Sioux Falls 6, Winnipeg 4- Box The Canaries led off the game with a home run, and later rallied past the host Goldeyes. With Winnipeg’s loss, the St. Paul Saints clinch the American Association North Division championship. SS Jerome Pena (pictured) hit the leadoff blast, and also led off the third with a solo homer. DH...Read More
St. Paul 5, Sioux City 3 – Box The St. Paul Saints inched closer to clinching the North Division with a 5-3 win over the Sioux City Explorers. The win was also significant because it prevented the Explorers from their 15th straight win, which would’ve tied an American Association record. In the first inning, DH...Read More
Winnipeg 3, Sioux Falls 2 – Box After giving up two runs in the top of the first inning, Winnipeg came back in dramatic fashion against Sioux Falls, putting up three runs in the bottom of the ninth to get the win. 1B Casey Haerther scored the first run of the inning due to an...Read More
In any other season, Sioux City would be all the rage in the American Association with the Explorers winning their last 13 games to improve to 55-18 with their .753 pace well ahead of the record set last season by Wichita at .730. Their division lead is up to 15 games. Former Explorers players are...Read More
By Sean Aronson, St. Paul Saints When all is said and done the St. Paul Saints won’t be just the top drawing team in the American Association, but they will be one of the most watched teams in all of minor league baseball. With 8,419 in attendance on Monday night the Saints have now drawn...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 5, Kansas City 3 – 11 Innings — Box Score The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks took advantage of a pair of miscues in the top of the 11th inning and shut down the Kansas City T-Bones in the bottom of the inning to claim a 5-3 win. RF Joe Dunigan started the inning on base per...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries INF Jerome Pena (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending August 9. Pena was 8-for-20 (.400) at the plate this week, highlighted by a four-hit game. He had one double and...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux City Explorers RHP Rob Wort (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 9. Wort pitched six shutout innings over the course of the week, helping the first place Explorers to wins in...Read More
Joplin 12, Wichita 8 – Box The Joplin Blasters rallied from an early 5-1 deficit to defeat the Wichita Wingnuts, 12-8 in a pivotal two-game series. With the victory, Joplin now trails Wichita by two games in the South Division. The Blasters were led offensively by RF Jesus Solorzano going a perfect 4-for-4 at the...Read More
Lincoln 6, Gary SouthShore 5 (11 Innings) – Box Lincoln 2B Aaron Payne singled home C Ryan Wiggins in the top of the 11th inning with the game winning run as the Saltdogs edged past the Gary SouthShore RailCats, 6-5. Both Payne and Wiggins each had two hits on the afternoon while SS Mike Gilmartin...Read More