@Beloit 4, Wisconsin 3: Snappers version | Rattlers version
Lansing 11 @South Bend 10:
When news arrived that the South Bend’s Silver Hawks had clinched the final playoff spot in the Midwest League’s Eastern Division, the only sounds coming from the Silver Hawks’ clubhouse were those of the attendants picking up worn uniforms off the gray concrete floor to put in the laundry cart.
South Bend’s players left the clubhouse shortly after Sunday’s 11-10 loss to Lansing in minor-league baseball action.
“I told them to go home, and if it works out for us, we’ll pop the corks (Monday),” South Bend manager Mark Haley said of staying by himself around an hour and a half after the South Bend game finished to find out if the Hawks reached the playoffs.
@Great Lakes 8, Dayton 2: The Dragons scored again in the top of the third to pull to within 3-2, but the Loons tacked on three more runs in the third on three hits, a walk, and an error to extend to a 6-2 edge. Great Lakes added two more runs in the sixth on an RBI-double by Jerry Sands and an RBI-single by Buss.
Fort Wayne 6 @West Michigan 0:
"I was trying to do too much instead of staying with my game," he said. "But I've had a great season, I can't be mad. Whatever. I've been a good team player and helped the team win games. It's about that and not individual performances."@Cedar Rapids 5, Burlington 3:
[Billy] Nowlin's average dropped three points to .312 heading into today's regular-season finale against Fort Wayne. Cedar Rapids' Alexia Amarista took a .316 mark into Sunday's late game against Wisconsin. [Editor's note...The Rattlers had to play the Kernels yesterday, too?]
Nowlin, Nunez and Amarista were hitting .316 heading into Saturday. Nunez, who had played in 16 consecutive games, didn't play Sunday. It was a move decided a couple weeks ago and was affirmed by Whitecaps' manager Joe DePastino and Nunez. [Editor's note...See below because it appears to be moot anyway]
Alexi Amarista won’t play today in the Cedar Rapids Kernels’ regular-season finale. It’ll be good to get him an extra day of rest leading up to that playoff series with Peoria that begins Wednesday night.@Clinton 5, Peoria 4: LumberKings version | Chiefs version
And it’ll boost little Lexi’s bid for the Midwest League batting title.
Amarista went 2-for-3 Sunday in Cedar Rapids’ 5-3 win over Burlington at Memorial Stadium, boosting his average to .319. That leads the MWL, with West Michigan’s Gustavo Nunez second at .315 and West Michigan’s Billy Nowlin third at .312.
“I’m aware of it,” Amarista said through teammate Roberto Lopez. “I always check up on my numbers and other players in the league … We’ll see how it ends up.”
Kernels Manager Bill Mosiello pinch hit for Amarista in the top of the sixth inning because he wanted to preserve his average. If Nunez and Nowlin go 4-for-4 against Fort Wayne today, they would finish at .321.
@Kane County 4, Quad Cities 1: Cougars version | River Bandits version
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