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OSC Original by Dan Krieger
May 25, 2026 - BASEBALL Pioneer League: The independent Pioneer League started its 2026 season with 12 teams in a single-table format and each team playing a 96-game schedule through September 6, 2026. The league had 12 teams last season but the Rocky Mountain Vibes (Colorado Springs), Grand Junction (CO) Jackalopes and the league-operated Colorado Springs Sky Sox, which had completed the 2025 schedule of the Northern Colorado Owlz (Windsor) who dropped out during the season, did not return. The league added two California-based expansi... Full Story

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Blue Ghosts Walk off Hounds in 10th for Series Win

TL Corpus Christi Hooks May 24, 2026 - CORPUS CHRISTI - Jeron Williams game-tying homer in the ninth and Yamal Encarncion's walk-off RBI single in the 10th guided the Blue Ghosts to a dramatic 2-1 win over Midland before 5,064 fans at Whataburger Field. Corpus Christi earned its third series win of the year by claiming four of the six games vs. the RockHounds. Astros ace Hunter Brown, appearing for the first time since March 31, began his rehab assignment by striking out five of seven batters faced over two scoreless innings while throwing 21 of 35 pitches ... Full Story

Late Round Rock Rally Secures Series over El Paso

PCL Round Rock Express May 24, 2026 - HOW IT HAPPENED: The Express kicked off the scoring with a pair of runs on three hits in the first frame. CF Cam Cauley and RF Gilberto Celestino tallied base hits and LF Trevor Hauver drove the pair in with a single through the left side. In the second, Round Rock SS Richie Martin belted a solo homer for a 3-0 E-Train advantage. The Chihuahuas got on the board in the bottom of the frame behind a sacrifice fly from C Anthony Vilar. El Paso stole the lead with three runs in the third. 1B Nick Solak singled and CF ... Full Story

Kross' Late Home Run Lifts Peoria over Cedar Rapids 5-3

MWL Cedar Rapids Kernels May 24, 2026 - PEORIA, ILL - Josh Kross broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to jump the Chiefs in front for good in a series-clinching win, 5-3, over the Kernels Sunday night. In the first Kernels Sunday night game of the season, they got on the board early. Marek Houston led off the top of the first with a double, and after a groundout moved him to third, he scored on a Brandon Winokur sacrifice fly to left to lift Cedar Rapids on top, 1-0. The Chiefs responded in the third. A walk and a Jose Corboda ... Full Story

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