DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that St. Paul Saints LHP Cole Nelson (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week.   Nelson delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday. The St. Paul lefty pitched a complete game shutout against Fargo-Moorhead, helping the Saints to a 6-0...Read More

DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Wichita Wingnuts OF David Amberson (pictured) has been named this week’s Pointstreak Batter of the Week.   Amberson slugged his way to the American Association’s weekly hitting award by going 14-for-24 at the plate (.583) with a home run and seven RBI....Read More

Box Scores Sioux City 9, Grand Prairie 8 After giving up five runs in the top of the first inning , the Sioux City Explorers came back to beat the Grand Prairie AirHogs 9-8. The AirHogs opened the game by scoring five runs on six hits including a single from DH Juan Richardson that scored two runs....Read More

Box Scores Gary SouthShore 14, Fargo-Moorhead 11 Gary SouthShore mounted a massive, eight-run seventh inning to stun the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, 14-11. The RailCats were down by six going into the seventh, but pulled within one run before Cristian Guerrero (pictured) came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. Guererro roped a double...Read More

Box Scores Fargo-Moorhead 4, Gary SouthShore 3 Several late innings of scoring would put the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks just over the RailCats 4-3. Starting pitcher Brian Ernst had a solid night, throwing six innings while allowing just two runs on four hits. Joe Harris would pick up the win for the RedHawks however, after one shutout...Read More

William “Billy” Williams, surrounded by his wife and other family members, passed away peacefully in Berkeley, CA, on June 11, 2013, two days before his 81st birthday.  Born on June 13, 1932 in Newberry, South Carolina, Billy’s first love, which lasted a lifetime, was baseball.  He spent his entire life in, around, and as close...Read More

Box Scores Winnipeg 6, Quebec 0 The Goldeyes shut out the Capitales 6-0 in this inter-league matchup behind Winnipeg’s near-flawless pitching duo of RHP Justin Garcia (pictured right) and LHP Brendan Lafferty (pictured left), both of whom allowed just one hit each. Lafferty continues his streak without a run against him through his 15.1 innings...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider: Vol. 11, No. 19, June 13, 2013 By Bob Wirz Mid-June may seem a bit early for All-Star games, but several affiliated minor leagues play their so-called mid-season games next week. Newcomer Brandon Sinnery (pictured) is one of the former Independent Baseball players chosen to participate. Sinnery, who started his pro career in Indy ball...Read More

June 13 Scoreboard Lincoln 12, Kansas City 4 Trailing 2-1 after five innings, the Lincoln Saltdogs erupted for 11 runs over the next three innings and would roll to a 12-4 victory over the Kansas City T-Bones. Lincoln 3B Mike Provencher led the offensive charge going 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and two...Read More

Box Scores St. Paul 6, Fargo-Moorhead 0 Saints LHP Cole Nelson (pictured) baffled Fargo-Moorhead en route to a 6-0 St. Paul victory. Nelson pitched a complete game shutout against the RedHawks, striking out eight and walking one. The southpaw was rewarded by offensive support from the bottom third of his lineup. Jose Hernandez, Adam Frost and...Read More