Games of June 17

ROCHESTER 7, LOUISVILLE 4 IN LOUISVILLE

Batting stars:  Matt Carson was 3-for-4 with two home runs, his third and fourth.  He scored three times and drove in four.  Rene Rivera was 3-for-4 with a double.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Samuel Deduno struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up a run on two hits and four walks.  Casey Fien walked one and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Kyle Waldrop worked 1.2 perfect innings.

Opposition star:  Daniel Dorn was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Key inning:  The first.  Tsuyoshi Niskioka opened the game with a double.  With one out, Danny Valencia walked.  Carson and Clete Thomas followed with back-to-back homers to give the Red Wings a 4-0 lead.  The Bats never got closer than within three the rest of the game.

ERIE 4, NEW BRITAIN 3 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Nathan Hanson was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  James Beresford was 2-for-4.

Pitching star:  Bobby Lanigan retired all six batters he faced, striking out two of them.

Opposition stars:  Niuman Romero was 3-for-4.  Brandon Douglas was 2-for-4 with a double.  Patrick Cooper threw six shutout innings, allowing three hits and three walks.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Down 4-1, the Rock Cats rallied.  Singles by Evan Bigley and Estarlin De Los Santos were followed by a walk to Rene Tosoni, loading the bases with one out.  A hit batsman scored one run, and a sacrifice fly scored another.  With two out and runners on first and second, Deibinson Romero grounded out to end the game.

Other:  The Rock Cats have had three straight sellouts and have ten for the season.

BURLINGTON 6, BELOIT 2 IN BELOIT

Batting star:  JaDamion Williams was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Douglas Landaeta was 3-for-4 with a double.  Sean Jamieson was 2-for-4 with a home run.  A. J. Cole struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Leading 4-2, the Bees had two out and none on when Eliezer Mesa tripled and Jamieson homered to put the game out of reach.

Other:  Miguel Sano struck out all four times he came to the plate…This game concludes the first half of the Midwest League season.