AA League recap June 24
Published on June 24, 2008 under American Association (AA) Source: News Release
Grand Prairie 8, Fort Worth 4
@ Fort Worth, TX Time: 2:45 Attendance: 5,397
W: Geivy Garcia (1-0) L: Tim Haines (3-2) S: None
HR: GP- JB Tucker (5); FRW- Aaron Sisk (1)
Grand Prairie jumped on the Fort Worth bullpen and rallied from a 4-3 deficit to win 8-4. Trailing 4-3 in the top of the eighth inning, the AirHogs scored four times off reliever Tim Haines who retired just one batter. C JB Tucker and SS David Espinosa were the offensive stars of the game as Tucker homered and the pair combined to go 8-for-8 with four runs scored and an RBI. Grand Prairie added a run in the ninth and Geivy Garcia got his first win by throwing 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Haines fell to 3-2. 3B Aaron Sisk homered in a losing effort for the Cats.
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Sioux City 3, Sioux Falls 1
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:20 Attendance: 2,787
W: Paige Dumont (2-1) L: Lenny Bays (1-2) S: Brett Reid (9)
HR: SF- Josh Patton (7)
Sioux City used a fine pitching performance from Paige Dumont and a big night at the plate from LF Chad Gabriel to top Sioux Falls 3-1. Dumont improved his record to 2-1 by tossing six innings and surrendering just one run before giving way to Ty Marotz and Brett Reid who pitched three scoreless innings, Reid earning his ninth save. Gabriel went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run scored and two RBI. SS Nick McCoola had a good game as well with a 2-for-3 performance. 2B Josh Patton's solo homer accounted for the Canaries only run.
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Shreveport 4, Wichita 2
@ Wichita, KS. Time: 2:18 Attendance: 3,288
W: Bert Snow (1-5) L: Gustavo Mata (3-2) S: Trey Poland (7)
HR: SHR- Chad Gambill (6)
1B Richard Quihuis-Bell went 3-for-4 with two RBI and RF Chad Gambill went 2-for-4 with a home run to lead Shreveport past Wichita 4-2. The win snapped a five game losing streak for the Sports and gave Bert Snow his first win of the year. Snow pitched seven solid innings as he allowed five hits and two earned runs. CF Deacon Burns tripled in the eighth inning and scored a big insurance run before closer Trey Poland pitched the ninth inning to earn his seventh save of the season. 2B Brenan Herrera had two hits including a double in a losing effort for Wichita.
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Lincoln 4, St. Paul 3
@ St. Paul, MN Time: 2:39 Attendance: 7,243
W: Brian Campbell (5-2) L: Luis Villarreal (3-3) S: RD Spiehs (3)
HR: STP- Brent Krause (6)
Lincoln used RBI doubles by 1B Dustin Yount and DH Eduardo Rios to build a 4-1 lead on the road and then hung on to beat St. Paul 4-3. Yount and Rios drove in three in the third inning to give the Saltdogs a 3-1 lead. They added a run in the seventh to carry a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth before the Saints offense made a late charge. Facing Lincoln reliever RD Spiehs, RF Brent Krause led off with a solo homer before a single by LF Andrew Bennett and a triple by CF Josh Womack closed the gap to 4-3. But Spiehs induced a comebacker from 2B Julius Thames to end the game and register his third save of the year.
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Pensacola 10, El Paso 8 (In Progress - Bottom 8)
This game was still in progress with Pensacola leading El Paso 10-8 in the bottom of the eighth inning. For full details, visit www.americanassociationbaseball.com
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STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION W L GB
Sioux Falls 27 16 --
St. Paul 23 20 4.0
Wichita 23 21 4.5
Lincoln 21 21 5.5
Sioux City 20 25 8.0
SOUTH DIVISION W L GB
x-Fort Worth 28 16 --
Grand Prairie 22 21 5.5
El Paso 19 24 8.5
Pensacola 18 24 9.0
Shreveport 15 28 12.5
x-Won first half
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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times are Central):
Sioux City (Dusty Bergman, 0-9) at Sioux Falls (Pat Mahomes, 7-1)
12:05 PM
Lincoln (Ryan Trytten, 3-2) at St. Paul (Charlie Ruud, 7-1) 1:05 PM
Grand Prairie (Kieran Mattison, 5-1) at Fort Worth (Pedro Flores, 6-0) 7:05 PM
Shreveport (Russell Savickas, 2-2) at Wichita (Brad Davis, 4-5) 7:05 PM
Pensacola (Dane DeValk, 3-2) at El Paso (David Whigham, 3-4) 8:05 PM
American Association Stories from June 24, 2008
- AA League recap June 24 - AA
- The Pelicans sneak by El Paso 10-9 - El Paso Diablos
- Canaries scratch across only one run in loss - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Cats can't hold on to late lead - Fort Worth Cats
- Saints Bats Wake Up in Ninth, but Fall Short 4-3 - St. Paul Saints
- Saltdogs silence Saints' bats - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Saltdogs silence Saints' bats - Lincoln Saltdogs
- 'Hogs outswing Cats - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Who's superior now? X's 3, Canaries 1 - Sioux City Explorers
- Sports shut down Wingnuts - Wichita Wingnuts
- Major Concert Rapidly Approaching - Sioux Falls Canaries
- AirHogs To Host Military Appreciation Night - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Best High School Players in the Area to Play One Final Game at Midway Stadium - St. Paul Saints
- Llanos, Dechristofaro Take Home League Honors - AA
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