Saints Pitchers Punch out 16 I-Cubs, McCusker Smashes Game-Winning Homer in 5-3 Victory

ST. PAUL, MN - One-by-one the St. Paul Saints pitchers set down the Iowa Cubs hitters on strikes. With the arms doing their job, the bats did theirs as Carson McCusker delivered the big blow late as the Saints came from behind to defeat the Iowa Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday night at CHS Field in front of 5,782. José Ureña was the opener for the Saints as he continues to get stretched out. The I-Cubs got to him in the first as Owen Caissie walked with one out, Jonathan Long doubled him to t... Full Story

Rally 'Caps: West Michigan Sinks Lake County, 10-9

COMSTOCK PARK, MI - In a game that saw 26 combined hits, the West Michigan Whitecaps rode an eight-run inning to a 10-9 victory over the Lake County Captains in front of 4,658 fans Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. All but one Whitecaps hitter reached base as Archer Brookman, Peyton Graham, and John Peck combined for seven runs batted in while Garrett Pennington finished 3-for-4 with a run scored - his first three-hit game with the Whitecaps - in the slim 10-9 win. The Whitecaps have now scored double-digit runs in 16 games this season. Both teams combined for four runs through the first... Full Story

Ninth-Inning Explosion Sends Wahoos to Thrilling 16-9 Win

COLUMBUS, Ga.- In an epic back-and-forth affair on Wednesday night, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos dealt the final blow with an improbable eight-run ninth inning for a 16-9 win over the Columbus Clingstones. Trailing 9-8 in the top of the ninth inning, the Blue Wahoos completed their comeback from a 9-5 deficit with a go-ahead two-run home run from Nathan Martorella. Grant Richardson added a two-run blast, his second homer of the night, and Michael Snyder and Cody Morissette tacked on run-scoring hits for an eight-run frame that marked Pensacola's biggest inning of the season. The 16 runs and... Full Story

Biscuits Mount Comeback in 7-5 Win over Smokies

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Montgomery Biscuits (46-37, 8-6) evened the series after a 7-5 comeback win over the Knoxville Smokies (39-43, 7-7) on Wednesday night. After going down by five runs after the first three innings, Montgomery managed to turn things around in the later stages of game two. Putting up five runs over a three-inning span, the Biscuits tied things up after the sixth. In the eighth, a pair of singles would put Montgomery on the bases. Homer Bush Jr. managed to send those two home after an RBI single along with a Smokies error. Those runs secured the 7-5 Montgomery win. ... Full Story

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• The American Hockey League released every team's home opener Wednesday - AHL Palm Springs Desert Sun
• Schaumburg Boomers collect fifth consecutive victory - FL Chicago Daily Herald
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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)
2. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Tampa Bay Rowdies - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
4. York United FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
5. Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
6. Richmond - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
7. Vancouver - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
8. Topeka Scarecrows - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
9. New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
10. Cleveland - Women's Premier Soccer League Pro (WPSL Pro)

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

• Amarillo Warbirds - National Arena League (NAL)
• Colorado Springs Sky Sox - Pioneer League (PL)
• Philadelphia - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Detroit - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Cleveland - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Golden City Football Club - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Indiana Sentinels - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
• Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
• Fort Lauderdale United FC - United Soccer League One (USL1)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
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AzCL, AzFL, CalL, CarL, EL, FLCL, FSL, IL, ML, MLBDL, MWL, NWL, PCL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AF1, IFL, NAL, TAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, UFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL, WLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
LOVB, MLV, NWLS, PVF

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NSL, NWSL, USLSL, WPSL Pro