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Minor Details: Games of May 18

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, IOWA CUBS 1 IN IOWA

It was 1-1 through eight, as Mickey Gasper singled home a run in the third and Iowa tied the score in the sixth.  Will Holland hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it for St. Paul.

Batters:  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Randy Dobnak struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Jordan Wicks pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .333/1.170 OPS.  Will Holland, .310/.933 OPS.  Mike Ford, .867 OPS.  Andrew Morris, 3.44 ERA.  Richard Lovelady, 1.46 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 23-20, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Indianapolis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 15, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 7 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored three in the first and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  Arkansas came back, scoring one in the fourth and getting a two-run double from Jared Sundstrom in a three-run fifth to tie it 4-4.  Wichita then took control of the game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring a touchdown plus the extra point.  Tanner Schobel hit a three-run double and Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in a seven-run inning that put the game out of reach.  The lead went to 14-4 before Arkansas put up three in the eighth to make the final score look a little better

Batters:  Jorel Ortega was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth), three runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-6 with two doubles, three runs, and three RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-6 with a double and a run.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and a walk.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.  Cody Laweryson struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Hunter Fitz-Gerald was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Connor Charping was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden, .320/.869 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .952 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .844 OPS.  Noah Cardenas, .826 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .817 OPS.  Trent Baker, 2.27 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 22-17, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer in a four-run first that put Peoria in control of the game early.  It was 5-0 when Cedar Rapids finally scored on a double by Brandon Winokur in the eighth.  Peoria added two more in the ninth.

Batters:  None.  Cedar Rapids had five hits.

Pitchers:  Chase Chaney settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk and striking out three.  Eston Stull pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Gabriel Yanez struck out five in two perfect innings.

Opponents:  Jon Jon Gazdar was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Brayden Jobert was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Joshua Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer.  Chen-Wei Lin struck out six in three innings, giving up no hits and one walk.  Tanner Jacobson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Benjamin Arias pitched 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.907 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.907 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .919 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .871 OPS.  Eston Stull, zero ERA.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.35 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-16, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 4 IN JUPITER

Dameury Pena hit a home run in a three-run first.  Jupiter scored single runs in the first and third to cut the lead to 3-2, but Fort Myers put up another three-spot in the fifth.  Jupiter got two back in the sixth to cut the margin to 6-4, but that was as close as they would get.  Fort Myers scored single runs in the seventh and eighth.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena hit a home run, his second.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks and striking out three.  Devin Kirby pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opponents:  Dillon Head was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Julio Henriquez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Micah McDowell was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .500/1.183 OPS.  Peyton Eeles, .300.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Braves

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN IOWA

Iowa had two Abe Lincoln innings (four score) to take the game.  Three walks and three singles plated four Iowa runs in the fourth to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead.  St. Paul got two in the fifth, but Iowa scored four more in the top of the fifth to go up 9-2.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Cory Lewis pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and five walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Jonathon Long was 3-for-4 with a triple and six RBIs.  Matt Shaw was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .400 with a 1.398 OPS.  Carson McCusker, .336, 1.048 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .336, .972 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .308, .847 OPS.  Will Holland, .848 OPS.  Patrick Winkel, .839 OPS.  Jeferson Morales .818 OPS.  Mike Ford, .816 OPS.  Anthony Misiewicz, 2.93 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-16, in second place, two games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 9 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar hit a three-run homer in the third to give Wichita a 4-2 lead.  Arkansas tied it 4-4 in the fifth, but Jorel Ortega hit a two-run single to make it 6-4 in the sixth.  Arkansas got one back in the top of the seventh, but Ortega hit a two-run homer in a four-run Wichita seventh to take a 10-5 lead.  Arkansas scored four in the eighth to get back into it, but Kyler Fedco singled home an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.  Arkansas loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but getting out of the jam was as easy as 1-2-3, as a pitcher-to-catcher-to-first double play ended the game.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out two in two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Jared Sundstrom was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Victor Labrada was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Nick Raposo hit a home run, his second.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .333, .895 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .313, .874 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .892 OPS.  Jarret Whorff, 1.93 ERA.  Pierson Ohl, 2.08 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 20-15, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (11 INNINGS)

