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Australian Baseball League hitters haven’t had much luck against Brisbane Bandits聽RHP聽Ryan Searle聽(pictured, Grand Prairie ’14) so far this season, as he leads the ABL with 31 strikeouts in 25.2 innings pitched so far this season. The native of Canberra, Australia, is 2-0 with one save a 2.81 ERA in six outings for the Bandits, who...Read More

Amarillo, TX 鈥� After public input and careful research, Amarillo Pro Baseball management has opted to change the name of the team to the Amarillo Thunderheads. 鈥淭here were some great submissions from the fans,鈥� said Thunderheads Executive VP and General Manager Stephanie Tucker. In choosing the name Amarillo Thunderheads, Tucker says fans have a name...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The American Association announced on Tuesday that the contract of St. Paul Saints OF聽Carlo Testa was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ organization. Testa was acquired by the Saints in September after spending the 2014 season with Wichita. Appearing in all 100 of the Wingnuts’ games, Testa had a dynamite season for the...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider – Vol. 12, No. 34, November 20, 2014 By Bob Wirz It seems like a new trend for onetime Independent stars to head off to Japan or Korea for major paydays. Andrew Albers (Quebec 2010) did just that (Korea) last season rather than face the long odds of being in Minnesota’s rotation,...Read More

Durham, N.C. — The American Association announced on Wednesday that Wichita Wingnuts OF Brent Clevlen聽was named the聽Pointstreak 鈥淪tar of Stars鈥� for the 2014 season. The award is given by Pointstreak, the official league statistician, for the best overall statistical performance during the regular season. Clevlen assembled a league-best and career-high聽.372 average for the league champion...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider –聽Vol. 12, No. 33, 聽 November 6, 2014 By Bob Wirz 聽 It is more commonplace for former Independent pitchers to get picked up by major league organizations, but shortstop Nate Samson has been rewarded with a new deal. Samson, whose contract was purchased by Arizona after he had hit .335 in...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Kan. 鈥� In one of the biggest cash prizes given to a fan by a sports team, the Kansas City T-Bones awarded Tina West of Overland Park, Kan., with a check for $100,000 Wednesday night as winner of the 7th Street聽Casino Bull鈥檚-eye contest. After calling her earlier in the week, representatives from the...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider Vol. 12, No. 32,聽 October 30, 2014 By Bob Wirz Independent Players聽Get New Deals Free agency is looming for many onetime Independent stars as it always does this time of year when major league organizations do a shakedown of their rosters although at least four players have avoided the problem by agreeing...Read More

Winter Baseball Update: Australian League A number of 2014 American Association players are spending their offseasons playing in the Australian Baseball League. The聽six-team ABL, which begins play this weekend, plays a ten-week season and聽typically has several AA players on its teams’ rosters, including Gary SouthShore C Craig Maddox聽(pictured), who hit a three-run double in the...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider聽–聽Vol. 12, No. 31, 聽 October 16, 2014 By Bob Wirz We all know that not every player who pulls on a baseball uniform is going to be rewarded with an opportunity to play in the major leagues.聽 Dennis Raben has聽been in this category so far, but his聽organization is聽heaping praise on him,after paying...Read More