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Saturday: Beloit 0 at Wisconsin 1

W: J. Wild (5-6, 3.67); L: S. Hunt (0-1, 1.80); SV: J. Dunbar (2)
HR: None.

Shooter Hunt made his debut with the Beloit Snappers on Saturday despite giving up only 1 run on 3 hits and a pair of walks, he simply was not good enough as the Snappers could muster no offense against Wisconsin's Jake Wild.

A walk to Alex Liddi, and a pair of back-to-back singles to Juan Diaz and Blake Ochoa put the Timber Rattlers on the board in the second inning.

Hunt struck out 9, but continued to show some of the control issues that plagued him in his collage career by hitting Daniel Carroll with a pitch in the bottom of the fifth. Carroll would then steal 2nd and progress to 3rd on a wild pitch. Happily, there were two outs already on the board and Hunt was able to get Denny Almonte out on strikes to prevent another Rattler's run.

Beloit never really threatened and could not advance a runner past second in the game.

Blake Martin worked two innings of relief, fanning four, while Nolte pitched the 8th, striking out just one.

Two of the Snappers five hits were by designated hitter Chris Cates, who was 2-for-4 on the night. Mark Dolenc and Rene Leveret were both 1-for-4 while Andrew Schmiesing was 1-for-3.

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Sunday: Beloit 4 at Wisconsin 8

The Wisconsin Timber-Rattlers doubled up the Beloit Snappers in the resumption of the game that was suspended on July 7.

In the first inning, Deibinson Romero and Ozzie Lewis had both singled. A third single, to Rene Leveret scored Romero to put Beloit on the board in the top of the first.

Wisconsin answered back in the bottom of the second with Joseph Dunigan tripling in Ron Garth, who had singled his way onto base. A wild pitch by starter Steve Hirschfeld allowed Dunigan to cross the plate as well, putting Wisconsin on top.

In the resumption of the game, Juan Richardson would replace Romero and Yangervis Solarte would replace Lewis as the two original players were injured during the intervening time. Michael Allen would also replace Steve Hirschfeld on the mound.

The bottom of the third saw Maximo Mendez take a single from Allen, then steal 2nd base. Edilio Colina hit into a sac bunt which, combined with a Allen throwing error scored Mendez. Diaz would reach on a another throwing error by Allen, which allowed Colina to score. Following a fly out to Denny Almonte, Ron Garth reached on a fielder's choice that failed when Estarlin De Los Santos mis-threw the ball. Dunigan then doubled to plate the two runners before Liddi would be taken out on strikes. Joe White would line out to end the inning with the score 6-1.

Chris Cates took a walk in the top of the six. Richardson would pop out but a Solarte single moved Cates to 2nd. Leveret then doubled him in to give the Snappers their second run.

Wisconsin answered back with Liddi walking and White singling. Blake Ochoe would be called out on strikes before Chris Anderson came in to replace Allen. He'd get Mendez to fly out to center, a play that moved Liddi to 3rd, and then gave up a single to Colina that scored the Wisconsin runner.

With Danny Hernandez on the mound in the bottom of the 8th, Liddi doubled and White walked. Ochoa would fly out but Mendez drew a walk to load the bags. Colina ground in to a force out that scored Liddi, giving the T-Rattlers 8.

A last ditch effort by the Snappers saw Mark Dolenc walk off Robert Harmon. Allan de San Miguel and Andrew Schmiesing then hit back-to-back doubles to scored two. That would be all the Snappers would get though despite a single to Cates that moved Schmiesing to 3rd.

Hirschfield would take the loss, his fifth of the season. Leveret was 2-for-4 at the plate with a double and a pair of RBIs. Dirty and Schmiesing were both 1-for-4 with a double, Dirty with the run, Schmiesing with a pair of RBIs. Cates was also 1-for-4, but with a single, a walk and a run.