Peoria scored four in the first to take the early lead.  Gabriel Gonzalez homered in the fourth to put Cedar Rapids on the board.  It was 5-2 going to the bottom of the sixth, but Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 5-4 and Nate Baez delivered an RBI single in the eighth to tie it 5-5.  Neither team scored in the tenth, but Trey Paige hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh.  Cedar Rapids got one back, but could not advance the tying run past first base.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a run.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in two perfect innings.  Cole Percival struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Brayden Jobert was 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Ian Petrutz was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Trey Paige was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .325, .875 OPS.  Jose Salas, .320; 1.113 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .317; .879 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .825 OPS.  Cole Percival, 2.35 ERA.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.37 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 3.15 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-14, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the first to take the lead.  It was 3-1 after five, but Yeral Martinez hit a two-run double in the sixth to tie it 3-3.  That was all the scoring until the tenth, when Yasser Martinez, as the Manfred Man, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.  Jupiter got their Manfred Man to third with one out, but he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a grounder to short.

Batters:  No Mussel had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Zander Sechrist pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Brennan Oxford struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.

Opponents:  Andrew Salas was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Andres Valor was 2-for-5 with a run.  Kevin Vaupel struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits.  Riskiel Tineo pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .325; .896 OPS.  Jay Thomason, .987 OPS.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Zander Sechrist, 2.16 ERA.  Michael Ross, 2.77 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 3.00 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-19, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
12:08  St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-2, 12.46 and Darren McCaughan, 2-0, 2.25) at Iowa (Connor Noland, 3-1, 3.86 and Keegan Thompson, 3-1, 2.59)
5:30  Fort Myers (Michael Carpenter, 0-1, 5.40) at Jupiter (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 1-1, 5.64) at Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-1, 3.77)
6:35  Arkansas (Michael Morales, 0-1, 3.00) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 4.40)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, BUFFALO BISONS 10 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul trailed 2-0, 6-2, and 8-5.  They then took a 10-8 lead into the ninth, but Riley Trotta hit a two-run homer to tie it.  No worries, as Mickey Gasper hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off for the Saints.  Carson McCusker was 3-for-3 with a double, two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-6 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Will Holland was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second), two walks, three runs, and three RBIs.  Mickey Gasper hit a three-run homer, his fourth.  Cory Lewis pitched four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks.  Brady Fiegl struck out three in 1.2 perfect innings.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Ricardo Olivar homered and Aaron Sabato hit a two-run double in a four-run first that was all the runs Wichita needed.  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Ricardo Olivar hit a home run, his fourth.  Connor Prielipp struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Angel Macuare pitched a perfect inning.

BELOIT SKY CARP 14, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored two in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, then got six in the seventh and six in the eighth.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Tanner Hall pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin took a 4-0 lead after two, but Fort Myers tied it 4-4 after five.  In the ninth, however, Jean Joseph homered to give the win to Dunedin.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a run.  Jakob Hall pitched four innings, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Zander Sechrist struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL ORIOLES 1 AT ORIOLES

Leading 2-0, the Twins scored eight in the fifth.  They had only four hits in the game, but drew twelve walks and took advantage of three errors.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-2 with two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Santiago Rojas pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.  Liam Rocha struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, BUFFALO BISONS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Will Wagner hit a two-run single in the third to put Buffalo up 2-0.  Will Holland doubled home a run in the fourth and the Saints scored two in the fifth to go up 3-2.  The lead lasted until the next half-inning, when Joey Loperfido hit a two-run single to make it 4-3.  That lead also lasted until the next half-inning, when Edouard Julien hit a two-run single-plus-error to give St. Paul a 5-4 lead.  In the eighth, homers by Loperfido and Davis Schneider put Buffalo back in front 7-5.  Not to worry, because Mike Ford hit a three-run homer in the ninth to give the Saints a walkoff victory!

