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DURHAM, NC – The official statistician of the ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥, Pointstreak, has announced that Wichita Wingnuts INF Jared McDonald (pictured) and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks RHP Alex Caldera have been named this week’s Pointstreak Batter and Pitcher of the Week. McDonald had one of the hottest weeks the ÌìÃÀÖ±²¥ has seen so far this season. The...Read More

El Paso 6, Gary SouthShore 5 – Box El Paso 1B Jonathan Cisneros second double of the game brought home the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Diablos walked off on the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-5. Cisneros went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and a run scored. El Paso...Read More

Sioux Falls 11, Wichita 6 – Box The middle of the Sioux Falls order was electric to say the least in an 11-6 win over Wichita. Jared Clark (pictured), John Alonso and Tim Pahuta combined for five home runs and nine RBI, batting in the three, four and five spots in the Canaries’ order. Clark...Read More

Lincoln 7, Sioux City 4 – Box Lincoln Saltdogs DH Ian Gac and 1B Dennis Raben combined for six hits as the Saltdogs downed the Sioux City Explorers 7-4. Gac went 3-for-5 and Raben was 3-for-3 and both players scored a pair of runs. 2B David Espinosa also scored twice. For the Explorers Yusuke Inoguchi...Read More

Sioux City 6, Lincoln 4 – Box In a game that was filled with home runs, Lincoln simply could not handle the hot bat of Sioux City 3B Bryan Pounds (pictured), who tallied three home runs and four RBIs in his four at bats in the Explorers’ 6-4 victory over the Saltdogs. Pounds’s efforts were...Read More

DURHAM, NC – Just a couple hours before yesterday’s first pitch between Grand Prairie and Kansas City, AirHogs OF Aaron King (pictured) got the news that he would not be in the starting lineup. The Charlotte, NC native had been purchased by the Boston Red Sox and is expected to head to extended spring training...Read More

Independent Baseball Insider By Bob Wirz Vol. 11, No. 17, May 30, 2013 Mark Minicozzi (pictured) was in the Independent ranks for quite a while, partly because of injuries, but the first baseman is making the most of being back in the affiliated ranks. Playing for San Francisco’s Double-A team in Richmond, VA, the 30-year-old...Read More

Grand Prairie 5, Kansas City 4 (10 Innings) – Box Catcher Angel Flores’ (pictured) sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning brought home DH Andres Rodriguez with the game winning run as the Grand Prairie AirHogs beat the Kansas City T-Bones, 5-4. Kansas City had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of...Read More

May 29 Night Recap Gary SouthShore 1, Sioux City 0 – Box Thanks to a tremendous performance by reigning Pitcher of the Week Alain Quijano, one run was all the RailCats needed to defeat Sioux City. Quijano pitched eight innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just five hits. The left-hander’s efforts helped Gary SouthShore beat the...Read More

May 28 Night Recap Winnipeg 4, Laredo 3 – Box A three-run sixth inning helped the Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Laredo Lemurs 4-3 in a battle of division leaders. RF Ryan Scoma tied the game at three with a two-run double and scored the eventual game-winning run on 3B Amos Ramon’s (pictured) RBI single. Goldeyes’...Read More