Gary SouthShore 14, St. Paul 5 — Box The defending champion Gary SouthShore RailCats thumped the St. Paul Saints Sunday afternoon, 14-5. The RailCats exercised plenty of patience at the plate, matching their 13 hits with 13 walks. After jumping out to a 5-1 lead, the RailCats sealed the game in an eight-run eighth inning, which...Read More

Winnipeg 12, Amarillo 2 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for 12 runs against Amarillo and limited the Sox to just two runs to grab a 12-2 victory. Winnipeg actually held the Sox to zero runs for eight innings before the Sox got in the board with two in the bottom of the ninth. Winnipeg’s...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider – Vol. 12, No. 11 – May 15, 2014 With so many new wrinkles in baseball, it is always fun to know there is some old school still in play, and it will be on display this very evening (Thursday) when the Gary Southshore RailCats open defense of their American Association title...Read More

Lincoln 11, Kansas City 7 (Game 1, 16 innings) – Box After getting suspended Thursday night and being postponed to Friday, the Lincoln Saltdogs grabbed a 16 inning, 11-7 win over the Kansas City T-Bones. The Saltdogs let the game get tied up in the bottom of the ninth inning after a two-run effort from...Read More

Amarillo 11, Winnipeg 7 Amarillo scored nine runs in the second inning to take a commanding 11-1 lead and would cruise from there to an 11-7 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Four Sox batters had multi-hit games including 1B Keith Brachold who had a 3-for- 5 game with a run scored and two RBI. Amarillo...Read More

With rosters cut down and spring training in the rearview mirror, the 2014 American Association season begins in earnest Thursday with six matchups. At 7:05 PM Central, the defending champion Gary SouthShore Railcats begin their title defense against the St. Paul Saints at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. RHP Anthony Claggett gets the start for...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Vol. 12, No. 10 – May 8, 2014 Chris Martin feared his career might be over when he partially tore the labrum in his pitching (right) shoulder as a second year player at McLennan Community College in Waco, TX several years ago, but the 27-year-old is making up...Read More

Spring Training has begun for American Association clubs as the league begins its ninth season. The 100-game regular season begins on Thursday, May 15, with the Gary SouthShore RailCats looking to defend their league crown. In addition, exhibition games begin on Sunday, May 4 as St. Paul faces Fargo-Moorhead, and Winnipeg and Wichita take on...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz (Vol. 12, No. 9 – May 1, 2014) This week’s tip to Independent Baseball players hoping to attract a major league organization:  Reach out to the first Arizona Diamondbacks scout you can find. While all 30 major league organizations have at least one player who has been in...Read More