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2013 Semifinals: Game Three Box Scores Gary SouthShore 3, Fargo-Moorhead 1 Thanks to a complete-game, three-hit performance by starter Billy Spottiswood, the Gary SouthShore RailCats find themselves one win away from reaching the American Association Championship series. Spottiswood held the RedHawks’ offense to just one run and struck out five, en route to a 3-1 win...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game Three Box Scores Wichita 13, Grand Prairie 0 Pitching was undoubtedly the story for the Wingnuts in their semifinals series against the AirHogs. Wichita is heading back to the Championship Series for the second straight year after rattling off three consecutive shutout performances in a sweep of Grand Prairie. The Wingnuts completed...Read More

DURHAM, NC – After capturing his fourth division crown in the past five years, Wichita Wingnuts’ manager Kevin Hooper (left) is back in the playoffs and seeking his first American Association championship. But, before the postseason results are in, the young skipper can already lay claim to a noteworthy title. For the second time since...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider: Vol. 11, No. 30, September 5, 2013 By Bob Wirz Baseball people realize this is a magnificent time of year for numbers crunchers because of the pursuit of various individual and team records, and there certainly will not be any disappointment as this season works toward its climax. The Independent game is...Read More

DURHAM, NC – For the 13th time in as many years, Haymarket Park – the home of the Lincoln Saltdogs – was selected ‘Best Playing Field’ in the American Association Thursday, as voted by league managers and media. Josh Klute has been the Athletic Turf Manager at Haymarket Park since 2006. In addition to the eight...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game Two Box Scores Wichita 6, Grand Prairie 0 Christopher M. Smith (pictured) followed the script from the previous night’s action. The day after Wichita held Grand Prairie scoreless in 12 innings to take game one, Smith pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout. His performance helped the Wingnuts grab a 6-0 win and a...Read More

DURHAM, NC – James Paxton (pictured) has rocketed through the Seattle Mariners’ minor league system since having his contract purchased from the Grand Prairie AirHogs in 2010. Just three years after his first professional season in the American Association, the left-handed pitcher is on his way to becoming a big league regular. The Mariners announced...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Sioux City Explorers General Manager, Shane Tritz (pictured), has been named the 2013 American Association Executive of the Year, the league office announced today.  The award was decided by a vote of all thirteen teams’ field managers and media representatives and this is the first time in team history that a member...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game One Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 2, Gary SouthShore 0 Game one of the semifinals between Fargo-Moorhead and Gary SouthShore was a scoreless deadlock for the bulk of the contest. The RedHawks’ Taylor Stanton (pictured) and the RailCats’ Alain Quijano battled on the hill, but Fargo-Moorhead broke through with a couple of eighth-inning runs to...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Back in 2008, Mark Hamburger (pictured) was a promising right-handed reliever in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system. He was so promising, in fact, that Minnesota was able to trade Hamburger to the Texas Rangers for reliever Eddie Guardado. The deal was a simple one-for-one exchange, even though Hamburger was pitching at Rookie-Level...Read More