Aaron Wilkerson was dominant for the Grand Prairie AirHogs on Wednesday evening. The right-handed pitcher struck out eight hitters and scattered three hits and a run over seven innings against the first-place Wichita Wingnuts as the AirHogs won 5-4. Now, that start is more than just a big AirHogs win. It is Wilkerson’s sendoff to...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz,  Vol. 12, No. 20,  July 17,  2014 Satterwhite Strong in Brief All-Star Outing Cody Satterwhite (pictured), an exceptional reliever at Sioux City, IA (American Association) one year ago when he allowed only 14 hits in 28 innings while posting a 0.65 ERA and now pitching in the New York...Read More
Laredo 1, Sioux Falls 0 – Box Laredo 1B John Alonso accounted for the only run of the game with a solo home run in the seventh inning as the Lemurs downed the Sioux Falls Canaries, 1-0. With the victory, Laredo completed the three-game sweep of Sioux Falls. Lemurs LF JP Ramirez had two hits...Read More
Winnipeg 7, St. Paul 2– Box The Goldeyes, fresh off of being swept in a doubleheader on Wednesday, rallied to take the series finale Thursday afternoon. The Goldeyes scored in every inning from the fifth to eighth en route to the win. CF Reggie Abercrombie scored on an error in the fifth for Winnipeg, and...Read More
St. Paul 4, Winnipeg 0 (Doubleheader Game Two- 7 innings)- Box RHP Jeff Shields (pictured)Â threw a seven-inning complete game shutout to propel the Saints to a sweep of the doubleheader. He struck out three and scattered five hits. Offensively, 3B Devin Thaut hit an RBI single in the third to score CF Jared McDonald. Both...Read More
Fargo-Moorhead 3, Gary SouthShore 1- Box In a game that began as a pitchers’ duel, the RedHawks avoided a sweep at the hands of the RailCats. 3B Ron Bourquin, recently moved up the lineup to the leadoff spot, hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning for the RedHawks, scoring DH...Read More
Laredo 13, Sioux Falls 5- Box The Lemurs led 10-2 after four innings as they cruised to victory in Sioux Falls. RF Byron Wiley, in his first game with Laredo, had two home runs as part of a 3-for-5 game. 2B Travis Denker (pictured)Â was 3-for-5 with two home runs of his own, and drove in...Read More
Gary SouthShore 5, Fargo-Moorhead 4 — Box Score The Gary SouthShore RailCats edged the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 5-4 behind a three-RBI performance from 3B Daniel Pulfer. Pulfer, who finished the night 2-for-3, registered his first RBI in the bottom of the third inning with a sacrifice fly that scored CF Drew Muren. That run put the...Read More
The American Association has announced the 2014 All-Star teams. The 2014 All-Star game will be played on Tuesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. Central time at Shaw Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and will match a North All-Star team against a South All-Star team. Â Â Â All-Star Selection Show from Goldeyes TV: The North team...Read More
DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux City Explorers RHP Patrick Johnson (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 13. Johnson, named an American Association All-Star today, becomes the first two-time winner of the award, having previously won for...Read More