Day 9

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Herons                                     8       0   1.000    ---
Walleyes                                  3       3     .500    4
Loons                                       3       4     .429    4.5
Tourists                                    2       4     .333    5
Conifers                                   1       6     .143    6.5

Day 9 results

Loons 6, Conifers 5

WP: Drake (1-1)

LP: Cooper (0-1)
HR: Suttles (1)

Herons 9, Tourists 7 (10 innings)
WP: Smith (1-0)
LP: Holland (0-1)
HR: Leonard (1), Santop (2), Petway (1)

Day 10: PNC Park
Walleyes (Redding 0-1) at Conifers (Byrd 0-1)
Herons (Williams 1-0) at  Loons (Bell 0-1)

Day 9 recaps
Loons 6, Conifers 5
Reliever Andy Cooper, entrusted with a 5-4 lead in the ninth, gave up two runs on three hits to take the loss for the Conifers. Alec Radcliff singled home Biz Mackey with two outs for the winner. Bill Drake went the distance for the Loons, giving up five runs on eight hits. Drake retired the final 10 hitters of the game for the Conifers.

Herons 9, Tourists 7
Bruce Petway hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to keep the Herons' winning streak going. The light-hitting backstop made a winner of Hilton Smith, who faced the minimum of nine batters in three scoreless innings of relief. Buck Leonard had tied the game in the seventh with a grand slam off Sam Streeter, who allowed seven runs but only two earned.

Pitcher use notes

Herons:  Donaldson and Manning rest until Day 11. Salmon and Smith rest until Day 12. Streeter rests until Day 14.

Conifers:   Williams, Hensley and R. Foster rest until Day 11. Rogan rests until Day 12. Cooper pitched one inning in Day 9

Walleyes: Paige rests until Day 11. Day rests until Day 12. 

Tourists: Foster rests until Day 11. Brown and Holland rest until Day 13

Loons:  Currie rests until Day 11. Drake rests until Day 12. McDonald rests until Day 13.