August 28 Night Recap Box Scores Gary SouthShore 10, Kansas City 4 The RailCats took another step toward securing the American Association wild card with a 10-4 win over Kansas City. Gary SouthShore won for the seventh time in its last 10 games after exploding out of the gates with six runs in the first...Read More
August 28 Afternoon Box Score Wichita 10, Lincoln 2 With his 18th and 19th home runs of the season, John Rodriguez (pictured) powered the Wingnuts to a 10-2 victory over Lincoln. Rodriguez hit a solo homer in the seventh inning, then capped a six-run Wichita eighth inning with a three-run shot. The designated hitter finished...Read More
August 27 Recap Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 11, Amarillo 7 A red-hot start helped the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks clinch the American Association’s North Division with an 11-7 win against Amarillo. The first six batters to step to the plate in the bottom of the first all reached base, and the RedHawks put together a five-run inning. Fargo-Moorhead...Read More
Indy Baseball Chatter By Bob Wirz These last few days of the American Association season are going to be fun to watch, if just for the battle for the league home run record. We wrote in Thursday’s Independent Baseball Insider column for subscribers about C. J. Ziegler of the Wichita (KS) Wingnuts tying the mark of Brandon...Read More
August 26 Box Scores El Paso 3, Grand Prairie 0 With the combined effort of the El Paso pitching staff, the Diablos blanked the Grand Prairie and held them to just three hits as they won 3-0. Starter Justin Kuks was the winner as he pitched the first 5.2 innings and allowed just two hits...Read More
DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Wichita Wingnuts 1B CJ Ziegler (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week. It is almost impossible to argue with this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week selection. Ziegler hit for the cycle on Wednesday in a 4-for-6 night...Read More
DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes RHP Matthew Rusch (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week. The Winnipeg native put together two of his best starts of the season to help the Goldeyes grab a pair of wins. On Wednesday at St....Read More
August 25 Box Scores Amarillo 7, Lincoln 0 The Amarillo Sox jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and went on to shutout the Lincoln Saltdogs. C Chris Grossman – who was 2-for-5 with two RBI — singled in the first run in the second at bat of the inning and two...Read More
Gary SouthShore 6, St. Paul 3 Thanks in part to a three-run home run from RF Cristian Guerrero (pictured), visiting Gary maintained its lead in the wild-card race with a 6-3 win over St. Paul, completing the series sweep. The Saints got on the board first via 1B Brian Burgamy’s RBI single, and kept the...Read More
Box Scores Laredo 6, Newark 2 The Laredo Lemurs scored six runs on 12 hits to take down the Newark Bears in the latest interleague matchup, 6-2. Three Laredo players were responsible for driving in each of the six Lemur runs. C Brian Peterson, 1B John Alonso, and DH John Allen combined to go 3-13...Read More