AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Independent Professional Baseball

In league action Friday night, Wichita beat Grand Prairie 4-2, Shreveport doubled up El Paso 4-2, Sioux City blanked Fort Worth 5-0, Lincoln defeated Pensacola 8-2 and Sioux Falls outlasted St. Paul 12-8.

EXPLORERS, DIABLOS RALLY LATE, SAINTS BACK IN WIN COLUMN TOO

May 17 Recap

The Sioux City Explorers scored three runs on Luke Heatherington's eighth inning double to rally past the Fort Worth Cats 4-3. Meanwhile in Shreveport, the El Paso Diablos staged a rally of their own, scoring two in the seveth inning and three in the eighth before Bryon Smith knocked in the winning run in the top of the 12th. In other action, St. Paul improved their record to 8-1 with a 7-3 win at Sioux Falls.

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SIOUX FALLS' BATS COME ALIVE AS THEY SEND ST. PAUL TO THE LOSS COLUMN

May 16 Recap

Every batter in the Sioux Falls lineup recorded a hit as they issued St. Paul its first loss of the season 12-8. In other league action, Sioux City blanked Fort Worth 5-0, Shreveport topped El Paso 4-2, Lincoln cruised past Pensacola 8-2 and Wichita spoiled Grand Prairie's home opener with a 4-2 win.

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NEW GROUP OF INDY PLAYERS TAKING AIM AT MAJORS

Independent Baseball Insider (Vol. 6, No. 15, May 15, 2008) By Bob Wirz

The last few days have been difficult for Independent Baseball players in the major leagues with southpaw Joe Thatcher being optioned to Triple-A by San Diego, and Nathan Haynes and Nelson Figueroa being designated by assignment by Tampa Bay and the New York Mets, respectively. But just as certain as the fact James Bond will get into and out of a peck of trouble in the movies, along come another group of former Indy players knocking on the door to get into the major leagues

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SAINTS STAY PERFECT, WINGNUTS 'SLAM' DIABLOS

May 15 Recap

St. Paul stayed perfect on the season with a 9-3 win at Sioux City to move their mark to 7-0 on the year. In El Paso, the Wichita Wingnuts beat the Diablos 12-7 on the strength of Dustan Mohr's (pictured) grand slam.

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SIOUX FALLS HANGS ON TO WIN THIRD IN A ROW

May 14 Recap

The Sioux Falls Canaries held on late behind some timely hitting to edge Pensacola 5-3. In other league action, El Paso topped Wichita 8-6, Lincoln nipped Fort Worth 6-5 and St. Paul beat Sioux City 6-3 in 13 innings. The doubleheader scheduled between Grand Prairie and Shreveport was postponed due to rain and will be made up tomorrow.

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SIOUX FALLS, FORT WORTH POST COMEBACK WINS

May 13 Recap

The Sioux Falls Canaries and Fort Worth Cats both rallied from big deficits to win at home. The Canaries put up seven unanswered runs to top Pensacola 7-5 while the Cats kept Lincoln from their second win with a late 3-run rally in an 8-6 triumph.

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Saturday, May 17th
Wichita	2	6	0	FINAL
Grand Prairie	7	8	0	FINAL
WCH Webcast GRP Webcast

El Paso	8	11	2	Final 12
Shreveport	7	16	1	Final 12
ELP Webcast SHR Webcast

St. Paul	7	10	0	Final
Sioux Falls	3	15	4	Final
SPL Webcast SF Webcast

Ft. Worth	3	7	1	FINAL
Sioux City	4	9	2	FINAL
FRW Webcast SC Webcast

Pensacola	5	9	5	Final
Lincoln	13	16	1	Final
PNC Webcast LIN Webcast

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Sunday, May 18th
El Paso at Shreveport - 2:05 p.m. Pensacola at Lincoln - 2:05 p.m. St. Paul at Sioux Falls - 2:05 p.m. Fort Worth at Sioux City - 5:05 p.m. Wichita at Grand Prairie - 7:05 p.m.



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