Solarte and De Lo were both 1-for-3, De Lo with a walk, Romero and Lewis were each 1-for-1, Romero with a run, and Jeanfred Brito was 1-for-5. Dolenc finished up 0-for-3 but with a walk and a run.

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Sunday: Beloit 3 at Wisconsin 1

The Beloit Snappers finally found a win, dropping the Timber Rattlers 3-1 in extra innings during Sunday's second game.

Brian McCardell and Edward Paredes would both work 7 scoreless innings for the their respective teams.

Beloit would get on the board in the 8th with Mark Dolenc tripling off Parades. Andrew Schmiesing then reached on a fielding error by catcher Isreal Nunez that plated Dolenc.

The Rattlers answered back right away, with Alex Liddi reaching on a throwing error by Jeanfred Brito. After a fly out to Denny Almonte, Juan Diaz doubled to plate Liddi tying the game.

The top of the 10th would see Rene Leveret singling and Mark Dolenc doubling. A throwing error by catcher Isreal Nunez brought Dolenc home as well, giving the Snappers an insurance run.

Blake Martin pick up the win, working the last 1.2 innings. Santos Arias gave up the lone T-Rattler's run, unearned on 2 hits and walk in 1.1 innings.

Cates and Dolenc were both 2-for-4, Dolenc with a double and a triple, a pair of runs and a RBI.

Estarlin De Lost Santos, Leveret and Yersich were each 1-for-4, Leveret with a run.

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Beloit is now 18-18 on the season, in fourth place in the 8-team Western division, 3 games behind division leading Peoria.

Dragons sweep Snappers

Beloit 4 at Dayton 5

W: M. Klinker (5-4, 3.52); L: M. Tarsi (4-9, 5.50); SV: Z. Stewart (2)
HR: None.

Mike Tarsi allowed 5 runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out six to take the loss for the Beloit Snappers who could quite get enough out of their late inning rally to overcome the Dayton Dragons.

Ozzie Lewis doubled in the top of the 2nd and Andrew Schmiesing doubled him in one out later to put the Snappers on the board first. After that it would be all Dragons for a while.

Logan Parker doubled in the bottom of the stanza and, after Jason Bour was called out on strikes, Angel Cabrera singled him in.

The bottom of the third brought a double from Zach Cozart, who was driven in by Neftali Soto's line drive single to put the Dragons on top by one.

Devin Mesoraco doubled to lead off the bottom of the 4th, and Parker singled him to 3rd. Angel Cabrera's grounder to left brought in Mesoraco, and a walk to Brandon Menchaca loaded the bags. Cozart went down on strikes, Soto singled to drive in Parker and Cabrera, making it 5-1 Dayton.

Enerio Del Rosario replaced Matthew Klinker on the mound for the Dragons in the top of the 7th, and would take a couple of quick ground outs. Mark Dolenc singled then stole 2nd. A throwing error by Bour moved him to 3rd , while a second error, this one by Parker, allowed Jeanfred Brito to reach and Dolenc to score. Chris Cates and Ben Revere hit back-to-back singles to score first Brito and then Cates. Deibinson Romero would reach on a fielding error that also sent Revere to 3rd, but the Dragons brought in Henry Arias to get the last out and the Snappers would get no more.

Schmiesing would go 2-for-4 with a double and a run, while Cates and Revere were 2-for-5 each, Cates with a run and Revere with a run scored. Brito and Lewis were both 1-for-4 with a run, Lewis with a double and Brito with a walk. Dolenc finished up 1-for-3 with a run.

That does it as the Dragons sweep the series. The Snappers now take a day off for MLB's All-Star game. They return to action on Wednesday at Pohlman Field, where they will host the West Michigan Whitecaps for a 3-game series. First pitch is due out at 7:00 PM.

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Greeneville 3 at Elizabethton 5

W: B. Tippett (5-1, 1.66); L: H. Villar (1-2, 4.66)
HR: ELI: J. Waltenbury (3).

The Elizabethton Twins were back in the win column, thanks in part to a stellar effort by Aussie starter Brad Tippett, who worked seven innings, scattering 6 hits and walk while striking out 8.

