O'Grady Clubs 3 Home Runs in 7-3 Bats Win

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Louisville Bats (18-25) put on an offensive show in their win over the Buffalo Bisons (16-23) in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Sahlen Field, hitting five home runs and totaling 16 hits. The 7-3 win for Louisville avoided tying its season-long losing streak, snapping a string of four straight losses. The Bisons were the first to get on the scoreboard, scoring a pair on a Socrates Brito RBI double and a Lourdes Gurriel Jr. single, both off Louisville starting pitc... Full Story

De La Cruz Promoted to Mississippi, Roney to Florida,Kelly to Danville

BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Atlanta Braves have made the following roster moves prior to today's 4:00 pm game in Birmingham which affects the Mississippi Braves roster. RHP Jasseel De La Cruz has been promoted to Mississippi from High-A Florida, RHP Bradley Roney has been activated from the Mississippi Injured List and transferred to High-A Florida and LHP Justin Kelly has been transferred from Mississippi to the Rookie-Danville roster. De La Cruz, 21, in his fourth Florida State League start on Saturday night, threw the first no-hitter in Fire Frogs history as he led Florida past Jupiter, 12-0. H... Full Story

Hartlieb Makes MLB Debut with Pirates in San Diego

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - After having his contract selected from Triple-A Indianapolis Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher Geoff Hartlieb became the 83rd former Power player to make his MLB debut Saturday night in San Diego. The Highland, Illinois, native tossed a scoreless ninth inning and notched his first career strikeout in Pittsburgh's 7-2 win over the Padres. Selected by the Pirates in the 29th round (885th overall) of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Lindenwood (Mo.) University, Hartlieb navigated his way to West Virginia for the start of the 2017 campaign. During his time with the Pow... Full Story

Checkers Mount Stunning Comeback to Win Game 2

CHARLOTTE, NC - On the verge of falling into a two-game hole in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Checkers scored five unanswered goals to stage a stunning rally and capture Game 2 by a 5-3 score. The Marlies controlled things early on, pumping in a pair of tallies in the opening frame and another early on in the second to jump out to a sizeable 3-0 lead. The Checkers tried to reset things from there by making a switch at goalie, with veteran Dustin Tokarski taking over between the pipes. Charlotte got the spark it was looking for late in the second when Tomas Jurco redirected a shot in... Full Story

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• O'Grady Clubs 3 Home Runs in 7-3 Bats Win - Louisville Bats (IL)
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• Storm Edge Past Danger - Sioux Falls Storm (IFL)
• Bowell Authors Capra-Like Finish, as Red Hot Goats Prevail - Hartford Yard Goats (EL)
• Screaming Eagles Name Leblond & Murphy as Head Scouts - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
• Three Points: First-Place Dash Host the Chicago Red Stars this Evening - Houston Dash (NWSL)
• Winning Streak Continues on the Road in Wichita - Omaha Beef (CIF)
• Champions New Catcher Chris Bosco Scores Winning Run Hours After Graduating University - Ottawa Champions (Can-Am)
• Storm Set to Face Host Mooseheads - Guelph Storm (OHL)
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• Sod Poodles score second straight win over Frisco, 9-5 - TL Amarillo Globe-News
• GreenJackets beat RiverDogs in 11 innings - SAL Augusta Chronicle
• Unbeaten Empire widen Arena lead with road victory - AFL Albany Times-Union
• Phoenix Rising FC ignite for four goals, clean sheet against Las Vegas Lights FC - USL Arizona Republic
• El Paso Locomotive rally past Sacramento with Kiesewetter brace - USL El Paso Times
• Hillcats erupt for 14 hits to cruise past Myrtle Beach - CarL Lynchburg News & Advance
• Derrick Bernard throws for six touchdowns as Omaha Beef skewer Wichita - CIF Omaha World-Herald
• Tortugas topple Tarpons in 11, 7-6 - FSL Daytona Beach News-Journal
• Haseley powers Fightin Phils past SeaDogs - EL Reading Eagle/Reading Times
• Hot Rods roll past Lake County - MWL Bowling Green Daily News
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RHP Jasseel De La Cruz with the Florida Fire Frogs

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1. Columbia Fireflies - South Atlantic League (SAL)
2. Arizona Hotshots - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
3. North Bay Battalion - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
4. Erie Otters - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
5. Barrie Colts - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
6. Soo Greyhounds - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
7. Sudbury Wolves - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
8. El Paso Chihuahuas - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
9. High Point Rockers - Atlantic League (AtL)
10. Newfoundland Growlers - ECHL (ECHL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Omaha - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Danbury Hat Tricks - Federal Hockey League (FHL)
• Cuba - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
• Mesquite Outlaws - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
• Toronto - National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
• Montreal - National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)
• Orlando Storm - World TeamTennis (WTT)
• Vegas Rollers - World TeamTennis (WTT)
• New Mexico Ice Wolves - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
• Maine Nordiques - North American Hockey League (NAHL)

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HOCKEY
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LACROSSE
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