In Ballpark Digest‘s annual attendance listings of 371 North American affiliated, independent and summer-collegiate league clubs. the St. Paul Saints finished seventh in 2016 with an average attendance of 8,438 per game at CHS Field. All six clubs above the Saints are at the Triple-A level. St. Paul, whose attendance was up 4% from last year’s average of...Read More

Rick Forney has plenty of reason to be celebrating these days because of his Winnipeg Goldeyes polishing off the American Association championship, their second in the last five years. The veteran manager also has another reason to be happy since one of his most successful former players, relief pitcher Brandon Kintzler, is enjoying his most...Read More

Winnipeg 11, Wichita 4 – Game 5 (Winnipeg wins the championship, 3-2) – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes are the 2016 American Association champions as they rolled past Wichita in game five, 11-4. Winnipeg pounded out 17 hits in the contest with five batters collecting multi-hit games. Goldeyes CF Reggie Abercrombie had a sensational night going...Read More

Winnipeg 5, Wichita 4 – Game 4 (Series tied, 2-2) – Box Right fielder Josh Romanski singled home LF Willie Cabrera in the fifth inning to give Winnipeg a 5-1 lead and that proved to be the difference in the game as the Goldeyes held off Wichita, 5-4. The victory by Winnipeg sets the stage...Read More

Wichita 7, Winnipeg 5 – Game 3 (Wichita leads series, 2-1) – Box The Wichita Wingnuts are now one win away from the American Association championship as they defeated Winnipeg in game three, 7-5. Wichita jumped out in front 5-0 after an inning of play and would never look back en route to the 2-1...Read More

Wichita 9, Winnipeg 2 – Game 2 (Series tied, 1-1) – Box Wichita pounded out 16 hits and scored in six of their nine frames to defeat Winnipeg 9-2 and even the best-of-five championship series at a game apiece. The Wingnuts had four batters with multi-hit games including 1B Matt Chavez who went a perfect...Read More

Winnipeg 5, Wichita 0 – Game 1 (Winnipeg leads series, 1-0) – Box Winnipeg starting pitcher Edwin Carl and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Goldeyes defeated Wichita, 5-0 to take a 1-0 series lead in the American Association Championship Series. Carl was solid on the mound tonight as he went 6...Read More

Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz It was exactly one year ago when Patrick Johnson was the toast of the American Association.  He was a brilliant 15-1 in his second season with Sioux City to lead the Explorers to a 75-25 season, just a shade below the modern day Independent Baseball record.  The righthander had...Read More

The Winnipeg Goldeyes and Wichita Wingnuts will square off in the American Association Championship Series beginning Wednesday night. The schedule of games is below, with all times Central: Wednesday, September 14- Wichita @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15- Wichita @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17- Winnipeg @ Wichita, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18- Winnipeg @ Wichita, 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 19- Winnipeg...Read More

Winnipeg 3, St. Paul 1 – Game 5 (Winnipeg wins series, 3-2) – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes advance to the American Association Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over St. Paul in game five of the first-round series. Winnipeg received another stellar pitching performance from starter Mikey O’Brien. O’Brien tossed the first seven innings allowing...Read More