Durham, N.C. — The contract of Sioux City Explorers RHP Connor Overton was purchased by the San Francisco Giants organization, the American Association announced on Thursday. Overton will report to High-A San Jose in the California League. Overton was dominant out of the bullpen for the Explorers this season, going 5-1 with a 1.96 ERA and...Read More

St. Paul 15, Sioux Falls 1 – Box It was all St. Paul in this contest as the Saints pounded out 16 hits and rolled to a 15-1 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries. St. Paul had five batters with multi-hit games including 3B Nate Hanson who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs...Read More

Kansas City 4, Lincoln 3 — Box Score The Kansas City T-Bones erased a three-run deficit in the final two innings and walked off on the Lincoln Saltdogs 4-3. The T-Bones were trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning before 2B Brett Wiley singled home SS Vladimir Frias and then Wiley scored...Read More

AUGUST 10 AFTERNOON RECAP Sioux Falls 10, Winnipeg 2 – Box It was all Sioux Falls in this one as the Canaries jumped out on top early and cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Winnipeg Goldeyes. Sioux Falls scored in six of their eight innings at the plate and banged out 13 hits. Canaries...Read More

DURHAM, N.C.– The American Association has announced the nominees for the inaugural Brian Rose/Scott Miller Man of the Year Award. For the second time in three years, the American Association has lost a valuable member of their fraternity to melanoma. Scott Miller, the voice of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks passed away in late February, and Brian...Read More

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....Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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....Read More

AUGUST 7 EVENING RECAPS Laredo 2, Joplin 1- Box  C Zane Chavez hit an RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, giving the Lemurs the edge needed in a 2-1 win over the Blasters. 3B Cesar Valera hit a one-out single, and advanced to third when LF Ty Morrison reached on...Read More