In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier looks back on the 2019 American Association season of the Cleburne Railroaders. This includes looking at the top player and pitcher as well as what to expect in 2020.
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for September 2, 2019. There were six games played on the last day of the regular season, including the Sioux City Explorers clinching a playoff spot and the St. Paul Saints clinching home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
FARGO, N.D. (Sep. 2, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders got a marvelous start from Charlie Gillies and shut out the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 2-0 on Monday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field. Despite the victory, the Sioux City Explorers defeated the Kansas City T-Bones to secure the second and final playoff berth in the South Division by […]
FARGO, N.D. (Sep. 2, 2019) – The American Association announced Monday that Cleburne Railroaders infielder Chase Simpson and catcher John Nester have been named to the Postseason All-Star Team. Both were selected as Mid-Season All-Stars, as well. Simpson produced a record-setting offensive season, becoming the first Cleburne hitter to reach 20 home runs in a […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for September 1, 2019. There were six games played on Sunday, including the Kansas City T-Bones battling back to win in 13 to claim the South Division title and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks defeated the Cleburne Railroaders. Plus, Keon Barnum set an American Association record.
FARGO, N.D. (Sep. 1, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders put the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the top of the ninth inning, but couldn’t find the clutch hit as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks walked away with a 4-3 win on Sunday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field. With the loss, the Railroaders now need a […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 31, 2019. There were six games played on Sunday, including the Kansas City T-Bones moving into sole possession of first place with a dramatic walk-off victory, and the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks hurting the Cleburne Railroaders playoff chances with a 4-3 victory.
FARGO, N.D. (Aug. 31, 2019) – For the third time in four nights, the Cleburne Railroaders could not hold an eighth inning lead as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks rallied for a 4-3 win on Saturday night at Newman Outdoor Field. With Cleburne leading 3-1 In the bottom of the eighth, Nefi Ogando (4-5) loaded the bases […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 30, 2019. There five games played in the league on Friday, including the Kansas City T-Bones winning to move into a three way tie in the South Division and the St. Paul Saints clinching a playoff spot in the North.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 30, 2019) – For the second time in three nights, the Cleburne Railroaders could not hold an eighth inning lead as the Lincoln Saltdogs rallied for a 6-5 win on Friday night at Haymarket Park. Cleburne (56-41) controlled the game for much of the evening thanks to some clutch hitting and a […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier looks at the final weekend of the American Association season with four teams tied for first in their divisions and one team a game out, plus one team hanging on by a thread. It should make for a great weekend as four of those teams have head-to-head matchups.
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 29, 2019. There were six games played on Thursday, including the St. Paul defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks to move into a first place tie in the North Division and all three teams in the playoff battle in the South all winning.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 29, 2019) – Eudis Idrogo tossed six shutout innings and the bullpen followed with three zeroes of their own, as the Cleburne Railroaders secured an important 2-0 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Thursday night at Haymarket Park. It was the seventh shutout win of the season for Cleburne, one more than […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 28, 2019. There were six games played on Wednesday, including the St. Paul Saints defeating the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and the Sioux City Explorers pulling into a first place tie in the South Division.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Aug. 28, 2019) – Curt Smith led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a solo home run that gave the Lincoln Saltdogs a 9-8 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Wednesday night at Haymarket Park. Smith took a 1-2 pitch from Braden Pearson (3-3) on to the berm in left-center, ending […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 26, 2019. There were five games in the American Association on Monday, including the St. Paul Saints setting a league record in their victory over Chicago and the Sioux City Explorers retook sole possession of second place in the South with their win over Kansas City.
CLEBURNE, Tex. (Aug. 26, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning to surge past the Texas AirHogs 10-4 on Monday night at The Depot at Cleburne Station. Texas (26-68) came out swinging against Cleburne starter Jesus Sanchez (10-4), starting the game with four consecutive singles. Na Chuang got […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 25, 2019. There were six games in the American Association on Sunday, including the St. Paul Saints walking off the Chicago Dogs for the second straight night and the Sioux City Explorers evening their series with the Kansas City T-Bones.
CLEBURNE, Tex. (Aug. 25, 2019) – One night after holding Texas to just two hits, the Cleburne Railroaders could not silence the AirHogs bats as Texas evened the series with an 8-2 win on Sunday night at The Depot at Cleburne Station. A Ryan Brett solo home run in the bottom of the second gave […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 24, 2019. There were six games in the American Association on Saturday, including the St. Paul Saints winning a marathon contest over the Chicago Dogs, and the Kansas City T-Bones downed the Sioux City Explorers to take possession of second place in the South.
CLEBURNE, Tex. (Aug. 24, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders set a franchise record for runs scored on Saturday night, defeating the Texas AirHogs 22-2 at The Depot at Cleburne Station. The Railroaders (54-38) banged out 15 hits and drew 12 walks, which also matched a franchise record. They scored ten runs in the bottom of […]
In this edition of American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 23, 2019. There were six games in the American Association on Friday, including the Sioux City Explorers and the Kansas City T-Bones completing sweeps of their series, and the Chicago Dogs down the Winnipeg Goldeyes
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (Aug. 23, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders scored four unanswered runs and brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth, but couldn’t find the big hit as the Sioux City Explorers finished off a three-game sweep with a 7-4 win on Friday night at Lewis and Clark […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 22, 2019. There were six games in the American Association on Thursday, including the Chicago Dogs blanking the Winnipeg Goldeyes and the St. Paul Saints winning their ninth straight game on the road. Plus, the Sioux City Explorers edged the Cleburne Railroaders in extra innings.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (Aug. 22, 2019) – Jose Sermo skied a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Sioux City Explorers a 4-3 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Thursday night at Lewis and Clark Park. Bryan Saucedo (2-2) started the inning with three straight walks, setting the stage for […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 21, 2019. There were seven games in the American Association on Wednesday, including the Kansas City T-Bones sweeping the Lincoln Saltdogs in their double-header, and the Sioux Falls Canaries ending their skid.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Sioux City Explorers got 3.2 scoreless innings from their bullpen with eight strikeouts, as the Cleburne Railroaders dropped game one of the series by the score of 5-3 on Wednesday night at Lewis and Clark Park. It didn’t take long for Sioux City (49-39) to take the […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 20, 2019. There were five games in the American Association on Tuesday, including the Sioux City Explorers moving back into second place in the South with a victory over the Kansas City T-Bones. In Texas, Tao Zhang tossed seven one-hit innings against Lincoln in the AirHogs 3-1 win.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Aug. 20, 2019) – John Nester etched his name into the Cleburne record books by hitting for the first cycle in franchise history, as the Railroaders battled past the Sioux Falls Canaries 12-10 on Tuesday night at Sioux Falls Stadium. Cleburne finished the set with 42 total runs and 50 hits, both […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for August 19, 2019. There were six games played on Monday, including the Sioux City Explorers snapping the Kansas City T-Bones 12 game winning streak. In other action, Keon Barnum tied the American Association record for homeruns in a season when he homered in the 10th to give the Chicago Dogs a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen.