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a run.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Mike Ford was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and two walks.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris struck out six in five innings, giving up two unearned runs on eight hits and a walk.  Alex Speas pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Tyler Beede pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Joey Loperfido was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Will Robertson was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Will Wagner was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Davis Schneider was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Tommy Nance struck out three in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .421 with an OPS of 1.560.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .337 with an OPS of .976.  Carson McCusker is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.065.  Mike Ford has an OPS of .877.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .859.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .829.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of 2.31.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  St. Paul is 17-14, in third place, 1.5 games behind Nashville.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run homer in the first and Wichita scored two in the second to take a 4-0 lead.  It stayed 4-0 through six, and it was looking good.  But Gavin Cross hit a two-run homer in the seventh and did it again in the ninth, tying the score.  A bases-loaded walk scored on for Wichita in the tenth, but Carter Jensen delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the tenth to walk it off for Northwest Arkansas.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 4-for-6 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, two walks, and three RBIs.  Ben Ross was 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-6 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out six and walked three in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Gavin Cross was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and four RBIs.  Rudy Martin was 2-for-4 with a run.  Ben Sears struck out three and walked three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Ryan Ramsey struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden is batting .321 with an .843 OPS.  Kyler Fedco has an OPS of .968.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .914.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .809.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .808.  Jarret Whorff has an ERA of 1.84.  Trent Baker has an ERA of 2.03.

Record:  Wichita is 15-14, in third place, three games behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 5 IN BELOIT

Danny De Andrade doubled home a run in the first and Cedar Rapids scored three in the second on three hit batsmen, two walks, and a wild pitch to go ahead 4-0.  Beloit scored two in the bottom of the second, but Cedar Rapids scored one in the third on three more walks and another hit batsman.  But Jay Beshears hit a two-run double in the third and homered in the fifth to tie it 5-5.  There was no more scoring until the eighth, when a walk, a passed ball, and a De Andrade RBI single produced the game-winner for Cedar Rapids.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jaime Ferrer was 0-for-2 but was hit by pitches three times.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in three innings, but allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks.  Cole Percival pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Fenwick Trimble was 3-for-5 with a run.  Jay Beshears was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and three RBIs.  Colby Shade hit a home run.  Gabe Bierman pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Jack Sellinger struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .333 with an OPS of .951.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .328 with an OPS of .901.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .879.  Kyle Hess has an OPS of .825.  Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .813.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Cole Percival has an ERA of 2.08.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 2.30.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 19-9, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Homers by Jean Joseph and Sam Shaw gave Dunedin a 3-1 lead in the third.  Yasser Mercedes hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to tie it 3-3.  But it was all Dunedin after that.  Joseph singled home a run in the fourth to make it 4-3.  It stayed close until the eighth, when Dunedin scored three more to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Yasser Mercedes hit a two-run homer, his second.  Fort Myers had only two hits.

Pitchers:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Bryce Arnold was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Jean Joseph was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs.  Sam Shaw was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two runs.  Gage Stanifer struck out four and walked three in four shutout innings, not allowing a hit.

Stats:  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .979.  Cole Peschi has an ERA of 0.83.

Record:  Fort Myers is 15-14, tied for second with Clearwater, one game behind Dunedin and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles
6:05  Dunedin (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 1-0, 4.80)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall,1-1, 5.95) at Beloit (Karson Milbrandt, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37  Buffalo (TBD) at St. Paul (Cory Lewis, 1-2, 9.00)
7:05  Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-2, 4.73) at Northwest Arkansas (Ben Kudrna, 0-2, 5.23)

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

Finally able to get a game in, the Saints decided to play a little extra to make it worth their while.  Petey Halpin singles home a run in the second and Will Brennan homered in the third to make it 2-0 Columbus.  But our own Will, Will Holland, homered in the fifth to get St. Paul on the board and Mike Ford singled home a run in the sixth to tie it 2-2.  It stayed there until the tenth, when a sacrifice fly plated Manfred Man Anthony Prato.  Columbus was retired in order in the bottom of the inning and the good guys won.  Columbus has twelve hits, but stranded thirteen and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4.  Will Holland hit a home run.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks.  Michael Tonkin (remember him?) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Brady Feigl struck out two in a perfect ninth.

Opponents:  Johnathan Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with a double.  Will Brennan was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Kody Huff was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Petey Halpin was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Parker Messick struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.  Zak Kent struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Stats:  Anthony Prato is batting .340 with an OPS of .941.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .330 with an OPS of .931.  Carson McCusker is batting .319 with an OPS of .991.  Will Holland has an OPS of 1.000.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .858.  Mike Ford has an OPS of .824.  Darren McCaughan and Brady Feigl each has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 2.30.

