July 14 Box Scores El Paso 3, Laredo 0 El Paso鈥檚 starting pitcher Austin Carden gave the Diablos a strong performance on the bump and the Diablos backed him up as they shutout the Laredo Lemurs 3-0. Carden went seven innings and scattered five hits while striking out five batters. The win is Carden鈥檚 second...Read More
July 14 Box Scores Gary SouthShore 3, Fargo-Moorhead 1 The Gary SouthShore RailCats put together a three-run rally in the sixth inning that proved to be the difference as they topped the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3-1. C聽Craig Maddox, 1B聽Christian Vitters聽and DH聽Drew Martinez聽were each credited with RBI as a part of the sixth inning outburst. The RailCats...Read More
Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 4, Gary SouthShore 1 The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shut down the RailCats bats in their 4-1 victory. Gary SouthShore only managed six hits on the night. Starting pitcher Brian Ernst picked up his third win after throwing 5.2 innings while allowing just four hits and one run. He also struck out two and...Read More
DURHAM, NC 鈥 Micah Gibbs鈥(pictured) stint in independent baseball was short-lived. After spending parts of four seasons in the Chicago Cubs鈥 organization, the switch-hitting catcher/outfielder has had his contract purchased by the Kansas City Royals. Gibbs played 14 games this season for the Grand Prairie AirHogs. In those games, he hit two doubles and drove...Read More
DURHAM, NC 鈥 Lincoln Saltdogs OF Dan Carroll (right) is tied for the team lead in home runs (7) and doubles (11). While the Saltdogs will miss his production, they will surely wish him well. The 24-year old outfielder had his contract purchased by the Atlanta Braves earlier today. This season was Carroll鈥檚 first in...Read More
July 12 Box Scores El Paso 6, Laredo 5 The El Paso Diablos came back from down three runs in the ninth inning and put up four runs to slide past the Laredo Lemurs 6-5. The Diablos tied up the score when CF Gabe Suarez singled in a run. LF Oscar Mesa聽knocked in the eventual...Read More
DURHAM, NC 鈥 Ryan Hinson (pictured) was pulled from his scheduled start last night against Kansas City. No, Hinson was not injured. And no, the Wingnuts were not benching the Rawlings Pitcher of the Month from June. Rather, the 6鈥3鈥 Wichita left-hander received word that the Atlanta Braves had purchased his contract. Prior to Thursday...Read More
Independent Baseball Insider:聽Vol. 11, No. 22, July 11, 2013 By Bob Wirz Independent Baseball will never have the marketing impact of the powerhouse major league franchises when it comes to pushing for All-Star votes, but it still will have some bragging rights when the game鈥檚 marquee names gather for their annual mid-season classic at Citi...Read More
July 11 Scoreboard Sioux Falls 8, Sioux City 0 An outstanding pitching performance by all-time wins leader Ben Moore leads the Sioux Falls Canaries to an 8-0 victory over the Sioux City Explorers. Moore tossed a complete game shutout allowing a walk and three hits with seven strikeouts. This is his third complete game of...Read More
Wichita 10, Kansas City 4 Jared McDonald鈥檚 (pictured) big night at the plate and a lengthy outing from starter Christopher M. Smith added up to a 10-4 win for Wichita. Hitting at the bottom of the order, McDonald led the Wingnuts with three RBI. He also doubled as part of a 3-for-4 night. Smith picked...Read More