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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Brandon Winokur, 94
Byron Chourio, 84
Maddux Houghton, 84

AT BATS

Winokur, 362
Chourio, 328
Houghton, 256

RUNS

Winokur, 60
Houghton, 50
Chourio, 38

HITS

Winokur, 90
Chourio, 68
Poncho Ruiz, 67

DOUBLES

Ruiz, 21
Winokur, 19
Rayne Doncon, 13

TRIPLES

Chourio, 5
Kyle DeBarge, 3
Payton Eeles, 3
Winokur, 3

HOME RUNS

Winokur, 14
Rixon Wingrove, 8
3 tied at 5

RBIs

Winokur, 54
Ruiz, 36
Houghton, 35

WALKS

Isaac Pena, 38
Ruiz, 38
Yohander Martinez, 35

STRIKEOUTS

Winokur, 115
Chourio, 104
Houghton, 89

STOLEN BASES

Angel Del Rosario, 25
Chourio, 23
Winokur, 23

BATTING AVERAGE

Eeles, .331
Doncon, .283
Walker Jenkins, .273

ON BASE PERCENTAGE

Eeles, .448
Jenkins, 404
Doncon, .374

SLUGGING AVERAGE

Eeles, .517
Wingrove, .497
Doncon, .464

OPS

Eeles, .965
Wingrove, .866
Doncon, .838

PITCHING

GAMES

Xander Hamilton, 35
Samuel Perez, 35
Ben Ethridge, 34

STARTS

Charlee Soto, 20
Cesar Lares, 19
Ross Dunn, 16

INNINGS

Lares, 81
Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 75.2
Soto, 74

WINS

Jack Noble, 8
Spencer Bengard, 7
Hamilton, 6
Wilker Reyes, 6

LOSSES

Pasqualotto, 8
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

HOME RUNS ALLOWED

Noble, 11
Ethridge, 10
Pasqualotto, 9

HIT BATSMEN

Lares, 20
Tanner Hall, 7
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

WALKS

Soto, 33
Dunn, 30
Noble, 30

STRIKEOUTS

Soto, 87
Lares, 77
Perez, 77

ERA

Bengard, 1.64
Nolan Santos, 2.39
Perez, 2.54

WHIP

Bengard, 1.01
Perez, 1.10
Santos, 1.12

BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST

Santos, .191
Perez, .208
Hamilton, .212

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 8

ST. PAUL SAINTS 9, IOWA CUBS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  McCusker (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 3 (49); McCusker 3 (9).

Stolen bases:  Williams (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Caleb Baragar (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Riley Thompson struck out eight in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 29-34, tied for seventh with Toledo, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

Wichita tied it 2-2 in the eighth and Jake Rucker hit a two-run homer in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Rucker was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Jorel Ortega (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in a perfect inning.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Whorff (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Kohl Drake struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 25-38, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Homers by Cooper Pratt and Eduardo Garcia gave Wisconsin a 3-0 lead in the first and they led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (8).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Victor Torres was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-36, tied for fifth with Beloit, eight games behind Quad Cities.  Overall, they were 67-63, in third place, 9.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND

Khadim Diaw homered in the sixth to tie it at three and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer later in the inning to put Fort Myers ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Diaw was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Houghton (4); DeBarge (1); Diaw (1).

Multi-RBI games:  DeBarge 4 (41); Houghton 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge 2 (15); Byron Chourio (23).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (3-8).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Lequerica struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 35-25, in second place, a half game behind Lakeland.  Overall, they were 66-59, in third place, 11.5 games behind Lakeland.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

5:15  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 1.54) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 18

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 6 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul scored three in the top of the sixth to take a 6-4 lead, but Indianapolis scored one in the bottom of the sixth, one in the eighth, and one in the ninth.  Matt Gorski hit a walkoff home run.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (16); Michael Helman (13).

Multi-RBI games:  Bannon 2 (65); Helman 2 (38).

Stolen bases:  Diego Castillo (10).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Caleb Baragar (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Groski was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-27, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Jake Anchia homered in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and Arkansas dominated from there.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a double.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Jorel Ortega retired all four men he faced.

