SIOUX CITY, Iowa – David Vidal hit his first homer of the year, but the ‘Dogs allowed 15 unanswered runs in a 15-4 loss to the Sioux City Explorers on Friday night. BOX SCORE Vidal opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the 2nd, and the ‘Dogs added a run in the 3rd on [...]
GENEVA, Illinois – Forrestt Allday went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in his first start since May 22, Walter Borkovich allowed just one run over seven innings, and the ‘Dogs beat Kane County 8-3 at Northwestern Medicine Field on Thursday night. BOX SCORE Allday doubled in the 1st inning and added an RBI [...]
GENEVA, Illinois – Tyler Anderson earned the win on his birthday, and the ‘Dogs held on for a 4-3 win in 11 innings at Northwestern Medicine Field on Wednesday night. BOX SCORE Anderson tossed two scoreless innings on his 28th birthday, and after back-to-back bases-loaded walks gave Lincoln a 4-2 lead in the 11th, James [...]
GENEVA, Illinois – Justin Byrd had three hits and Greg Minier tossed four shutout innings in relief, but Kane County’s B.J. Lopez walked off the Saltdogs with a 15th-inning homer in a 4-3 win at Northwestern Medical Field on Tuesday night. BOX SCORE Twice the ‘Dogs had the Cougars down to their final strike, but [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of RHP Johnny Barbato, the Lincoln Saltdogs have announced. Barbato was pitching his first full season of independent baseball and has three years of prior MLB experience. Barbato got off to an excellent start in Lincoln, allowing just one run over 10 innings with [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Kyle Kinman allowed two runs over six innings, and the ‘Dogs used a five-run 8th inning to beat the Sioux Falls Canaries 8-2 at Haymarket Park on Sunday night. BOX SCORE Kinman has now allowed just two runs over 17 innings to begin the season, and the left-hander has given up just [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Josh Altmann extended his hitting streak to six games with an RBI single in the 1st inning, but the ‘Dogs couldn’t overcome a four-run 2nd inning in a 9-2 loss to the Sioux Falls Canaries at Haymarket Park on Saturday night. BOX SCORE Altmann tied Ryan Long’s season-high hit streak, and gave [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Saturday’s game between the Lincoln Saltdogs and Sioux Falls Canaries has likely been delayed due to Nebraska and Michigan’s nine-inning doubleheader scheduled to start at noon. The ‘Dogs and Canaries, originally scheduled to play at 7:05 p.m., will play approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 2 in the NU series. [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Ryan Long hit his second homer in as many nights, but the ‘Dogs fell behind early and lost 9-3 to the Sioux Falls Canaries at Haymarket Park on Friday night. BOX SCORE Long had two of Lincoln’s five hits, and drove in two with his 8th-inning homer, but Sioux Falls led 5-0 [...]
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Ryan Long extended his hitting streak to five games with a homer, and the ‘Dogs rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Cleburne Railroaders, 11-10, in the rubber match at Haymarket Park on Thursday night. Long’s 1st-inning solo shot was the first of a season-high three homers, while Curt Smith [...]
