Puerto Rican RHP Raul Rivera (Winnipeg Goldeyes) made his first appearance at the Pan-Am Games in his team’s 12-6 win over the Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Rivera tossed a scoreless inning, picking up a strikeout. Team Canada remained undefeated with a 3-1 win over Cuba. Sioux City Explorers players Brock Kjeldgaard and Rene Tosoni were both in the lineup, but neither...Read More

Wichita 4, Joplin 3 (10 Innings) – Box Luis Hernandez was the hero tonight for the Wingnuts with a walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th inning. Hernandez pinch hit with one out and made his only at-bat of the game count. His single brought home 2B Starlin Rodriguez, who reached base earlier with...Read More

The Canadian National Team improved to 3-0 in the 2015 Pan-Am Games Men’s Baseball competition with a 6-4 win over Nicaragua on Monday. The Canadians are the only undefeated team remaining in the event after Puerto Rico’s loss on Monday. In Monday’s game, RF Rene Tosoni (Sioux City Explorers) was 4-for-6 with an RBI and two runs...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz Corner infielder Balbino Fuenmayor’s first stop after a six-plus year stint in the Toronto farm system topped out at Class A was an 18-game stint at Laredo two years ago (.262-2-13), and now the 25-year-old seems to be on the brink of reaching the major leagues. The Great Balbino,...Read More

St. Paul 2, Winnipeg 1  — Box Score The St. Paul Saints edged the Winnipeg Goldeyes 2-1 behind a solo home run from 1B Angelo Songco in the seventh inning. The Saints took the lead in fourth inning when DH Ian Gac singled to score CF Alonzo Harris, who reached on a walk. But the...Read More

Lincoln 5, Grand Prairie 2- Box Lincoln scored four runs in the first three innings en route to taking a win over the visiting AirHogs. C Ryan Wiggins hit a two-run home run in the second to make the lead 3-0, and RF Brian Joynt laced an RBI single in the third. Joynt and LF...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Charle Rosario (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 12. Rosario logged two strong starts for the RailCats this week. On Tuesday, he took the hill against the Sioux...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux Falls Canaries OF Brian Humphries (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending July 12. The El Cajon, Calif. resident went 17-for-32 this past week in helping the Canaries pick up four wins. He...Read More

After two days of competition at the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games, the Canadian National Team is the lone 2-0 team in the Men’s Baseball tournament. A big reason for that start has been the play of two Sioux City Explorers players,  Rene Tosoni and Brock Kjeldgaard. On Sunday, Canada defeated Colombia 10-3. Tosoni went 2-for-4 with two runs scored as...Read More

Laredo 4, Amarillo 3 (10 Innings) – Box The Laredo Lemurs win an unbelievable game as they downed the Amarillo Thunderheads, 4-3 in extra innings. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Laredo 3B Juan Silverio cleared the bases with a three-run triple to tie the game at...Read More