Jon Waltenbury got things started off when he when yard out to right center field, his 3 of the year, in the bottom of the first inning.

Adam Severino took a walk to open the bottom of the 3rd, and James Beresford singled. Dominic De La Osa singled to drive in Severino, while Beresford came home on a balk.

Juan Richardson singled in the bottom of the fourth and was plated by Angel Morales follow up double.

Patrick Urckfitz would replaces Henry Villar in the bottom of the sixth, and would still be on the mound in the seventh when Morales reached on a throwing error, then advanced to 2nd on a balk. Severino would go down on strikes, but Beresford drew a walk. De La Osa ground into a force out that took Morales out at 3rd, but Nick Romero's line drive would plate Beresford for the E-Twins five.

Danny Rondon worked the 8th for the E-Twins and gave way to Mark Hamburger in the 9th. With one out on the board, Hamburger gave up walks to Kody Hinze and Ebert Romero. Federico Hernandez ground into a force out that took Rosario out at 2nd, but a wild pitch by Hamburger advanced Hernandez. Devon Torrence then walked to fill the bases. Kyle Miller walked, forcing in a run, while Jose Alluve singled to plate two more. Hamburger finally got Ricardo Bonfante to pop put to end the contest.

Everyone in the line up had at least a single, except for Sevarino. No one had a multi-hit games.

The two teams rematch tomorrow with the first pitch due at 7:00 PM, one of the very few games being played on All-star Tuesday.

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Elizabethton's Shooter Hunt was named the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week for the week ended July 13. Hunt made the most of his five innings against Johnson City Friday, striking out 10 Cardinals and allowing no hits in his second start of the season. Hunt is still working on his endurance, but he hasn't done too badly as a starter, as he's yet to give up a hit in eight innings while recording 16 strikeouts.

Zawadski's grand slam leaves Snappers short

Beloit 6 at Fort Wayne 7

W: R. Woodard (3-4, 3.25); L: D. Hernandez (0-1, 7.71); SV: J. Quezada (16)
HR: FTW: A. Parrino (6), L. Zawadzki (3).

Reliever Danny Hernandez gave up 5 runs - 4 in the sixth inning - on four hits and a walk while striking out 2 to give the Fort Wayne Wizards a lead the Beloit Snappers could not overcome. Fort Wayne would take the game, 7-6.

It had been a close contest up until that point.

The Snappers got on the board first with Allan de San Miguel taking a walk in the top of the 3rd. Andrew Schmiesing reached on a force attempt and Mark Dolenc out reach on a fielder's choice that did not see any of the runners taken down. with the bags loaded, Jeanfred Brito ground into a force out. Dirty would attempt to go home, but would be taken down at the plate. Chris Cates ground out would score Schmiesing however, before Ben Revere ground out to retire the side.

Mike Tarsi took the start for Beloit and the lefty would allow a triple to Lance Zawadzki with one out on the board. Justin Baum sacrificed him in to tie up the game.

Deibinson Romero took a walk to lead off the top of the fourth, then moved to 3rd on a Rene Leverett single. After Ozzie Lewis went down on strikes, Dirty would sacrifice in Romero to give the Snappers 2.

Doubles by Luis Martinez and Robert Perry in the bottom of the stanza lead to a tied game again.

The Snappers took the lead in the 5th, with Dolenc singling and moving to second on Brito's sac bunt. Cates then singled in Dolenc.

They'd add to it in the top of the sixth with Leveret singling off reliever Brandon Gomes. Lewis would ground into a force out, but Dirty's fly ball single got Lewis to 2nd, and Schmiesing would bat him to 3rd with a fly ball single to left. Dolenc ground out with the bases loaded to plate Lewis, but Brito then ground out as well to end the Snappers' chances.

