LINCOLN, Neb – Noah Cummings had four hits, Ivan Marin reached four separate times and the Saltdogs beat the Goldeyes in another 11-inning exhibition game, 2-1, at Haymarket Park on Sunday night. Cummings went 4-for-4 with a double and Marin went 2-for-2 with a pair of singles, walks and the go-ahead RBI in the bottom [...]
OVERVIEW: The AirHogs have operated out of AirHogs Stadium for over a decade now, and while so much of the surrounding suburbs have changed, the ballpark still feels relatively the same. For a while, Grand Prairie was a suburb in what was – by far – the largest media market in the American Association. Now [...]
York, NE – The Lincoln Saltdogs opened the 2019 exhibition season with a 6-2 loss to the Sioux City Explorers over 11 innings at Levitt Stadium in York, NE on Friday night. Sioux City clubbed three homers – including a pair of two-run shots in a four-run sixth inning – and out-hit the ‘Dogs 12-7. [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Saltdogs have finalized the 2019 Spring Training schedule ahead of the team's 19th season, the club announced Thursday. The 'Dogs will open the exhibition season with a game against the Sioux City Explorers at Levitt Stadium in York, NE on Friday, May 10. Admission is free and first pitch is scheduled [...]
American Association Preseason Tour: St. Paul, Minnesota OVERVIEW: Few clubs in all of minor league baseball – and not just independent baseball – do things quite like the St. Paul Saints do. In one of baseball’s better cities and one the game’s state-of-the-art ballparks, any trip to visit the Saints is a treat each year. [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Lincoln Saltdogs have added former Padres farmhand Nick Schulz, the club announced on Thursday. Schulz, who turns 28 tomorrow (May 3), brings four years of affiliated baseball experience to the club. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Padres in 2014, Schulz has appeared in 100 or more games [...]
OVERVIEW: Most of the cities we visit are either right down the Midwest or up a little further north – but there are a pair of cities in the league from the Lone Star State, including the smallest community in the American Association. While Cleburne is small, it’s not too far away from the Dallas/Fort [...]
OVERVIEW: For all the talk we had about Sioux City and the X’s being a proximal staple in Lincoln’s schedule, one shouldn’t forget about Sioux Falls, SD – only a hop and a skip further than its nearby twin. Sioux Falls has been a mainstay in independent baseball from the ol’ Northern League’s inception, and [...]
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Saltdogs have signed RHP Cameron McVey, the club announced Monday. McVey returns to Lincoln after he had one of the league’s more dominant seasons in 2017. A California native who makes his home in Winnipeg, MB, McVey went 1-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 36 relief appearances for the ‘Dogs two [...]
The Saltdogs are happy to welcome manager Bobby Brown, pitching coach Dan Reichert and hitting coach Tom Carcione back for the 2019 season. “We’re excited to welcome back all three coaches for a another season,” said President/GM Charlie Meyer. “We look forward to the 2019 season and another pursuit at an American Association Championship.” Brown [...]
