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By: Bob Wirz The American Association has many reasons to feel good about itself, not the least of which is that 12 graduates have played in the major leagues already this season. Now it has learned one of its recent umpires has been selected to call balls and strikes at next month’s Futures Game, which...Read More

Grand Prairie 8, Amarillo 7 (Final – 10 Innings) — Box Score The Grand Prairie AirHogs walked off on the Amarillo Thunderheads 8-7 as CF Hayden Jennings hit a sacrifice fly to score OF Chris Elder in the bottom of the 10th inning. After seven innings of play, the Thunderheads were leading 6-2 but the...Read More

DURHAM,  NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux City Explorers INF Brock Kjeldgaard (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending June 14. Kjeldgaard was 11-for-24 in six games this week, and is currently riding a seven-game hit streak. He had three...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Laredo Lemurs RHP Omar Bencomo has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 14. Bencomo, just acquired in a trade on June 4 from the Wichita Wingnuts, had a memorable first two starts for the...Read More

Laredo 4, Kansas City 0 – Box Laredo starting pitcher Omar Bencomo and reliever John Brebbia combined on a five-hit shutout as the Lemurs downed the Kansas City T-Bones 4-0. Bencomo went the first eight innings giving up the five hits and striking out five batters. The righty earned the win and improved his record...Read More

Lincoln 4, Wichita 2 (11 Innings) – Box Scoreless through 10 innings, the runs finally came as the Lincoln Saltdogs scored four runs in the top of the 11th and held off a rally in the bottom of the frame by the Wichita Wingnuts to win by the score of 4-2.  Lincoln DH Mitch Canham...Read More

Wichita 1, Lincoln 0 — Box Score The Wichita Wingnuts scored the game’s only run on a pass ball in the sixth inning and beat the Lincoln Saltdogs 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel. Wichita starting pitcher Anthony Capra went eight innings to earn the win and allowed just three hits and three walks. He struck...Read More

Gary SouthShore 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 – Box The Gary SouthShore RailCats scored two late runs to take the lead and the win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 4-3. The RedHawks were up 3-2 headed to the bottom of the eighth, but the RailCats bats came alive. CF Jon Jones laced a triple to score the tying...Read More

 Joplin 7, Grand Prairie 6 – Box Blasters C Carlos Ramirez (pictured) hit a two-run walk-off homer to lead Joplin to a 7-6 victory. The AirHogs took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning when C  Zane Chavez hit an RBI-single and DH Willie Cabrera knocked a RBI-double.  But the lead did not last long...Read More

Sioux City 10, Amarillo 9 – Box Despite a rally, the Sioux City Explorers held off the Amarillo Thunderheads to record the thrilling 10-9 win. Sioux City did its damage early and often, with a 7-0 lead in the third. DH Brock Kjeldgaard started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first. 2B Tommy...Read More