Record:  St. Paul is 15-14, in fourth place, three games behind Memphis.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

Keyber Rodriguez singled home a run in the first and tripled one home in the third to give Frisco a 2-0 lead.  Rubel Cespedes had an RBI single to get Wichita on the board.  It was all Frisco from there, however, as they got two in the sixth and Luis Mieses hit a two-run single in the eighth.  As Mr. Jinx used to say, "I hate those Mieses to pieces!"

Batters:  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opponents:  Keyber Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, and a run.  Luis Mieses was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Sebastian Walcott was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Florencio Serrano pitched three perfect innings, striking out one.  Ryan Lobus struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Larson Kindreich pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden is batting .327 with an OPS of .858.  Kyler Fedco has an OPS of .989.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .876.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of 0.77.  Christian MacLeod has an ERA of 2.00.  John Stankiewicz has an ERA of 3.18.  Angel Macuare has an ERA of 3.27.

Record:  Wichita is 15-12, tied for second with Arkansas, one game behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 9, SOUTH BEND CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Carter Trice put the Cubs ahead in a trice, delivering a first-inning RBI single.  Kaelen Culpepper homered in the third to tie it 1-1 and Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids the lead.  The Kernels then scored five in the fifth on six singles to take control of the game.  Jose Salas hit a two-run double in the eighth.

Batters:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.

Pitchers:  Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks and striking out four.  Spencer Bengard pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Carter Trice was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Ivan Brethowr was 2-for-4.  Reginald Preciado was 2-for-4.  South Bend doesn't win much, but they have some players with cool names.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.000.  Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .988.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .345 with an OPS of .932.  Kevin Maitan is batting .316 with an OPS of .922.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .910.  Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .826.  Khadim Diaw has an OPS of .807.  Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.45.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-9, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 12, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN TAMPA

It started well.  Fort Myers took a 4-0 lead in the second on two-run homers by Miguel Briceno and Jefferson Valladares.  But Tampa matched them with a four-run third, took the lead with two in the fourth, added one more in the fifth, and put the game out of reach with a five-run seventh.  Each team made four errors, but Fort Myers went 2-for-17 with men in scoring position.  Twins Baseball!

Batters:  Jay Thomason was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Miguel Briceno was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Jefferson Valladares was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Pitchers:  Starter Dylan Questad struck out five in three innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk.  Xavier Kolhasser struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Owen Cobb was 3-for-4 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.  Engelth Urena was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Marshall Toole was 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Juan Matheus was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Cade Austin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .989.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 2.50.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 3.00.  Dylan Questad has an ERA of 3.38.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-13, in fourth place, one game behind Clearwater, Dunedin, and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run double in the first inning to give St. Paul the early lead.  A sacrifice fly made it 3-0 after two.  It stayed there until the fifth, when Nick Yorke got Indianapolis on the board with a two-run single.  Mike Ford singled home a run in the seventh to make it 4-2, but Indianapolis responded with a pinch-hit home run by Nick Solak in the eighth to cut the lead to one again.  Ryan Fitzgerald doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth, however, and this time Indianapolis had no answer.  They did get the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but their last two men went out.

Batters:  Royce Lewis was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five but walked four in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan-Bae was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Solak was 1-for-1 with a home run, his fifth.  Nick Yorke was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Stats:  Royce Lewis is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.096.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .324 with an OPS of .950.  Carson McCusker is batting .316 with an OPS of 1.020.  Anthony Prato is batting .314 with an OPS of .844.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.93.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.53.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.84.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-13, in seventh place, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jeremy Rivas hit a three-run homer in the first to put Springfield up early.  Wichita tied it in the third on a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single by Rubel Cespedes.  An RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the fourth put Springfield back in front 5-3.  Andrew Cossetti homered in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4.  From there, however, it was all Springfield.  Ramon Mendoza homered in a two-run sixth, Miguel Ugueto hit a two-run homer in a four-run seventh, and Carlos Linares singled home a run in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Rubel Cespedes was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on three hits.  That's a lot of threes.

Opponents:  Speaking of threes, Springfield had three batters who each got three hits and scored three times.  Jeremy Rivas was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, three runs, and four RBIs.  Miguel Ugueto was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.  Ramon Mendoza was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), three runs, and three RBIs.  Carlos Linares was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Brycen Mautz struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on, unfortunately, four hits.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .315 with an OPS of 1.050.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .308 with an OPS of .806.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .868.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .803.