Loss:  Ricardo Velez (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Brock Rodden was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 18-27, in fifth (last) place, ten games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run single in the second to break a scoreless tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ruiz 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Salas (14); Jenkins 2 (4).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Spencer Bengard pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and striking out two.

Win:  Bengard (1-0).

Save:  Gabriel Yanez (10).

Opposition standout:  Cristian Hernandez was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-24, tied for third with Peoria, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

The Mighty Mussels scored one in the ninth and had the tying run thrown out at the plate trying to score from second on a single.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI:  Ferrer 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Kaelen Culpepper (2).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mercedes struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Rayner Castillo pitched five innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 29-15, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Colorado

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 6

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus scored four in the first and led all the way.  It was 7-1 before St. Paul scored three in the ninth.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Edouard Julien 4 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Nick Wittgren struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.  Matt Bowman struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Adam Plutko (6-2).

Opposition standout:  Doug Nikhazy struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-18, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 4 IN CORPUS CHRISTI (10 INNINGS)

Corpus Christi scored three in the sixth to tie it 4-4, and there it stayed until Jorel Ortega singled home the deciding run in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Ortega was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Schobel 2 (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 2 (44); Ortega 2 (33).

Stolen bases:  Ortega (7).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Mason Fox pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and four walks and striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched three perfect innings, striking out two.

Win:  Floyd (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Ethan Pecko struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits.

Record:  Wichita is 13-21, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN PEORIA

Cedar Rapids led 5-3, but Peoria scored four in the eighth to win it.  Leonardo Bernal singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Misael Urbina was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Jenkins 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Nick Lucky (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Trey Paige was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-19, in third place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 7 IN JUPITER

Fort Myers scored three in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie.  Kyle DeBarge tripled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a double in his professional debut.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs in his professional debut.  DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs in his professional debut.  Billy Amick was 2-for-5 with a double in his professional debut.  Jay Thomasson was 2-for-5 in his professional debut.

Home runs:  Wingrove (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Wingrove 3 (32); DeBarge 2 (2).

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (3); Diaw (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Noble (5-2).

Save:  Hamilton (8).

Opposition standout:  Jacob Jenkins-Cowart was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 21-12, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

DSL NYY BOMBERS 4, DSL TWINS 3 AT BOMBERS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins led 3-2, but the NYY Bombers scored two in the sixth.  Browm Martinez singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Luis Rodriguez 2 (9); Merphy Hernandez (27).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Anderson Ramos (4-3).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Almonte struck out five in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 23-21, in fifth place, seven games behind the DSL Rangers Red and the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Yankees (completion of suspended game)
1:07  Columbus at St. Paul (Ronny Henriquez, 1-2, 3.40)
5:30  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-4, 5.64) at Jupiter
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-6, 6.17) at Peoria
6:35  Wichita (Andrew Morris, 5-3, 2.14) 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 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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 20

ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, TOLEDO MUD HENS 3 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored four in the second to take a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 3-for-3 with a triple, two walks, three runs, and four RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Prato 4 (17); Shuffield 3 (9); Winkel 2 (24).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Matt Bowman struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Win:  Plutko (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Bligh Madris was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-12, in eighth place, 3.5 games behind Columbus, Louisville, and Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1 IN WICHITA

Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the third to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had three hits, but drew seven walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2 (26).

Stolen bases:  Tanner Schobel (10; Luke Keaschall (6).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out five.  Scott Engler struck out two and walked two in a scoreless inning.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Win:  Morris (5-2).

Save:  Rodriguez (3).

Opposition standout:  Reid Birlingmair pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 4-0, Cedar Rapids scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on second when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Misael Urbina 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out three.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Tate Kuehner struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-9, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Lucky hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Lucky was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Ruiz (4); Lucky (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Ruiz (3).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tanner Hall struck out eight in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Juan Mercedes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.  Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Hall (2-0).

Opposition standout:  Danyony Pulido pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-7, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX (8 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Amilcar Vasquez 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Devin Kirby struck out four in three innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Alejandro Crisostomo struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Win:  Crisostomo (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Cristofer Soriano struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 26-30, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Pirates, the FCL Rays, and the FCL Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
1:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-3, 5.43)
1:05  Frisco at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-2. 5.09)
3:05  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, no record) at Toledo

 

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of June 30

IOWA CUBS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN IOWA

It was scoreless through five, but Iowa got two in the sixth, two in the seventh, and five in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out six in five innings, giving up four hits.

