PHOTO COURTESY: SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS DURHAM, N.C. – The American Association of Professional Baseball announced today that Sioux City Explorers SS Nate Samson has been named the 2016 American Association Player of the year. Samson’s selection marks the first time in the franchise’s 24 year history that a member of the Explorers has claimed the Player of...Read More

September 1 Afternoon Recap Fargo-Moorhead 4, Kansas City 3 – Box With Kansas City leading 3-0 after 5 ½ innings of play, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks rallied back scoring four runs over the next three frames and beating the T-Bones, 4-3. Fargo-Moorhead 2B Ryan Pineda had a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a run scored...Read More

DURHAM, N.C.- With an undefeated 3-0 mark in the month of August, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks RHP Jose Almarante has been named the American Association’s Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for August. Almarante tossed 45.1 innings over the course of the month, allowing just seven earned runs on 33 hits and five walks. He struck out 32. The...Read More

PHOTO CREDIT: EMILIE LEIVIAN/WICHITA WINGNUTS DURHAM, N.C.- Wichita Wingnuts INF Matt Chavez might only be a rookie, but he didn’t play like one in the month of August. Chavez racked up a .362 (38-for-105) average with 10 doubles, eight home runs and 26 RBI. Those numbers earned Chavez the American Association’s Rawlings Player of the Month...Read More

Wichita 8, Joplin 3 – Box With the score deadlocked at 2-2 through 4 ½ innings, Wichita scored six runs over the next three frames and rolled to an 8-3 victory over Joplin. The Wingnuts had 13 hits in the contest and was led by 1B Matt Chavez who went 3-for-4 with two home runs,...Read More

Laredo 1, Texas 0 – Box Laredo starting pitcher Troy Marks and two relievers combined a one-hit shutout as the Lemurs beat the Texas AirHogs, 1-0. Marks went the first six innings giving up only the one hit and two walks while fanning 11 batters. The righty earned his seventh win and is now 7-4...Read More

Wichita 5, Joplin 4 — Box Score The Wichita Wingnuts rallied from a four run deficit in the final three frames and walked off on the Joplin Blasters 5-4 with a solo home run from LF T.J. Mittelstaedt. The Blasters built a 4-0 lead with three runs in the second inning and another in the...Read More

PHOTO COURTESY: BEARDED A PHOTOGRAPHY DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Joplin Blasters INF Geraldo Valentin (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending August 28. Valentin hit safely in all seven games he played this week, going 11-for-27 (.407) this...Read More

PHOTO COURTESY: ROD ADAMS PHOTOGRAPHY  DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Lincoln Saltdogs RHP Lindsey Caughel (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 28. Caughel made two strong starts this week, picking up one win and taking a no-decision....Read More

August 28 Evening Recap Lincoln 3, St. Paul 2 – Box Lincoln PH Jon Smith belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Saltdogs a 3-2 walk-off victory over St. Paul. The Saints had just taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the frame before the blast...Read More