La Crosse Tribune Sports News

METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Jon Singleton homered and had two hits, driving in two, and Cesar Valdez allowed just five hits over seven innings as the Fresno Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Zephyrs 6-2 on Thursday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Eric Campbell had two hits and two RBI as the Las Vegas 51s topped the Iowa Cubs 3-2 on Thursday.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Carlos Perez homered and had two hits, and Tyler Skaggs struck out 14 hitters over seven innings as the Salt Lake Bees topped the Omaha Storm Chasers 2-0 on Thursday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- D.J. Hicks drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to give the Chattanooga Lookouts a 3-2 win over the Mobile BayBears on Thursday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Mike Marjama had four hits and scored two runs, and Taylor Guerrieri tossed seven scoreless innings as the Montgomery Biscuits defeated the Tennessee Smokies 6-1 on Thursday.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Aaron Northcraft allowed just four hits over seven innings, leading the San Antonio Missions over the Midland RockHounds in a 3-1 win on Thursday.

Newly minted La Crosse Loggers' catcher Cesar Salazar was heralded by his University of Arizona teammates for being a defensive wizard behind the plate. He was given the nickname 'suction cup,' due to the fact he caught anything close to…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- Eliezer Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, driving in Craig Aikin with the go-ahead run, as the Peoria Chiefs defeated the Lansing Lugnuts 1-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Tyler Brashears got Max McDowell to fly out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 3-1 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Thursday.

You could say he was groomed for the job for more than a decade, but that might insinuate he was guaranteed to eventually land it.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Donald Lutz hit a walk-off two-run single, as the Louisville Bats topped the Indianapolis Indians 9-8 on Thursday.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Silento Sayles hit a run-scoring triple in the third inning, leading the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 7-4 win over the State College Spikes on Thursday.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Jason Krizan hit a two-run homer in the first inning, leading the Erie SeaWolves to a 5-3 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Cameron Kneeland hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to give the Frederick Keys a 4-3 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Thursday.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) -- Jared Walsh hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning, leading the Burlington Bees to a 7-6 win over the Great Lakes Loons on Thursday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Byung Ho Park hit a two-run home run and had two hits, driving in three as the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Norfolk Tides 6-2 on Thursday.

HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- Ti'Quan Forbes hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to give the Hickory Crawdads a 4-3 win over the Lakewood BlueClaws on Thursday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Austin Anderson doubled and singled as the Delmarva Shorebirds topped the Columbia Fireflies 8-5 on Thursday. The Shorebirds swept the three-game series with the win.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Nathaniel Lowe hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 2-1 win over the Staten Island Yankees on Thursday.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Matthew Page, Ian Sagdal and Angelo La Bruna each had three hits, as the Hagerstown Suns beat the Asheville Tourists 10-5 on Thursday.