Hernandez, just a year out of surgery, allowed a single to Felix Carrasco, walked Lewis Martinez and gave up a single to Luis Durango. Robert Perry would pop out, but Zawadski would launch a ball over the right field fence for a grand slam giving the Wizards a 2-run lead. Andrew Parrino would also homer in the bottom of the 7th, to extend the lead to three runs.

With Jackson Quezada on the hill for the Wizards in the ninth and two outs on board, back-to-back singles to Cates and Revere gave the Snappers some hope. Romero then single to bring in Cates, and Leveret's single drove in Revere, but Lewis would ground out, ending the contest with the Snappers still down by one and the tying run on base.

Dirty finished up 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored, Leveret was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, while Romero was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and a RBI. Cates would go 2-for-5 with a run and a pair of RBIs.

Tarsi worked 5 allowing 2 runs, earned, on six hits and 3 walks while while striking out 2. Chris Anderson pitched the 8th for the Snappers, striking out 1.

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Kingsport 4 at Elizabethton 5

W: C. Leavitt (3-1, 4.91); L: P. Orta (0-2, 0.90); SV: M. Hamburger (3)
HR: ELI: M. Harrington (5), E. Bigley (3), J. Lanning (2).

The Elizabethton Twins saw three different players go yard to secure a 5-4 win over the Kingsport Mets in game one of a double header at Joe O'Brien Stadium.

The Mets opened up the scoring, when Stefan Welch singled with 2 outs on the board, moved to 2nd on a wild pitch by Danny Berlind, then came home on a Charles Doyle ground ball single to center.

Imbewer Alvarez walked in the top of the fifth and was doubled in by Justin Garber to make it 2-0 Mets. Elizabethton would answer back however, with Evan Bigley going yard over the left field wall, his 3rd of the season for the E-Twins.

Joshua Satin singled off Berlind in the top of the 5th, then moved to 3rd on a wild pitch. Berlind would get Pedro Zapata out on strikes before giving up a single to Rafael Fernandez that scored Satin. Fernendez would steal 2nd and, following a strike out by Alvarez, came home on a Garber line drive to center. Curtis Leavitt would replace Berlind at that point, with the struggling starter giving up 4 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings. He would strike out 9 however, an interesting contrast in his performance.

The bottom of the fifth saw Nick Romero single with one out on the board. Erik Turgeon would replace starter John Holdzkom on the mound. He'd attempt a pick off on Romero, but a throwing error cost him as the Twins runner advanced to 2nd. A wild pitch then moved Romero to 3rd. John Waltnebury would double to score Romero. One out later, Mike Harrington hit his 5th for Elizabethton over the right center field fence to tie up the game.

Jeff Lanning's blast in the bottom of the sixth put the Twins on top, his second of the year coming off Mets reliever Phillips Orta.

Mark Hamburger would allow a double to Satin in the seventh but induced Rafael Fernandez to hit into a double play that took Satin down at home to end the contest.

Harrington was the only Twin with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a run and pair of runs scored. Romero was 1-for-4 with a a single and run, but struck out 3 times. Designated hitter Danny Rams also found three strikes, going 0-for-3 at the plate.

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Kingsport 1 at Elizabethton 3

W: B. Tippett (4-1, 2.03); L: R. Batis (1-1, 4.82)
HR: KNG: D. McNulty (1). ELI: A. Soto (6).

Brad Tippett worked all seven inning in game two, picking up his fourth win of the season while allowing 1 run, earned, on a pair of hits while striking out 4. Douglas McNulty hit a solo-shot home run off the Twin's Aussie starter in the top of the 3rd inning, his first of the year of the K-Mets.

Alex Soto hit his six of the year for the E-Twins in the bottom of the 2nd. Angel Morales followed it up with a strike out, but Adam Severino took a walk, then advanced to 2nd on a balk. Nat Hanson then singled Severino in to give the Twins a 2-0 lead.

Elizabethton picked up an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth, when Morales singled with 2 outs on the board, then stole 2nd. Severino then singled him in with a line drive to left. The E-Twins would load the bases before Dominic De La Osa struck out to end the scoring threat.

