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Wichita 9, Lincoln 6

Wichita broke a 3-3 tie with four runs in the fourth inning as the Wingnuts get past Lincoln, 9-6. Wichita banged out 15 hits in the game with six hitters collecting at least two hits. Wingnuts CF Brent Clevlen went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored while SS Ryan Khoury had two hits in five at-bats along with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Wichita DH Carlo Testa and C Chris McMurray each drove in three runs and 1B David Espinosa plated three runs. Wingnuts starting pitcher Jon Link received plenty of offensive support and picked up his league leading 11th win of the season. Link gave up five earned runs on nine hits in six innings of work. For Lincoln in defeat, SS Mike Gilmartin had three doubles and scored two runs.

Sioux City 4, Gary SouthShore 1

The 3-4-5 hitters of Sioux City lead the way in the Explorers 4-1 win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Sioux City 1B Rene Tosoni, 2B Andres Perez and DH Peter Barrows went a combined 6-for-11 at the plate, scoring three runs and driving in all four. Barrows also chipped in with his 12th home run of the season. Explorers starting pitcher Lars Liguori tossed 6 2/3 innings en route to his first win. Liguori allowed an earned run on four hits and struck out five batters. Sioux City reliever Geoff Broussard tossed a scoreless ninth to collect his second save of the season.

Laredo 8, Kansas City 2

Laredo completed the four-game sweep of Kansas City as they downed the T-Bones by the score of 8-2. The Lemurs jumped out to a 3-1 lead after just the first inning and would roll from there to the victory. Laredo LF JP Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI and RF Denis Phipps hit his 11th home run of the season. Lemurs CF Nick Van Stratten drove in a pair of runs while 2B Travis Denker scored two runs. Laredo starting pitcher Casey Harman allowed an earned run on four hits in six innings pitched and picked up his fifth win.

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Game Date: 08/11/2014
Wichita Wingnuts  9 AT Lincoln Saltdogs  6

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Wichita            AB  R  H BI   AVG  Lincoln            AB  R  H BI   AVG
R.Khoury SS         5  2  2  2  .328  M.Forgatch LF       5  2  2  0  .255
J.Kahaulelio 2B     6  0  1  0  .327  L.Nunez 2B          5  0  0  0  .308
D.Espinosa 1B       4  3  2  0  .294  J.Gaston CF         4  1  1  2  .303
B.Clevlen CF        3  2  3  0  .362  I.Gac DH            4  0  1  0  .357
C.Testa DH          5  1  2  3  .330  B.Joynt RF          4  0  1  0  .316
C.McMurray C        5  0  1  3  .266  J.Hamilton 1B       3  0  0  0  .226
C.McClendon 3B      5  1  2  0  .272  B.Pinckney 3B       3  0  0  0  .269
T.Oldham LF         4  0  2  0  .250  M.Gilmartin SS      4  2  3  0  .233
D.Amberson RF       5  0  0  0  .261  C.Anderson C        4  1  2  3  .209
                   42  9 15  8                           36  6 10  5

