American Association Recaps
May 15, 2006 - American Association (AA) News Release
Sioux Falls 3, Sioux City 1
@ Sioux City, IA. Time: 2:24 Attendance: 1,209
W: Jason Cierlik (1-0) L: Billy Keppinger (0-1) S: John Wesley (2)
HR: SC-Jason Carlson (1)
Sioux Falls scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie and win the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Sioux City got on the board first in the bottom of the fifth inning on a solo home run by DH Jason Carlson. Sioux Falls would tie it at 1-1 in the top of the seventh inning on a RBI double by 1B Justin Schuda. Canaries relief pitcher Jason Cierlik pitched a scoreless eighth inning to pick up the win. Explorers starting pitcher Trevor Marcotte threw a strong game going seven innings giving up only one run on three hits with six strikeouts.
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Sioux City 8, Sioux Falls 4
@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:48 Attendance: 1,503
W: JD Scholten (1-0) L: Jason Wall (0-1) S: None
HR: SC- Jorge Moreno (2), Alex Llanos (1); SF - Abner Arroyo (1), Alex Hernandez (1)
JD Scholten went six innings giving up three runs on seven hits as the Explorers get a victory and a split in the doubleheader. The Explorers picked up 19 hits on the night, including RF Alex Llanos going 4-5, scoring three runs, driving in two RBI and hitting a solo homerun. The star of the night for Sioux Falls was DH Alex Hernandez, going 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Canaries' pitcher Jason Wall only went 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on ten hits.
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Coastal Bend 7, Pensacola 5
@ Robstown, TX. Time: 3:05 Attendance: 905
W: Mike McGowen (1-0) L: Matt Perdue (0-1) S: Bryan Heaston (1)
HR: CB - Jeff Ontiveros (1)
C Jeff Ontiveros and 3B Wilson Burwell lead the way as Coastal Bend hands Pensacola their fifth straight loss. Ontiveros went 2-3 with two hits and two RBI, while Burwell went 3-4 with a RBI. Mike McGowan pitched a scoreless seventh inning to pick up his first victory of the season. Pensacola CF Rolando Avila went 2-3 with a run scored and a RBI in the losing cause.
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St. Joe 2, St. Paul 1 (8th inning)
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Fort Worth 12, El Paso 0(7th inning-rain delay)
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