@Kane County 6, Wisconsin 5: "We took advantage of a good situation," Nieckula said. "We had guys on base, we did a nice job of two-strike hitting, guys ran the bases hard and guys came through in the clutch."
@South Bend 1, West Michigan 0: "I didn't think Ollie would get to it,'' said South Bend manager Mark Haley. "He has good instincts and is very knowledgeable when it comes to reading the ball off the bat. He can really turn on the afterburners. I've seen him do that, then have to stop and wait for the ball.
Burlington 6, @Quad Cities 4: “We’re going to see a lot of each other, so we move on to a new day,” River Bandits manager Steve Dillard said. “The long ball beat us in this one.’’
Lansing 9, @Fort Wayne 5: “We got off to another slow start and that seems to be the trend with us lately,” Wizards manager Doug Dascenzo said. “We battled back a couple times, closed the gap, but … it was a tough one, and that’s the way it goes sometimes. We’ve got to regroup.”
@Dayton 4, Great Lakes 3: Dragons manager Donnie Scott shared his birthday cake with Great Lakes manager Juan Bustabad because both were born Aug. 16, 1961. Only Scott received any gifts in the ensuing baseball game Saturday night, Aug. 16, at Fifth Third Field.
@Cedar Rapids 6, Beloit 5:
Clay Fuller was hit with a pitch by Beloit reliever Blake Martin with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Jerry Gonzalez with the winning run in the Kernels 6-5 win in front of a fireworks crowd of 4,315.@Clinton 9, Peoria 5: After falling behind 2-0 early, the LumberKings got into a groove against Chiefs starter Kevin Kreier in the third inning.
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The pitch was originally ruled to have hit Fuller's bat, but after Fuller showed home plate umpire Max Guyll a mark on his arm, it was ruled a hit by pitch. Beloit Manager Nelson Prada came out to argue, but to no avail.
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