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May 20, 2007 - American Association (AA) News Release


St. Joe 7, St. Paul 5

@ St. Paul, MN. Time: 2:47 Attendance: 4164

W: Kellen Raab (1-0) L: Jason Cierlik (0-1) S: Tim Vasquez (2)

HR: None

RBI singles by Blacksnakes OF Adam Balkan and OF David Fowler in the to of the seventh inning broke a 5-5 tie and led St. Joe to a win over St. Paul and a split in the four game series. St. Joe 3B Chad Sosebee had a great day at the plate going 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two runs driven in. C Cody Palmer chipped in with two hits for the Blacksnakes as well. Kellen Raab picked up the win in relief for St. Joe going 5 1/3 innings allowing only an unearned run on two hits with seven strikeouts. RF Adam Olow had two hits in four at-bats with two RBI for the Saints in the losing effort.

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Shreveport 2, Pensacola 1

@ Shreveport, LA. Time: 2:18 Attendance: 1077

W: Leo Tyson (1-0) L: Hunter Davis (0-1) S: None

HR: None

SS Bryan Cooksey doubled home C Tommy Bryant in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead Shreveport to victory and a four game sweep of the Pelicans. Leo Tyson won the game in relief for Shreveport pitching two scoreless innings allowing a walk and picking up a strikeout. Both starting pitchers Scott VanderMeer and Bert Snow each had superb outings in the contest allowing only one run through six innings but neither one factor in the decision. CF Nathan Warrick had a 2-for-4 outing for the Pelicans.

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Fort Worth 6, Lincoln 5

@ Fort Worth, TX. Time: 2:28 Attendance: 2874

W: Lee Gwaltney (2-0) L: Mark Roberts (1-1) S: Scotty Layfield (2)

HR: LN-Brett Cooley (2); FW-Carlos Adolfo (1), Charles Carter (2), Marc Roberts (1)

Back-to-back home runs by 1B Charles Carter and CF Carlos Adolfo in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference in Fort Worth edging Lincoln by a run. Lee Gwaltney won the contest for the Cats pitching a scoreless seventh and eighth inning allowing a hit and striking out three. Scotty Layfield gave up a run in the ninth inning but held on to notch his second save of the season for Fort Worth. 1B Brett Cooley had a monster game offensively in the losing cause for Lincoln, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI and his second home run of the season.

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Sioux Falls 6, Sioux City 2

@ Sioux City, IA. Time: 2:07 Attendance: 1241

W: Lenny Bays (2-0) L: Brad Guy (0-3) S: None

HR: SF-Matt Imwalle (2), Trevor Lawhorn (3), Will Smith (1); SC-Julian Benavidez (1)

Sioux Falls continues their terrific start to the 2007 season as the Canaries beat the Explorers by four runs and win three out of four in the series. Trevor Lawhorn had a 2-for-4 outing with a run scored, two RBI and a home run to lead the Canaries offensively. Lenny Bays gets the win in relief for Sioux Falls going three innings giving up an earned run with two hits while striking out two. The Canaries are now a league best 9-2 with a two game lead over St. Paul in the North Division.

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El Paso 13, Coastal Bend 12 (11 innings)

@ El Paso, TX. Time: 4:07 Attendance: 3619

W: Ned Darley (2-0) L: Bryan Heaston (0-2) S: None

HR: None

PH Casey Clary's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning scored CF Kory Drew and helped the Diablos win their sixth game in a row and sweep the Aviators. This was a wild contest as both teams scored a combined 25 runs on 42 hits in a game that lasted over four hours. 1B Walter Olmstead was the big star tonight for El Paso as he went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs scored, three doubles and four runs driven in. 2B Jorge Alvarez also had five hits in six at-bats as well as scoring three times. For Coastal Bend in the losing cause, SS JD Foust went 5-for-7 with three runs scored and three RBI. Ned Darley collected his second win of the season in relief for the Diablos going two innings giving up an earned run on two hits.

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