Sioux Falls 9, Sioux City 6 – Box Sioux Falls rallied for four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, including the game winning home run by 3B RJ Perucki, to defeat the Sioux City Explorers, 9-6. Along with the home run, Perucki had a double, scored two runs and drove in three. Canaries...Read More

Former American Association pitcher Max Scherzer (Fort Worth 2007) threw the second no-hitter in Major League Baseball in 2015 today with the Washington Nationals in a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Scherzer carried a perfect game through 26 batters, but hit Jose Tabata with two outs in the ninth. He was able to retire...Read More

Winnipeg 16, Fargo-Moorhead 4 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for nine runs in the second inning and five runs in the fourth to cruise to the 16-4 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In the second, 14 batters went to the plate, which resulted in seven hits. SS Josh Mazzola led the inning off with...Read More

 Sioux City 5, Lincoln 4 (11 innings)– Box Sioux City walked off in the 11th inning and won the game 5-4 after CF Matty Johnson scored an unearned run because of an error by the Lincoln shortshop. The Explorers gained a 1-0 lead in the first inning when SS Noah Perio hit an RBI-single. In...Read More

Sioux Falls 7, Fargo-Moorhead 3 – Box The Sioux Falls Canaries scored three in the top of the ninth inning to break open a close game and breathe easy in the 7-3 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. With the Canaries clinging to a 4-3 advantage, they added two insurance runs off a 1B David Bergin...Read More

St. Paul 5, Winnipeg 4- Box The Saints won their eighth consecutive series with a road win over Winnipeg. All five Saints runs came in the first five innings, while the Goldeyes plated three runs after St. Paul had taken a 5-1 lead. C Vinny DiFazio (pictured) was 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz The most recent American Association player to earn accolades in the majors is Baltimore reliever Chaz Roe (pictured), 28, who spent all of 2012 getting back on track at Laredo after topping out at Triple-A in both the Colorado and Seattle farm systems. He worked half the games that season...Read More

Winnipeg 4, St. Paul 3 (11 innings) – Box In an 11 inning thriller, Winnipeg ended up victorious over St. Paul. After trailing by two, St. Paul came back in the eight with a two run inning. DH Willie Argo led off the inning with a home run to bring them within one. C Vinny...Read More

By: Bob Wirz The American Association has many reasons to feel good about itself, not the least of which is that 12 graduates have played in the major leagues already this season. Now it has learned one of its recent umpires has been selected to call balls and strikes at next month’s Futures Game, which...Read More

Grand Prairie 8, Amarillo 7 (Final – 10 Innings) — Box Score The Grand Prairie AirHogs walked off on the Amarillo Thunderheads 8-7 as CF Hayden Jennings hit a sacrifice fly to score OF Chris Elder in the bottom of the 10th inning. After seven innings of play, the Thunderheads were leading 6-2 but the...Read More