Wichita              1 0 2   4 0 1   0 0 1 -  9 15  2
Lincoln              1 0 2   2 0 1   0 0 0 -  6 10  1
2B--C.Testa (21), I.Gac (19), M.Gilmartin 3 (11). 3B--D.Espinosa (11).
HR--R.Khoury (11), J.Gaston (8), C.Anderson (3). RBI--R.Khoury  2 (47),
C.Testa  3 (48), C.McMurray  3 (53), J.Gaston  2 (32), C.Anderson  3 (23).
HP--R.Khoury (6). SH--B.Pinckney (0). SB--R.Khoury (28), B.Clevlen (12),
T.Oldham (2), M.Forgatch 2 (25), J.Gaston (2). E--D.Espinosa (1),
C.McMurray (5), B.Pinckney (2). 
LOB--Wichita 11, Lincoln 6. DP--L. Nunez(2B) - B. Pinckney(3B) - J.
Hamilton(1B), J. Kahaulelio(2B) - R. Khoury(SS) - D. Espinosa(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Wichita
J.Link (W,11-2)                 6.0   9   6   5   1   4   2    3.48
M.Zouzalik                      1.0   0   0   0   0   2   0    3.18
A.Hinshaw                       1.0   1   0   0   1   2   0    2.20
M.Nevarez (S,23)                1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0    1.59
                                9    10   6   5   2   9   2
 Lincoln
Z.Varce (L,5-7)                 6.0  11   8   8   3   6   1    4.01
T.Barham                        2.0   1   0   0   1   2   0    4.68
M.Schuler                       1.0   3   1   1   0   1   0    3.67
                                9    15   9   9   4   9   1
WP--M.Schuler (9). HB--Z.Varce (6). SO--R.Khoury, C.Testa 2, C.McClendon,
T.Oldham, D.Amberson 4, M.Forgatch, L.Nunez, J.Gaston, I.Gac 2, B.Pinckney
2, M.Gilmartin, C.Anderson. BB--D.Espinosa, B.Clevlen 2, T.Oldham,
J.Gaston, J.Hamilton. BF--J.Link 28 (493), M.Zouzalik 3 (147), A.Hinshaw 5
(119), M.Nevarez 3 (140), Z.Varce 34 (446), T.Barham 8 (146), M.Schuler 5
(174). P-S--J.Link 94-66, M.Zouzalik 9-7, A.Hinshaw 24-13, M.Nevarez 17-10,
Z.Varce 125-85, T.Barham 35-20, M.Schuler 17-11. 
T--3:13.  A--2754

Weather: 79 degrees, clear
Plate Umpire - Art Thigpen, Field Umpire #1 - Sam Burch 1B, Field Umpire #2 - Troy Solsaa 3B

Game Date: 08/11/2014
Sioux City Explorers  4 AT Gary SouthShore RailCats  1

                                 YTD                                   YTD
S. City            AB  R  H BI   AVG  Gary               AB  R  H BI   AVG
O.Mesa LF           5  0  0  0  .316  D.Pulfer DH         4  0  0  0  .309
T.Colwell CF        4  1  1  0  .320  D.Martinez RF       3  0  1  1  .339
R.Tosoni 1B         4  1  2  1  .283  Z.Mitchell 2B       4  0  0  0  .266
A.Perez 2B          3  1  2  1  .292  R.Babineau C        4  0  1  0  .281
P.Barrows DH        4  1  2  2  .272  J.Garcia 3B         4  0  1  0  .333
T.Mendonca SS       4  0  0  0  .240  W.Backman 1B        2  0  0  0  .258
A.Ramon 3B          3  0  1  0  .269  C.Bishop LF         4  0  0  0  .221
D.Usiak C           4  0  1  0  .229  L.Brumley SS        2  1  1  0  .500
M.Lang RF           4  0  0  0  .257  D.Muren CF          3  0  0  0  .335
                   35  4  9  4                           30  1  4  1

S. City              0 0 0   0 0 2   0 2 0 -  4  9  2
Gary                 0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0 -  1  4  0
2B--R.Tosoni (23). HR--P.Barrows (12). RBI--R.Tosoni (43), A.Perez (41),
P.Barrows  2 (59), D.Martinez (50). SB--D.Martinez (24). CS--A.Perez (4),
D.Pulfer (7), J.Garcia (2). E--A.Perez 2 (11). 
LOB--S. City 6, Gary 6. DP--A. Perez(2B) - T. Mendonca(SS) - R.
Tosoni(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 S. City
L.Liguori (W,1-2)               6.2   4   1   1   3   5   0    6.99
K.Long                          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0    3.25
G.Broussard (S,2)               1.0   0   0   0   1   2   0    2.93
                                9     4   1   1   4   8   0
 Gary
K.Hopkins (L,4-3)               6.0   6   2   2   1   5   0    3.48
I.Kadish                        2.0   2   2   2   1   1   1    4.15
A.Quintero                      1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0    6.75
                                9     9   4   4   2   6   1
WP--I.Kadish (2). SO--O.Mesa, T.Colwell, R.Tosoni, P.Barrows, T.Mendonca,
M.Lang, D.Pulfer, D.Martinez, R.Babineau 2, W.Backman, C.Bishop 3.
BB--A.Perez, A.Ramon, D.Martinez, W.Backman 2, L.Brumley. BF--L.Liguori 26
(132), K.Long 4 (120), G.Broussard 4 (341), K.Hopkins 24 (216), I.Kadish 9
(71), A.Quintero 4 (7). P-S--L.Liguori 97-59, K.Long 13-12, G.Broussard
17-11, K.Hopkins 72-47, I.Kadish 30-20, A.Quintero 19-13. 
T--2:38.  A--1826
Time of game does not include 14-minute rain delay B4.

