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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 7

NASHVILLE SOUNDS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN NASHVILLE

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

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Will Holland (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

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

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

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 8 IN WICHITA

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

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

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

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

Stolen bases:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (4).

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

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

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

CEDAR RAPIDS AT BELOIT

Rained out.  Will be made up April 27.

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

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

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

Home runs:  Doncon (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon, 3.

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY'S TILTS

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 6

ST, PAUL SAINTS 3, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 0 IN NASHVILLE

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

Multi-hit games:  None.

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

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

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

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

WICHITA WIND SURGE 13, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 3 IN WICHITA

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

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

Home runs:  Rosario (1).

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

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

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

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

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

BELOIT SKY CARP 2, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

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

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

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

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

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

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

FORT MYERS MIRACLE 6, TAMPA TARPONS 4 IN FORT MYERS

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Doncon, 2.

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

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 5

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5 IN NASHVILLE

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel drove in two  runs.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

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

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

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

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

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

Home runs:  None.

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

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

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

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

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

BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Wichita Wind Surge Leaders

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

BATTING

AVERAGE

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

OBP

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

SLUGGING

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

OPS

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

RUNS

Fajardo,  75
Isola, 66
Lee, 63

HOME RUNS

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

RBIs

Jake Rucker, 63
Severino, 62
Lee, 61

STOLEN BASES

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

PITCHING

WINS

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

ERA

Ohl, 2.69
Blayne Enlow, 3.17
Scherff, 3.57

GAMES

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

STARTS

Adams, 25
David Festa, 19
Carlos Luna, 16

SAVES

Jordan Brink, 5
McMahon, 4
Scherff, 4

INNINGS

Adams, 109.2
Luna, 95
Ohl, 87

STRIKEOUTS

Festa, 104
Adams, 97
Luna, 96

WHIP

Ohl, 0.95
Enlow, 1.13
Isaac Mattson, 1.21

AVERAGE AGAINST

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

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Where They Stand

The St. Paul Saints are 37-32, in second place in the International League West, 1.5 games behind Nashville.  They have been eliminated from playoff competition.

The Wichita Wind Surge ended the second half 36-33, in second place in the Texas League North, two games behind Springfield.  They did not qualify for the playoffs.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels won their playoff series against Peoria two games to one.  They lead Great Lakes in the best-of-three League Championship Series one game to none.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:35  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris)
6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (Hunter McMahon, 0-1, 1.93)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 17

CUBS 1, SAINTS 0 IN IOWA

The game's lone run scored on a double play in the second inning.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-4.

David Festa pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Brent Headrick retired all ten men he faced, striking out four.
Michael Boyle pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Cole Sands struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

ROCKHOUNDS 6, WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Cameron Masterson hit a three-run homer in the second and Midland never trailed.  Wichita scored all of their runs in the ninth and had the bases loaded when the game ended.

Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a double.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.

Jordan Carr pitched three innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Taylor Floyd struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Denny Bentley retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

Wichita ends its season 36-33, in second place in the Texas League North, two games behind Springfield.

KERNELS 10, LOONS 6 IN GREAT LAKES (PLAYOFF GAME 1)

Trailing 6-5, Cedar Rapids scored five runs in the ninth.  Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer to break a 6-6 tie.

McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Jose Salas hit a home run.

Christian MacLeod pitched 1.1 innings, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks and striking out three.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Malik Barrington struck out two and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings.

Cedar Rapids leads the best-of-three series 1-0.

TODAY'S TILTS

No games scheduled.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:35  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris) at Great Lakes
6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 15

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CUBS 7, SAINTS 6 IN IOWA

Yonathan Periaza hit a three-run homer in a five-run sixth that gave Iowa a 7-3 lead.  Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer in the ninth but St. Paul did not get the tying run on base.

Gilberto Celestino was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Larnach was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer (his fifteenth) and two runs.

Blayne Enlow pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out one.
Brock Stewart struck out two in a perfect inning.
Jordan Balazovic pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 7, ROCKHOUNDS 0 IN WICHITA

Yoyner Fajardo hit a two-run homer in the third for all the runs Wichita would need.