Juan Richardson and Jon Waltenbury were the only two Twins to go without at least a single in the game. Soto's homer was the only extra base hit, and Severino had the only walk in the contest.

The teams rematch Thursday as Elizabethton looks for a sweep before heading over to Johnson City for face the Cardinals. Game time is 7:00 PM.

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Clinton 5 at Beloit 7

W: S. Steedley (4-3, 2.28); L: K. Gomez (8-4, 3.04)
HR: CLI: T. Smith (4). BEL: D. Romero (2).

Deibinson Romero's 2nd home run of he season helped power the Beloit Snappers past the Clinton Lumber Kings, 7-5, at Pohlman Field.

Clinton would open up the scoring in the top of the 3rd when Andres James reached on a fielding error by Estarlin De Los Santos. A missed catch by Rene Leveret on the pick off attempt sent James to 3rd, and he'd be plated by a Mitchell Moreland single. Jonathan Greene would also single before Timothy Smith went yard over the right field wall to make it 4-0 L-Kings.

The Snappers got down to work in the fourth when De Lo singled, and Romero homered out to center, to cut the L-King's lead in half.

Chris Cates would single in the bottom of the fifth, and be tripled in by Ben Revere. A wild pitch by Clinton's Kennil Gomez brought Revere across the plate for the tying run.

Jose Felix would single in the top of the sixth, then move to 2nd on a Kyle Murphy ground ball. Engel Beltre's grounder to center would bring Felix in to put the L-Kings back on top again.

That also finished it for starter Santos Arias, who allowed an uncharacteristic 5 runs, 4 earned on 9 hits and 2 walks while striking out four.

Ozzie Lewis would single in the bottom of the inning, and Leveret would reach on a fielding error by Beltre. Mark Dolenc would bunt into a force out that took Lewis down at 3rd, but Schmiesing moved the runners again with a ground out of his own. Allan de San Miguel singled out to center to bring in the pair, giving the Snappers the lead again.

The bottom of the 7th saw a pair of back-to-back doubles by Romero and Lewis that brought in one more run to finish things off.

Romero finished off 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and 2 RBIs. De Lo was 2-for-4 with a run while Lewis was 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Dolenc, Schmiesing, de San Miguel and Cates all singled, while Revere was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Former Snappers' bat boy, Kyle Murphy, was 1-for-4 for the L-Kings.

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Elizabethton 11 at Burlington 4

W: C. Leavitt (2-1, 5.29); L: C. Bryant (0-1, 7.20)
HR: ELI: N. Romero (3).

Ho-Hum. Another day, another 2 billion runs for the Elizabethton Twins, who finished sweeping Burlington with a 11-4 win on Tuesday.

Juan Richardson would hit into a force out that took down Danny Rams to get on base in the top of the 2nd. Dominic De La Osa then singled, moving Richardson to third. Following a strike out to Angel Morales and a steal by De La Osa, James Beresford's fly ball would score the pair to put the E-Twins on the board.

The top of the 4th would see De La Osa single and then steal 2nd. Morales' single moved De La Osa to 3rd, and pitcher Carson Bryant would be replaced by Jacob Rodriguez. This made little difference as Beresford's ground out scored De La Osa. A passed ball by Miguel Moctezumo allowed Morales to move to 3rd. Adan Severino walked, but Rodriguez was then called for a balk which allowed Morales to score.

De La Osa walked in the sixth and used a single by Morales and a wild pitch by Rodriguez to get around to 3rd. A wild pitch would then bring him home.

Roque Colon bravely got on the mound in the top of the the seventh, and got Nick Romero to fly out. Jon Waltenbury would take a walk off him though, before he got Michael Harrington out on strikes. Rams then tripled to drive in Walt. Juan Richardson would go walkies on Colon as well, and De La Osa would reach on a fielding error by Fernando Cruz, which also plated Rams. Morales then double to clear off the bases, making it 9-1 E-Twins.

