-8, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL ARIZONA BLACK 4 AT ARIZONA BLACK (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored four in the second inning to take a 5-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Nestor Urbina was 2-for-3.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Dominguez (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Dominguez 2 (15); Irvin Nunez 2 (14).

Stolen bases:  Irvin (5); Ruben Velazquez (2).

Pitching prowess:  Leonardo Rondon pitched five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out two.

Win:  Rondon (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Kyle Sinzza was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 19-18, tied for fifth with the DSL Mets Orange.  six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Mets Orange at DSL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-3, 5.73) at Dunedin
6:00  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, no record) at Quad Cities
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 1-0, 3.60)
7:05  Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-2, 4.50) at Amarillo