Fajardo was 3-for-5 with a home run (his ninth), a triple, and four RBIs.
Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with a home run (his tenth), a double, and two RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Jake Rucker hit a home run, his ninth.

Marco Raya struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Aaron Rozek struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Jorge Alcala struck out four in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Taylor Floyd retired all five men he faced.

KERNELS 9, CHIEFS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME THREE)

Cedar Rapids scored four runs in the first inning on two walks and four singles.

Noah Cardenas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Mike Paredes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

The Kernels win the playoff series two games to one.  They will now advance to the Midwest League Championship Series against Great Lakes.  That series will begin on September 17.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:08  St. Paul (Patrick Murphy, 6-2, 3.30) at Iowa
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 3-1, 3.12)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 14

CUBS 9, SAINTS 3 IN IOWA

Matt Mervis hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Iowa led all the way.

Jair Camargo was 3-for-4 with a home run, his nineteenth.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Randy Dobnak pitched 5.2 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits and two walks and striking out four.
Carlos Luna pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 5, ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN WICHITA

Will Holland's RBI single in the sixth broke a 4-4 tie in a three-run inning.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Alerick Soularie was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh) and a walk.
David Banuelos hit a home run, his tenth.

Travis Adams pitched 4.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and striking out five.
Denny Bentley struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Curtis Taylor struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

KERNELS 9, CHIEFS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME 2)

Cedar Rapids scored six in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead.  Jeferson Morales hit a three-run homer and Noah Miller hit a two-run homer in the inning.

Miller was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Morales hit a three-run homer.
Jorel Ortega hit a home run.

Cory Lewis struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Gabriel Yanez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

The best-of-three playoff series is tied 1-1.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper)*
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-3, 6.12)
7:08  St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-5, 8.01) at Iowa

*Game three of the best-of-three playoff series.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 13

CUBS 4, SAINTS 3 IN IOWA

Levi Jordan's two-run single in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie.  St. Paul had men on first and second when the game ended.

Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-4.
Hernan Perez hit a home run, his tenth.

Simeon Woods Richardson struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.*
Michael Boyle retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
Jordan Balazovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Woods Richardson got off to an awful start--his ERA in his first eleven starts was 7.47.  But, while his season numbers still don't look very good, he has pitched very well in the second half.  In twelve games (ten starts) in the second half, his ERA is 2.95, his WHIP is 1.20, and his batting average against is .194.  He has struck out 52 and walked 31 in 61 innings.  Too many walks, of course, but his other numbers look a lot better in the second half.  And even the walks are headed in the right direction--he had walked 28 in 47 innings in the first half.

ROCKHOUNDS 2, WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

A sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth.

Alex Isola was 3-for-4.

Pierson Ohl pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out five.
Miguel Rodriguez retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:08  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 5-8, 5.10) at Iowa
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis)*
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-10, 5.55)

*Game 2 of the playoff series.  The Kernels trail 1-0.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: September 12

SAINTS 4, CUBS 1 IN IOWA

St. Paul scored one in the first and two in the second to build a 3-0 lead.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Yunior Severino hit a home run, his ninth.

Hunter McMahon struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Austin Brice struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two perfect innings.
Cole Sands struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

ROCK HOUNDS 5, WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Jonny Butler hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Midland a 4-0 lead.

Alex Isola was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.

Wichita had eleven hits, but all were singles.  They stranded nine, going 2-for-10 with men in scoring position.

Chris Paddack struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Taylor Floyd struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Regi Grace struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Francis Peguero pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

CHIEFS 4, KERNELS 3 (GAME ONE)

Ramon Mendoza hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Peoria a 4-1 lead.  Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 4-3 and Cedar Rapids had the bases loaded when the game ended.

Rosario hit a two-run homer.

Cedar Rapids had only four hits.  They drew six walks but went 0-for-8 with men in scoring position.

Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out five.
Mike Paredes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:08  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 6-6, 5.07) at Iowa
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 7-3, 2.87)