Playoff report: Despite being 7 games below .500, Memphis is only 1 game back of Omaha with 5 games left. Springfield is trailing Arkansas by 4 games, who they just lost the first two of a four game series against. Palm Beach is just 2 games behind Charlotte, who they will play for the final 4 games of the season. State College is leading its division but the next 3 games they play will be against the team trailing them by 1 game, the Jamestown Jammers.
Memphis 7, New Orleans 8 (11 innings)
- Brock Peterson was 1-for-5 with a HR (25).
- Chris Swauger had a pinch-hit HR (2).
- Jermaine Curtis had a pinch-hit double.
- Chad Huffman doubled and walked.
- Justin Christian was 2-for-5 with a walk and SB (13).
- Travis Tartamella was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Jamie Romak was 2-for-5.
- Mike O'Neill and Greg Garcia each singled. Garcia also had a SB (13).
- Eric Fornataro allowed 3 runs (1 earned) in 3.2 innings on 5 hits, 5 walks, and 3 strikeouts.
- The parade of relievers who followed included Nick Greenwood (2.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K), Sam Freeman (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K), Keith Butler (2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K), Deryk Hooker (1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 0 K), and Kevin Thomas (0.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K).
- Ruben Gotay was 2-for-4.
- The rest of Springfield's hits were singles, and they belonged to Xavier Scruggs (who also walked), Stephen Piscotty, Cody Stanley, and Casey Rasmus.
- Zach Petrick pitched okay, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits (1 HR), 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts in 5 innings.
- Danny Miranda (1 IP, 1 H), Heath Wyatt (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 K), and Lee Stoppelman (0.1 IP, 1 K) combined for a scoreless 3 innings.
- Patrick Wisdom was 2-for-4.
- Jonathan Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with 2 walks.
- Alex Mejia singled and walked.
- Nick Longmire and David Popkins each singled, but Popkins struck out in his other 3 plate appearances.
- Kurt Heyer pitched 5 capable innings that included 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts.
- Iden Nazario surrendered 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 strikeouts in 2.2 innings.
- Corey Baker struck out a batter but also allowed a HR and inherited runner to score.
Clinton 6, Peoria 7 (12 innings)
- Every player had at least 2 hits in Peoria's lineup with the exception of Bruce Caldwell who *only* reached base twice with a single and walk.
- C.J. McElroy was 4-for-7 with a SB (7) batting leadoff.
- Nick Martini was 4-for-6 with a double and walk.
- Ildemaro Vargas and Gerwuins Velazco each collected 3 singles.
- Trevor Martin and Juan Herrera were both 2-for-6 with a double.
- Jeremy Schaffer was 2-for-6 with a walk.
- Jordan Walton was 2-for-5.
- Brad Watson was rouged up for 6 runs in 7 innings that included 9 hits (4 HRs), 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.
- Jay Voss handled 3 scoreless innings and struck out 2 against 2 hits and 1 walk.
- Joe Donofrio allowed 2 hits but struck out 3 in his 2 scoreless innings.
- Jimmy Bosco was 2-for-4 with a double.
- Luke Voit, Michael Schulze, and Steven Ramos all had 2 hits. Ramos also had 2 SBs (18, 19).
- Carson Kelly was 1-for-3 with a double.
- David Washington walked twice.
- Ben O'Shea has seen better days. His weird line featured 7 runs (all earned) on just 2 hits (1 HR) and 4 walks in 1.2 innings.
- Willy Paulino also walked 4, but he only allowed 1 run, 4 hits, and struck out 5 in 6.1 innings.
- Michael Aldrete allowed an unearned run on 2 hits and 1 strikeout in his inning.
- Vaughn Bryan (CF) was 3-for-5 with a SB (13) batting leadoff.
- Ronnierd Garcia (3B) was 3-for-4 with a triple.
- Kenneth Peoples-Walls (DH) was 2-for-4.
- Blake McKnight was terrific, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits and pitting 7 strikeouts against zero walks in 6 innings. 7 outs were grounders and 3 were flyballs.
- Norge Paredes (1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K) and Zach Loraine (2 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K) both allowed runs in relief.