Grizzlies Creep Closer to Playoffs with Comeback Win

August 20, 2025 - SCHAUMBURG, ILL. - The Gateway Grizzlies battled the Schaumburg Boomers on Tuesday night in a game that went back and forth throughout, with a three-run top of the seventh inning putting the baseball bears ahead for good in an 8-7 triumph at Wintrust Field, drawing the Grizzlies to within one-half game of Schaumburg for first place in the West Division standings. The matchup between the two top teams in the division all season long lived up to the billing. Schaumburg struck first with two runs in the first inning on a sac... Full Story

FredNats Score Season-High 15 Runs, Beat Fayetteville with Two Grand Slams in One Inning

August 20, 2025 - FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Behind grand slams from Cristhian Vaquero and Luke Dickerson in the third inning, the Fredericksburg Nationals (25-19, 55-54) scored a season-high 15 runs to pummel the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (25-23, 61-53) in a 15-4 series-opening win. After neither team mustered a baserunner in the game's first two innings, Fayetteville jumped on the board first in the top of the third. With two outs, Bryan Polanco allowed a two-RBI double to Caden Powell, who banged one off the top of the right field fence to sco... Full Story

Wichita Scores Six First Inning Runs, Wins Fourth Straight Game

August 20, 2025 - MIDLAND, Texas - Ben Ross totals four RBI in a 10-4 Wichita Wind Surge win over the Midland RockHounds at Momentum Bank Ballpark. The Wind Surge scored six runs in the first and nine straight to start the night on the way to winning their fourth in a row. Wichita sent 11 men to the plate and put up a six-spot in the top of the first on five hits to open the ballgame. For the big blows, Ross hit his 11th home run of the year, a two-run shot, and Jake Rucker drove in a pair on a double that stayed fair inside of third and t... Full Story

Collura Breaks It Open as Spikes Top Crosscutters, 8-7

August 20, 2025 - UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Jaden Collura's three-run double down the right field line capped a four-run seventh inning and propelled the State College Spikes to an 8-7 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters on Tuesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Down 3-0 after the fourth, the Spikes (13-18 2nd Half) started bouncing back in the fifth when a two-base error off the bat of the returning Gavin Lewis Jr. allowed two runs to score. In the seventh, Dan Tauken walked with the bases loaded to tie the game before Collura cle... Full Story

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