LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs announced over the weekend that they signed left-handed pitcher Casey Crosby to a contract.  The Saltdogs released LHP Nick Hornbaker as the corresponding move. Crosby made his MLB debut on June 1, 2012 for the Detroit Tigers.  He appeared three times, all starts, for the Tigers and posted a 1-1 [...]

LINCOLN – Randolph Oduber drilled a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning to knock in two runs and help the Lincoln Saltdogs (46-25) to a 4-3 comeback win over the Kansas City T-Bones (42-29) on Sunday afternoon. The Saltdogs had managed just two hit through the first seven innings before they exploded [...]

LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs (45-25) scored six unanswered runs and notched a season-high 16 strikeouts to beat the Kansas City T-Bones (41-29) 6-3 on Saturday night. Derek Gordon earned his team-high eighth win by holding the T-Bones to three runs over 5.1 innings.  He struck out a season-high 10 batters compared to just two [...]

LINCOLN – Kansas City T-Bones (40-28) starting pitcher Scott Carroll took a no-hit bid to the seventh inning and the Lincoln Saltdogs (44-24) lost 9-2 to the T-Bones in front of 5,024 fans at Haymarket Park on Friday night. It was a role reversal from the night before in which the Saltdogs defeated Kansas City [...]

LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs (44-24) collected a season-high 11 walks and scored seven runs in the first inning to blow out the Kansas City T-Bones (40-28) 14-4 on Thursday night. T-Bones starting pitcher Chris Perry struggled to find the strike zone, especially to start the game.  He threw just one strike to the first [...]

LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs announced today that they signed left-handed pitcher Nick Hornbaker to a contract.  Hornbaker takes the roster spot vacated by RHP Brian McAfee who had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Hornbaker becomes just the second left-handed pitcher on the Saltdogs active roster.  The 22-year-old finished his collegiate [...]

LINCOLN – Mark Hamburger tossed a complete game and the St. Paul Saints (37-31) beat the Lincoln Saltdogs (43-24) 2-1 to snap the Saltdogs’ 12-game home winning streak. Hamburger and Saltdogs starter Shairon Martis, both former Major Leaguers, were masterful in the series finale on Tuesday night.  Hamburger notched his fifth complete game and allowed [...]

LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs and the American Association jointly announced today that Saltdogs right-handed pitcher Derek Gordon is the American Association’s Rawlings Pitcher of the Month. Gordon earns the honor after going 5-0 with a 1.54 ERA over six starts in July.  The Saltdogs won each of the last seven games that Gordon started.  [...]

LINCOLN – The series finale between the Lincoln Saltdogs (43-23) and the St. Paul Saints (36-31) on Tuesday night at Haymarket Park will feature some extra flair.  The scheduled starting pitchers, the Saltdogs’ Shairon Martis and the Saints’ Mark Hamburger, are both former Major League players. Martis, who pitched for the Saltdogs the last two [...]

LINCOLN – The Lincoln Saltdogs announced yesterday that they signed right-handed pitcher Nigel Nootbaar, who pitched in Lincoln last season.  They traded RHP Robby Rowland to Southern Illinois of the Frontier League for future considerations. Nootbaar is a former 12th round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles.  The 24-year-old spent two seasons in their organization, [...]