Games of May 23

BINGHAMTON 8, NEW BRITAIN 1 IN NEW BRITAIN

Batting stars:  Danny Lehmann doubled and Nathan Hanson singled.  Those were the only two Rock Cats hits.

Pitching star:  David Bromberg struck out eight in six innings, giving up a run on three hits and three walks.

Opposition stars:  Raul Reyes was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer.  Zack Wheeler allowed a run on two hits and two walks, striking out six in eight innings.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Leading 3-1, the Mets scored five times to put the game out of reach.  With one out, Brett Jacobson walked Matt Den Dekker.  An error followed, then Reyes hit his three-run homer.  The next two batters walked, there was a ground out, then two more walks which forced in a run. Jacobson was replaced by Bobby Lanigan, who hit the first batter he faced, forcing in another run, before retiring the side.

Other:  New Britain made two errors.  My guess would be that the record of teams with as many or more errors than hits is not good.

CLEARWATER 4, FORT MYERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Batting stars:  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a double.  Daniel Rohlfing was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Pat Dean worked three innings, allowing two hits, before being removed following a rain delay.  Jose Gonzalez gave up one run on two hits and a walk in five innings.

Opposition stars:  Peter Lavin was 2-for-4.  Drew Hillman hit a home run.  Austin Wright pitched two shutout innings.

Key inning:  The ninth.  Leading 3-1, Ricky Bowen came in to close out the game for the Miracle.  A walk, a wild pitch, two singles, and another wild pitch made the score 3-2 with runners on second and third and none out.  A sacrifice fly tied the score and Cameron Rupp’s RBI single plated the go-ahead run.  Fort Myers got a one out single by Lance Ray in the bottom of the ninth, but he did not move past first base.

Other:  The Miracle out-hit the Threshers 12-7.

CEDAR RAPIDS 5, BELOIT 3 IN BELOIT

Batting stars:  Adam Bryant was 2-for-4.  Tyler Grimes was 0-for-1 but walked twice.

Pitching star:  Ryan O’Rourke struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Gary Mitchell was 2-for-3 with two home runs, driving in three.  Frazier Hall was 2-for-5.  Jairo Diaz gave up two runs on five hits and three walks in six innings.

Key inning:  The sixth.  Leading 3-2, the Kernels started the inning with an error and Mitchell’s two run homer to go ahead 5-2.

Other:  Prior to that sixth inning, the Snappers had two runners thrown out at home in the fifth.