Weather: Partly cloudy, 78, wind NNE2
Plate Umpire - Sean Hicks, Field Umpire #1 - Marty Bauer, Field Umpire #3 - Randy Wilmes

Game Date: 08/11/2014
Kansas City T-Bones  2 AT Laredo Lemurs  8

                                 YTD                                   YTD
K. City            AB  R  H BI   AVG  Laredo             AB  R  H BI   AVG
T.Mittelstae 2B,3B  5  0  1  0  .265  N.Van Stratten CF   3  1  1  2  .351
V.Frias SS          5  1  1  0  .279  D.Phipps RF         4  1  2  1  .372
M.Padgett 1B        3  0  1  0  .291  T.Denker 2B         4  2  1  0  .319
R.Sadler RF         4  0  1  0  .230  J.Alonso 1B         5  1  1  1  .349
B.Sabatella LF      4  0  2  1  .304  J.Ramirez LF        4  1  2  2  .316
D.Richar DH         3  0  0  0  .257  D.Goodwin SS        4  0  2  1  .298
R.Kuzdale CF        4  1  1  0  .271  B.Wiley DH          4  1  2  1  .262
B.Erie C            3  0  1  0  .253  C.Ramirez C         3  1  0  0  .223
 C.Bianchi C        1  0  0  0  .167  H.Kain 3B           2  0  0  0  .270
D.Hudson 2B         2  0  1  0  .233   K.Brandenbu 3B,PH  2  0  0  0  .105
 N.Schwaner 3B,PH   2  0  1  0  .276       
                   36  2 10  1                           35  8 11  8

K. City              1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1 -  2 10  1
Laredo               3 0 0   0 1 3   1 0 x -  8 11  1
2B--R.Sadler (11), N.Van Stratten (18), J.Alonso (25), J.Ramirez (26),
B.Wiley (8). 3B--B.Wiley (1). HR--D.Phipps (11). RBI--B.Sabatella (34),
N.Van Stratten  2 (40), D.Phipps (34), J.Alonso (53), J.Ramirez  2 (51),
D.Goodwin (55), B.Wiley (16). CS--D.Phipps (3). E--N.Schwaner (8), T.Denker
(8). 
LOB--K. City 10, Laredo 8. DP--D. Goodwin(SS) - J. Alonso(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 K. City
C.Barnes (L,2-4)                5.2  10   7   7   2   2   1    6.80
D.Gordon                        0.2   0   1   1   1   1   0    3.38
D.Loera                         1.2   1   0   0   2   2   0    3.86
                                8    11   8   8   5   5   1
 Laredo
C.Harman (W,5-1)                6.0   4   1   1   3   6   0    4.07
M.Shreves                       0.2   2   0   0   0   1   0    4.80
E.Uriegas                       0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0    8.14
C.Graham                        2.0   4   1   0   0   1   0    4.11
                                9    10   2   1   3   9   0
WP--D.Loera (1). SO--T.Mittelstaedt 3, V.Frias, R.Sadler, B.Sabatella,
B.Erie, C.Bianchi, D.Hudson, D.Phipps 2, J.Ramirez, B.Wiley, K.Brandenburg.
BB--M.Padgett 2, D.Richar, N.Van Stratten 2, D.Phipps, T.Denker, C.Ramirez.
BF--C.Barnes 28 (201), D.Gordon 3 (82), D.Loera 9 (140), C.Harman 24 (272),
M.Shreves 4 (248), E.Uriegas (122), C.Graham 10 (155). P-S--C.Barnes
106-69, D.Gordon 12-6, D.Loera 33-15, C.Harman 109-70, M.Shreves 16-10,
E.Uriegas 4-3, C.Graham 29-21. 
T--3:07.  A--940

Weather: 102, sunny
Plate Umpire - Bill Montgomery, Field Umpire #1 - Bryan Childs, Field Umpire #3 - David Frame