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Published on June 23, 2006 under American Association (AA) News Release


Pensacola 9, Coastal Bend 5

@ Pensacola, FL. Time: 3:10 Attendance: 2,527

W: Bubba Dobson (1-0) L: Brandon Pello (0-3) S: Tony Pierce (8)

HR: CB-Stephen Morales (3); PN-Juan Rocha (4), Ed Montague (3)

RF Juan Rocha and 2B/LF Ed Montague combined for four hits, two homeruns and five RBI to push Pensacola past Coastal Bend 9-5. SS Carlos Mendoza went 3-for-4 in the game to lead the Pelicans in hits. Relief pitcher Bubba Dobson pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up the win, his first of the season. C Stephen Morales went 3-for-4 with a solo homerun to lead the Aviators in the losing cause.

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Fort Worth 7, Shreveport 2

@ Shreveport, LA. Time: 2:26 Attendance: 1,225

W: Dan Grybash (3-3) L: Bert Snow (3-2) S: James Casey (1)

HR: FW-Tony Mota (3)

Starting pitcher Dan Grybash pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out five to help Fort Worth past Shreveport 7-2. Grybash allowed just two hits in the game as he improved to 3-3 on the season. LF Tony Mota went 3-for-4 with a homerun and two RBI to lead the Cats at the plate. CF Coby Smith and 1B Al Corbeil combined for two hits and two RBI to lead Shreveport offensively.

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Lincoln 6, St. Joe 2

@ Lincoln, NE. Time: 2:38 Attendance: 4,492

W: Brian Rodaway (4-1) L: Evan Thomas (2-5) S: NONE

HR: LN-Josh Patton (5)

Starting pitcher Brian Rodaway pitched 6 1/3 strong innings to help Lincoln past St. Joe 6-0, and improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Rodaway allowed just two runs on seven hits while striking out six in the game. 2B Josh Patton went 2-for-3 with a homerun and two RBI to lead the Saltdogs offensively. C Kevin Sullivan added two hits and two RBI to the Saltdogs attack as well. Four different St. Joe batters had at least two hits in the game to lead the Blacksnakes at the plate.

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Sioux Falls 10, El Paso 2

@ Sioux Falls, SD. Time: 2:39 Attendance: 3,011

W: Matt Koziara (1-0) L: Matt Parris (1-4) S: NONE

HR: EP-Matt Eichel (1); SF-Abner Arroyo (7)

CF Jason Sugden went 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead Sioux Falls past El Paso 10-2. 1B Abner Arroyo also added some power to the Sioux Falls attack, going 1-for-3 with a homerun and three RBI. The homerun was Arroyo's 7th of the season. Starting pitcher Matt Koziara allowed just two runs over nine innings to pick up the win for the Canaries. C Matt Eichel went 3-for-4 with a homerun and two RBI for El Paso in the losing effort.

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St. Paul 5, Sioux City 1

@ St. Paul, MN. Time: 2:39 Attendance: 6,214

W: T.J. Stanton (3-3) L: Trevor Marcotte (1-2) S: Matt Hammons (9)

HR: NONE

Starting pitcher T.J. Stanton allowed just one run on three hits while striking out seven to lead St. Paul past Sioux City 5-1. The win improved Stanton's record to 3-3 on the season. Relief pitcher Matt Hammons pitched just 1/3 of an inning, but managed to pick up his ninth save of the year. CF Robert Fischer and DH Nick Gretz combined for four hits and five RBI to lead the Saints at the plate. 1B Dan Meier went 1-for-4 and scored the lone Explorers run to lead the team offensively.

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STANDINGS

NORTH DIVISION W L GB SOUTH DIVISION W L GB

Lincoln 28 12 -- Coastal Bend 23 16 --

St. Paul 23 16 4.5 Pensacola 21 19 2.5

St. Joe 19 20 8.5 Fort Worth 19 20 4.0

Sioux City 19 20 8.5 Shreveport 19 21 4.5

Sioux Falls 12 27 15.5 El Paso 14 26 9.5

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Tomorrow's Schedule (All times are Central):

Coastal Bend (Pedro Flores, 2-1) at Pensacola (Todd Androsko, 2-1)

6:05 PM

Fort Worth (Ryan Weems, 2-3) at Shreveport (Eric Wikstrom, 4-2) 7:05 PM

St. Joe (Mark Nussbeck, 4-1) at Lincoln (Roger Lincoln, 3-3) 7:05 PM

El Paso (Andy Torres, 3-1) at Sioux Falls (Tony Cogan, 2-1) 7:05 PM

Sioux City (Tom Lipari, 4-2) at St. Paul (Charlie Ruud, 2-3) 7:05 PM

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