Scranton 7, Toledo 5
Chad Durbin started for Toledo and allowed 4 runs in 5 innings. Mark Woodyard blew the save allowing 3 runs while only retiring one batter. Jack Hannahan and Alexis Gomez homered for the Mud Hens. Don Kelly and David Espinsoa both had 3hit games to raise their averages to .276 and .333 respectively.

Bowie 9, Erie 3Kody Kirkland homered for the Seawolves. Virgil Vasquez allowed 7 runs, of which only 4 were earned. Brent Clevlen and Kody Kirkland committed errors. Eulogio De La Cruz, who has struggled thus far, pitched a scoreless inning, as did Chris Homer.

Sarasota 7, Lakeland 3 ()
Kevin Ardoin allowed 7 runs, 4 of which were earned. He was battered around for 12 hits in 5 innings of work. Jeff Frazier was 3 for 4 to raise his average to .353. Jeff Larish hit his second homer of the season and added a single. Larish also committed two errors on the same play.

Southwest Michigan 2, West Michigan 1
Ramon Garcia was strong in six innings, allowing only two runs. In his two outings Garcia has struck out 13 and walked none in 11 innings. Cameron Maybin had the night off, and the rest of the offense only managed 4 singles.

Toledo 9, Scranton 5
Brian Peterson went 2 for 4 with a double, as did newcomer Tike Redman. Zach Miner started for the Mud Hens and allowed 4 runs in 4 innings.

Altoona 4, Erie 2
Humberto Sanchez wasn’t quite as sharp as his last start, and wasn’t helped by his own defense. He allowed 4 runs, two of which were earned, in 5 innings of work. He also allowed 7 hits and two walks while K’ing 4. Brent Clevlen was 1 for 3 with a walk and Tony Giarratano doubled in 4 trips.

Lakeland 6, Dunedin 4
Gil Meija was 3 for 3 with a walk, Brent Dlugach was 3 for 4 with a stolen base, and Nick McIntyre went 2 for 3 to power the Lakeland attack. Kevin Whelan retired all 3 hitters, including 2 strike outs to pick up his 3rd save. In 3 appearances he’s retired all 9 batters he’s faced, striking out 6.

West Michigan 7, South Bend 5
Wil Rhymes was 3 for 5 to raise his average to .414. At age 23 in low A ball, he’s not really classified as a prospect, but is still having a nice start to the season. Michael Hollimon reached base 4 times to raise his average to .409. With Rhymes and Hollimon at the top of the order it’s no surprise that Cameron Maybin has 7 RBI, 3 of which he picked up on his first professional homer. Lucas French got the start and only allowed two hits in six innings while striking out 4. The bad news is he also walked 4.

Toledo 7, Scranton 0
The bats woke up in Toledo. Jack Hannahan and Ryan Ludwick homered while Josh Phelps, Don Kelly, Ryan Raburn, and Max St. Pierre picked up multiple hits. Wil Ledezma had his second strong outing throwing six shut out innings. Ledezma only allowed a walk and 3 hits against 4 strike outs.

Erie 6, Altoona 2
Kurt Airoso hit his second and third homers of the season, and Kody Kirkland mashed his first. Brent Clevlen also picked up multiple hits. Once again there was a solid effort from a starter as Nate Bumstead allowed a single hit and no runs (despite 4 walks) against 8 strike outs in 5 innings of work.

Dunedin 10, Lakeland 2
A rough night all around for the Lakeland Tigers. Dallas Trahern allowed 9 runs, 8 of which were earned, in only 3 innings. Wilkin Ramirez commited his 4th error of the season. Offensively Clete Thomas picked up two more hits to raise his average to .308.

South Bend 4, West Michigan 3
Cameron Maybin’s streak of multi-hit games ended, but he still added a single in 4 at-bats. William Rhymes was 3 for 4 with a double.

Scranton 4, Toledo 2
Jack Hannahan was 2 for 2 with a walk. The rest of the Mud Hens offense was non-existent. Today’s lineup featured only two hitters with batting averages North of .200 (Hooper and Hannahan).

Altoona 9, Erie 1
Eulogio De La Cruz was pounded once again. He gave up six hits, including a home run, while retiring only two batters. His ERA currently stands at 45.00. Brent Clevlen also continues to struggle and his average has dipped to .150 after going 0 for 4. Kelly Hunt homered to account for Erie’s only run.

Dunedin 6, Lakeland 3
Brent Dlugach homered and Wilkin Ramirez picked up two hits for Lakeland. Josh Rainwater was the Tigers starter and scattered 6 hits and 2 runs over 5 innings of work.

West Michigan 7, South Bend 0 Cameron Maybin continues to hit well as he picked up a couple hits, including a double, and added a stolen base. William Rhymes, Cory Middleton, Mark Haske, and Jeremy Laster all had multi-hit games as well. Virgil Vazquez allowed one hit in four innings, and Andrew Kown followed with 4 innings only allowing two hits while striking out 4.

Charlotte 7, Toledo 1
Colby Lewis had a solid start going 4 innings and only allowing 2 hits against 5 strikeouts. Other than that the game was quite unremarkable from a Mud Hen perspective. Don Kelly who had an impressive spring training at the plate has struggled thus far and is hitting .083.

Erie 4, Harrisburg 0
Tony Giarratano, Brent Clevlen, and Vincent Blue all picked up two hits for Erie. Preston Larrison was perfect for 5 innings and 5 strikeouts.

Lakeland 3, Tampa 2
Clete Thomas homered and added a single. Jeff Frazier was 3 for 5 with 2 double and is hitting .375. Wilken Ramirez added two hits and a stolen base. Kevin Whelan retired all 3 hitters for his second save.

Fort Wayne 11, West Michigan 3
Cameron Maybin went 2 for 4 and is now hitting .462. Erik Averill struggled with his control walking 3 and allowing 5 runs in 4 innings.