American Association Recap
Published on June 17, 2007 under American Association (AA) News Release
Pensacola at Fort Worth (Cancelled - Rain)
@ Fort Worth, TX.
The game has been cancelled due to rain. Since the two teams do not play again in the first half, the game will not be rescheduled.
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Sioux City 5, Shreveport 3
@ Shreveport, LA. Time: 2:16 Attendance: 923
W: Aaron Wilson (2-3) L: Bert Snow (1-1) S: NONE
HR: SH-Bryan Cooksey (2)
A solid performance by Explorers starting pitcher Aaron Wilson leads Sioux City to a big win over the Shreveport Sports. Wilson pitched 7 1/3 innings allowing only one earned run on six hits with two walks and a strikeout. With the win, Wilson moves his record to 2-3 on the season. To aid Wilson, SS Nick McCoola had a good day at the plate going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI. SS Bryan Cooksey went 3-for-4 for Shreveport with two runs scored and a RBI in the losing cause.
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St. Paul 12, Sioux Falls 4
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:58 Attendance: 2,723
W: Adam Brandenburg (2-1) L: Ryan Ford (1-2) S: NONE
HR: NONE
St. Paul plated six runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open a tight game and beat the Sioux Falls Canaries going away. With the win, the Saints take two of three in the series. Eight of the nine St. Paul batters collected a hit and five of the eight had a multi-hit game. SS Ryan Priddy and RF Brent Krause went a combined 5-for-10 with a run scored and eight runs driven in. Saints starter Adam Brandenburg moved his record over the .500 mark to 2-1 with the win pitching 5 2/3 innings giving up four runs, three earned, on three hits and two punchouts. St. Paul is now 19-16 on the season.
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Coastal Bend 10, El Paso 9
@ El Paso, TX. Time: 2:35 Attendance: 4201
W: Miguel Martinez (1-2) L: Ned Darley (3-2) S: Tom Atlee (6)
HR: EP - Evan Conley (1)
In a remarkable 10-9 come-from-behind victory, Coastal Bend drove in three runs in the top of the ninth inning to shock El Paso. The Aviators loaded the bases to start the top of the ninth inning, then scored their three runs on a pitcher's error, a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. The three-run rally capped a huge comeback for Coastal Bend, who trailed El Paso 8-3 after only three innings. Evan Conley had a three-run dinger in the third inning for El Paso and finished 2-for-4. But right after Conley's home run gave El Paso a big lead, Coastal Bend inched back to make the game 8-7 in the fifth inning. Still, El Paso added an insurance run in the eighth inning and only needed three outs to finish off the Aviators. Instead, their ninth-inning burst gave them the lead and Tom Atlee picked up his second save in two days.
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Lincoln 3, St. Joe 1 (11 innings)
@ St. Joseph, MO. Time: 3:10 Attendance: 519
W: Mark Roberts (2-1) L: Vinny DeChristofaro (1-6) S: Matt Varner (9)
HR: NONE
Lincoln took the lead in a tight 1-1 contest with two runs in the top of the eleventh inning and held on to a 3-1 win against St. Joe. St. Joe nabbed the lead first after a run in the fourth inning, but Lincoln answered back with a run in the eighth inning thanks to 3B Jay Yaconetti's leadoff double. It was a pitcher's duel all the way between Lincoln's Kyle Ruwe (eight innings, three hits, eight strikeouts) and St. Joe's Andrew Edwards (seven and one-third einnings, three hits, five strikeouts), but neither factored into the decision as the game forged into extra innings. In the eleventh, a leadoff walk and three straight singles from the middle of Lincoln's lineup did the trick for the go-ahead runs. Lincoln's Matt Varner struck out two batters and pitched a perfect bottom of the inning to clinch the win.
American Association Stories from June 17, 2007
- American Association Recap - AA
- Aviators Rally Late, Stun Diablos 10-9 - Coastal Bend Aviators
- Coastal Bend wins 10-9 - El Paso Diablos
- Canaries Smacked by Saints, 12-4 - Sioux Falls Canaries
- Saints Handle Canaries, 12-4 - St. Paul Saints
- Sports Fall to Explorers, 5-3 - Shreveport-Bossier Captains
- Cats Second Baseman Harkrider Retires - Fort Worth Cats
- Aviators hold off Diablos - Coastal Bend Aviators
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