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Minor Details: Games of May 10

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 2, BUFFALO BISONS 1 IN ST. PAUL

It was scoreless until the sixth, when an error put Buffalo up 1-0.  In the seventh, however, Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to give St. Paul all the runs they would need.  It was his second homer of the season.  It was the pitching that carried the day.  Zebby Matthews pitched 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and no walks and striking out four.  Alex Speas pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Tyler Beede pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

It was again scoreless until the sixth, and again it was the opponent who scored first, as an infield out brought home a Northwest Arkansas run.  But in the eighth, Kala'i Rosario hit an RBI triple and scored on an infield out to give Wichita a 2-1 lead.  A sacrifice fly brought home an insurance run in the ninth.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a run, but again it was the pitching that carried the day.  Christian MacLeod pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out three.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in two perfect innings.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids led 3-1 half-way through, but a three-run fifth put Beloit in the lead to stay.  They added three in the seventh to take control of the game.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Starter Jeremy Lee pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out one.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Devonte Brown's RBI single in the first put Dunedin on the board and his two-run double in the fifth gave the Blue Jays some insurance.  Fort Myers had six hits, five singles and a double.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3.  Dylan Questad pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Ruddy Gomez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 12, FCL RED SOX 5 AT TWINS

Bryan Acuna put the Twins on the board in the first with a home run.  They followed that up with six in the second and four in the third.  The Twins only had six hits, but drew seven walks and took advantage of five Red Sox errors.  They also were hit by pitches three times and stole four bases.  Bryan Acuna was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Starter Joel Garcia struck out seven in three innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Will Armbruester pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

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Minor Details: Games of May 9

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BUFFALO BISONS 17, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Buffalo scored six in the first and led 12-1 after four.  Mickey Gasper was 4-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Starter Marco Raya pitched just one inning, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk.

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

Jac Caglianone broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth.  But in the seventh, Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer and Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer to give Wichita the 5-3 victory.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Rosario was 1-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Cossetti was 1-for-4 and the home run was his second.  Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks and striking out four.  Ricky Castro struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored five in the first and built an 8-0 lead through six.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Starter Jose Olivares lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Kade Bragg struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks.  Jacob Wosinski struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Hess pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored two in the first and built a 4-0 lead before Fort Myers got its lone run in the third.  A three-run sixth put the game out of reach.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 2, FSL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored on an error in the third and on a balk in the fourth.  The pitching was the story, as three pitchers combined for a shutout.  Matt Gabbert pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Hendry Chivilli pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mitch Mueller struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

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Minor Details: Games of May 8

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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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Minor Details: Games of May 7

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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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Minor Details: Games of May 6

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, BUFFALO BISONS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  The Saints added three more in the eighth as McCusker and Mickey Gasper homered.  McCusker was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth) and three RBIs.  Gasper was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  David Festa struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Travis Adams struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Wichita led 4-2 after six, but Jac Caglianone hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give Northwest Arkansas the victory.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Darren Bowen pitched three innings, giving up two runs on one hit and four walks and striking out one.  Pierson Ohl pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BELOIT SKY CARP 0 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first and third, then took control with a four-run fifth.  Brandon Winokur had a two-run single in the inning.  Winokur was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs.  Danny De Andrade had three RBIs.  Chase Chaney struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up seven hits and no walks.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 12 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 6-0 after two, but by the top of the fifth it was 6-5 and after seven it was tied 9-9.  Each team scored one in the tenth.  Bryce Arnold hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh, but Fort Myers scored three in the bottom of the eleventh.  They had one hit, a single, but got two walks, an error, and a passed ball, with the deciding run scoring on a sacrifice fly.  Jay Thomason was 3-for-5 with a walk and three runs.  Yohander Martinez was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-3.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-6 with a home run and three runs.  Ben Ross struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.  Hunter Hoopes pitched 1.2 perfect innings, striking out one.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL PIRATERS 3 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the third on three walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead.  They added two in the fourth and one in the fifth, scoring seven runs on three hits and ten walks.  Eduardo Beltre was 0-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.  Miguel Cordero pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks, striking out three.  Ruddy Gomez struck out all four men he faced.  Will Armbruester struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:10  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.00) at Beloit (Noble Meyer, 0-1, 5.28)
6:05  Dunedin (Trey Yesavage, 1-0, 2.31) at Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-1, 6.75)
6:37  Buffalo (Anders Tolhurst, 1-0, 5.95) at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-1, 4.57)
7:05  Wichita (Trent Baker, 1-2, 2.49) at Northwest Arkansas (Kyle Wright, 0-0, 2.25)

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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 6, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 4 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1–5 INNINGS)

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the first.  It was 3-1 after two, but Columbus got three in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  Not to worry, though, as Mike Ford led off the fourth with a homer to tie it.  Morales struck again in the fifth, again leading off the inning with a home run, and Anthony Prato had an RBI single for an insurance run.  Rain came in the top of the sixth, and the game was over with a Saints win.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-2 with a home run (his sixth), a walk, and two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Marco Raya pitched three innings, allowing four runs on three hits and five walks.  Travis Adams struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

Opponents:  Petey Halpin was 2-for-3 with a run.

Stats:  Anthony Prato is batting .362 with an OPS of .987.  Will Holland is batting .333.  Carson McCusker is batting .326 with an OPS of 1.023.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .326 with an OPS of .938.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .866.  Mike Ford has an OPS of .824.  Travis Adams has an ERA of 2.82.

