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Saturday, May 17th, 2014

Winnipeg 12, Amarillo 2

The Winnipeg Goldeyes exploded for 12 runs against Amarillo and limited the Sox to just two runs to grab a 12-2 victory. Winnipeg actually held the Sox to zero runs for eight innings before the Sox got in the board with two in the bottom of the ninth.

Winnipeg’s offensive performance was fueled by 18 hits that included home runs from CF Reggie Abercrombie, 1B Josh Mazzola and 3B Ryan Pineda–all of which were their first long balls of the season. SS Tyler Kuhn went 3-6 with two runs out of the leadoff spot and LF Ray Sadler was 4-6 out of the three-hole with three runs and three RBI.

Matthew Jackson started on the mound for the Goldeyes and tossed 6.1 shutout innings. He scattered four hits while striking out five and walking just one.

Sioux City 10, Sioux Falls 2

The Sioux City Explorers bounced back from Friday’s loss to Sioux Falls and beat the Canaries 10-2 Saturday night. The scoring came early and often for the Explorers, as they managed runs in the first three innings to jump to a quick 6-1 lead, which they never came close to giving up.

The Explorers totaled 16 hits in this one as 2B Andres Perez and 3B Mark Sobolewski led the way out of the three and four spots, with 3-5 and 4-5 performances respectively.

On the mound, the Explorers got an eight-inning effort from winning pitcher John Straka, who allowed just two runs and seven hits. Straka struck out five batters and walked none before handing the game off to Alex Pagano, who’s shutout ninth inning sealed the deal for Sioux City.

Kansas City 6, Lincoln 2

The Kansas City T-Bones took down the Lincoln Saltdogs with a final score of 6-2. The T-Bones got the scoring started with a two-run second inning before striking again for two runs in the fourth and adding two more insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

RF Bryan Sabatella and CF Robby Kuzdale each had multi-hit games for Kansas City, going 2-3 and 2-4 respectively. LF TJ Mittlestaedt went hitless, but managed to score two runs after drawing two walks.

Pat Doyle started on the hill for the T-Bones and gave up nine hits over five innings, but let in just two runs to give help give Kansas City the win. He fanned two Saltdog batters and walked none.

St. Paul 6, Gary SouthShore 4

The St. Paul Saints used a four-run seventh inning to come from behind and take down the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-4. After taking a 2-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning, the Saints watched Gary SouthShore score four runs an reclaim the lead. After blanking in the bottom of the frame, St. Paul bounced back with four of their own in the seventh and shut out of the RailCats the rest of the way.

1 and 2 hitters Brandon Wikoff (2B) and Joe Bonfe (3B) set the table for the Saints on the night, combining to go 6-8 with three runs and an RBI. But LF Evan Bigley turned out to be the difference-maker, as his lone hit turned out to be the four-run game winning homer in the seventh inning.

Relief pitcher Ryan Bollinger picked up the win for St. Paul after throwing 1.2 shutout innings. He walked two and allowed one hit.

Grand Prairie 6, Wichita 3

The Grand Prairie AirHogs doubled up the Wichita Saturday, beating the Wingnuts 6-3.

The AirHogs only needed nine hits to manage their six runs, and three of their batters–2B Brandon Pinckney, 3B Frazier Hall and C Vince DiFazio–managed two-hit games. The combined to go 6-13, score three runs and drive in two.

Starting pitcher Brandon Bargas worked around five walks and four hits over his five innings of work and limited the Wingnuts to just a single run. He also struck out three batters in the outing.

Laredo 8, Fargo-Moorhead 2

The Laredo Lemurs picked up their first win of the season, as they beat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 8-2 on the back of a strong outing by starting pitcher Josh Strawn.

Strawn threw 6.1 innings against Fargo-Moorhead allowing a single run and striking out five batters, while scattering seven hits.

To back Strawn up, the Laredo offense put runs on the board in each of the first six innings of the game. 3B Devin Goodwin tallied his third homer of the season with a solo shot in the third inning.

