Amarillo 5, Wichita 4 — Box Score With the score tied at four in the bottom of the ninth, LF Stefan Gartrell ended the game with one swing as he hit a walkoff home run to give the Amarillo Thunderheads a 5-4 win over the Wichita Wingnuts. The blast was Gartrell’s sixth of the season...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz The American Association has three exceptional–and mostly surprising–divisional leaders these days with St. Paul’s unbelievable 29-8 start in the North, a true Cinderella in Sioux City (27-11) in the Central since the Explorers have only made the playoffs twice this century and expansion darling Joplin (22-13) in the South....Read More
 St. Paul 4, Fargo-Moorhead 2 – Box Behind three hits from C Vinny DiFazio, St. Paul defeated the RedHawks 4-2 Friday night. In the first inning, RedHawk SS Zach Penprase hit a solo home run and RF Joe Dunigan hit an RBI-single to push ahead 2-0. St. Paul CF Alonzo Harris hit a solo homer...Read More
Winnipeg 13, Sioux City 2 – Box With the help of 16 hits, Winnipeg cruised by Sioux City 13-2 Thursday night. Winnipeg SS Josh Mazzola hit a three-run homer in the first inning to give the Goldeyes a 3-0 lead. Winnipeg followed that up by scoring three more runs in the second inning – CF Adam...Read More
DURHAM, NC- After collecting a Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week Honor and winning all five of his starts, Sioux City Explorers RHP Ryan Zimmerman has been named the American Association Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for June. Zimmerman allowed only eight earned runs over 38 innings during the month, racking up 36 strikeouts along the...Read More
DURHAM, NC- With a red-hot month at the plate that included being named the American Association Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending June 21, St. Paul Saints C Vinny DiFazio has been named the Rawlings Player of the Month for June. DiFazio recorded an incredible 11 multi-hit games on the month, all...Read More
Gary SouthShore 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 (11 Innings) – Box The Gary SouthShore RailCats and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks couldn’t settle the score in regulation, so they went to extra innings. It was there in the 11th inning when the RailCats pulled out a run to squeeze past the RedHawks for the 4-3 win. With a man starting...Read More
Gary Southshore 3, Fargo-Moorhead 2 – Box After Fargo-Moorhead had taken a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, Gary was able to mount a comeback in the bottom of the eight to close out the game with a one run lead. The comeback was sparked by RF Drew Martinez, who advanced to first on a...Read More
Sioux Falls 4, Wichita 3Â — Box Score The Sioux Falls Canaries walked off on the Wichita Wingnuts 4-3 as 2B Michael Wing tripled home 1B David Bergin and ended the game as he scored on a single from 3B R.J. Perucki. The Canaries struck first when LF Brian Humphries hit a solo home run...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints LHP Kramer Sneed (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 28. Sneed made two strong starts this week, picking up victories against the Sioux City Explorers and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. On...Read More