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DURHAM, NC- Less than a year after being released, Amarillo Thunderheads OF Drew Heid is heading back to affiliated baseball. Heid’s contract was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies, where he will be assigned to the Class AA Reading Fightin’ Phils. Reading opens a road series with the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston-AA) on Saturday night in...Read More

  Winnipeg 20, Sioux Falls 13 – Box 1B Casey Haerther tied a team record with eight RBIs, helping the Goldeyes wallop Sioux Falls 20-13. Winnipeg had a 1-0 lead, but Sioux Falls stormed ahead with five runs in the bottom of the first inning. In the inning, SS Jerome Pena and 1B David Bergin hit...Read More

DURHAM, NC- Former Major League infielder Alberto Gonzalez is headed back to affiliated baseball. Less than a season after joining the independent ranks, the Wichita Wingnuts infielder has been sold to the Detroit Tigers organization. Gonzalez is expected to join the Class AA Erie Seawolves, who are in the midst of a road series at...Read More

Lincoln 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 (10 Innings) – Box An RBI double from Brian Joynt in the bottom of the 10th inning allowed the Lincoln Saltdogs to walk off with a 4-3 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. With men on first and double, Joynt became the hero of the night by driving in Curt Smith. Earlier...Read More

Sioux City 4, St. Paul 2- Box The Explorers avoided a sweep on Wednesday afternoon with a road win over the Saints at CHS Field. 1B Brock Kjeldgaard (pictured) opened the scoring with an RBI double in the fourth, and came in on an RBI fielder’s choice by 2B Ryan Court. The duo struck again in...Read More

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