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Laredo 10, Grand Prairie 3 A day after being swept in a doubleheader, the Lemurs came back to stomp the AirHogs on Thursday morning. The Lemurs scored in each of the first five innings, including four-run first. Eight Lemurs had a hit, and five had doubles. 3B Kevin Taylor, SS Abel Nieves and RF Denis...Read More

Joplin 3, Fargo-Moorhead 0 (10 Innings) – Box After nine scoreless innings, the Joplin Blasters and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks headed to extra innings to settle the tie. Joplin didn’t let the game go much further, scoring three runs in the 10th and preserving the shutout. After the first two batters in extra innings singled, LF Yasser...Read More

Grand Prairie 3, Laredo 2 (Completion of Suspended Game from 5/26, 9 innings)- Box With two runs in their first at bat after the game’s resumption, the Grand Prairie AirHogs earned a win over the Laredo Lemurs. LF Chris Elder (pictured) hit a two-RBI single in the fifth, driving in 3B Frazier Hall and 2B Josh...Read More

Sioux City Explorers 2, Kansas City T-Bones 1 – Box A pitcher’s duel between RHP Jeff Marquez and LHP Blake Holovach ended in a top of the ninth, go-ahead run to give the Explorers a victory. With the score tied 1-1 1B Brock Kjeldgaard came to bat with men on second and third. Kjeldgaard reached...Read More

By Bob Wirz Oh, those pitchers. Recent American Association hurlers continue to make major marks in the major leagues or in major league farm systems. Among recent notable feats: After a struggling start to the season, No. 2 Seattle starter James Paxton (pictured), who began his pro career at Grand Prairie in 2010, has had a...Read More

Joplin 4, Fargo-Moorhead 0- Box In a pitchers’ duel that was scoreless until the sixth inning, the Blasters eventually pulled away to clinch a series win against the RedHawks. LF Yasser Gomez hit an RBI single in the sixth to open the scoring, driving in SS Maikol Gonzalez. Joplin added to their lead in the...Read More

Hard work in independent baseball pays off. That is the case for countless former American Association players, and especially for Wichita Wingnuts LHP Jarret Leverett (pictured). Leverett has been sold to the San Francisco Giants organization, making him the first American Association player to head to affiliated ball this season. He will be assigned to...Read More

Lincoln 5, Gary SouthShore 1 — Box Score The Lincoln Saltdogs broke the scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth inning and ended up claiming a 5-1 win as they held the Gary SouthShore RailCats’ bats at bay. The Saltdogs pitching staff scattered seven hits and allowed just one run on the night and starting...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries LHP Miguel Pena (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 24. The former Boston Red Sox property threw seven scoreless innings in a 3-0 Canaries win at the Sioux City...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints INF Ian Gac (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 24. Even with a new team, Gac picked up where he left off in 2014. A year ago, the Bellevue,...Read More