By Sean Aronson/St. Paul Saints Media Relations ST. PAUL, MN (September 14, 2017) – Since the gates opened at CHS Field in 2015 the St. Paul Saints have filled their ballpark to a higher percent capacity than any team, not just in the American Association, but all of minor league baseball. In 2017 they continued...Read More
Wichita 12, Winnipeg 7 (Game 1 – Wichita leads series, 1-0) – Box The Wichita Wingnuts jumped out to a 6-0 lead after two innings of play and would cruise from there to a 12-7 victory over Winnipeg in game one of the American Association Championship Series. Wichita pounded out 14 hits in the contest...Read More
The Wichita Wingnuts and Winnipeg Goldeyes will open the 2017 American Association Championship Series on Wednesday. Game schedule: Wednesday, 9/13: at Wichita, 7:00 p.m. CT Thursday, 9/14: at Wichita, 7:00 p.m. CT Saturday, 9/16: at Winnipeg, 6:00 p.m. CT Sunday, 9/17: at Winnipeg, 4:00 p.m. CT (if necessary) Monday, 9/18: at Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m. CT The series can be seen live and for free...Read More
Winnipeg 10, Lincoln 9 (Game 4 – Winnipeg wins series, 3-1) – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to overcome a rally by the Lincoln Saltdogs and win 10-9 in game four of the best-of-five semifinals. The victory by Winnipeg advanced them to the American...Read More
Wichita 11, Gary SouthShore 3 (Game 3 – Wichita wins series, 3-0) – Box The Wichita Wingnuts scored six runs in the third inning to take a 6-0 lead and would cruise from there to an 11-3 series clinching victory over Gary SouthShore. Wichita pounded out 15 hits in the contest with three players having...Read More
While the American Association playoffs rightfully command the most attention these days, now that Junior Guerra, James Hoyt and Chaz Roe have returned to the majors fans of the league have 10 players who have been with at least one team to cheer for at baseball’s highest level. Another group of onetime AA players also...Read More
Lincoln 13, Winnipeg 0 (Game 2 – Series tied, 1-1) – Box It was all Lincoln in this game as the Saltdogs rolled out to a 12-0 lead after three innings of play and would go on from there to a 13-0 victory over Winnipeg. Lincoln pounded out 17 hits in the contest with five...Read More
Courtesy of Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Media Relations FARGO, N.D. – Interim Field Manager Michael Schlact has been promoted to Field Manager of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, the team announced at a press conference on Thursday at Newman Outdoor Field. Schlact, 31, becomes the second Field Manager in franchise history. He has served at the RedHawks’ Interim Manager...Read More
Winnipeg 5, Lincoln 4 (Winnipeg leads series, 1-0) – Box Winnipeg 2B Casey Turgeon singled home 3B Wes Darvill with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Goldeyes defeated Lincoln 5-4 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinals. The Saltdogs scored single runs in the second through fifth innings to take...Read More
The 2017 American Association Playoffs begin on Wednesday evening with the start of the best-of-five American Association Semifinals. The semifinals pit the North Division champion Winnipeg Goldeyes (62-38) against the Central Division champion Lincoln Saltdogs (58-41), and the South Division champion Wichita Wingnuts (61-38) against the wild card Gary SouthShore RailCats (57-43). Every game of the American Association Playoffs can be seen live...Read More