Cannonballs coming: Mason Martin goes deep again

— Indianapolis (77-61) beat Louisville, 8-4. Nick Kingham gave up four runs in five innings, with all of the runs coming in the third. He allowed nine hits and a walk, and fanned six. Erich Weiss (pictured), Chris Bostick and Joey Terdoslavich each had two hits. Weiss is batting 338/432/595 in August. Brandon Cumpton came on in the ninth with an 8-4 lead and retired only one of the five batters he faced, walking three of them. Montana DuRapau got the last two outs for the save.

Kevin Newman: 1-5
Barrett Barnes: 0-4, BB

— Altoona (71-65) lost to Richmond in 11 innings, 4-3. The Curve took a 3-2 lead in the top half of the 11th, but Sean Keselica gave up the tying run and the winning run scored on an error by Wyatt Mathisen. The loss wasted a good start by Brandon Waddell, who went seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk. He struck out six. Tanner Anderson threw three hitless innings in relief. Cole Tucker was 3-5 with a walk. He’s batting .381 (16-for-42) in his last 11 games. Jerrick Suiter was 2-5 with a double.

— Bradenton (67-62) lost to Charlotte, 8-2. Cam Vieaux continued to struggled at this level, giving up five runs on six hits in six innings. The Marauders’ runs came on solo HRs, Kevin Krause’s tenth and Mitchell Tolman’s ninth. Tolman was 2-4 and Krause 1-2 with two walks.

Stephen Alemais: 1-4
Christian Kelley: 2-4

— West Virginia (66-66) dropped a 3-2 game to Lakewood. The loss left the Power in a three-way tie for first in the second half standings, although Greensboro leads by percentage points. Stephan Meyer gave up three runs, two earned, in five innings. He gave up seven hits and two walks, and struck out five. Adrian Valerio was 2-5 with a pair of doubles.

Angel German: 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
Pasquale Mazzoccoli: IP

— Morgantown (36-33) beat Auburn, 3-1. Scooter Hightower and Yoandy Fernandez combined to strike out 15 hitters. Hightower allowed an unearned run over six innings on eight hits. He walked none and fanned nine. Fernandez fanned six over three innings, giving up a hit and a walk. The Black Bears had only six hits. The rehabbing Hunter Owen homered.

Tristan Gray: 1-4, 2B
Bligh Madris: 0-3, BB
Jason Delay: 1-4, 2B

— Bristol closed its season out with an 8-3 win over Burlington. The Pirates avoided a 50-loss season, finishing 17-49. Domingo Robles gave up two runs over five innings. He allowed seven hit and three walks, and fanned seven. Ben Bengtson reached base four times on a single, two walks and a hit batsman.

Yondry Contreras: 1-4, 2B
Alex Manasa: 2 IP, H, 3 K

— The GCL Pirates (25-33) lost to the Tigers East, 7-4. Mason Martin was 1-2 with a walk and his 11th HR. That’s the most ever by a GCL Pirate. Yeudry Manzanillo started and lasted only two innings, giving up five runs, four earned, on six hits. The Pirates managed only five hits.

Lolo Sanchez: 0-4
Rodolfo Castro: 1-4
Calvin Mitchell: 1-4