August 23 Afternoon Recap Wichita 11, St. Paul 1 – Box It was all Wichita in this one as the Wingnuts jumped out to a 9-0 lead after four innings and rolled to an 11-1 victory over St. Paul. Wichita banged out 14 hits in the contest and was led by CF Nick Van Stratten...Read More
Courtesy St. Paul Saints media relations St. Paul, Minn. — Dan Johnson has worked hard to reinvent himself this season as a knuckleball pitcher. The former Major League hitter has made great strides this season, in a short amount of time, as a pitcher with the St. Paul Saints. He will now get the chance...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 5, Winnipeg 2 – 10 Innings — Box Score The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks edged the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-2 in 10 innings thanks to a three-run home run from 1B Dustin Geiger. The score was tied at 2-2 after nine innings of play and needed an extra frame to decide a winner. The RedHawks held an...Read More
St. Paul, Minn. — The contract of St. Paul Saints LHP Eric Veglahn has been purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays, the club announced on Monday. The 22-year-old Veglahn was 3-4 with a 4.39 ERA with one complete game in 10 games (nine starts). In 53.1 innings pitched he walked just 18, struck out 32 and...Read More
PHOTO CREDIT: JEFF AND TARA MILLER DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes LHP Kevin McGovern (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 21. McGovern made a pair of starts this week, winning both of them without allowing a...Read More
PHOTO CREDIT: EMILIE LEIVIAN/WICHITA WINGNUTS DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Wichita Wingnuts INF T.J. Mittelstaedt (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending August 21. Mittelstaedt went 12-for-24 (.500) over the past week, collecting a double, two triples, three home...Read More
August 21 Evening Recap Lincoln 4, Sioux Falls 3 – Box Lincoln 1B Austin Gallagher scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by PH Austin Darby in the eighth inning as the Saltdogs rallied past Sioux Falls, 4-3. The Canaries had jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before Lincoln came back with a...Read More
August 21 Afternoon Recap Fargo-Moorhead 7, St. Paul 6 (11 Innings) – Box Fargo-Moorhead C Charlie Valerio singled home 3B Josh Mazzola with the game winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the RedHawks defeated St. Paul, 7-6Â to complete the three-game sweep. The Saints had grabbed a 6-5 lead in the top...Read More
Gary SouthShore 4, Wichita 2 – Box Gary SouthShore continued to stay red hot as they won their fifth straight in a 4-2 decision over Wichita. The RailCats scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead for good and added an insurance run in the eighth. Gary SouthShore leadoff hitter Colin Willis...Read More
Sioux City 16, Winnipeg 1 – Box The Sioux City Explorers scored early and often in this one as they rolled past the Winnipeg Goldeyes by the score of 16-1. Sioux City tallied 10 runs over the first four innings of play and pounded out 17 hits in the contest. Explorers SS Nate Samson went...Read More