Gary SouthShore LHP wins twice; Lincoln 1B slugs five homers DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Gary SouthShore RailCats LHP Alain Quijano (pictured) and Lincoln Saltdogs 1B Ian Gac have been named this week’s Pointstreak Pitcher and Batter of the Week. Quijano picked up a pair of...Read More

May 26 Night Recap St. Paul 3, El Paso 2 – Box St. Paul 3B Joey Becker (pictured) had a hand in all three runs for the Saints as they edged past the El Paso Diablos 3-2. Becker opened up the game with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the first inning off of...Read More

May 26 Afternoon Recap Laredo 8, Fargo-Moorhead 0 – Box Laredo’s hot streak continues. With a strong performance by Lemurs LHP Ryan Sasaki (pictured) and a five-run third, the Lemurs improved to 10-0, beating Fargo-Moorhead, 8-0. Sasaki pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball, striking out eight in the process. The Lemurs’ third-inning rally was...Read More

May 25 Recap Laredo 6, Forgo-Moorhead 2 – Box The Laredo Lemurs remain undefeated after beating Fargo-Moorhead, 6-2, marking nine wins for the club leading the south division. C Brian Peterson went 2-5 and scored three runs, while driving in one and drawing a walk. SS Jimmy Mojica was 2-4 with a double, and drove...Read More

May 24 recap Laredo 11, Fargo-Moorhead 1 – Box Laredo remains undefeated on the season after their combination of solid defense and strong batting helped them notch a huge 11-1 win against Fargo-Moorhead. The Lemurs scored six runs in the first inning and never looked back. C Brian Peterson (pictured) had a great day at...Read More

May 23 Recap Winnipeg 4, Lincoln 1 – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes continued their fantastic start to the 2013 season as they improved their record to 7-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs. Winnipeg had 11 hits on the night with four players having multi-hit games. Goldeyes DH Leonard Davis...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider By Bob Wirz Vol. 11, No. 16, May 23, 2013 Lightning can strike twice. Twice in the same week, to be more precise. It was two days before Chris Colabello got his first major league opportunity that teammate and fellow Independent Baseball graduate Caleb Thielbar was summoned from the same Rochester Red...Read More

May 22 Evening Recap Lincoln 6, Kansas City 3 – Box Lincoln RF Stephen Douglas (pictured) was the main cog in the Saltdogs’ win over Kansas City. Douglas went 4-for-5 with a three run home run and a stolen base, as Lincoln beat the T-Bones, 6-3. The home run by the right fielder proved to...Read More

May 22 Afternoon Recap Laredo 8, Grand Prairie 2 – Box Lemurs RHP Mark Serrano (pictured) continued his strong start to the 2013 season this afternoon. The righty allowed two runs and struck out seven batters over six innings to beat Grand Prairie, 8-2. With the win, Serrano improved to 3-0, giving him the hottest...Read More

May 21 Evening Recap Sioux Falls 7, St. Paul 4 – Box Sioux Falls starter Ben Moore (pictured) took the American Association career wins lead with his 40th victory as his team built an early lead and cruised to a 7-4 victory over St. Paul. The Canaries took advantage of home runs from 1B Jared...Read More