DURHAM, NC- Mike Piazza is back in affiliated baseball. No, not the former New York Mets legend, but his cousin of the same name, a right-handed pitcher for the Laredo Lemurs. Piazza (pictured) has had his contract sold to the Colorado Rockies. He will be assigned to the Class AA Tulsa Drillers of the Texas...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats RHP Dustin Crenshaw (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 8. Crenshaw made two starts over the course of the week, earning wins in both. On Wednesday, June 4, he...Read More

DURHAM, NC- The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes catcher Luis Alen (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Player of the Week for the week ending June 8. Alen was 12-for-24 on the week, collecting hits in all seven Goldeyes contests. He logged five two-hit games over the...Read More

Hot-hitting David Peralta (Wichita 2012, Amarillo 2013, pictured) picked up two more hits to keep his average above .400 in his young major league career with Arizona Friday night. Peralta also continues to use social media to show how grateful he is to various people who have helped him. He used Facebook to tell the Wichita...Read More

Wichita 8, Grand Prairie 2 (Game 2 – 8 Innings) — Box It took an extra frame, but the Wichita Wingnuts bounced back to win the second game of their Sunday doubleheader 8-2 over the Grand Prairie AirHogs. The AirHogs won the first game 1-0. The Wingnuts took the lead in the fifth inning when...Read More

Amarillo 3, Lincoln 2 – Box  Amarillo DH Derek Perren drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth to lead the Sox past Lincoln, 3-2. Lincoln retired two batters in the ninth, but Sox SS Michael Broad doubled to keep the inning alive and scored on Perren’s fourth hit of the day. The Sox jumped out to a...Read More

Gary SouthShore 9, Sioux Falls 2 – Box The Gary SouthShore RailCats took down the Sioux Falls Canaries 9-2 on the back of a complete game from Morgan Coombs. Coombs held Sioux Falls to just six hits throughout the entire game, struck out three and walked one while allowing two runs. He needed just 118...Read More

St. Paul 4, Sioux City 0 – Box St. Paul starter Robert Coe was in the zone the entire night against the Sioux City Explorers. In the Saints 4-0 victory, Coe threw all nine innings to record an impressive complete game shutout. During the outing, Coe allowed just three Sioux City hits and walked just...Read More

Gary SouthShore 6, Sioux City 5 (10 Innings) – Box RF Drew Martinez singled home DH Adam Taylor in the top of the 10th inning with the go-ahead run as the Gary SouthShore RailCats beat the Sioux City Explorers, 6-5. The win by the RailCats was their fourth win in a row and completed the sweep...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider by Bob Wirz, Vol. 12, No. 14, June 5, 2014 David Peralta (pictured) would seem to have the greatest upside since the left-handed outfielder, who was playing in the American Association (Amarillo, TX) only 11 months prior to his major league debut with Arizona, has not even reached what normally is prime time...Read More