Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz Corner infielder Balbino Fuenmayor’s first stop after a six-plus year stint in the Toronto farm system topped out at Class A was an 18-game stint at Laredo two years ago (.262-2-13), and now the 25-year-old seems to be on the brink of reaching the major leagues. The Great Balbino,...Read More
St. Paul 2, Winnipeg 1Â — Box Score The St. Paul Saints edged the Winnipeg Goldeyes 2-1 behind a solo home run from 1B Angelo Songco in the seventh inning. The Saints took the lead in fourth inning when DH Ian Gac singled to score CF Alonzo Harris, who reached on a walk. But the...Read More
Lincoln 5, Grand Prairie 2- Box Lincoln scored four runs in the first three innings en route to taking a win over the visiting AirHogs. C Ryan Wiggins hit a two-run home run in the second to make the lead 3-0, and RF Brian Joynt laced an RBI single in the third. Joynt and LF...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Charle Rosario (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 12. Rosario logged two strong starts for the RailCats this week. On Tuesday, he took the hill against the Sioux...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries OF Brian Humphries (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending July 12. The El Cajon, Calif. resident went 17-for-32 this past week in helping the Canaries pick up four wins. He...Read More
After two days of competition at the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, the Canadian National Team is the lone 2-0 team in the Men’s Baseball tournament. A big reason for that start has been the play of two Sioux City Explorers players,  Rene Tosoni and Brock Kjeldgaard. On Sunday, Canada defeated Colombia 10-3. Tosoni went 2-for-4 with two runs scored as...Read More
Laredo 4, Amarillo 3 (10 Innings) – Box The Laredo Lemurs win an unbelievable game as they downed the Amarillo Thunderheads, 4-3 in extra innings. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Laredo 3B Juan Silverio cleared the bases with a three-run triple to tie the game at...Read More
Winnipeg 3, St. Paul 2 – Box Winnipeg scored three runs in the fifth inning to rally from an early 2-0 deficit and beat St. Paul by a 3-2 final. Goldeyes DH Jon Weber went 2-for-4 on the afternoon including a big two-run single in the fifth to give Winnipeg the lead for good. Goldeyes...Read More
Sioux City Explorers INF/OF Rene Tosoni made his Pan-Am Games debut for the Canadian National Team on Saturday in Toronto. Tosoni played right field in Canada’s 4-1 loss to the Dominican Republic. He went 0-for-2 in the game. His Sioux City teammate INF Brock Kjeldgaard, as well as Wichita Wingnuts RHP Scott Richmond, did not appear in the game.Read More
Lincoln 8, Grand Prairie 7 — Box Score The Lincoln Saltdogs climbed their way out of a two-run deficit in the ninth inning to claim an 8-7 walkoff win against the Grand Prairie AirHogs. The win makes four in a row for the Saltdogs. The Saltdogs tied the score in the bottom of the ninth...Read More