Wichita 8, Joplin 5 – Box The Wichita Wingnuts scored three runs in top of the seventh inning to overcome a 5-4 deficit and defeat the Joplin Blasters by the score of 8-5. Wingnuts LF T.J. Mittelstaedt had a terrific night at the plate going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a home run and...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz The Boston Red Sox are drawing considerable attention these days because of the lengthy hitting streaks of two of their young stars, Jackie Bradley, Jr. and Xander Bogaerts, but with starting pitching always a premium the American League East-leaders also should take notice when one of the minor...Read More

Laredo 10, Winnipeg 9 — Box Score The Laredo Lemurs held off a late surge from the Winnipeg Goldeyes to win a 10-9 shootout at Uni-Trade Stadium. The Goldeyes scored five runs in the seventh and eighth innings to cut a 5-run Laredo lead down to just one run but Reliever Jose Nivar struck out...Read More

Texas 4, Fargo-Moorhead 3 – Box Holding off a ninth inning comeback, the Texas AirHogs defeated the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 4-3 in front of 5,416 fans at Airhog Stadium. Trailing 1-0, the AirHogs scored four runs in the eighth inning, as 2B Brian Bistagne, SS Juan Sanchez and LF Burt Reynolds each hit solo home runs...Read More

Winnipeg 5, Laredo 4 – Box A three run seventh inning powered the Winnipeg Goldeyes to a 5-4 victory over the Laredo Lemurs. LF Adam Heisler (pictured) went 3-for-5 with a run scored and SS Maikol Gonzalez launched his first home run of the year as the Goldeyes outhit the Lemurs 8-7. Starter Mikey O’Brien...Read More

Gary SouthShore 10, Sioux City 4 – Box The Gary SouthShore RailCats won their second game of the year with a 10-4 defeat of the Sioux City Explorers in front of a crowd of 3,011 at Mercy Field at Lewis and Clark Park. The RailCats got off to an early start scoring three runs in...Read More

Sioux Falls 3, St. Paul 2 — Box Score The Sioux Falls Canaries improved to 5-0 for the first time in franchise history as they knocked off the previously undefeated St. Paul Saints 3-2. Sioux Falls opened things up in the fourth inning when 3B Blake Schmidt hit a solo home run for the first run of the...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Texas AirHogs’ OF Michael Hur (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending May 22nd. Hur batted .500 (8-for-16) over four games, slugging two home runs and six RBI. In the past two victories over...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks RHP Richie Mirowski (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 22nd. Mirowski provided the RedHawks with an excellent performance on the mound in Fargo-Moorhead’s 2-1 win over the Laredo Lemurs. The...Read More

St. Paul 10, Gary SouthShore 5 – Box St. Paul scored six big runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to blow the game open as the Saints doubled up the Gary SouthShore RailCats, 10-5. Saints CF Alonzo Harris was the star of game offensively as he went 3-for-5 with a home run (three-run...Read More