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Game Date: 05/17/2014
Lincoln Saltdogs  2 AT Kansas City T-Bones  6

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Lincoln            AB  R  H BI   AVG  K. City            AB  R  H BI   AVG
M.Gonzalez SS       5  1  3  1  .412  D.Espinosa 1B       4  0  0  0  .333
T.Martin 2B         4  0  0  0  .067  B.Wiley DH          4  0  0  0  .071
J.Gaston CF         5  0  2  1  .353  D.Richar 2B         4  0  1  1  .143
I.Gac 1B            4  0  2  0  .400  B.Sabatella RF      3  2  2  0  .467
K.Howard 3B         5  0  2  0  .313  N.Giarraputo 3B     3  1  1  0  .167
M.Forgatch LF       4  0  0  0  .154  T.Mittlestaedt LF   2  2  0  0  .400
B.Joynt RF          4  0  1  0  .067  V.Frias SS          3  0  0  0  .167
C.Mozingo DH        3  1  1  0  .357  B.Williams C        3  0  0  0  .000
C.Anderson C        3  0  0  0  .286  R.Kuzdale CF        4  1  2  2  .250
                   37  2 11  2                           30  6  6  3

Lincoln              0 0 1   1 0 0   0 0 0 -  2 11  2
K. City              0 2 0   2 0 0   1 1 x -  6  6  2
2B--M.Gonzalez (1), J.Gaston (3), B.Joynt (1). RBI--M.Gonzalez (1),
J.Gaston (3), D.Richar (2), R.Kuzdale  2 (2). HP--C.Mozingo (1),
N.Giarraputo (1). SH--B.Williams (0). SB--M.Gonzalez (2), C.Mozingo (2),
T.Mittlestaedt (3), R.Kuzdale (1). E--M.Gonzalez (1), I.Gac (1), D.Richar
(1), V.Frias (2). 
LOB--Lincoln 12, K. City 8. DP--V. Frias(SS) - D. Richar(2B) - D.
Espinosa(1B), M. Gonzalez(SS) - T. Martin(2B) - I. Gac(1B), Z. Fowler(P) -
N. Giarraputo(3B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Lincoln
M.Fleming (L,0-1)               6.0   4   4   0   2   3   0    0.00
I.Kadish                        1.0   2   1   1   1   2   0   18.00
M.Click                         1.0   0   1   1   3   0   0    9.00
                                8     6   6   2   6   5   0
 K. City
P.Doyle (W,1-0)                 5.0   9   2   1   0   2   0    1.80
J.Messer                        1.0   1   0   0   1   1   0    0.00
Z.Fowler                        2.0   1   0   0   1   1   0    0.00
K.Regas                         1.0   0   0   0   1   1   0    0.00
                                9    11   2   1   3   5   0
WP--J.Messer (1). HB--M.Fleming (1), P.Doyle (1). SO--T.Martin 2,
M.Forgatch, C.Anderson 2, D.Espinosa 2, B.Wiley, N.Giarraputo, V.Frias.
BB--T.Martin, I.Gac, C.Anderson, D.Espinosa, B.Wiley, B.Sabatella,
T.Mittlestaedt 2, V.Frias. BF--M.Fleming 26 (26), I.Kadish 6 (13), M.Click
6 (12), P.Doyle 24 (24), J.Messer 5 (9), Z.Fowler 8 (15), K.Regas 4 (14).
P-S--M.Fleming 83-52, I.Kadish 26-17, M.Click 30-15, P.Doyle 81-52,
J.Messer 25-12, Z.Fowler 36-23, K.Regas 19-10. 
T--2:58.  A--5126

Weather: Clear
Plate Umpire - Tim Cramer, Field Umpire #1 - Trent Delmont, Field Umpire #2 - Bobby Feaster

