American Association recap-- July 15
Published on July 15, 2008 under American Association (AA) News Release
Wichita 5, Fort Worth 3
@ Fort Worth, TX Time: 2:47 Attendance: 2,672
W: Richard Salazar (4-3) L: Lee Gwaltney (7-1) S: Byron Embry (14)
HR: FRW- Cameron Blair (2)
Wichita handed Fort Worth starter Lee Gwaltney his first loss of the year as the Wingnuts scored five runs in the first four innings to beat the Cats 5-3. Wichita withstood a late charge as Fort Worth scored a run in the eighth inning and another in the ninth before Wingnuts closer Byron Embry recorded the final outs to earn his 14th save. 3B Michael Thompson led the charge offensively for Wichita going 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI. SS Kevin Hooper also had a good game as he finished 2-for-3 with a run scored. Cats SS Blair Cameron homered for the second time this season, drove in two, scored twice, and had three hits. Richard Salazar went 7 1/3 innings and surrendered just two earned runs to improve to 4-3 on the year.
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Sioux City 11, St. Paul 0
@ St. Paul, MN Time: 2:36 Attendance: 6,133
W: Nick Singleton (5-4) L: Dustin Bolton (4-3) S: None
HR: SXC- Juan Camacho (5)
Juan Camacho homered and drove in three, and Nick Singleton had his finest outing of the season as he baffled St. Paul hitters all night to lead Sioux City to an 11-0 road win. Singleton went eight innings and allowed just two hits while striking out six to up his record to 5-4. The Explorers led 3-0 after four innings and used five hits and a St. Paul error to score five times in the fifth inning and blow the game open. Dustin Bolton was the loser as he lasted only five innings allowed three earned runs on seven hits. Four batters had multi-hit games for the Explorers who out hit the Saints 12-3 in the contest.
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Sioux Falls 4, Lincoln 1 (8 Innings)
@ Lincoln, NE Time: 2:15 Attendance: 2,920
W: Travis Kane (7-4) L: Jason Jarvis (2-6) S: Josh Kite (1)
HR: SF- Josh Patton (9)
In a rain-shortened game, Sioux Falls defeated Lincoln 4-1 as Travis Kane worked six solid innings to improve to 7-4. Kane allowed five hits and struck out four while allowing just one earned run. DH Will Smith went 3-for-4 and C Paul Smyth finished 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Canaries offense. 2B Josh Patton belted his ninth homer of the year. Three Saltdogs had two or more hits in the game as Lincoln tallied nine total hits but could score just one run. Josh Kite pitched the eighth inning and came away with his first save of the season. Jason Jarvis took the loss for Lincoln and dropped to 2-6.
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El Paso 4, Pensacola 2
@ Pensacola, FL Time: 2:41 Attendance: 1,466
W: Adam Blackley (5-5) L: Daniel Smith (0-3) S: Jason Vecchio (2)
HR: EP- Bryon Smith (7), Stantrel Smith(4)
El Paso used a solid performance from starter Adam Blackley and solo homers from 1B Bryon Smith and RF Stantrel Smith to double up Pensacola 4-2. Blackley went six innings and struck out seven while allowing just two earned runs to even his mark at 5-5 on the year. Daniel Smith went 7 1/3 innings but gave up three earned runs and fell to 0-3. Pelicans LF Matt Pali led the offense for Pensacola with three hits. SS Willie James and 2B Jorge Alvarez each had two hits in the contest for El Paso.
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Grand Prairie 9, Shreveport 0 (Final - 5 innings)
@ Grand Prairie, TX Time: 2:00 Attendance: 1,780
W: Justin Garcia (6-3) L: Bric Steed (0-1) S: None
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SECOND HALF STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION W L GB Lincoln (21-26) 8 6 -- Sioux City (21-27) 7 7 1.0 x-Sioux Falls (31-17) 7 7 1.0 St. Paul (24-24) 7 7 1.0 Wichita (26-21) 6 8 2.0
SOUTH DIVISION W L GB Grand Prairie (27-21) 11 3 -- El Paso (22-26) 8 6 3.0 x-Fort Worth (29-19) 8 6 3.0 Shreveport (17-31) 5 10 6.5 Pensacola (21-27) 4 11 7.5
x-Won first half
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Tomorrow's Schedule w/Pitching Probables (All times are Central):
Sioux City (Paige Dumont, 4-2) at St. Paul (Charlie Ruud, 9-1) 1:05 PM
El Paso (Josh Neitz, 6-5) at Pensacola (Dane DeValk, 3-5) 6:35 PM
Shreveport (Daniel Welch, 2-4) at Grand Prairie (Scot Drucker, 6-3) 7:05 PM
Wichita (Dave Rider, 0-0) at Fort Worth (Dan Grybash, 4-4) 7:05 PM
Sioux Falls (Lenny Bays, 2-2) at Lincoln (RD Spiehs, 2-1) 7:05 PM
American Association Stories from July 15, 2008
- Nick Singleton leads X's past St. Paul 11-0 - Sioux City Explorers
- American Association recap-- July 15 - AA
- Wingnuts' early offense sinks Cats 5-3 - Fort Worth Cats
- Airhogs win via forfeit after lenthy rain delay - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Singleton and Cheek combine to shutout Saints 11-0 - Sioux City Explorers
- Saltdogs falter in rain-shortened game - Lincoln Saltdogs
- El Paso Draws Series Even at One with 4-2 Win - Pensacola Pelicans
- Saints Avoid No-Hitter, but Not Shutout, Lose 11-0 - St. Paul Saints
- Rain shortens Canaries latest win - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Pelicans Conduct USSSA Skills Competition - Pensacola Pelicans
- Saints Turning the Tables, Changing Giveaway Night to Takeaway Night - St. Paul Saints
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