DURHAM, NC – Former St. Paul Saints RHP Tanner Scheppers (pictured) has a chance to represent the American League in the MLB All-Star Game next Tuesday. Now with the Texas Rangers, Scheppers has pitched exceptionally well out of the bullpen in 2013, but his spot on the A.L. roster hinges on a vote by the fans....Read More
DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Laredo Lemurs LHP Fabian Williamson (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week. In his last start, Williamson hurled a complete game, two-hit shutout in an interleague game against the Can-Am League’s Newark Bears. The Laredo left-hander struck...Read More
DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Kansas City T-Bones INF Matt Padgett (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week. Padgett’s power numbers carried him to Hitter of the Week honors. The T-Bones infielder homered four times and drove in eight runs over six...Read More
Box Scores Laredo 7, Newark 0 The Laredo Lemurs got the best of the Newark Bears in the latest interleague match-up between the Can-Am League and the American Association. The Lemurs would ride a fantastic pitching performance by Fabian Williamson to the 7-0 win. Williamson threw a complete game shutout to lead his team to...Read More
 July 7 Afternoon Box Scores St. Paul 8, Kansas City 7 The T-Bones erased a four-run deficit in the final three innings to tie the game in the ninth, but St. Paul prevailed in the bottom of the ninth. St. Paul won 8-7 on an RBI fielder’s choice, as the T-Bones could not turn...Read More
Box Scores Sioux Falls 11, Lincoln 5 The Canaries caught fire in the third inning, scoring an incredible 10 runs on 11 hits to surpass the Saltdogs and build a lead that would secure their eventual 11-5 victory. In the span of just four batters in the third, LF JP Ramirez, 3B Jared Clark, and...Read More
Lincoln 2, Fargo-Moorhead 0 Lincoln needed just two runs to defeat Fargo-Moorhead 2-0 thanks to the heroics of Saltdogs RHP Pete Parise (pictured), who held a no-hitter until allowing a RedHawks single in the ninth inning. Parise pitched a complete game and walked just two batters in addition to allowing just one hit on his...Read More
July 4 Box Scores Laredo 9, El Paso 6 A tremendous Independence Day crowd of 11, 122 saw a slugfest tonight as the Laredo Lemurs outlasted the El Paso Diablos by the score of 9-6. Both teams combined for 15 runs on 26 hits. Everyone in the Laredo lineup had at least a hit with...Read More
DURHAM, NC – Nate Samson (pictured) is a Chicago Cub again. The Cubs purchased Samson’s contract from the Winnipeg Goldeyes, bringing the shortstop back to the only organization he knew for seven years. The Cubs originally drafted Samson out of high school in the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. Samson was selected in the 34th...Read More
Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 3, Lincoln 0 The RedHawks rode the hot arm of RHP Taylor Stanton (pictured) for all nine innings to clinch a 3-0 shutout against the Saltdogs. Stanton held a perfect game through the first three innings and went on to allow just five hits through the rest of the game. In his first...Read More