LINCOLN, Neb. (May 24, 2019) – After taking an early 5-0 lead and giving it all back, the Cleburne Railroaders scratched across a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning without a hit to topple the Lincoln Saltdogs 7-5 on Friday night at Haymarket Park. It was all Cleburne early, as a solo […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 23, 2019, including the Lincoln Saltdogs winning the 500th game in franchise history. In other action, the Chicago Dogs Tony Rosselli homers three times to lead the Chicago Dogs to victory. This, plus a number of transactions from around the league. Saltdogs […]
LINCOLN, Neb. (May 23, 2019) – It was an abbreviated first road contest of the season for the Cleburne Railroaders on Thursday night, as they fell by the score of 3-2 to the Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park. With Lincoln batting in the bottom of the sixth, rain began to fall. The grounds crew covered the […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for May 22, 2019. This includes the St. Paul Saints and the Kansas City T-Bones each sweeping double-headers. Get recaps from all seven games plus transactions. T-Bones Outslug, Outpitch Saltdogs to Sweep Double-Header The Kansas City T-Bones […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 22, 2019) – Playing in just his second game with the Cleburne Railroaders, Audie Afenir tied a franchise record with five hits to power the Railroaders to an 8-4 win over the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Wednesday afternoon at The Depot. Afenir started the scoring in the second with a long solo homer […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for May 21, 2019. This includes Lars Liguori and two relievers combining to shut out the Sioux City Explorers and the Winnipeg Goldeyes homering three times to down the Cleburne Railroaders. This plus transactions. RedHawks Rally to […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 21, 2019) – Three home runs in the first two innings from the Winnipeg Goldeyes was enough to hold off the Cleburne Railroaders 7-3 on Tuesday night at The Depot. Kevin Lachance led off the game with a solo homer in the first against Cleburne starter Jesus Sanchez (0-1), then got another […]
American Association Daily Recap: May 20, 2019 In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for May 20, 2019. This includes the Sioux Falls Canaries pounding the Texas AirHogs and the Milwaukee Milkmen moving back above .500. Canaries Score 18 Runs in Shelling of AirHogs […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 20, 2019) – Playing without three starting position players due to injury, the Cleburne Railroaders committed six errors and fell to the Winnipeg Goldeyes 8-7 on Monday night at The Depot. John Nester, Levi Scott, and Angel Rosa were all ruled out prior to the game, forcing manager Brent Clevlen to start […]
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report names their Pitcher and Player of the Week for Week 1 of the 2019 American Association season. This week, the Cleburne Railroaders Zach Nehrir is honored as the Player of the Week while the St. Paul Saints Jake Matthys earns Pitcher of the Week honors. […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the games from May 19, including a double-header split between the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks and the Kansas City T-Bones, and Curt Smith records his 600th hit in a Lincoln Saltdogs uniform. This, plus transactions from around the league. Thomas Walraven Helps RailCats Scratch Out First Win The Gary […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 19, 2019) – A pair of big hits from Zach Nehrir and Kenny Meimerstorf helped the Cleburne Railroaders to a come-from-behind 11-9 win over the Sioux Falls Canaries on Sunday night at The Depot. With Cleburne trailing 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth, Nehrir hammered a three-run triple to the gap […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for May 18, 2019. This includes te Luke Westphal and three Chicago Dogs relievers nearly no-hitting the Gary Southshore RailCats. In transactions, Steve Pastora has his contract purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. Luke Westphal, Dogs Dominate RailCats […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 18, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders turned the first triple play in franchise history in the top of the fourth and got five scoreless innings from the bullpen to fend off the Sioux Falls Canaries 4-1 on Saturday night at The Depot at Cleburne Station. With runners at second and third and […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 17, 2019, including the Kansas City T-Bones opening their title defense with a 3-0 victory over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In transactions, Texas AirHogs fill out their roster with their group of Chinese players. Get all the latest news here.
