Reliable Arm Re-Signs

January 15, 2021 - Sioux City, IA - The Sioux City Explorers today have announced the signing of RHP Carlos Sierra. The 2021 season will be Sierra's seventh season of professional baseball and second with the Sioux City Explorers. After an initial rocky start with the X's in 2019, Sierra became one of Sioux City's most reliable arms. He appeared in a total of 25 games with thirteen of them being starts, collecting an 8-1 record and a 3.21 ERA over 95.1 innings of work. He struck out a total of 98 batters in that time for a K/9 of 9.1. T... Full Story

Four Additional Pitchers Set to Return to the Rox in 2021

January 14, 2021 - St. Cloud, MN - The St. Cloud Rox announced today that four additional pitchers will be returning to the team for the 2021 season. They include Nate Peterson (Oklahoma State), Trent Schoeberl (Minnesota), Noah Myhre (Minot State) and Josh Gainer (Long Island-Brooklyn). Peterson is a sophomore left-handed pitcher at Oklahoma State University. He appeared in 11 games for the Rox during the 2020 season. He struck out 23 batters while only walking six over 19 innings. During his time at Oklahoma State, Peterson has appeared i... Full Story

Tulsa Businessman Arlo DeKraai Acquires Stake in Drillers

January 14, 2021 - Professional baseball has been played in the city of Tulsa for over 100 years, with the first team taking the field in 1905, two years before Oklahoma became a state. A recent change in the ownership structure of the Tulsa Drillers should help to ensure many more decades of success for pro baseball in the city. Drillers' majority owners Dale and Jeff Hubbard have announced that Tulsa businessman Arlo DeKraai has joined the Drillers ownership group by purchasing a minority stake in the franchise. DeKraai is a longtime resi... Full Story

Loggers Secure First Player Signings for 2021

January 14, 2021 - La Crosse, Wis. - The La Crosse Loggers Baseball Club announced their first set of player signings today for the upcoming 2021 season in form of four returnees off of the 2020 squad that played to the WI-IL Pod Championship. Pitchers Lucas Braun (San Diego), Eli Campbell (Bradley) and position players Ronnie Sweeny (Minnesota) and Christian Dicochea (Washington) are the first four to ink their contracts and commit to returning to La Crosse this summer. Right-hander Braun was a leader on the 2020 Loggers staff, having post... Full Story

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