Record:  Wichita is 12-9, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, two games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade homered in the second to put Cedar Rapids on the board, but a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth tied it 1-1.  In the bottom of the fifth, however, Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  A ground out scored a run in the seventh, and Culpepper hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that sealed the victory.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and five RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Kyle DeBarge stole his eleventh base.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.  Samuel Perez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Blake Burke was 2-for-4.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .348 with an OPS of .942.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .344 with an OPS of .995.  Kyle Hess is batting .316 with an OPS of .932.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 1.64.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-8, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored early and often, getting all ten runs in the first three innings.  Three of them came in the first, as Byron Chourio led off the game with a triple, Jose Salas followed with an RBI single, and Jay Thomason followed that with a three-run homer.  A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly brought home two in the second.  Clearwater got their lone run in the bottom of the second on a Raider Tello homer, but Fort Myers responded with five in the third.  Maddux Houghton singled home one, and later in the inning Salas hit a grand slam.  Three Fort Myers pitchers took it from there, limiting Clearwater to just four hits for the game.

Batters:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and six RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Devin Kirby walked three and struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Raider Tello was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  A. J Wilson struck out three and walked one in three shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.500.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .932.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.35.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 1.50.  Michael Carpenter has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-9, tied for first with Dunedin.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

12:05  Wichita at Frisco
4:05  St. Paul at Columbus (doubleheader)
5:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids

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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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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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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Springfield just eased out to a lead, scoring one in the first on a force out, one in the second on a Chase Davis RBI single, and two in the third, one a Dakota Harris RBI single and the other on a double play.  With the score 4-0, Wichita finally got on the board in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Rubel Cespedes.  Each team would score once more, with Miguel Ugueto knocking in a run with a single in the eighth and Tanner Schobel bringing one home with a single in the ninth.  Wichita had the bases loaded with two out, but a ground out ended the game.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Trent Baker pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and no walks.  He struck out three.  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Dakota  Harris was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Darlin Moquett was 2-for-4 with a run.  Tekoah Roby pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .348 with an OPS of 1.148.  Aaron Sabato is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.011.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .861.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .321.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .829.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .813.  Jarret Whorff has an ERA of zero.  Trent Baker has an ERA of 3.21.

Record:  Wichita is 10-8, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It looked good early.  Nate Baez drove in two with a single and Kaelen Culpepper followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0 after two.  Wisconsin responded with a Matthew Wood grand slam in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  Danny De Andrade singled home a run in the bottom of the third, and we were tied 4-4.  It stayed there until the eighth, when run scoring singles by Yhoswar Garcia and Eduardo Garcia put Wisconsin up 6-4.  They then put the game away with a seven-run ninth.  They had a triple, a double, two singles, three walks, a hit batsman, and a balk in the inning.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Chase Chaney struck out five in five innings but allowed four runs on five hits and a walk.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Opponents:   Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, and an RBI.  Yhoswar Garcia was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Burke was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-5 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-6 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Matthew Wood was 1-for-5 with a grand slam.  Zach Peek struck out three in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .394 with an OPS of 1.080.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of .998.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .333 with an OPS of .907.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .848.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .831.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-6, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER (10 INNINGS)

Clearwater scored in the first on a passed ball.  It stayed 1-0 until the sixth, when Yasser Mercedes drove in a run with a double.  Jay Thomason homered to give Fort Myers a 2-1 lead in the seventh, but Raider Tello singled home a run in the eighth to tie it 2-2.  Maddux Houghton delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer in the tenth to put Fort Myers in the lead to stay.  Clearwater scored one in the bottom of the tenth but did not put the tying run on base.

Batters:  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Maddux Houghton was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Kisting struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Eduardo Tait was 3-for-5 with a run.  Andrew Painter struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Marcus Morgan struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.200.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .316 with an OPS of .822.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .893.  Maddux Houghton has an OPS of .856.  Jason Doktorczyk has an ERA of 1.15.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 2.00.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 2.35.  Jacob Kisting has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-8, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Indianapolis (Bubba Chandler, 0-0, 1.76 and TBD) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 1.23 and Darren McCaughan, 0-0, 0.00)
5:30  Fort Myers (Cole Peschi, 1-0, 0.00) at Clearwater (TBD)
6:35  Wisconsin (Bishop Letson, 0-0, 2.45) at Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.55)
6:35  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 1.38)

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Minor Details: Games of April 19

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IOWA CUBS 1, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN IOWA

In a marked contrast to the last couple of games, this one was a pitchers' duel.  The lone run scored on an Owen Caissie homer in the fourth.  The Saints had five hits and a walk but stranded only three due to a double play, a caught stealing, and an out on the base.  They struck out eleven times.

