DURHAM, NC – Sioux City Explorers General Manager, Shane Tritz (pictured), has been named the 2013 American Association Executive of the Year, the league office announced today.  The award was decided by a vote of all thirteen teams’ field managers and media representatives and this is the first time in team history that a member...Read More

2013 Semifinals: Game One Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 2, Gary SouthShore 0 Game one of the semifinals between Fargo-Moorhead and Gary SouthShore was a scoreless deadlock for the bulk of the contest. The RedHawks’ Taylor Stanton (pictured) and the RailCats’ Alain Quijano battled on the hill, but Fargo-Moorhead broke through with a couple of eighth-inning runs to...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Back in 2008, Mark Hamburger (pictured) was a promising right-handed reliever in the Minnesota Twins’ farm system. He was so promising, in fact, that Minnesota was able to trade Hamburger to the Texas Rangers for reliever Eddie Guardado. The deal was a simple one-for-one exchange, even though Hamburger was pitching at Rookie-Level...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Joe Weik (pictured) has been exceptional for Amarillo in his first season in the American Association. In fact, no rookie has fared better. The Sox first baseman/outfielder has been named the American Association Rookie of the Year for 2013 Weik has been one of the most productive players in the league and...Read More

DURHAM, NC – When the 2013 postseason begins tomorrow night, three teams will begin their quest for their first American Association championship, while the fourth will try to duplicate its title run from 2011. The semifinals matchups feature the Wichita Wingnuts vs. the Grand Prairie AirHogs and the Gary SouthShore RailCats vs. the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks....Read More

DURHAM, NC – The American Association announced today that El Paso Diablos SS Maikol Gonzalez (pictured) has been named the Rawlings Hitter of the Month for August. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. It might not be a stretch to say that Gonzalez was voted the American Association’s top...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The American Association announced today that Winnipeg Goldeyes LHP Chris Salamida (pictured) has been named the Rawlings Pitcher of the Month for August. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. Salamida’s August was nothing short of sensational. The Goldeyes’ left-hander was a flawless 6-0, including a complete...Read More

Sept. 2 Night Box Scores Winnipeg 6, Fargo-Moorhead 5 A closely fought game between the Goldeyes and the RedHawks ended in a 6-5 victory for Winnipeg after three runs in the bottom of the eighth allowed them to narrowly edge Fargo-Moorhead. C Luis Alen was the hero, going 3-for-4 with a run, two doubles, and...Read More

September 2 Afternoon Box Scores Sioux Falls 4, Amarillo 3 An eighth-inning error turned out to be a major detriment to the Amarillo Sox. Sioux Falls beat Amarillo 4-3 after Jake Taylor scored on a two-out error to put the Canaries on top. The Canaries’ win helped out the Grand Prairie AirHogs, who clinched the...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Sioux City Explorers LHP Richard Salazar (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week. Salazar’s start on the last day of August was among the best performances by an American Association pitcher this season. The Sioux City left-hander pitched...Read More