Five Can-Am League players will represent their countries at the Pan-Am Games, which officially begin today, July 11. Toronto, Ontario is the host site for the 2015 edition of the games. The Pan-Am Games are held every four years and are open to nations from the Americas. The men’s baseball portion of the event will...Read More
Lincoln 1, Grand Prairie 0 (11 Innings) – Box The Lincoln Saltdogs and Grand Prairie AirHogs had to take their match into extra innings to decide a victor, and it was the Saltdogs who eked by with the win. With the game still scoreless, Lincoln began the inning with a runner on second base, per...Read More
After less than a week in a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks uniform, catcher Zach Wright is headed back to affiliated baseball. Wright’s contract was purchased by the Washington Nationals, who will assign him to the Class AAA Syracuse Chiefs. Syracuse begins a home series with the Rochester Red Wings on Friday with at 5:05 p.m. doubleheader. Wright’s...Read More
Laredo 12, Wichita 3Â – Box The Lemurs used 13 hits to get past the Wingnuts 12-3 Thursday night. Laredo began the game with a massive seven-run inning. 3B Juan Silverio had two RBIs in the inning and 1B Dustin Geiger had a three-run homer. Â The lead grew to 9-0 in the fourth inning when C...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 6, Winnipeg 0- Box RHP Tyler Herron (pictured) threw a complete game shutout as the RedHawks cruised to a matinee win in front of a sellout crowd of 4,441 at Newman Outdoor Field. Herron kept the Goldeyes off the board, scattering seven hits and two walks while striking out six. Offensively, the RedHawks scored three...Read More
Wichita 1, Laredo 0 – Box Despite a pitcher’s duel for the majority of the game, Wichita came through with a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to walk off as 1-0 victors over Laredo. With two men on, SS Luis Hernandez hit a double to score C Brent Dean and walk off...Read More
Lincoln 9, Sioux Falls 1- Box The Saltdogs rolled over the Canaries on Wednesday afternoon in Sioux Falls in front of 3,219 fans. DH Curt Smith hit a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, his fifth of the season, to put Lincoln on the board. After a wild pitch in the...Read More
Sioux Falls 9, Lincoln 2 – Box The Canaries struck quickly and never looked back. In the first two innings they put up six runs, thanks in part to the long ball. 1B David Bergin led the charge going 1-2 with two walks, two runs, two RBI and a home run. Bergin brought home SS...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz St. Paul’s winning pace could have the Saints challenging a variety of American Association records before the season ends September 7, but one other achievement has an even better chance of ending up in rewriting history for all of Independent Baseball. The average of 7, 820 fans per game...Read More
Former American Association pitcher Max Scherzer (Fort Worth, 2007) will represent the National League at the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Scherzer, now a member of the Washington Nationals, will appear in his third straight Midsummer Classic. He is 9-6 on the season with a 1.82 ERA and threw a no-hitter on June 20 against the...Read More