Fargo-Moorhead 13, Wichita 10 – Box Fargo-Moorhead 3B Ronnie Bourquin hit for the cycle, and the RedHawks held off Wichita, 13-10, despite a six-run surge from the Wingnuts in the bottom of the ninth. Bourquin batted 4-for-6 with five RBIs, completing the cycle in the seventh inning with a grand slam. CF Nic Jackson went 4-for-5...Read More

Quebec 6, Winnipeg 5 – Box  The Quebec Capitales edged out the Winnipeg Goldeyes 6-5 to take an interleague matchup for the Can-Am league. RF Asif Shah paced the Capitales with a 3-4 game that included two runs and an RBI while 2BMike Provencher and C  Jean-Luc Blaquiere each homered in the game. Shawn Sanford started the game for Quebec...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The contract of Amarillo Sox RHP John Holdzkom (pictured) has been sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Holdzkom will be assigned to the Altoona Curve in the Class AA Eastern League. The Curve are in the midst of a road series at the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox....Read More

Winnipeg 11, Quebec 5 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes managed to outscore the Quebec Capitales 11-5, despite being outhit by the Capitales 15-12. On paper, the Goldeyes capitalized on all but one of their hits. The back of the lineup actually provided most of the pop, with the six, seven, eight and nine hitters combining...Read More

Kansas City 7, Sioux City 6 (10 Innings) – Box Kansas City SS Darrell Hudson scored the game winning run on a suicide squeeze bunt by CF Robby Kuzdale in the bottom of the 10th inning as the T-Bones defeated the Sioux City Explorers in dramatic fashion, 7-6. Kansas City’s 1-2 of RF Bryan Sabatella...Read More

Fargo-Moorhead 1, Rockland 0– Box The lone run of the game scored on a bases-loaded hit by pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning with PH Travis Higgs at the plate. The pitch was the first after a two hour, 42 minute rain delay. Higgs’ hit by pitch scored SS Zach Penprase. No player...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz, Vol. 12, No. 16, June 19, 2014 American Association players purchased by major league organizations do not often get to jump to Triple-A if their previous high was Class A, so Eric Brooks’ (pictured) first start in the Arizona chain at Reno, NV deserves a special look. Only 23 and...Read More

For the first time, Independent Professional Baseball fans do not have to leave their living room to experience the thrill of being at the ballpark. The American Association and Can-Am League is proud to announce a partnership with InnovaTV for the 2014 season, which will provide live streaming of every game across multiple platforms. Fans...Read More

Lincoln 6, St. Paul 5– Box  LF Matt Forgatch (pictured) hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth for the Lincoln Saltdogs to tie the game and came in to score the go-ahead run on an RBI single by 3B Eddie Young. Lincoln scored two more runs in the inning on an RBI single...Read More

Kansas City 8, Sioux City 5– Box T-Bones DH Danny Richar (pictured) hit a go-ahead bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the eighth inning as Kansas City came back to beat Sioux City. After two walks and a sacrifice bunt in the inning, RF Bryan Sabatella stepped up and singled home pinch hitter Byron Wiley to...Read More