Record:  St. Paul is 14-14, tied for fifth with Louisville, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

Rained out.  Will be made up tomorrow.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN FRISCO

Abimelec Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the third to give Frisco a 2-0 lead.  Noah Cardenas singled home a run in the fourth to get Wichita on the board, but Frisco got the run back in the fifth.  Jake Rucker singled home a run in the sixth to again cut the margin to one.  Wichita had the bases loaded with one out, but a line drive double play ended the inning.  They would again get a man into scoring position with one out in the eighth, but a pair of fly outs ended the inning.  Wichita had thirteen hits, but only two runs.  They stranded ten and went 2-for-9 with men in scoring position.  Twins baseball!

Batters:  Ben Ross was 3-for-4 with a double.  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-5.  Kala’i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitchers:  Connor Prielipp pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  Aaron Rozek struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Alejandro Osuna was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Cameron Cauley was 2-for-3.  Abimelec Ortiz hit a home run, his fourth.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar is batting .354 with an OPS of .913.  Kyler Fedco is batting .313 with an OPS of 1.043.  Tyler Dearden is batting .304 with an OPS of .830.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .934.  Noah Cardenas has an OPS of .829.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .809.

Record:  Wichita is 15-10, in second place, a half game behind Arkansas.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

South Bend scored two in the first and two in the second to take a 4-0 lead.  Kyle DeBarge hit a two-run homer in the third to cut the lead in half.  But South Bend added two more in the fifth and one in the seventh to go up 7-2.  An error gave Cedar Rapids two in the eighth, but that was as close as they could come.

Batters:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Kyle DeBarge hit a two-run homer, his fourth.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall struck out three in 1.2 innings, but allowed four runs on four hits and three walks.  Samuel Perez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out one and walking three.

Opponents:  Ariel Armas was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Jefferson Rojas was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Reivaj Garcia was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .353 with an OPS of .997.  Kevin Maitan is batting .334 with an OPS of .939.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .894.  Kyle Hess has an OPS of .829.  Kaelen Culpepper has an OPS of .820.  Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .811.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 15-9, in second place, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN TAMPA

It was scoreless through two, but Fort Myers scored either one or two runs in each of innings three through eight.  

Batters:  Daniel Pena was 3-for-5 with a run.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Jakob Hall pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out six in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opponents:  Marshall Toole was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Josue Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .444 with an OPS of 1.254.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .994.  Ivran Romero has an ERA of 0.87.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-11, tied for first with Dunedin.

TODAY’S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
11:00  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 1.69) at Tampa (Greysen Carter, 0-2, 5.74)

1:05  St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, 1-0, 0.00, and Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.93) at Columbus (Parker Messick, 1-1, 3.32 and TBD)
6:35  South Bend (Ryan Gallagher, 0-0, 4.50) at Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 0.00)
7:05  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 6.28) at Frisco (Mitch Bratt, 1-1, 2.62)

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)

St. Paul scored two in the first, but it was all downhill from there.  They did not score again, and Columbus came back with three in the first, one in the second, and one in the fifth.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a double.  Cory Lewis struck out five in four innings, but allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

Rained out.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2 IN FRISCO

Tanner Schobel homered to lead off the game.  In the second, Tyler Dearden homered, Tanner Schobel hit a two-run homer, and Ricardo Olivar homered.  The two Frisco runs came in the seventh.  Schobel was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), a double, and three RBIs.  Olivar was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Dearden's home run was his second.  Pierson Ohl struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, SOUTH BEND CUBS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

South Bend scored four in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead, but Cedar Rapids came back with three in the fifth and three in the sixth.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Nate Baez hit a home run, his second.  Brandon Winokur had two RBIs.  Alejandro Hidalgo pitched five innings, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.  Jacob Wosinski struck out three in two perfect innings.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Jacob Jenkins-Cowart hit a two-run double in the third.  Jose Rodriguez singled home the lone Fort Myers run in the sixth to cut the lead to 2-1, but Jesus Hernandez hit a two-run triple in a three-run eighth to give Jupiter control of the game.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double.  Adrian Bohorquez pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out two.  Cole Peschi struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  Kade Bragg struck out four and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7 IN COLUMBUS (11 INNINGS)

St. Paul trailed 4-0 after two, but came back to tie it in the sixth.  Ryan Fitzgerald singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.  Fitzgerald was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5.  Andrew Morris struck out five in four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk.  Kody Funderburk struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 0 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh, and three more in the eighth.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and three runs.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his fifth.  Trent Baker pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids trailed 2-0, led 3-2, and were tied at three before Kyle DeBarge homered in the eighth.  DeBarge was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.  Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer.  Chase Chaney pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two.  Spencer Bengard struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPTER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers trailed 5-2 through six, but scored two in the seventh to make it 5-4 and Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run double in the ninth to win it.  Ruiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Ross pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one.  Zander Sechrist pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)

Jonathan Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the first, but St. Paul came back with one in the fourth and one in the fifth to tie it.  Mike Ford then hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the deciding runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second).  Mike Ford hit a home run, his fourth.  David Festa struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

Rained out.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO

Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run single in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and added two more in the eighth.  Frisco scored one in the eighth and two more in the ninth and had the tying run on base with two out in the ninth.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Christian MacLeod pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, IOWA CUBS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in a four-run first.  Iowa tied it with four in the fourth, but Khadim Diaw doubled home a run in the firth and Cedar Rapids scored five in the seventh.  Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the inning.  Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), two runs, and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.  Logan Whitaker struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 14, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

It was 1-1 after two, but Jupiter scored two in the third, one in the sixth, and eight in the eighth.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-2 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
5:35  St. Paul at Columbus
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids
6:35  Wichita at Frisco