Game Date: 05/17/2014
Winnipeg Goldeyes  12 AT Amarillo Sox  2

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Winnipeg           AB  R  H BI   AVG  Amarillo           AB  R  H BI   AVG
T.Kuhn SS           6  2  3  0  .500  K.Mahoney 3B        5  0  1  0  .182
J.Blackwood 2B      5  1  1  1  .231  J.Martin CF         4  0  1  0  .250
R.Sadler LF         6  3  4  3  .429  C.Patton DH,P       4  0  0  0  .250
R. Abercrombie CF   5  2  3  2  .385  J.Weik LF           3  0  0  0  .273
J.Mazzola 1B        6  1  3  3  .286  K.Brachold 1B       3  1  0  0  .250
D.Webb RF           5  0  2  0  .231  C.Morales 2B        4  1  2  0  .308
C.Haerther DH       5  0  0  0  .231  J.Farnham C         3  0  0  0  .200
R.Pineda 3B         5  1  1  1  .214   C.OGorman C        1  0  0  0  .000
L.Alen C            4  1  1  0  .333  C.Mirabel SS        0  0  0  0  .200
 J.Guida C,PH       0  1  0  0  .000   J.Miller PH,SS     4  0  1  1  .250
                                      L.Estill RF         4  0  2  1  .400
                   47 12 18 10                           35  2  7  2

Winnipeg             2 0 3   0 0 0   0 5 2 - 12 18  1
Amarillo             0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 2 -  2  7  4
2B--T.Kuhn (2), J.Blackwood (2), R.Sadler 2 (2), D.Webb (1). HR--R.
Abercrombie (1), J.Mazzola (1), R.Pineda (1). RBI--J.Blackwood (2),
R.Sadler  3 (4), R. Abercrombie  2 (5), J.Mazzola  3 (4), R.Pineda (2),
J.Miller (1), L.Estill (3). SB--R. Abercrombie (1), J.Mazzola 2 (3). CS--R.
Abercrombie (1). E--T.Kuhn (2), K.Brachold (2), C.Morales (2), C.Mirabel
(2), J.Miller (1). 
LOB--Winnipeg 11, Amarillo 8. 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Winnipeg
M.Jackson (W,1-0)               6.1   4   0   0   1   5   0    0.00
T.Sewitt                        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0    0.00
G.Aguilar                       1.0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0.00
A.DeLaCruz                      1.0   3   2   2   1   1   0   18.00
                                9     7   2   2   2   7   0
 Amarillo
D.Quist (L,0-1)                 5.0   9   5   3   0   6   1    5.40
C.Beck                          1.0   0   0   0   0   3   0    0.00
C.Polanco                       1.0   2   0   0   0   2   0   10.80
B.Smith                         1.0   5   5   5   1   2   2   22.50
C.Patton                        1.0   2   2   2   2   2   0   18.00
                                9    18  12  10   3  15   3
PB--J.Farnham 2. SO--J.Blackwood 2, R.Sadler, R. Abercrombie, J.Mazzola 2,
D.Webb 2, C.Haerther 2, R.Pineda 4, L.Alen, K.Mahoney 2, C.Morales,
J.Farnham, C.OGorman, J.Miller, L.Estill. BB--J.Blackwood, R. Abercrombie,
J.Guida, J.Weik, K.Brachold. BF--M.Jackson 25 (25), T.Sewitt 2 (8),
G.Aguilar 3 (3), A.DeLaCruz 7 (7), D.Quist 25 (25), C.Beck 4 (4), C.Polanco
5 (11), B.Smith 9 (13), C.Patton 7 (7). P-S--M.Jackson 87-60, T.Sewitt 6-4,
G.Aguilar 11-6, A.DeLaCruz 21-14, D.Quist 94-62, C.Beck 18-11, C.Polanco
15-12, B.Smith 37-21, C.Patton 31-16. 
T--3:06.  A--2942

Weather: 74 F, SE 20 mph, Sunny
Plate Umpire - James Folske, Field Umpire #1 - Marty Bauer, Field Umpire #2 - Sean Hicks

