LINCOLN, NE — The Lincoln Saltdogs and the American Association jointly announced today that left-handed pitcher Casey Crosby’s contract was purchased by the Minnesota Twins. Crosby is the 52nd Saltdogs player sold to an MLB organization and the 29th since 2011. He is the fourth Saltdogs player to get picked up in 2017, following LHP [...]
LINCOLN, NE – The Lincoln Saltdogs announced today that they traded infielder Tommy Mendonca to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in exchange for left-handed pitcher Will Solomon. Solomon brings two seasons of professional experience, both with Fargo-Moorhead, to Lincoln. The 25-year-old has a combined record of 11-8 with a 4.75 ERA over 40 appearances and 26 starts. [...]
LINCOLN, NE – The 2017 American Association baseball season was a campaign of milestones for the Lincoln Saltdogs and was highlighted by the franchise’s first Central Division Championship since 2014. “2017 was another fun-filled season of baseball for the Lincoln Saltdogs complete with many team achievements,” President/GM Charlie Meyer said. “We’re proud of the efforts [...]
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to overcome a rally by the Lincoln Saltdogs and win 10-9 on Sunday night. The victory gave the Goldeyes a 3-1 series win and entry into the American Association Championship Series. The Saltdogs entered the top of the ninth [...]
WINNIPEG, MB – Charle Rosario held the Lincoln Saltdogs to just two runs on four hits over seven innings to give the Winnipeg Goldeyes a 6-2 win on Saturday night at Shaw Park. The Goldeyes claimed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. While Rosario struck out ten and was dominant, Saltdogs starter Bennett Parry [...]
LINCOLN, NE – Brandon Jacobs knocked in seven runs and the Lincoln Saltdogs beat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 13-0 to tie the best-of-five playoffs series at one win apiece. The Saltdogs tied their season-high with 17 hits and equaled their largest margin of victory in the blowout. Jacobs’ seven RBIs were the most by a Saltdogs [...]
LINCOLN, NE – The Lincoln Saltdogs walked eight batters and allowed the Winnipeg Goldeyes to rally and beat the Saltdogs 5-4 in the playoffs-opener at Haymarket Park. J.R. Bunda was charged with the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning. Mitchell Lambson earned the win in a relief effort [...]
LINCOLN, NE – The Lincoln Saltdogs and the American Association jointly announced today that Haymarket Park was named the league’s ‘Best Playing Field’ for 2017. Haymarket Park has been the Field of the Year for all 17 seasons of its history. The award is decided by the votes of the league’s field managers and media [...]
GARY, IN – Wilfredo Gimenez hit a two-out single to knock in Frank Martinez and lift the Gary SouthShore RailCats to a 3-2 walk-off win over the Lincoln Saltdogs in the regular season finale. After not getting beat by a walk-off all season, the Saltdogs were walked-off in consecutive games to end the year. The [...]
GARY, IN – The Lincoln Saltdogs (58-40) committed an error in the bottom of the tenth inning to allow the Gary SouthShore RailCats (56-43) to score and earn a 2-1 walk-off win in the penultimate game of the season. It was the first time the Saltdogs had been walked-off this season. Chase Harris started the [...]
