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Kansas City 4, Lincoln 3 — Box Score The Kansas City T-Bones erased a three-run deficit in the final two innings and walked off on the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-3. The T-Bones were trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning before 2B Brett Wiley singled home SS Vladimir Frias and then Wiley scored...Read More

AUGUST 10 AFTERNOON RECAP Sioux Falls 10, Winnipeg 2 – Box It was all Sioux Falls in this one as the Canaries jumped out on top early and cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Sioux Falls scored in six of their eight innings at the plate and banged out 13 hits. Canaries...Read More

DURHAM, N.C.– The American Association has announced the nominees for the inaugural Brian Rose/Scott Miller Man of the Year Award. For the second time in three years, the American Association has lost a valuable member of their fraternity to melanoma. Scott Miller, the voice of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks passed away in late February, and Brian...Read More

AUGUST 8 RECAPS Laredo 1, Texas 0- Box  A solo home run from RF Denis Phipps in the fourth inning provided Laredo all the offense the Lemurs needed in a 1-0 win over the AirHogs. RHP Gabe Perez, RHP Kamakani Usui, RHP Danny Reynolds and RHP Luis De La Cruz combined on a two-hit shutout....Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter by Bob Wirz It finally happened! Strikeout machine James Hoyt has made his long-awaited major league debut with the postseason-hopeful Houston Astros. The 29-year-old right-hander is the first player who started in a non-affiliated league to reach the majors since Ian Thomas did so.  Both players were in Independent play as recently as 2012, and...Read More

PHOTO CREDIT: TRACI O’DONNELL DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Karl Triana (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 7. In one start this week, the Colombian righty struck out an astonishing 14 Winnipeg Goldeyes in...Read More

PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. PAUL SAINTS DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints INF Trever Adams (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending August 7. Adams has made an impact just 16 games into his independent baseball career....Read More

AUGUST 7 EVENING RECAPS Laredo 2, Joplin 1- Box  C Zane Chavez hit an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, giving the Lemurs the edge needed in a 2-1 win over the Blasters. 3B Cesar Valera hit a one-out single, and advanced to third when LF Ty Morrison reached on...Read More

AUGUST 7 AFTERNOON RECAPS Sioux City 5, Kansas City 4 (11 innings)- Box 2B Bryan Johns hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th to give the Explorers a 5-4 win over the T-Bones. CF Tim Colwell led off the inning with a double, and was sacrificed to third. After a pair of...Read More

Kansas City 6, Sioux City 3 (10 Innings) – Box The Kansas City T-Bones scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning to rally past the Sioux City Explorers, 6-3. Sioux City carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth only to see Kansas City 3B Jimmy Mojica belt a two-run home run to...Read More