Lincoln dropped an extra-inning heartbreaker on a bases-loaded eleventh inning sacrifice fly to drop game two of the best-of-five division series 4-3. After 1B Brandon Sing was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt following his double to start the inning, Lincoln walked the bases loaded only to succumb to C Eddy Rodriguez’s (pictured) sacrifice fly to right field. Pensacola came up short in game two of their best-of-five division series with Shreveport-Bossier 8-4.

The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced today that Sioux Falls Pheasants OF Beau Torbert and Fort Worth Cats RHP Dwayne Pollok (pictured) have been named the Teamline Direct Batter and Pitcher of the Month for August. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. Pollok made five starts in August and compiled a perfect 3-0 record, last suffering a loss July 7th against El Paso. He threw 34.2 innings in all on the month and struck out 30 against just ten walks, while holding opposing hitters to a .189 batting average.

With the game scoreless through five innings, Lincoln got on the board first on SS Albenis Machado's solo home run, but ultimately fell to Sioux Falls 2-1. The Pheasants got one back in the seventh on three walks and a sacrifice fly, and grabbed the go-ahead run on 2010 Player of the Year Beau Torbert's eighth-inning blast. Righty Aaron Cotter picked up the save in the Sioux Falls win. The starting pitching was the story as Sioux Falls' Ben Moore (pictured) and Lincoln's Jim Paduch were locked in the pitcher's duel, with Moore striking out ten against Daduch's eight. In Game 1 of the South Division Championship Series, Shreveport-Bossier topped Pensacola 6-2.

The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced today that Pensacola Pelicans OF Chase Porch (pictured) was selected by the league’s field managers and media as the 2010 Rookie of the Year. Porch appeared in 70 games for Pensacola, helping propel their emergence as the best South Division team of the second half. He batted .286 on the season and scored 38 runs out of a number different lineup spots. Porch roped 14 doubles, hit four home runs, and drove in 40 Pelicans’ runners on the season in his first taste of professional baseball.

The American Association playoffs begin tonight with Lincoln facing Sioux Falls in the North Division Finals and Pensacola traveling to Shreveport-Bossier in the South Division Finals. The championship series begins on Tuesday, September 7 with the South Division champion at the North Division champion. Lincoln's Jim Paduch faces off against Sioux Falls' Ben Moore at 7:05 PM, while Shreveport-Bossier's Richard Salazar (pictured) opposes Pensacola's David Nathanson at 6:45 PM.

The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced today that Sioux Falls Pheasants OF Beau Torbert and Wichita Wingnuts RHP Adam Cowart (pictured) have been named the Pointstreak Batter and Pitcher of the Week. The selection was made by Pointstreak, the official statistician of the American Association. Cowart finished his season strong, notching two victories to do his best to pitch Wichita into postseason play. Cowart fired seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just six baserunners in a 5-0 win over Fort Worth August 23rd before firing a second quality start, striking out five in seven innings in a 4-2 victory against El Paso Sunday afternoon.