JULY 17 AFTERNOON RECAPS Wichita 15, Sioux Falls 5- Box The Wingnuts slugged their way past the Canaries by a 15-5 score at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. 3B Zack Cox had a huge day for the Wingnuts, hitting for the cycle and going 4-for-5 with five RBI. Cox began with an RBI double in the third,...Read More
Lincoln 2, Laredo 0 – Box Lincoln starting pitcher Lindsey Caughel and two relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Saltdogs downed the Laredo Lemurs, 2-0. Caughel earned his fifth win of the year as he went the first seven innings giving up two walks and four hits while striking out eight batters. The...Read More
Wichita 4, Sioux Falls 3 – Box Wichita LF/PR Brennen Salgado’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning carried the Wingnuts to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries. Sioux Falls had a 3-1 lead going into the seventh only to see Wichita tally a run to cut the deficit to...Read More
Winnipeg 6, Sioux City 4 – Box Winnipeg broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the sixth inning and then added three more in the seventh to collect a 6-4 victory over Sioux City. Goldeyes CF Reggie Abercrombie had a night to remember as he hit two home runs (87 & 88) to break...Read More
JULY 13 RECAPS Laredo 3, Kansas City 0- Box Dominant pitching for the Lemurs led Laredo to a 3-0 shutout win over the T-Bones. RHP Barret Loux threw seven shutout innings, scattering six hits and two walks, while striking out six and earning the win. LHP Luis Pollorena worked two perfect innings for the save....Read More
Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Aaron Hill drew most of the immediate attention in the recent Boston-Milwaukee trade because of how the veteran infielder could improve the Red Sox’s postseason hopes, but another Aaron in the deal also may benefit. Right-hander Aaron Wilkerson had been picking up support for his first major league...Read More
Kansas City 5, Laredo 4 – 10 Innings — Box Score The Kansas City T-Bones loaded up the bases in the top of the 10th inning and broke the tie with a bases-loaded walk to slide past the Laredo Lemurs 5-4. After the Lemurs tied the score with 2B J.D. Pulfer’s three-run home run in...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 3, Gary SouthShore 2 — Box Score Fargo-Moorhead CF Kes Carter put the exclamation mark on the RedHawks 3-2 win as he hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to edge past the Gary SouthShore RailCats. The game was tied at 2-2 heading into the final frame thanks to...Read More
Durham, N.C. — The American Association has announced that Kansas City T-Bones 2B Brett Wiley is the Player of the Week for the week ending July 10, as selected by Pointstreak, the league’s official statistician. Wiley went 11-for-20 (.550) with three doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI, helping the T-Bones to a 4-2 record on the...Read More
Durham, N.C. — St. Paul Saints RHP Mark Hamburger is the American Association’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 10, as selected by Pointstreak, the league’s official statistician. Hamburger improved his record to 9-0 with a pair of complete-game victories this week, beginning with a 9-2 win over Joplin on Tuesday in which he...Read More