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June 19, 2007 - American Association (AA) News Release


Shreveport at Pensacola (Postponed - Rain)

@ Pensacola, FL.

The game was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, June 20 beginning at 5:30 PM. Both games will consist of seven innings.

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Coastal Bend 7, Fort Worth 4

@ Robstown, TX. Time: 2:55 Attendance: 1,042

W: Derrick Van Dusen (5-3) L: Joel Kirsten (2-3) S: None

HR: SP-Brian Fryer (3), Bryon Smith (5)

Coastal Bend starting pitcher Derrick Van Dusen fanned 10 Fort Worth batters through 7 1/3 innings en route to his fifth win of the season. Van Dusen allowed just two earned runs in the outing and walked only one to help the Aviators improve to 17-20 on the year. CF Brian Fryer led all hitters, going 4-for-5 with a home run, double and two runs scored. DH Bryon Smith also had a big game at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.

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St. Paul 13, Sioux City 4

@ Sioux City, IA. Time: 2:53 Attendance: 1,738

W: Brian Whinnery (2-1) L: Alexander Francisco (3-4) S: None

HR: HR: SP-Marcel Longmire (7); SC-Jorge Moreno (5)

The St. Paul Saints got plenty of offense to move past Sioux City and improve to 20-16 on the season. The Saints plated 13 runs on 18 hits, led by DH Alex Fonseca who was 4-for-6 with a run scored and three RBI. Saints C Marcel Longmire hit his seventh home run in the effort, finishing the game 2-for-6. In total, three different St. Paul players had at least three hits while six had multi-hit games. The beneficiary of such offensive production was starting pitcher Brian Whinnery who allowed just one run on three hits and struck out six through seven innings to improve to 2-1.

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St. Joe 7, El Paso 6 (11 innings)

@ St. Joseph, MO. Time: 3:11 Attendance: 527

W: Vinnie DeChristofaro (2-5) L: Andy Torres (4-1) S: None

HR: SJ-Dustin Yount (4)

Despite a tremendous effort from El Paso starting pitcher Andy Torres, the St. Joe Blacksnakes found a way to scrap out a victory and improve to 11-26 on the season. Torres pitched 10 2/3 innings, keeping the Diablos in the game, but couldn't close out the 11th inning, giving him his first loss of the year. St. Joe 1B Dustin Yount led the way at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI. St. Joe reliever Vinnie DeChristofaro picked up his first win of the season after holding the Diablos scoreless in the top half of the 11th.

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Lincoln 4, Sioux Falls 3 (12 innings)

@ Lincoln, NE. Time: 3:29 Attendance: 4,521

W: Joe Brown (1-0) L: Sean Donlin (2-1) S: None

HR: LN-Bryan Warner (4)

Lincoln SS Tony Garcia capped off a 4-for-6 night with a single up the middle in the bottom of the 12th inning that plated the winning run, giving the first game of the three-game series between the top teams in the North Division to the Saltdogs. Reliever Joe Brown picked up his first win of the season after tossing two scoreless innings. Saltdogs DH Bryan Warner hit his fourth homer of the season in the game. He was 2-for-5 with two RBI.

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