Lincoln 5, Gary SouthShore 3 — Box Score The Lincoln Saltdogs edged the Gary SouthShore RailCats 5-3 behind a four-RBI night from CF Jon Gaston. Gaston struck first in the top of the first inning as LFÂ Matt Forgatch scored from third when Gaston grounded out to the second baseman. In the fifth inning he extended...Read More
Kansas City 3, Gary SouthShore 2- Box With three runs in the top of the seventh, the T-Bones pulled out a road win over the RailCats. LF Bryan Sabatella and SS Vladamir Frias had back-to-back singles to lead off the inning and CF Robby Kuzdale was hit by a pitch with one out. 3B TJ...Read More
Lincoln 6, Grand Prairie 0 – Box The Lincoln Saltdogs shut out the Grand Prairie AirHogs 6-0 thanks to a strong effort from Zach Varce. Varce started and finished the nine inning game for Lincoln, throwing a complete game shutout while striking out three batters, walking two and allowing just six Grand Prairie hits. RF...Read More
DURHAM, NC- As the American Association’s current batting leader, Casey Hearther (pictured) of the Winnipeg Goldeyes has been raking in awards. He has been a two-time Player of the Week and was named an American Association All-Star. Now, the Goldeyes’ first baseman has been named the American Association’s Rawlings Player of the Month for the month...Read More
DURHAM, NC- With four wins, including a complete game shutout, Laredo Lemurs RHP Jeremy Strawn (pictured) has earned the American Association Rawlings Pitcher of the Month honor for July. Strawn, a former Florida Atlantic University Owl, made five starts this past month and the Lemurs won all five of them. Strawn allowed no runs in three of...Read More
Sioux City 15, Fargo-Moorhead 3 – Box The Sioux City Explorers put on an offensive show tonight at Lewis & Clark Park as they pounded out 21 hits en route to a 15-3 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. Every hitter in the Sioux City lineup collected at least one hit with eight of the nine...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz, Vol. 12, No. 22, July 31, 2014 Seattle media has been touting James Paxton (pictured), who started his professional career in the American Association (Grand Prairie, TX), as the possible missing piece in the rotation if the Mariners are to improve on their position three games out of an American...Read More
From NL West: Organization Reports- Arizona Diamondbacks in Baseball America by Jack Magruder Two shoulder surgeries ended young David Peralta‘s career as a pitcher, but from those cuts has emerged one of the season’s most intriguing storylines. He moved to the outfield three years ago, and it’s safe to say the conversion took. After spending three seasons torching...Read More
Grand Prairie 5, Lincoln 1 — Box Score Grand Prairie starter Trevor Harden went the distance for the AirHogs as they toppled the Lincolnd Saltdogs 5-1. Harden gave up just five hits in the contest and allowed one run – an unearned run in the second inning – while striking out five batters. The win...Read More
South All-Stars 7, North All-Stars 0 (American Association All-Star Game) – Box In front of a crowd of 6, 889, the South All-Stars shutout the North All-Stars by a 7-0 score in the 2014 American Association All-Star Game. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Laredo Lemurs SS Devin Goodwin hit a solo...Read More