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August 8, 2016
Laredo

LEMURS SHUT OUT AIRHOGS

AUGUST 8 RECAPS Laredo 1, Texas 0- Box  A solo home run from RF Denis Phipps in the fourth inning provided Laredo all the offense the Lemurs needed in a 1-0 win over the AirHogs. RHP Gabe Perez, RHP Kamakani Usui, RHP Danny Reynolds and RHP Luis De La Cruz combined on a two-hit shutout....
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Hoyt

ASTROS’ JAMES HOYT LATEST TO MAKE INDEPENDENTS PROUD

Independent Baseball Chatter by Bob Wirz It finally happened! Strikeout machine James Hoyt has made his long-awaited major league debut with the postseason-hopeful Houston Astros. The 29-year-old right-hander is the first player who started in a non-affiliated league to reach the majors since Ian Thomas did so.  Both players were in Independent play as recently as 2012, and...
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Triana

TRIANA NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK

PHOTO CREDIT: TRACI O’DONNELL DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Karl Triana (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 7. In one start this week, the Colombian righty struck out an astonishing 14 Winnipeg Goldeyes in...
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Trever Adams Swinging

ADAMS GARNERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. PAUL SAINTS DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints INF Trever Adams (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending August 7. Adams has made an impact just 16 games into his independent baseball career....
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