La Crosse Tribune Sports News

A look at some of the highlights from the four quarterfinal games Saturday at the Las Vegas Summer League:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Playing without their strongest hitter again, the New York Mets were unable to push across a run when they really needed it.

DETROIT (AP) — Mike Pelfrey described his performance as "terrible" over and over in a harsh postgame assessment that few would disagree with.

WEST SALEM — Saturday night had memories for the young and old, but not for the faint of heart.

HOLMEN — La Crosse resident Eric Olson knew he needed to shoot under par to preserve his lead Saturday at the Lawn Care Specialists Open.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lately, the Miami Marlins' bullpen has been busy on days when Tom Koehler pitches.

HOLMEN — It was a bold move, but it paid off in the best way for the Holmen American Legion baseball team.

PHOENIX (AP) — DeWanna Bonner hit four 3-pointers and finished with 33 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the San Antonio Stars 83-64 on Saturday night.

For the past five days, Green Island Ice Arena has been flooded by aspiring hockey players, with all hoping to secure a roster spot for the Coulee Region Chill.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Ian Rice hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning to help lead the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 12-10 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Saturday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Shoemaker scattered six hits and struck out a career-high 13 in his first complete game in the majors, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday night.

LAGUNA, Mexico (AP) -- C.J. Retherford hit a two-run double in the ninth inning, leading the Piratas de Campeche to a 6-4 win over the Vaqueros de la Laguna on Saturday.

OSHKOSH — As coach Tom Swittel rode off the field at Titan Stadium on the shoulders of his all-star football players on Saturday night, the young men providing the lift knew they had accomplished their goal.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Joe Jackson hit a two-run double in the eighth inning, leading the Frisco RoughRiders to a 5-4 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Marks threw a no-hitter in the Durham Bulls' 2-0 victory over the Syracuse Chiefs on Saturday night in the International League.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Jake Bauers hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in the 10th inning, as the Montgomery Biscuits topped the Tennessee Smokies 5-4 on Saturday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Michael Conforto hit a two-run triple in the fifth inning, leading the Las Vegas 51s to an 11-5 win over the Iowa Cubs on Saturday.

MONCLOVA, Mexico (AP) -- Manuel Chavez got Horacio Vasquez to hit into a double play in the sixth inning, leading the Acereros del Norte to a 4-3 win over the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — No doubt, Adam Wainwright was motivated by a pregame ceremony to honor the 2006 World Series champions.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds manager Bryan Price thought that Jonathan Lucroy had struck out. Turns out, he was right. And that was just one of many things that went wrong for Cincinnati on an all-around bad night.