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Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz One additional American Association grad seemingly making progress toward the major leagues is righty Aaron Wilkerson (pictured), who started his professional career at Grand Prairie. The 6-foot-3 hurler posted a 4.76 ERA in five South Atlantic League appearances earlier this year before being promoted to the high-A Carolina League where...Read More

Lincoln 2, Fargo- Moorhead 1 – Box It was a matchup of two great starting pitchers tonight as Lincoln pulled it out with a two run sixth inning. Jesse Smith just edged out Tyler Herron as the two starters battled throughout the entire game. Herron went eight innings allowing two runs and striking out two, while Smith, who was...Read More

Lincoln 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 (Final – 11 Innings)  — Box Score The Lincoln Saltdogs scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to erase a one-run deficit and walk off on the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 4-3. The RedHawks broke the 2-2 tie in the top of the 11th as DH Joe Staley...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints C Vinny DiFazio (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending June 21. DiFazio helped to propel the already hot Saints to a 4-2 week, as he went 18-for-29 with two doubles,...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux City Explorers RHP Ryan Zimmerman (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 21. Zimmerman made two starts this week for the Explorers, and earned two victories. He began his week with a...Read More

St. Paul 9, Gary SouthShore 3 – Box St. Paul scored runs in five of the first six innings of the contest as the Saints cruised to a 9-3 win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats. St. Paul hit four home runs in the game, including one by DH Ian Gac. Gac collected two hits, scored...Read More

Fargo-Moorhead 3, Winnipeg 2 — Box Score Catcher Charlie Valerio’s fifth inning blast erased a 2-0 deficit and proved to be enough offense for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks to claim a 3-2 victory against the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Winnipeg took an early lead after LF Adam Heisler scored RF Brady Wilson with a single in the top...Read More

Sioux Falls 9, Sioux City 6 – Box Sioux Falls rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, including the game winning home run by 3B RJ Perucki, to defeat the Sioux City Explorers, 9-6. Along with the home run, Perucki had a double, scored two runs and drove in three. Canaries...Read More

Former American Association pitcher Max Scherzer (Fort Worth 2007) threw the second no-hitter in Major League Baseball in 2015 today with the Washington Nationals in a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Scherzer carried a perfect game through 26 batters, but hit Jose Tabata with two outs in the ninth. He was able to retire...Read More

Winnipeg 16, Fargo-Moorhead 4 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for nine runs in the second inning and five runs in the fourth to cruise to the 16-4 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In the second, 14 batters went to the plate, which resulted in seven hits. SS Josh Mazzola led the inning off with...Read More