American Association Recap July 7
Published on July 7, 2009 under American Association (AA) News Release
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* AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RECAP 7/7/09 *
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Pensacola 5, El Paso 5 (Suspended - Bot 5)
@ Pensacola, FL.
The game between Pensacola and El Paso was suspended due to rain with the score tied 5-5 in the bottom of the fifth inning. The game will resume Wednesday July 8th at 5:30PM and be followed by the regularly scheduled game which will be seven innings.
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Shreveport-Bossier 10, Grand Prairie 5
@ Grand Prairie, TX. Time: 2:59 Attendance: 2,003
W: Logan Williamson (6-2) L: Cody Crowell (5-3) S: None
HR: SHR - Tommy Bryant (1)
Shreveport-Bossier batted around in the eighth inning and scored four runs to turn a tight 6-5 game into a 10-5 victory. C Tommy Bryant hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to give the Captains a 4-1 lead before the AirHogs tied the game in their half of the frame. Logan Williamson pitched five innings for Shreveport-Bossier and got the win to improve to 6-2. Bryant finished with four RBI and Captains 1B Andres Rodriguez finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two batted in.
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Sioux City 12, Lincoln 8
@ Sioux City, IA. Time: 3:14 Attendance: 1,062
W: David Trahan (2-2) L: Matt Reilly (1-2) S: None
HR: LIN- Steve Alexander (9), Josh Burrus (10)
1B Jason Colson's double down the left field line drove in three runs and snapped an 8-8 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning as Sioux City defeated Lincoln by a 12-8 final. Explorers C Brett Mieras also drove in three as part of a 2-for-3 night at the plate and four other Sioux City batters had at least one RBI. Lincoln got homers from CF Josh Burrus and DH Steve Alexander, who drove in four in a losing effort. Saltdogs LF Pichi Balet finished 3-for-5 in the contest.
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Wichita 8, St. Paul 7
@ Wichita, KS. Time: 2:50 Attendance: 4,076
W: Gabe Medina (7-2) L: Reed Dickert (2-3) S: Joe D'Alessandro (1)
HR: WIC- Nick Blasi (3); SP- Jacob Butler (12)
Wichita jumped out to an early 6-2 lead and with the help of new closer Joe D'Alessandro, held on for an 8-7 win over St. Paul. The Wingnuts got good production from the top of their batting order as leadoff man Josh Horn went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and CF Nick Blasi added a homerun. Starter Gabe Medina was efficient for six innings as he allowed four runs on six hits to up his mark to 7-2 on the season with the win. After St. Paul had crept within a run heading to the top of the ninth inning Joe D'Alessandro came in and retired the Saints with a groundout and two strikeouts. It was his first save with Wichita.
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Ft. Worth vs. Sioux Falls (Postponed- Rain)
@ Sioux Falls, SD.
The scheduled game between Ft. Worth and Sioux Falls was postponed due to rain. It will be played as part of a doubleheader Wednesday, July 8th beginning at 5:05PM.
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SECOND HALF STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION W L GB
Sioux City (22-26) 1 0 --
St. Paul (23-25) 1 1 0.5
x-Wichita (32-16) 1 1 0.5
Sioux Falls (21-27) 0 0 0.5
Lincoln (22-26) 0 1 1.0
SOUTH DIVISION W L GB
Grand Prairie (23-25) 1 1 --
Shreve-Bossier (22-26) 1 1 --
El Paso (21-27) 0 0 --
x-Fort Worth (30-18) 0 0 --
Pensacola (24-24) 0 0 --
x-won first half
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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times are Central):
Shreveport-Bossier at Grand Prairie - 11:05 AM
Fort Worth at Sioux Falls - 5:05 PM [DH]
El Paso at Pensacola - 5:30 PM [Completion of suspended game followed by regularly scheduled game]
Lincoln at Sioux City - 7:05 PM
St. Paul at Wichita - 7:05 PM
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American Association Stories from July 7, 2009
- Captains Get 10 in Final Five to Beat AirHogs - Shreveport-Bossier Captains
- Explorers Edge Lincoln - Sioux City Explorers
- Saltdogs Drop a Wild One - Lincoln Saltdogs
- American Association Recap July 7 - AA
- Captains Sink AirHogs - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- 'Nuts Hang on for First Second Half Win - Wichita Wingnuts
- Saints Can't Stop Wingnuts - St. Paul Saints
- Pels and Diablos 5-5 Game Postponed - Pensacola Pelicans
- Second Half Opener Postponed by Rain - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Pelicans At Home For Six Games Vs El Paso Diablos - Pensacola Pelicans
- Pelicans Close First Half On High Note - Pensacola Pelicans
- Pelican Fans Voting for Favorite Charity - Pensacola Pelicans
- Airhogs Luke Prihoda Purchased by the Yankees - Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Second half begins with record loss - Shreveport-Bossier Captains
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