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By J.J. Cooper, Baseball America When do you call? Anyone who has ever asked someone out on a date knows the age-old dilemma. Call too soon and you worry you seem to eager. Wait too long and you might accidentally signal that you’re not all that interested. Independent league managers—usually the people most responsible for...Read More

Lincoln 4, Grand Prairie 2– Box For the second day in a row, the Lincoln Saltdogs and Grand Prairie AirHogs played a tightly contested midday game in Grand Prairie. Lincoln struck first in the top of the third inning when SS Maikol Gonzalez singled home DH Eddie Young. The very next batter, 2B Trevor Martin,...Read More

Kansas City 4, Wichita 2– Box Kansas City T-Bones LF Byron Wiley (pictured) led off the game with a home run and never looked back, going 3-for-5 in a 4-2 win over the host Wichita Wingnuts. Wiley fell a single shy of the cycle, as he hit a double in the seventh inning and an...Read More

St. Paul 10, Sioux City 3– Box Score The St. Paul Saints earned their 1,000th win in club history Tuesday afternoon in memorable fashion, as CF Evan Bigley (pictured) hit a go-ahead inside-the-park grand slam in the top of the sixth inning. With the bases loaded and his Saints down 3-2, Bigley laced a ball...Read More

Gary South Shore 6, Sioux Falls 5 (Final – 10 innings) — Box Score The Gary South Shore RailCats shook off a ninth inning rally by the Sioux Falls Canaries and claimed a 6-5 win in the tenth inning behind a strong performance from 2B Zac Mitchell (pictured). Mitchell went 4-for-5 at the plate with two RBI including...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints SP Anthony Claggett (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 18. Claggett, the Opening Night starter for the Saints, was instrumental in the team’s 6-0 win over the Gary SouthShore...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes INF Tyler Kuhn (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 18. Kuhn is off to a blistering start at the plate in 2014, going 11-for-21 (.524) in four games at the...Read More

Lincoln 8, Kansas City 2 — Box Score Lincoln jumped out to a strong start and never trailed thanks to a combined one-hitter from the Saltdogs’ pitching staff on their way to beating the Kansas City T-Bones 8-2 in Kansas City Sunday night. Starter Zach Varce was credited with the win for his six-inning start...Read More

Gary SouthShore 14, St. Paul 5 — Box The defending champion Gary SouthShore RailCats thumped the St. Paul Saints Sunday afternoon, 14-5. The RailCats exercised plenty of patience at the plate, matching their 13 hits with 13 walks. After jumping out to a 5-1 lead, the RailCats sealed the game in an eight-run eighth inning, which...Read More

Winnipeg 12, Amarillo 2 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for 12 runs against Amarillo and limited the Sox to just two runs to grab a 12-2 victory. Winnipeg actually held the Sox to zero runs for eight innings before the Sox got in the board with two in the bottom of the ninth. Winnipeg’s...Read More