DURHAM, NC – The Saltdogs had just named RHP Eddie McKiernan (pictured) as a starter last week, after the Atlanta Braves purchased the contract of Joe Bisenius. Two starts and one Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week award later, McKiernan had his contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks. McKiernan won his first two starts of the season...Read More

June 24 Box Scores St. Paul 7, Lincoln 6 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, 2B Adam Frost (pictured) turned on a 2-2 delivery and belted a two-run walkoff homerun to lift the St. Paul Saints past the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-6. It was Frost’s only hit of the ballgame but it couldn’t have come...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Laredo Lemurs SS Jimmy Mojica (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week. Mojica went on a tear for the Lemurs over the last six games. The shortstop went 15-for-27 (.556) at the plate with four home runs...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Lincoln Saltdogs RHP Eddie McKiernan (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week. McKiernan made his first two starts of the season this week and earned the win in both games. The right-hander pitched 13 total innings and...Read More

June 23 Box Scores Amarillo 8, Grand Prairie 5 The Grand Prairie AirHogs tried to rally late but they couldn’t make up for a pair of three run innings by the Amarillo Sox and fell 8-5. C Chris Grossman (pictured) put the Sox out in front with a three-run homerun in the third inning. That was his...Read More

June 23 Afternoon Box Scores Gary SouthShore 8, St. Paul 7 Gary SouthShore gave up a one-run lead in the eighth, but came back to win in the ninth when Cristian Guerrero hit a walk-off single. The RailCats beat St. Paul, 8-7, as Guerrero’s single brought home Adam Klein with the tying run and Mike...Read More

Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 12, New Jersey 0 The American Association got the best of the CanAm in the latest interleague matchup, with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shutting out the New Jersey Jackals 12-0. Starter Alex Caldera worked around four walks and four hits over six innings to prevent the Jackals from scoring. Mackenzie King and Pete...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Omar Luna’s (pictured) stint in independent baseball lasted only 13 games, but his .360 average was enough for the Atlanta Braves to purchase his contract from El Paso. The Braves are expected to send Luna to Double-A. Before signing with the Diablos, Luna spent six seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. The...Read More

Box Scores Gary SouthShore 5, St. Paul 4 (10 innings) 3B Brian Kolb walked off on St. Paul with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to cap a three-run comeback for the RailCats, 5-4. The RailCats trailed 4-1 with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning, when 2B...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider: Vol. 11, No. 20, June 20, 2013 By Bob Wirz John Allen already owns much of the American Association record book for offensive feats, and he had hoped to notch one more important milestone in front of Laredo,TX fans only to take an 0-for-3 Wednesday night and head out for a six-game road...Read More