Batters:  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Pablo Lopez pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Moises Ballesteros was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Owen Caissie was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Chris Flexen struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.250.  Carson McCusker is batting .308 with an OPS of 1.073.  Ryan Fitzgerald has an OPS of .853.  Kody Funderburk and Darren McCaughan each have an ERA of zero.  Pablo Lopez has an ERA of 1.93.  That Lopez kid looks like he has potential, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the majors soon.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-10, in ninth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN TULSA (GAME 1)

Ricardo Olivar homered and Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run single to give Wichita a 3-0 lead in the second.  Two pitchers made the lead stand up, as the lone Tulsa run came on a Jose Ramos home run in the second.  Each team had just four hits.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Darren Bowen struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Opponents:  Jose Ramos was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Christian Suarez pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 0 IN TULSA (GAME 2-- 5 1/2 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the fourth, when Ben Ross singled home a run.  Wichita broke it open in the fifth, with three walks preceding an Allan Cerda grand slam.  Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in the sixth before rain made it impossible to finish.  Two Wichita pitchers combined to shut out Tulsa on two hits and a walk.

Batters:  Allan Cerda was 1-for-2 with a grand slam.  Kyler Fedco was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Wichita had just five hits, but they made them count.

Pitchers:  John Klein struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  None.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .364 with an OPS of 1.330.  Tanner Schobel and Rubel Cespedes each has an OPS of .808.  Klein has an ERA of 2.19.  Whorff has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Wichita is 8-7, tied for second with Springfield, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

When we left this one, is was 8-3 Cedar Rapids in the fourth.  The Kernels got one more in the fifth on three walks and a sacrifice fly.  A balk got the run back for Peoria in the bottom of the fifth.  Cedar Rapids put it away with four in the seventh on a two-run homer by Kyle DeBarge and a two-run double by Gabriel Gonzalez.  Peoria added two more in the bottom of the seventh on an error and a wild pitch.

Batters:  Nate Baez was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and three RBIs.  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Misael Urbina was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez and 
Samuel Perez each struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Ian Petrutz was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Ryan Campos was 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  Jawilme Ramirez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA (SCHEDULED GAME)

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second, with Danny DeAndrade doubling home one run and another scoring on a fielder's choice.  Johnfrank Salazar singled home one in the bottom of the second.  It stayed 2-1 until the sixth, when Kevin Maitan delivered an RBI double and a sacrifice fly brought home another run.  Cedar Rapids pitchers allowed only three hits in the seven-inning game.  Cedar Rapids batters also only got three hits but drew six walks.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Tanner Jacobson struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.133.  Billy Amick is batting .380 with an OPS of 1.035.  Kevin Maitan is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.056.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .309 with an OPS of .888.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 2.35.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 9-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers ambushed the Marauders, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.  Daniel Pena started the scoring with an RBI double.  The second run scored on a fielder's choice, which was followed by another RBI double, this time by Miguel Briceno.  Then came run-scoring singles by Angel Del Rosario and Yohander Martinez.

Three Fort Myers pitchers made the runs stand up, as they allowed just four hits and a walk.  Fort Myers added three more in the sixth when Jay Thomason hit a three-run homer.

Batters:  Seven different Fort Myers players had one hit.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) and two runs.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Ivran Romero struck out two in a perfect inning.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Yordany De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Inmer Lobo struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .841.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .994.  Daniel Pena has an OPS of .801.  Cole Peschi and Ivran Romero each has an ERA of zero.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.93.

Record:  Fort Myers is 7-7, tied for second with Dunedin and Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Bradenton (Jonawel Valdez, 0-0, 5.68) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.07)
1:08  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)
2:05  Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 0.00) at Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 0-0, 2.45)
Wichita Wind Surge--no game scheduled