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
July 10 Evening Recap Lincoln 10, Joplin 7 – Box The Lincoln Saltdogs rolled out to a 3-0 lead after two innings and would cruise to a 10-7 win over the Joplin Blasters. Saltdogs 1B Curt Smith led the way offensively going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Lincoln DH...Read More
JULY 10 AFTERNOON RECAPS Gary SouthShore 6, Wichita 5 (15 innings)- Box An RBI single by LF Matt Petrone combined with an error in right field gave the RailCats the necessary boost to get past the Wingnuts 6-5 in 15 innings. After giving up a run in the top of the 15th, 3B Alex Crosby...Read More
St. Paul 3, Fargo-Moorhead 1 – Box A sensational pitching performance by St. Paul starter Mark Hamburger leads the Saints to a 3-1 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Hamburger tossed a 106 pitch complete game giving up an earned run on seven hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. The righty is now a perfect...Read More
Wichita 11, Gary SouthShore 9 – Box Wichita scored six runs over the final three innings to overcome an 8-5 deficit and beat Gary SouthShore by an 11-9 score. The Wingnuts have now won eight games in a row and lead the South Division by four games over the Laredo Lemurs. Wichita 3B Zack Cox...Read More
Winnipeg 10, Sioux Falls 4 – Box Winnipeg scored eight big runs in the seventh inning to overcome a 4-0 deficit and beat the Sioux Falls Canaries by a 10-4 score. Winnipeg 2B Casio Grider and RF David Rohm accounted for seven of the eight runs in the seventh as Grider hit a three-run home...Read More
Courtesy Gary SouthShore RailCats Media Relations Durham, N.C. – The Gary South Shore RailCats and the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ jointly announced today that the New York Yankees have purchased the contract of RHP Christian Herstine. Herstine, from Beaver, Pa., made a big mark on the Cats’ bullpen in his 15 days with the club. The righty...Read More
JULY 6 RECAPS Wichita 9, Laredo 8- Box With runs in seven of their eight offensive innings, the Wingnuts used a 13-hit attack to take a 9-8 win over their South Division rival Lemurs. With the score tied at 8-8 in the bottom of the eighth inning, 3B Zack Cox hit a leadoff home run...Read More
Courtesy Gary SouthShore RailCats Durham, N.C. — The Arizona Diamondbacks organization has purchased the contract of Gary SouthShore RailCats LHP Alex Gunn. Gunn, a native of Clinton, Miss., recorded back-to-back quality starts in his last two appearances. The former Memphis Tiger was thriving in the fourth starter role for the Cats. He began the year...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 15, Sioux City 3Â — Box Score The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks exploded for 13 runs in final four innings to drop the Sioux City Explorers 15-3. Nine different batters had hits in the game for the RedHawks and five of them had multi-hit games. CF Kes Carter and SS Bryan Johns each had three hits and...Read More