Boscan Homers Three Times, Hernandez Homers Twice, Cougars Edge Canaries
American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition, Robert Pannier recaps the six games in the American Association on Friday, including Manuel Boscan homering three times for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, Jan Hernandez going deep twice for the Kansas City Monarchs, and Trevor Simms tossing a gem for the Cleburne Railroaders. This and much more.
Randolph Powers Cougars Past Canaries
Cornelius Randolph scored twice and drove in three as the Kane County Cougars defeated the Sioux Falls Canaries, 4-1. The Canaries took the lead in this contest, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a Jabari Henry single. However, Kane County responded with four unanswered runs, scoring two in the second and adding two in the sixth.
In the second, Randolph tripled home Sherman Johnson to tie the score and he came home on a single by B.J. Lopez. Four innings later Randolph drilled a two-run homer, his third of the season to make it 4-1.
Vance Worley earned the victory, allowing one run in 6.0 innings. Logan Nissen tossed a perfect ninth to earn the save. Lopez finished with three hits and an RBI. Wyatt Ulrich was 2-5 with a run scored for Sioux Falls. Ty Culbreth pitched well, allowing four runs in 6.0 innings.
Stafford Leads Goldeyes to Victory over Saltdogs
Deon Stafford had two hits and drove in four runs as the Winnipeg Goldeyes defeated the Lincoln Saltdogs, 7-5. This was a great back-and-forth affair that saw Winnipeg take the lead in the second on an error, but Lincoln finally got on the board in the fourth on a two-run blast off the bat of Josh Altmann.
In the sixth, Stafford delivered the big blow, drilling a grand slam, his third homer of the year, to put the Goldeyes on top by three. However, Lincoln responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the score. It did not stay that way for long as Raul Navarro homered in the seventh and Kevin Lachance went deep in the eighth to give the Goldeyes the victory.
Stafford finished 2-4 with a run and four RBI. Ian Sagdal had three hits and Lachance had two hits and scored two runs. Travis Seabrooke earned the win and Tasker Strobel retired the final three batters to earn the save. Randy Norris and Ryan Long each had two hits for the Saltdogs.
Lincoln Saltdogs Recap by Michael Dixon
Winnipeg Goldeyes Recap by Steve Schuster
Boscan Homers Three Times in RedHawks Victory
Manuel Boscan homered three times and drove in eight as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks defeated the Gary Southshore RailCats, 11-3. Fargo-Moorhead took the lead in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs. John Silviano made it 2-0 with a single into right field and Rymer Liriano followed with a ground out that brought home Leobaldo Pina.
From there, it was all Boscan. The RedHawks infielder drilled a three-run homer in the fourth, a two-run shot in the sixth, and added a three-run blast in the seventh. Boscan finished 4-5 with three runs scored and eight RBI. Pete Maris was 3-5 with four runs scored. Tyler Grauer earned his third victory of the season, allowing three runs in 6.0 innings.
Harrison Francis took the loss, giving up five runs in 5.0 innings. Zach Welz hit his first homerun of the season for Gary and Alec Olund added his second homerun.
Gary Southshore RailCats Recap by Ryan Zimmerman
Five-Run Fourth Propels Monarchs to Victory
The Kansas City Monarchs found themselves trailing 2-0 entering the fourth, but put up five runs to help propel them to an 8-5 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen. Jan Hernandez led the way, homering twice in the contest and driving in five. Gabriel Guerrero and Casey Gillaspie each had two hits as well.
Nick Belzer earned the victory for Kansas City, allowing two earned runs in 5.2 innings. Myles Smith took the loss, his second of the year.
Dylan Kelly had a big day for the Milkmen, going 3-5, including hitting his second homerun of the season. Mason Davis and Magglio Ordonez each had two hits for the Milkmen.
Kansas City Monarchs Recap Gabriel Lopez
Hobson Drives in Five in Dogs Thrashing of Lake Country
K.C. Hobson had three hits and drove in five as the Chicago Dogs thrashed the Lake Country DockHounds, 13-3. Chicago scored four in the fourth to grab a 4-1 lead, then sealed the victory with six runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Hobson gave his team the lead in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a two-run homer, his second of the season. Trent Bauer also homered in the frame to give Chicago a three-run lead. In the eighth, the Dogs sent 10 men to the plate, recording six runs on five hits. Hobson drove in two with a double and Grant Kay added a two run double as well.
Hobson finished 3-5 with two runs scored and five RBI. Cosimo Cannella, Harrison Smith, and Ryan Lidge each scored two runs and had two hits. A.J. Kullman earned the victory, allowing one earned run in 5.2 innings. Wilfredo Gimenez hit his third homerun of the season for the DockHounds as part of a two-hit day.
Simms Stymies Explorers in Railroaders Victory
Trevor Simms allowed one run in 5.2 innings to lead the Cleburne Railroaders to a 3-1 victory over the Sioux City Explorers. Sioux City scored a run in the bottom of the first inning when Chase Harris scored on a sacrifice fly by Ademar Rifaela.
Tom Windle was in complete command, holding Cleburne off the score board through the first five innings as he was holding a no-hitter through the first five frames. However, in the sixth, Eddie Hernandez led off with a double and Jacob Bockelie followed with a two-run blast, his fourth of the year. The Railroaders added one more in the eighth to make it 3-1.
That was plenty enough support for Simms and the Cleburne bullpen. Simms allowed four hits and three walks while striking out six. Michael Krauza came on in the sixth inning to close out the frame and tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief. In the ninth, Nick Gardewine came on to close out the game for his first save of the year. Windle took the loss despite allowing just two runs on two hits in 7.0 innings.
Sioux City Explorers Recap by Connor Ryan
Three Stars of the Night
No. 3 – K.C. Hobson (Chicago Dogs) 3-5, 2 R, 2 Doubles, HR, 5 RBI
No. 2 – Jan Hernandez (Kansas City Monarchs) 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
No. 1 – Manuel Boscan (Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks) 4-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI
American Association Daily Notes
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks IF Manuel Boscan became the second player in the American Association to homer three times in a game. Kansas City Monarchs OF Jan Hernandez hit three homers on June 3 against the Lake Country Dockhounds… Hernandez homered twice against the Lake Country Dockhounds on Friday. That is the second time he has hit two homers in a game against the Dockhounds. He has hit two homers in a game four times this season… Boscan has hits in 16 consecutive games, tying the longest streak in the American Association This season… The Kansas City Monarchs have won nine straight games at home… Lake Country Dockhounds OF Aaron Takacs saw his consecutive on-base streak end at 30 straight games on Friday evening. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks IF Drew Ward extended his string to 31 straight games.
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By Robert Pannier