CLEBURNE, Texas (May 17, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders stranded five runners over the final four innings, taking their first loss of the 2019 season by the score of 3-1 to the Sioux Falls on Friday night at The Depot. Starters Eudis Idrogo and Sam Bragg (1-0) both allowed just one run in their first start of […]
CLEBURNE, TEXAS — Dominant pitching and timely hitting added up to a big win for the Sioux Falls Canaries on Friday night. They knocked off the homestanding Cleburne Railroaders 3-1 to move to 1-1 on the season. Birds starter Sam Bragg tossed six innings of one-run ball to earn the win. Mike Hart hit a […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the days events for May 16 in the American Association including the Milwaukee Milkmen winning their first ever game in franchise history. Plus, the latest transactions from around the league plus news and notes.
Cleburne 7, Sioux Falls 2 Win: Jesus Sanchez (1-0) Loss: Taylor Hill (0-1) Save: None STELLAR SANCHEZ PITCHES RAILROADERS TO OPENING NIGHT WIN CLEBURNE, Texas (May 16, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders got seven shutout innings from Jesus Sanchez and used a six-run fourth inning to cruise past the Sioux Falls Canaries […]
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report’s Robert Pannier discusses what to look for as the 2019 American Association season gets underway. This includes how he expects the divisions to pan out, and who will be holding the championship trophy in September.
CLEBURNE, Texas (Apr. 19, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Friday the signing of left-handed pitcher Braden Pearson. A native of Georgetown, Texas, Pearson played collegiately at Texas State University in San Marcos for four seasons, making 69 relief appearances for the Bobcats from 2015-2018. The sidewinding southpaw proved an instant contributor, finishing second on […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (Apr. 8, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Monday the signing of left-handed pitcher Eudis Idrogo (pronounced YOU-diss ih-DROE-go). The 23-year old Idrogo was released by the Detroit Tigers organization on March 26 after seven seasons in their minor league system. Idrogo split the 2018 season between Class-A West Michigan and High-A Lakeland, […]
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report’s Robert Pannier discusses the likelihood that the Southwest League of Professional Baseball will never get off the ground and how Josh Robertson’s arrival in Cleburne may have been the death kneel in the league’s coffin.
CLEBURNE, Texas (Apr. 1, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Monday the signing of right-handed pitcher Charles “Bubby” Rossman. Rossman, 26, comes to Cleburne with four years of professional experience, three in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. The 6’5, 220 pounder last played in 2017 with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association, making […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (Mar. 11, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Monday the re-signing of infielders Patrick Palmeiro and Rafael Palmeiro. The 54-year old Rafael produced an impressive .301/.424/.495 slash line for the Railroaders in 2018, though injuries limited him to 31 games. Among Railroaders with at least 100 at-bats, Palmeiro led the team in on-base […]
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report’s Robert Pannier continues his look back at the 2018 American Association season. Today, he looks at the Cleburne Railroaders.
CLEBURNE, Texas (Mar. 8, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Friday the signing of right-handed pitcher Charlie Gillies. Gillies was originally acquired by the Railroaders as part of a 12-player trade with the Wichita Wingnuts on October 5, 2018. Gillies joins the Railroaders with seven years of professional experience, three in affiliated baseball and four […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (Mar. 4, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Monday the signing of left-handed pitcher Alex Burgos. 2019 will serve as the ninth professional season for Burgos, who has spent time in the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. Burgos last pitched in the United States in 2017 with the Bridgeport […]
CLEBURNE, Texas (Mar. 1, 2019) – The Cleburne Railroaders announced Friday the acquisition of left-handed pitcher Martire Garcia (pronounced MAHR-tuh-ray) from the Sussex County Miners of the Can-Am League in exchange for a player to be named later. The Railroaders subsequently signed Garcia to a contract for the 2019 season. “Left-handed pitching is something that […]
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American Association Daily Recap: May 24, 2019
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier recaps the day’s action for May 24, 2019, including Luke Westphal no-hitting the Milwaukee Milkmen through six and the St. Paul Saints scoring seven runs in the first on their way to an 8-1 victory. Plus transactions and notes from around the league. Westphal No-Hits Milkmen Through […]