American Association Recap

July 11, 2007 - American Association (AA) News Release

El Paso 11, Shreveport 4

@ Shreveport, LA. Time: 2:49 Attendance: 834

W: Andy Torres (5-2) L: Colby Miller (2-8) S: None

HR: None

Andy Torres threw six shutout innings and El Paso's two, three and four hitters each drove in three runs to lead the Diablos to an 11-4 win against Shreveport. Torres gave up five hits and two walks in his six innings, fanning three batters. CF Kory Drew, DH Jorge Alvarez and 1B Juan Camacho provided El Paso's offensive damage, driving in nine of the team's 11 runs. Drew led the way with three hits, all singles, and a hit-by-pitch. Shreveport was held scoreless by Torres and reliever Garvis Romero until the eighth inning, when they scored twice.

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Fort Worth 2, Coastal Bend 0

@ Robstown, TX. Time: 2:20 Attendance: 1,882

W: Cory Walters (6-4) L: Pedro Flores (2-5) S: None

HR: None

Fort Worth starter Cory Walters threw an absolute gem, going the distance for a shutout in Fort Worth's 2-0 victory against Coastal Bend. Walters was on his game all night, allowing eight hits but striking out four to move his record to 6-4. He got single runs from his team in the top of the second and fourth innings, but only needed one of those for the win. Coastal Bend actually outhit Fort Worth 8-6 but couldn't plate any runners to erase the zero on the scoreboard. With the win, Fort Worth is 5-1 and leads the South Division standings.

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Sioux City 13, Lincoln 4

@ Lincoln, NE. Time: 2:37 Attendance: 3,596

W: Alexander Francisco (6-5) L: Josh Kauten (6-2) S: None

HR: SC - Billy Cox (1) LIN - Bryan Warner (6), Matt Duchek (2)

Sioux City pounded 13 runs on 15 hits and got some nice pitching from starter Alexander Francisco to pick up a 13-4 win against Lincoln. Sioux City C Billy Cox ripped a three-run home run in the seventh inning for his first homer of the year and 1B Jake Daubert reached base every time he came to the plate in a 3-for-3 performance. Daubert walked twice, had a double and a sacrifice fly, finishing with three runs and three RBI. The heart of the Sioux City lineup went a combined 10-for-20 in a performance that is tough to beat. Francisco went six innings and allowed only three hits and two walks for the win.

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Sioux Falls 4, St. Joe 2

@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:53 Attendance: 2,837

W: Kelly Casares (2-1) L: Andrew Edwards (1-8) S: Jerrod Fuell (14)

Three bottom of the eighth runs for Sioux Falls broke open a tight 1-1 game and gave the Canaries a 4-2 win against St. Joe. Both teams scored a single run in the first inning, but the game remained deadlocked all the way until the eighth. In the eighth, Sioux Falls got a double, a single, a walk and a triple by 1B Abner Arroyo to seize the lead for good. St. Joe tried to mount a rally in the top of the ninth, but they could only get one unearned run on two hits against Sioux Falls closer Jerrod Fuell. Both starting pitchers racked up the strikeouts as St. Joe's Alec Sheppard fanned seven in five innings of work and Sioux Falls' Lenny Bays whiffed ten in six innings. Neither pitcher factored into the decision. Instead, it was Sioux Falls reliever Kelly Casares who picked up the win thanks to his two innings of shutout relief.

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Pensacola 5, St. Paul 4 (In progress - Top 8)

@ Pensacola, FL.

This game was still in progress with Pensacola leading St. Paul 5-4 in the top of the eighth inning. For more information, go to our website americanassociationbaseball.com.

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