Loss:  Hobie Harris (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Kyle McGowin struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-3, tied for second with Columbus, Iowa, Louisville, Nashville, Omaha, and Toledo, one game behind Memphis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN WICHITA

Trailing 4-3, Wichita scored five runs in the seventh.  Carson McCusker's two-run double brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 2-fo-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (34); Jorel Ortega 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  Sabato (6).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and four walks and striking out three.  Jared Solomon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Win:  Cody Laweryson (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Mason Barnett struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 2-4, tied for fourth with Springfield, two games behind Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids took a 4-0 lead in the second.  Beloit cut it to 4-3, but Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run double in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Olivar was 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Home runs:  None,

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 5 (38).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Christian MacLeod (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Johnny Olmstead was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 7-2, in first place, two games ahead of Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN FORT MYERS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME--6 INNINGS--RAIN)

Fort Myers scored two in the first and led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Jenkins (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Poncho Ruiz (2).

Pitching prowess:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out three.  Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Pasqualotto (2-4).

Save:  Santos (6).

Opposition standout:  Cody Morales was 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 6-2, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Bradenton and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Miami at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:30  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.30) at Bradenton
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-2, 6.08) at Quad Cities
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 24

ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, BUFFALO BISONS 4 IN BUFFALO

St. Paul scored three in the sixth to take a 5-4 lead and added two more in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Patrick Winkel 2.

Stolen bases:  Alex Isola (2).

Pitching prowess:  Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Hobie Harris struck out five in three perfect innings.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brandon Eisert pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-26, in ninth place, 10.5 games behind Omaha.

SAN ANTONIO MISIONS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN WICHITA

Brandon Valenzuela hit a home run in the seventh for the game's only run.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks.  Travis Adams struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched a scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Victor Lizarraga pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 17-25, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, PEORIA CHIEFS 4 IN PEORIA

Kevin Maitan hit a grand slam in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Maitan was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Maitan (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 4.

Stolen bases:  Salas (8).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.  Rafael Marcano pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Won-Bin Cho was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-15, in first place, a half game ahead of Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN DAYTONA

Daytona scored four in the fifth to go up 6-1.  Carter Graham hit a three-run double in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur (11); Houghton (8).

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Gabriel Aguilera struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-25, in fifth place, twelve games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored one in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead, but the Twins got two in the bottom of the sixth to go ahead to stay.  Brooks Lee singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Lee was 3-for-4.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-3.  Jayson Bass was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (8); Hendry Chivilli (4).

Pitching prowess:  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Kelvin Diaz was 2-for-2.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 10-4

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.18) at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 0-0, 2.49) at Daytona
6:05  San Antonio at Wichita (TBD)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.61) at Peoria

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, BUFFALO BISONS 1 IN BUFFALO

Homers by Will Holland and Austin Martin in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Holland (3); Martin (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (12); Holland (8).

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Hayden Juenger struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-25, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

San Antonio scored in the first and led all the way.  Wichita had the bases loaded when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-4.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Sabato (2).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Jared Kollar pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 16-23, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (10 INNINGS)

Ricardo Olivar's RBI single brought home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Dalton Shuffield was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Shuffield (1).

Mutli-RBI games:  Shuffield 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas struck out four in two perfect innings.  Ricardo Velez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-14, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, DAYTONA TORTUGAS 4 IN DAYTONA

Fort Myers scored four in the second inning and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Payton Eeles 2.

Stolen bases:  Hess 2 (3); Byron Chourio (6).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.

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

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-23, tied for fourth with Bradenton, ten games behind Clearwater.

FCL BRAVES 13, FCL TWINS 4 AT BRAVES

Douglas Glod's two-run homer in the fourth gave the Braves a 3-1 lead and they scored in every inning after that.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 3.

Stolen bases:  Yilber Herrera (4); Omari Daniel (3).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Glod was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 8-4, in second place, a half game behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 4.54 at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (TBD) at Daytona
6:35  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 3-0, 3.03) at Peoria
7:05  San Antonio at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 1-0, 0.77)