LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have re-signed Curt Smith for what will be a franchise-record eighth season, the club announced Monday. Smith, 33, has played for the ‘Dogs since 2011 – skipping only 2012 and 2014 to play at the Double-A level. “We are glad to have Curt back for the 2020 season,” said [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs have hired James Frisbie as the team’s next field manager, the club has announced. Frisbie, 47, takes over for Bobby Brown, who managed the ‘Dogs in each of the last four seasons. “We are extremely thrilled to welcome James Frisbie (Friz) to the Lincoln Saltdogs organization,” said Saltdogs President/GM [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lincoln Saltdogs and American Association announced Thursday the full schedule for the 2020 season. Once again, the ‘Dogs will play 100 games – 50 home and 50 away – this time as part of their 20th season in Lincoln and at Haymarket Park. Play begins May 19th with a three-game series [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Saltdogs and manager Bobby Brown have officially parted ways, the club has announced. Brown managed the club for four seasons, and with the expiration of his contract the Saltdogs will not renew Brown for 2020. “We discussed the results of this past season with Bobby and came to a decision that [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – With an historic 20th season officially on the horizon, it’s a chance to look back on another fun season with the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park. Both individually and collectively, 2019 ended as a record-setting year for the over 150,000 fans that came through the ballpark’s gates. Curt Smith, who is a [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Haymarket Park has won yet another American Association ‘Playing Surface of the Year’ award, the club and league announced on Tuesday. The Saltdogs have now won the award in every year of existence stretching back to 2001, including five times in the Northern League (2001-2005) and now every year since the American [...]
GARY, Indiana – Ricky Knapp tossed six innings and allowed just two earned runs, but the ‘Dogs fell 3-0 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the season finale at the U.S. Steel Yard on Monday afternoon. BOX SCORE Knapp’s quality start was his fifth of the year, but the ‘Dogs scored just once in the [...]
GARY, Indiana – Josh Norwood allowed one unearned run over four innings in his first professional start, but the ‘Dogs 9th-inning rally fell short in a 3-1 loss to the Gary SouthShore RailCats at U.S. Steel Yard on Sunday night. BOX SCORE Norwood’s only run allowed came in the 4th inning after Andy De Jesus [...]
GARY, Indiana – Brad Thoutt allowed just two runs over 6.2 innings, but the ‘Dogs suffered a ninth shutout in a 2-0 loss to the Gary SouthShore RailCats to open the final series of the year at U.S. Steel Yard on Saturday evening. BOX SCORE Thoutt’s 6.2-inning start was his longest of the year, but [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Daniel Herrera hit a go-ahead two-run double in the 8th, and the Saltdogs scored three to take the lead in an eventual 6-5 win over the Cleburne Railroaders in the home finale at Haymarket Park on Friday night. BOX SCORE Herrera’s double scored Josh Mazzola and Josh Norwood -- who had pinch [...]