Game Date: 05/17/2014
Sioux Falls Canaries  2 AT Sioux City Explorers  10

                                 YTD                                   YTD
S Falls            AB  R  H BI   AVG  S. City            AB  R  H BI   AVG
C.Valencia RF       4  0  2  0  .417  M.Lang CF           3  1  2  1  .417
C.Mendez 3B         3  0  1  1  .300  R.Tosoni LF         5  1  2  1  .300
B.Jones LF          4  0  1  0  .250  A.Perez 2B          5  2  3  0  .357
C.Burch 1B          4  0  1  0  .182  M.Sobolewski 3B     5  1  4  2  .286
S.Ford 2B           2  0  0  0  .333  T.Mendonca DH       3  0  1  1  .250
 T.Forney 2B        2  0  1  0  .500   D.Usiak PH         1  0  0  0  .000
S.Tinoco DH         4  0  0  0  .333  L.Murton 1B         5  1  1  0  .231
D.Muren CF          4  1  1  0  .250  P.Barrows RF        3  3  2  4  .400
S.Branca SS         3  0  0  0  .100  N.Samson SS         5  0  1  0  .333
K.Dultz C           2  1  1  1  .125  T.Jennings C        4  1  0  1  .125
                   32  2  8  2                           39 10 16 10

S Falls              0 0 1   0 1 0   0 0 0 -  2  8  0
S. City              2 1 3   0 3 0   0 1 x - 10 16  1
2B--C.Valencia (1), D.Muren (1), M.Sobolewski (1). HR--P.Barrows 2 (2).
RBI--C.Mendez (2), K.Dultz (1), M.Lang (3), R.Tosoni (1), M.Sobolewski  2
(2), T.Mendonca (1), P.Barrows  4 (5), T.Jennings (1). SF--C.Mendez (2),
K.Dultz (1). E--L.Murton (1). 
LOB--S Falls 5, S. City 10. DP--S. Branca(SS) - S. Ford(2B) - C.
Burch(1B), A. Perez(2B) - N. Samson(SS) - L. Murton(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 S Falls
K.Ruwe (L,0-1)                  4.2  12   9   9   3   2   2   17.36
M.Wickswat                      3.1   4   1   1   2   4   0    2.70
                                8    16  10  10   5   6   2
 S. City
J.Straka (W,1-0)                8.0   7   2   2   0   5   0    2.25
A.Pagano                        1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0.00
                                9     8   2   2   0   5   0
SO--C.Valencia, B.Jones 2, D.Muren 2, M.Lang, R.Tosoni, T.Mendonca,
D.Usiak, L.Murton 2. BB--M.Lang 2, T.Mendonca, P.Barrows 2. BF--K.Ruwe 28
(28), M.Wickswat 16 (16), J.Straka 30 (30), A.Pagano 4 (4). P-S--K.Ruwe
91-54, M.Wickswat 57-36, J.Straka 92-62, A.Pagano 16-10. 
T--2:27.  A--1566

Weather: 
Plate Umpire - Harrison Silverman, Field Umpire #1 - Andrew Vincent, Field Umpire #2 - Darius Ghani

Game Date: 05/17/2014
Grand Prairie AirHogs  6 AT Wichita Wingnuts  3

                                 YTD                                   YTD
Gr Prairie         AB  R  H BI   AVG  Wichita            AB  R  H BI   AVG
E.Baker CF          5  0  1  1  .143  R.Khoury SS         3  0  1  1  .556
B.Pinckney 2B       5  0  2  1  .231  J.Kahaulelio 2B     5  0  1  0  .400
A.Nieves RF         4  1  0  0  .250  B.Clevlen CF        5  1  3  1  .286
A.Rodriguez 1B      3  1  1  0  .182  C.Chen 1B           4  0  0  0  .182
J.Botts DH          4  1  1  2  .182  J.Wise DH           4  2  2  1  .417
P.Karr LF           3  0  0  1  .364  D.Hazlett 3B        3  0  2  0  .300
F.Hall 3B           4  2  2  0  .500  C.McMurray C        4  0  0  0  .273
V.DiFazio C         4  1  2  1  .444  C.Testa LF          3  0  1  0  .333
M.Burns SS          4  0  0  0  .000  D.Amberson RF       4  0  1  0  .273
                   36  6  9  6                           35  3 11  3