The Royals got a bit muscular on Danny Rondon, hitting him up for 3 runs, 2 earned on 3 hits and an error by Waltenbury.

Elizabethton's Romero then went yard over the right center field wall, and Rondon closed Burlington down in the 8th to take away any thoughts of a Royals rally.

Nathan Fritz replace Rondon for the 9th and allowed a single to Lifete Jones and a double to Angel Franco, but he'd get Julio Aparicio to pop out and Josh Vittek to ground out to strand the runners at second and third and end the game.

Curtis Leavitt earned the win, allowing only 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6 in half a dozen innings.

Morales finished up 3-for-4 with a run and 2 RBIs, De La Osa was 2-for-4 with 4 runs. Beresford was 1-for-5 with a single, but picked up 3 RBIs in the contest.

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Injuries Keep Piling Up for Snappers

A Beloit Snappers Press Release

The roster for the Beloit Snappers keeps turning over as the Western Division leaders lost three players to injury and add two more from the Elizabethton Twins.

Outfielder Chris Parmelee (left hand), outfielder Joe Benson (lower back) and catcher Jair Fernandez (right wrist) have all been placed on the disabled list. To help fill the void left by those three, the Minnesota Twins have promoted outfielder Andrew Schmiesing and infielder Rene Leveret from Elizabethton to the Snappers.

Parmelee is batting .239 with 14 home runs and 49 RBIs so far this year. Chris is just one home run shy his season total from a year ago and has played in roughly half as many games (69 to 128). The outfielder from California was the Twins’ first round pick (20th overall) in 2006.

Benson is currently hitting .248 with 16 doubles, 39 runs and 17 stolen bases in 69 games. Last season, Joe had 18 doubles and 18 stolen bases in 122 games played. Benson was the Twins’ second round pick in the 2006 draft.

Fernandez is batting .283 with eight doubles and 20 RBIs in 36 games. Jair was also named to the Midwest League All-Star Team that took place earlier this month in Midland, Michigan. Fernandez was acquired by the Twins from the Seattle Mariners this past offseason.

Andrew Schmiesing comes to Beloit after spending just seven games in E-town. The 6-4 outfielder was hitting .379 with 11 hits and five RBIs while slugging .517 for the Elizabethton Twins.

Schmiesing was the Twins’ 11th round pick in the 2007 draft out of St. Olaf College. Last season he was with the GCL Twins where he led the team in on-base percentage (.421) and tied for the team lead in walks (18).

Rene Leveret joins the Snappers after playing in nine games for the Elizabethton Twins. While he was there, Leveret hit .306 with three doubles, two homers and six RBIs.

Rene was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Twins on August 28, 2003. Last year at E-town, Leveret led the league in RBIs (65), tied for third in walks, tied for fourth in hits and tied for sixth in home runs.

Both Parmelee and Fernandez’s injuries are retroactive to June 26th with Benson’s retroactive to June 27th.

The moves leave Beloit’s active roster at 23, two below the Midwest League maximum.

In a related move, the Elizabethton Twins added David Martin to the roster. Martin, a left handed pitcher as the Twins 17th round draft pick, 516th overall from Louisiana State University. Martin did not pitch in LSU's 2007 season following hip surgery. He pitched in the summer of 2007 in the Northwoods League, recording a 2.72 ERA in 39.2 innings while posting 38 strikeouts. The 6'2" 193 pound native of Boaz, Alabama, was named the No. 9 prospect in the Northwoods League by Baseball America magazine – the magazine cited his plus-90s fastball and his loose arm action.

Martin was 5-3 with a 5.08 ERA in 88.2 innings pitched for LSU last season. He walked 37 and struck out 81.

Soto goes yard twice to lead the E-Twins over Bluefield

Elizabethton 14 at Bluefield 8

W: D. Rondon (1-0, 3.00); L: B. Sisk (0-1, 1.93)
HR: ELI: A. Soto 2 (3), M. Harrington (2).

