August 27 Recap Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 11, Amarillo 7 A red-hot start helped the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks clinch the American Association’s North Division with an 11-7 win against Amarillo. The first six batters to step to the plate in the bottom of the first all reached base, and the RedHawks put together a five-run inning. Fargo-Moorhead...Read More

Indy Baseball Chatter By Bob Wirz These last few days of the American Association season are going to be fun to watch, if just for the battle for the league home run record. We wrote in Thursday’s Independent Baseball Insider column for subscribers about C. J. Ziegler of the Wichita (KS) Wingnuts tying the mark of Brandon...Read More

August 26 Box Scores El Paso 3, Grand Prairie 0 With the combined effort of the El Paso pitching staff, the Diablos blanked the Grand Prairie and held them to just three hits as they won 3-0. Starter Justin Kuks was the winner as he pitched the first 5.2 innings and allowed just two hits...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Wichita Wingnuts 1B CJ Ziegler (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week. It is almost impossible to argue with this week’s Pointstreak Hitter of the Week selection. Ziegler hit for the cycle on Wednesday in a 4-for-6 night...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Winnipeg Goldeyes RHP Matthew Rusch (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week. The Winnipeg native put together two of his best starts of the season to help the Goldeyes grab a pair of wins. On Wednesday at St....Read More

August 25 Box Scores Amarillo 7, Lincoln 0 The Amarillo Sox jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and went on to shutout the Lincoln Saltdogs. C Chris Grossman – who was 2-for-5 with two RBI — singled in the first run in the second at bat of the inning and two...Read More

Gary SouthShore 6, St. Paul 3 Thanks in part to a three-run home run from RF Cristian Guerrero (pictured), visiting Gary maintained its lead in the wild-card race with a 6-3 win over St. Paul, completing the series sweep. The Saints got on the board first via 1B Brian Burgamy’s RBI single, and kept the...Read More

Box Scores Laredo 6, Newark 2 The Laredo Lemurs scored six runs on 12 hits to take down the Newark Bears in the latest interleague matchup, 6-2. Three Laredo players were responsible for driving in each of the six Lemur runs. C Brian Peterson, 1B John Alonso, and DH John Allen combined to go 3-13...Read More

August 23 Box Scores Amarillo 6, Lincoln 0 The Amarillo Sox blanked the Lincoln Saltdogs 6-0 behind a quality start from Ryan Mitchell (pictured). Mitchell tossed seven innings and allowed just two hits and struck out 12 Saltdogs in the process. The Sox scored a run in each of the first three innings to claim the...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider: Vol. 11, No. 28, August 22, 2013 By Bob Wirz The Wichita (KS) Wingnuts are having another magical season, already tying their franchise record for wins (59-30) with 11 games to go in the American Association campaign, but first baseman C. J. Ziegler (pictured) upstaged the historic 18-5 thumping of host Gary, IN...Read More