Photo Credit: Ted Soller/Gary SouthShore RailCats DURHAM, N.C.- The Gary SouthShore RailCats are in the thick of the American Association wild card hunt, and a young local player is a major reason why. OF Colin Willis, a product of Purdue University North Central, has been named the American Association’s 2017 Rookie of the Year. The...Read More
Gary Southshore 4, Lincoln 1 – Box The Railcats cruised to their 55th win of the season on Saturday night, tying the T-Bones for second place in the wild-card standings one game back with a game remaining. RF Joey Havrilak put the Railcats on the board in the first on a RBI single. The Saltdogs tied the...Read More
DURHAM, N.C.- The American Association has announced its 2017 Postseason All-Star Team. The team was voted upon by the league’s field managers and media representatives. The North Division champion Winnipeg Goldeyes lead the team with four selections, followed closely by the South Division champion Wichita Wingnuts, who feature three players. The complete team is below...Read More
Lincoln 3, Gary 1 – Box The Saltdogs edged the Railcats on Friday night to earn their 58th win of the season and it put them 20 games over .500 with two games left in the regular season. With the score tied 1-1 entering the seventh inning, DH Juan Martinez blasted a two-run home run...Read More
Photo Credit: Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks DURHAM, N.C.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks LHP Tyler Alexander (pictured) has been named the league’s Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for the month of August. Alexander, the defending Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week, made six dominant starts in August. He logged at least seven...Read More
Photo Credit: John Ellis/Kansas City T-Bones DURHAM, N.C.- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Kansas City T-Bones OF Cedric Hunter (pictured) has been named the league’s Rawlings Player of the Month for the month of August. Hunter hit .369 (45-for-122) in August, amassing eight doubles, seven home runs, 18 RBI and 26 runs scored....Read More
Gary Southshore 6, Sioux Falls 5 (Final – 10 innings) – Box The Railcats topped the Canaries on Thursday night after holding off a late, ninth-inning surge from the Sioux Falls ball club, the Railcats won in extra innings. The Railcats took a 3-0 lead in the first after a RBI double from 3B Kris...Read More
August 31 Afternoon Recap Fargo-Moorhead 3, Lincoln 2 – Box Designated hitter Chris Grayson scored on a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and lift Fargo-Moorhead to a 3-2 victory over Lincoln. The RedHawks defense was the main story in the contest as they turned a league record two triple...Read More
August 30 Evening Recap Fargo-Moorhead 4, Lincoln 0 – Box Fargo-Moorhead starting pitcher Tyler Herron and two relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout as the RedHawks beat Lincoln, 4-0. Herron went the first 7 1/3 innings of the game giving up the eight hits while fanning eight batters in a 97-pitch effort. The bullpen duo...Read More
Texas 4, Salina 3 (11 innings)- Box  C Ryan Wagner scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning to give the AirHogs a 4-3 matinee win over the Stockade on Wednesday in Grand Prairie. The AirHogs had previously scored single runs in the second, fourth, and sixth innings, helping to overcome a three-run Stockade home...Read More