Cary Baxter got the start for The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs in a game at Leesburg. While Cary's stats were good, he was tagged with the 2-3 loss. He went 6 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 runs (two earned). He walked one batter and struck out 7. Another pitcher took the seventh and then Jake Hubbard pitched the eight in which he allowed no hits and no walks and struck out one.
On the Cape, Austen Smith is in left field tonight as the Hardwich Mariners face the Orleans Firebirds in Orleans. He is batting 5th and at the plate, he struck out swinging in the 2nd, reached on a fielder's choice in the 4th, was HBP in the 6th, and batted into a 5-3 putout in the 8th. The Mariners currently lead 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and the bases loaded.
Ben Moore and the Alexandria Beetles were winners in a 7-6 game in Waterloo, Iowa, today. Ben played CF and batted 4th. He singled to left in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, popped up a foul ball to the 1st baseman in the 6th, walked in the 8th and flied out to center in the 9th. He scored in the 8th.
Kenny Roberts and the Willmar Stingers were the 7-5 winners in a 5 inning game in St. Cloud. Kenny played 2B and batted 5th. He had a hit, a run and an RBI.
