Sioux City 11, Gary SouthShore 10 – Box Sioux City 1B John Nogowski launched a three-run home run to cap off a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and give the Explorers a dramatic 11-10 walk-off victory over Gary SouthShore. The RailCats had a 10-6 lead in the ninth with two outs...Read More
Photo Credit: Sioux City Explorers Media Relations After just three games in Independent Baseball, Sioux City Explorers RHP James Needy is headed back to the affiliated ranks. Needy is headed from Sioux City to the Miami Marlins organization, where he will report to the Class A Advanced Jupiter (Fla.) Hammerheads of the Florida State League....Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 4, Sioux City 1 – Box Fargo-Moorhead starting pitcher Mike O’Neal tossed eight sensational innings in leading the RedHawks to a 4-1 win over Sioux City. O’Neal allowed only one unearned run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts in a 100-pitch effort. The southpaw won his second consecutive start and is...Read More
May 31 Evening Recap Lincoln 4, Texas 3Â Â – Box Center fielder Cesar Valera singled home RF Trever Adams with the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Lincoln Saltdogs defeated the Texas AirHogs in a walk-off, 4-3. Lincoln beat Texas in walk-off fashion all three games of the series and...Read More
Winnipeg 5, Sioux Falls 4- Box The host Goldeyes scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back, taking a 5-4 win over the Canaries on Wednesday morning at Shaw Park. RF David Rohm led off the first inning with a single, and scored on an RBI double by LF Josh Romanski. CF...Read More
Lincoln 4, Texas 3 – Final/11 Innings — Box Score For the second straight night, the Lincoln Saltdogs beat the Texas AirHogs with a walk-off home run. This time it came off the bat of CF Randolph Oduber in the bottom of the 11th inning to provide a 4-3 win. LF Brandon Jacobs, who hit...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz It took only one season and about one-third of another after putting up breath-taking numbers in the American Association for birthday boy John Brebbia (pictured) to become a major league pitcher. Brebbia, a Floridian who turned 27 today (Tuesday), made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in Denver Sunday,...Read More
Durham, N.C. — Directorship groups in the American Association include a growing number of connections to Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer. League commissioner Miles Wolff commented, “The fact that so many of our owners have strong ties to major league organizations shows the strength of...Read More
St. Paul 8, Cleburne 3 — Final/15 Innings — Box Score With the game tied at 3-3 after nine innings, the St. Paul Saints and the Cleburne Railroaders headed to extra innings. It wasn’t until the 15th inning, when C Tony Caldwell (pictured) sent a three-run home run over the fence to spark a late-night...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes INF Wes Darvill (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 28. Darvill hit .480 (12-for-25) this week, collecting four doubles, a triple, and a home run. He drove in nine runs in helping the...Read More