Gr Prairie           0 0 2   0 0 2   1 1 0 -  6  9  1
Wichita              0 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 1 -  3 11  2
2B--E.Baker (1), B.Pinckney (1), F.Hall 2 (3), V.DiFazio (1), B.Clevlen 2
(2). HR--J.Botts (1), B.Clevlen (1), J.Wise (1). RBI--E.Baker (1),
B.Pinckney (1), J.Botts  2 (2), P.Karr (1), V.DiFazio (2), R.Khoury (2),
B.Clevlen (2), J.Wise (3). HP--A.Rodriguez (1), R.Khoury (1), D.Hazlett
(1), C.McMurray (1). SF--P.Karr (1). E--M.Burns (1), R.Khoury 2 (2). 
LOB--Gr Prairie 5, Wichita 13. DP--J. Kahaulelio(2B) - D. Hazlett(3B) - C.
Chen(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 Gr Prairie
B.Bargas (W,1-0)                5.0   4   1   1   5   3   0    1.80
D.Watts                         2.0   3   0   0   0   2   0    0.00
D.Cameron                       0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1    5.40
C.Lopez                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   10.80
Y.Brazoban                      1.0   2   1   1   0   1   1    4.50
                                9    11   3   3   5   7   2
 Wichita
T.Brown (L,0-1)                 6.2   8   5   5   0   6   1    6.75
M.Zouzalik                      1.1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0.00
J.Van Skike                     1.0   1   0   0   0   1   0    0.00
                                9     9   6   5   0   7   1
HB--D.Cameron 3 (4), M.Zouzalik (1). SO--E.Baker 2, B.Pinckney, J.Botts,
V.DiFazio 2, M.Burns, J.Kahaulelio 2, B.Clevlen, C.Chen 2, C.Testa,
D.Amberson. BB--R.Khoury, C.Chen, J.Wise, D.Hazlett, C.Testa. BF--B.Bargas
23 (23), D.Watts 8 (14), D.Cameron 6 (10), C.Lopez (7), Y.Brazoban 5 (10),
T.Brown 28 (28), M.Zouzalik 6 (6), J.Van Skike 4 (11). P-S--B.Bargas 95-57,
D.Watts 33-22, D.Cameron 19-9, C.Lopez 10-5, Y.Brazoban 16-12, T.Brown
89-57, M.Zouzalik 15-9, J.Van Skike 16-11. 
T--3:19.  A--2447

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast, 7mph East
Plate Umpire - Randy Wilges, Field Umpire #1 - Anthony Sheets, Field Umpire #2 - Derek Ivinski

Next 3 days games:

May 18 - Gary @ St Paul 1:05pm
May 18 - Gr Prairie @ Wichita 2:05pm
May 18 - S. City @ S Falls 4:05pm
May 18 - Lincoln @ K. City 5:05pm
May 18 - Winnipeg @ Amarillo 6:05pm
May 18 - Fargo @ Laredo 7:30pm
May 19 - Lincoln @ Gr Prairie 7:05pm
May 19 - Fargo @ Amarillo 7:05pm
May 19 - St Paul @ S. City 7:05pm
May 19 - K. City @ Wichita 7:05pm
May 19 - Gary @ S Falls 7:05pm
May 19 - Winnipeg @ Laredo 7:30pm
May 20 - Lincoln @ Gr Prairie 10:35am
May 20 - Fargo @ Amarillo 7:05pm
May 20 - St Paul @ S. City 7:05pm
May 20 - K. City @ Wichita 7:05pm
May 20 - Gary @ S Falls 7:05pm
May 20 - Winnipeg @ Laredo 7:30pm