American Association Recap
Published on July 21, 2006 under American Association (AA) News Release
Pensacola 5, Coastal Bend 1
@ Robstown, TX. Time: 2:45 Attendance: 1,177
W: Sam Smith (3-4) L: Pedro Flores (4-3) S: NONE
HR: NONE
Starting pitcher Sam Smith allowed just one run on six hits over eight innings of work to help Pensacola past Coastal Bend 5-1. RF Juan Rocha went 1-for-3 with two RBI to lead the Pelicans at the plate. C Greg Stevens and DH Jose Yepez each had two hits of their own to add to the Pelicans attack. Despite taking the loss, Coastal Bend starting pitcher Pedro Flores allowed only two earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. At the plate, the Aviators were led by RF Rodney Medina, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
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Lincoln 9, Sioux City 0
@ Sioux City, IA. Time: 2:38 Attendance: 1,939
W: Brian Rodaway (6-2) L: Nate Holguin (2-1) S: NONE
HR: NONE
Lincoln pounded out 20 hits, including five doubles, en route to a 9-0 shutout victory over Sioux City. C Kevin Sullivan went 3-for-5 with four RBI to lead the Saltdogs at the plate. Four other Lincoln batters had at least three hits in the game. Starting pitcher Brian Rodaway picked up the win, pitching a complete game shutout and striking out eight along the way. With the win Rodaway's record improves to 6-2 on the season. Sioux City RF Mike Richardson and 3B Ryan Gripp each had a hit to account for all of the Explorers' offense in the losing effort.
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Sioux Falls 6, Shreveport 5
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:48 Attendance: 3,152
W: Matt Petrusek (1-2) L: Aaron Cunningham (0-3) S: Matt Montgomery (2)
HR: SH-Coby Smith (2), Todd Self (2)
1B Abner Arroyo went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead Sioux Falls past Shreveport 6-5. Relief pitcher Matt Petrusek allowed one run over 1 2/3 innings to pick up the win, his first of the season. Relief pitcher Matt Montgomery allowed one run in the ninth inning to pick up his second save of the year. Despite his team losing, starting pitcher Bert Snow was effective, giving up just three earned runs over six innings while striking out seven. At the plate, Shreveport was led by CF Coby Smith and LF Todd Self, who each homered in the game.
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St. Paul 7, St. Joe 6
@ St. Paul, MN. Time: 2:50 Attendance: 5,942
W: Ivan Hernandez (2-0) L: J.C. Huguet (3-2) S: Matt Hammons (16)
HR: SJ-Cody Nowlin (4); SP-Brian Buchanan (3)
1B Brian Buchanan went 2-for-4 with a homerun and four RBI to lead St. Paul past St. Joe 7-6. With the four RBI tonight Buchanan has now driven in 13 runs in the last two games. SS Brian Sprout and RF Adam Olow each had three hits in the game to add to the St. Paul attack. Relief pitcher Ivan Hernandez pitched three scoreless innings to pick up the win and improve to 2-0 on the season. Closer Matt Hammons pitched a scoreless ninth to tally his league leading 16th save of the year. St. Joe LF Cody Nowlin went 2-for-4 with a homerun and four RBI to lead the Blacksnakes in the losing effort. The homerun was Nowlin's fourth of the season.
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Fort Worth 7, El Paso 4
@ El Paso, TX. Time: 3:03 Attendance: 5,295
W: Joel Kirsten (4-3) L: Jose Garcia (1-2) S: NONE
HR: NONE
For complete game coverage go to americanassociationbaseball.com.
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STANDINGS
NORTH DIVISION W L GB
Sioux Falls (16-32) 8 6 --
St. Paul (29-19) 8 6 --
Sioux City (24-24) 8 7 0.5
x-Lincoln (31-17) 6 8 2.0
St. Joe (26-22) 6 9 2.5
SOUTH DIVISION W L GB
Coastal Bend (23-25) 11 3 --
Fort Worth (24-24) 8 6 3.0
x-Shreveport (26-22) 6 9 5.5
El Paso (17-31) 6 9 5.5
Pensacola (24-24) 5 9 6.0
x-won first half. First-half record is in parentheses.
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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times are Central):
Pensacola (Nick Maness, 0-0) at Coastal Bend (Bryan Heaston, 4-2) 6:05 PM
Lincoln (Lindsay Gulin, 7-1) at Sioux City (Tom Lipari, 6-4) 7:05 PM
St. Joe (Andrew Edwards, 1-3) at St. Paul (Justin Lord, 7-1) 7:05 PM
Shreveport (T.J. Hendricks, 4-2) at Sioux Falls (Matt Koziara, 2-1) 7:05 PM
Fort Worth (Cory Walters, 8-4) at El Paso (Andy Torres, 5-4) 8:05 PM
American Association Stories from July 21, 2006
- American Association Recap - AA
- St. Joe Loses Heartbreaker in St. Paul - St. Joseph Blacksnakes
- Birds edge Sports, 6-5 - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Xs fall 9-0 to Lincoln - Sioux City Explorers
- Fetterman Tribute Night, Rally Towel Giveaway Highlight Upcoming Series - Pensacola Pelicans
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