AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Independent Professional Baseball

Pensacola INF Brandon Sing and Fort Worth Cats LHP Pedro Flores were named the Teamline Direct Batter and Pitcher of the Week.

FRYER, CARTER LEAD CATS TO VICTORY OVER 'DOGS

May 12 Recap

A RBI groundout by CF Brian Fryer and a run scoring single by RF Charles Carter plated two runs for the Cats in the bottom of the eighth inning and led Fort Worth to a 5-3 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs. The win by the Cats moved their record over the .500 mark to 3-2.

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SING, FLORES TABBED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Pelicans INF hit .455; Cats Southpaw Allowed Two Hits through Seven Innings

Pensacola Pelicans INF Brandon Sing (pictured) and Fort Worth Cats LHP Pedro Flores were selected by PA-Sportsticker, the official statistician of the American Association, as the Teamline Direct Batter and Pitcher of the Week.

Sing in four games hit .455 (5-for-11) with two home runs and seven runs driven in. The Joliet, IL resident scored six runs with a 1.182 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .611.

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ST. PAUL TAKES BOTH ENDS OF DOUBLEHEADER IN DRAMATIC FASHION

May 11 Recap

The St. Paul Saints rallied from a 3-run deficit to notch a walk-off win in Game 1, then followed suit with another walk-off victory to end the 12-inning nightcap. In other league action, Sioux Falls cruised past Fort Worth 11-4, El Paso upended Shreveport 8-4 and Pensacola beat Lincoln 5-2. Wichita was edged by Sioux City 2-1 in Game 1 of their doubleheader, but managed a split with a 10-6 win in Game 2.

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CATS CATCH THE CANARIES ON TEILON'S HR, WIN 11-10

May 10 Recap

Fort Worth and Sioux Falls battled in a see-saw contest that ended in a one run victory for the Cats. Nelson Teilon's (pictured) eighth inning homerun was the difference.

Elsewhere, Lincoln got their first win of the year, 14-8 in Pensacola and El Paso cruised by Shreveport 11-3. Wichita-Sioux City and Grand Prairie-St.Paul were rained out. Doubleheader are scheduled for both on Sunday.

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WINGNUTS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER FROM EXPLORERS

May 9 Recap

Wichita swept a doubleheader from the Sioux City Explorers Friday night by the scores of 4-3 (game one) and 9-8 (game two). With the sweep, the Wingnuts are in first place by a half game over St. Paul.

In other action from around the league, El Paso edged Shreveport 7-6, Fort Worth beat Sioux Falls 2-0, Pensacola defeated Lincoln 7-5 and St. Paul hammered Grand Prairie, 8-2.

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2007 STATS LEADERS FAIRING WELL IN AFFILIATED PLAY

Independent Baseball Insider (Vol. 6, No. 14, May 8, 2008) By Bob Wirz

It is a good test of Independent Baseball strength to see how the previous season’s statistical leaders are doing, especially if the players have had their contracts purchased by major league organizations.

Breathe easy, Independent leaguers. Five of the 14 we traced who had led significant categories are now in affiliated farm systems and every one is, at worst, holding his own.

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Tuesday, May 13th
Wichita	0	0	0	12:30 PM
El Paso	0	0	0	12:30 PM
WCH Webcast ELP Webcast

Grand Prairie	0	0	0	7:05 PM
Shreveport	0	0	0	7:05 PM
GRP Webcast SHR Webcast

Lincoln	0	0	0	7:05 PM
Ft. Worth	0	0	0	7:05 PM
LIN Webcast FRW Webcast

St. Paul	0	0	0	7:05 PM
Sioux City	0	0	0	7:05 PM
SPL Webcast SC Webcast

Pensacola	0	0	0	7:05 PM
Sioux Falls	0	0	0	7:05 PM
PNC Webcast SF Webcast

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Wednesday, May 14th
Grand Prairie at Shreveport - 10:05 a.m. Wichita at El Paso - 10:30 a.m. Lincoln at Fort Worth - 11:05 a.m. St. Paul at Sioux City - 7:05 p.m. Pensacola at Sioux Falls - 7:05 p.m.



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