The mountain air obviously agrees with the Elizabethton Twins. Once again they knocked out a copious amount of runs against the Bluefield Orioles.

Bluefield actually got on the scoreboard first, with Brian Conley and Rodolfo Cardona singling off E-Twins starter Dan Osterbrook. Conley would score on Lance West's ground out, but a strike out to Elvin Polanco and a ground out to Ronnie Welty left Cardona stranded.

Evan Bigley singled out to left to get on base for the E-Twins in the top of the second. One out later Alex Soto pumped one out of the park for a pair of runs.

Levi Carolus doubled in the bottom of the stanza and, two outs later, came in on Luis Bernardo's single to tie the game.

Michael Harrington put his second home run of the season over the right field wall in the top of the 4th to restore the E-Twins lead.

Travis Keating took over the mound from Eddie Gamboa, who had done a fairly good job of keeping the E-Twins contained allowing only 5 hits while striking out 3.

Keating would get Soto out on strikes but Dominic De La Osa reached on a throwing error by Keating. Jeanfred Brito drew a walk, and Andrew Schmiesing's single drove in De La Osa. Jonathan Waltenbury reached on a force attempt that went awry when Rodolfo Cardona missed the catch. Brito would score on the play. Rene Leveret singled to drive in Schmiesing. Another error, this one by Orioles shortstop Robert Stevens allowed Harrington to reach to load the bags. Bigley would ground into a force out that scored Waltenbury, giving the Twins a 7-2 lead.

It was short lived. Lee Martin would allow a single to Jason Rook to lead off in the bottom of the seventh. A fielding error by De La Osa allowed Stevens on base before Bernardo was called out on strikes. Brian Conley then walked to load the bags. Cardona doubled to drive in 2. Martin would get West out swinging, but Polanco doubled to drive in two more. Ronnie Welty singled to score Polanco, tying up the game, and Levi Carolus would plate Welty to put the Orioles on top again.

Andrew Schmiesing singled off Bluefield's Brian Sisk. Waltenbury's follow up single moved him to 2nd, and Leveret's ground out advanced the pair. Harrington would ground out, but Schmiesing would score to tie up the contest, sending it into extra innings.

In the top of the llth with one out, Leveret would reach on a fielding error by Conley. A wild pitch by Sisk moved him to second. The speedy Angel Morales would go in as a pinch runner for the lumbering Leveret. Harrington would get plunked by a pitch, and Bigley would reach on a failed force attempt. Cardona's throwing error allowed Morales and Harrington to score. Juan Richardson double in Bigley, and Soto blasted his 2nd home run of the night over the left center field wall.

The six runs in the 11th would prove impossible for the Orioles to overcome as Danny Rondon used three ground outs to closed down the game.

Schmiesing finish up 3-for-6 with a pair of runs, a walk and a RBI. Soto was 2-for-6 with 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. Leveret was also 2-for-6, but with 1 RBI. Waltenbury was 2-for-7 with a run and a run scored.

The E-Twins play one more at Bluefield, before returning home to face Johnson City. The 6-2 Cardinals trail the E-Twins by one game in the Appy West standings.

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DSL Reds 0 at DSL Twins 3

W: R. Acosta (4-0, 0.00); L: L. Machuca (1-2, 5.24); SV: E. Alvarez (5)
HR: None.

The DSL Twins blanked the DSL Red, 3-0 Tuesday at home. Ramon Acosta pick up his fourth win of the season, allowing only 1 hit while fanning 5 over 7 innings. Edison Alvarez nabbed is 5th save of 2008, striking out 2 in the ninth to preserve the win.

Jairo Rodriguez reached on a fielding error in the bottom of the 3rd, then stole 2nd base. Xavier Gonzalez singled to move Rodriguez to 3rd. He'd score when Yancarlo Franco ground into a force out that took Gonzalez out at 2nd. Carlos Vasquez would ground out and Jhonatan Arias fly out to leave Franco stranded however.

With two outs on the board in the bottom of the six, Jairo Perez would be hit by a pitch. Eliel Sierra would single his way onto base before Felix Cara tripled to drive in two.

Caro finished up 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3. Perez and Sierra had the other two hits for the Twins.

The DSL Twins will pay a visit to the DSL Rockies on Wednesday for a 10:30 AM Dominican Time game in which they will likely get trounced.

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Schmiesing slugs in three for E-Twins win

Elizabethton 2 at Pulaski 1

W: L. Martin (1-0, 2.45); L: B. Mohr (0-1, 3.60); SV: M. Hamburger (1)
HR: ELI: A. Schmiesing (1).

Andrew Schmiesing hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to stake the Elizabethton Twins to a 2 run lead. With Bobby Lanigan, Lee Martin and Mark Hamburger all turning in stellar performances on the mound, it would be all the E-Twins would need.

Lanigan worked four innings, limiting the Mariners rookies to 3 hits while striking out 7. Martin would come in for the next 3, picking up his first win of the season.

Dwight Dritton would single off Martin in the bottom of the sixth, then move to second on Guy Welsh's ground out. Kalian Sams would be taken out on strikes before Mario Martinez sent a ground ball out to center to plate Britton. Kris Sanchez would single as well, but Martinez would be caught stealing by catcher Alex Soto, to end the inning.

Nick Czyz would be on the mound when Jon Waltenbury took a walk in the top of the 8th. Rene Leveret singled and Waltenbury wheeled it to 3rd. Juan Richardson would hit a sac-fly to score the Canadian slugger for the insurance run.

Eric Santiago singled in the top of the 9th. With two outs on the board, Schmiesing then doubled him in to finish off things for the E-Twins.

Schmiesing and Evan Bigley were both 2-for-4, with everyone else in the line up getting at least one hit except for Richardson, who finished up 0-for-3 with a RBI and a strike out.

The two teams rematch Saturday night at Calfee Park with a 7:00 PM start time. Both pitchers are TBD.

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Beloit 5 at Peoria 1

W: D. Bromberg (5-4, 4.42); L: H. Chen (1-4, 3.31)
HR: PEO: L. Bautista (2).

Louis Bautista would take a single shot home run off Beloit Snappers starter David Bromberg in the bottom of the 3rd, but the Chiefs saw little else in the way of offense. Bromberg worked 5.2 innings, allowing 8 hits and one walk while fanning 5 to lead the Snappers to their second win of the second half.

Brian Kirwan and Loek Van Mil combined for the next 2.1 innings and Spencer Steedly closed down the Chiefs to finish off the game.

The Snappers answered Bautista back in the top of th 4th. Paul Kelly would single but be taken out when Chris Parmelee ground into a force out. Deibinson Romero then doubled to move Parms to 3rd. Ozzie Lewis plated the former first round draft pick with a line drive to center that brought in Romero as well. Lewis would make it all the way to 3rd base, but Greg Yersich and Allan de San Miguel were both taken out on strikes end the Snappers scoring threat.

The game would stay close until the top of the 9th. Jon Mueller would take Romero and Lewis out on strikes before allowing a double to Yersich. De San Miguel reached on a fielding error, which moved Yersich to 3rd, and the pair would be tripled in by Estarlin De Los Santos. A throwing error by Jovan Rosa allowed Benson to reach and De Lo to score, before Chris Cates would ground out.

Kelly was 2-for-4 at the plate, while Benson was 2-for-5 in the lead off slot. Cates, Romero, Lewis, Yersich and De Lo were all 1-for-4, Romero and Yersich with a double and a run each, Lewis with 2 RBIs and De Lo with a run, a triple and 2 RBIs. Cates settled for being the one hit wonder of the contest.

Parmelee and de San Miguel were both 0-for-4 with a run each.

The series continues Saturday night at 6:30 PM with Kevin Kreier (2-1, 3.96) on the mound for Peoria against Beloit's Santos Arias (2-3, 2.22).

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