It has been a forgettable year for Milwaukee Milkmen outfielder Zach Nehrir, who struggled to try to get above .200 before finishing below the infamous Mendoza Line with a .196 average. However, the two-time American Association all-star is quickly putting those memories in the rearview mirror, leading the Milkmen to a 10-5 victory over the […]
Welcome Back to Cage Chat with Sioux Falls Canaries Manager Mike Meyer. In this week’s episode, Mike discusses the 2020 American Association Championship Series, he talks about the success of his pitching staff, and the challenge of staying healthy heading into the series. Plus, he gives some updates. Enjoy the show! Send in your questions […]
MOORHEAD, MINN. – The season may have been short, but the American Association was long on talent in 2020. The independent circuit has announced the 2020 All-Star Team, selected in a vote of the league’s managers, media representatives, and team executives. Six teams participated in a 60-game schedule which began on July 3. One player […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Sioux Falls Canaries fans knew playoff baseball was coming back to the Birdcage for the first time in 10 years. Now they know exactly when it will be. The Canaries will be the No. 2 seed in the American Association Finals against the Milwaukee Milkmen. They will open the series with two […]
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 of American Association Daily Recap, the post-season picture is all set as the Sioux Falls Canaries clinch the final playoff spot and the […]
By Adam Bertsch, Sioux Falls Canaries SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Sioux Falls Canaries clinched their first playoff berth since 2010 with a 11-9 victory over the Chicago Dogs on Sunday evening. The Birds required a some help from their former roommates, the St. Paul Saints to clinch a playoff berth on their home field. […]
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 of American Association Daily Recap, Robert Pannier recaps a great evening in the American Association, including the Winnipeg Goldeyes snapping their 11-game losing […]
FARGO, N.D. — The Sioux Falls Canaries dropped a tough rubber game to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 8-6 Thursday night at Newman Outdoor Field. Andrew Ely hit two home runs for the Birds in the defeat. Logan Landon hit an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 21 games. The Birds committed four errors, tying […]
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 of American Association Daily Recap, Robert Pannier recaps Tuesday’s great action, including the Milkmen winning on a walk-off hit by Christian Correa to […]
By Adam Bertsch, Sioux Falls Canaries SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Sioux Falls Canaries edged by the St. Paul Saints in the opener of the three game set 3-1 on Tuesday night. Tyler Danish showcased his brilliance on the mound and Andrew Ely went four for four at the plate along with two RBI and […]
BOX SCORE By Adam Bertsch The Sioux Falls Canaries didn’t let a slow start hinder their comeback and threatened several times, but ultimately fell to the St. Paul Saints 8-6 on Tuesday night. The Canaries trailed 7-0 early on, but sparked a big third inning comeback and didn’t go away easily the entire game putting […]
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 of American Association Daily Recap, Robert Pannier recaps the action from Saturday night including the Milwaukee Milkmen bullpen shutting down the Dogs in […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Behind four home runs and five shutout innings from the bullpen, the Sioux Falls Canaries secured an important road win over the St. Paul Saints, 12-4, on Saturday night at CHS Field. Damek Tomscha, Ryan Long, Andrew Ely and Clint Coulter all went yard for the Birds. Kevin Folman earned the […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Skinny: Down 4-1 in the seventh inning, the Sioux Falls Canaries piled on five unanswered runs to take down the Chicago Dogs, 6-4, at Impact Field. A Logan Landon RBI double in the eighth inning proved to be the game-winning base knock. Winning Pitcher: RHP D.J. Sharabi Losing Pitcher: RHP Jalen Miller Save: Keaton Steele (1) Star […]
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 of American Association Daily Recap, the 2020 American Association got underway with all six teams taking to the diamond. Highlights included the Chicago […]
By Adam Bertsch, Sioux Falls Canaries Sioux Falls, SD — The Birdcage demonstrated why it is known as a hitter’s ballpark Friday night as the Canaries beat the St. Paul Saints 9-4 on Opening Day. The Birds’ lineup showcased its power by blasting four home runs out of the park to take the win. Jabari […]
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 FALLS, SD — Wednesday night at the Birdcage the Sioux Falls Canaries did something only one other team in the American Association has done this year: score 20 runs in a game. The Sioux Falls Canaries (35-53) beat the Texas AirHogs (24-65) 20-5 on Wednesday night. The Birds went 1-2-3 in the first inning […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Tuesday’s game could have been called the ‘Andrew Ely Show’. Ely finished the night 4-for-5 with a go-ahead home run in the sixth, three spectacular defense plays, and a triple shy of the cycle. His efforts fell short as the Cleburne Railroaders (53-35) escaped the Sioux Falls Canaries (34-53) 12-10 on […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It was a heartbreaker for the Sioux Falls Canaries on Wednesday. The Kansas City T-Bones (34-33) scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to pull out a 7-6 walk-off win at T-Bones Stadium. Alay Lago hit his ninth home run of the season for the Birds (31-38). Andrew Ely […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for July 26, 2019. There were six games scheduled on Friday night, and four of those series ended in sweeps including the Cleburne Railroaders, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and Sioux City Explorers sweeping their series.
SIOUX FALLS, SD — It was Christmas in July Night and the Birds received the best gift they could ask for: a walk-off win over the T-Bones. The Sioux Falls Canaries (30-34) quite literally walked off the Kansas City T-Bones (31-31) 4-3 Friday on Andrew Ely’s bases-loaded walk. It was Ely’s second walk-off this season. […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for July 18, 2019. There were five games scheduled in the league on Thursday, including Kevin Hilton blanking the Milwaukee Milkmen and both Thomas Walraven and Brady Shoemaker hitting a pair of homeruns. Daily Recaps: July 18, […]
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (31-26) fell 8-6 to the Sioux Falls Canaries Thursday evening at Shaw Park. Box Score The Goldeyes opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Kyle Martin hit a two-run single to centre field off former Goldeyes starter Alex Boshers. Sioux Falls however tied the game […]
WINNIPEG, MB — Winnipeg’s offense was too much for the Sioux Falls Canaries on Tuesday night. The Goldeyes (30-25) knocked off the Birds (27-28) 11-2 at Shaw Park in Winnipeg. Winnipeg put up three big innings against Canary pitching, scoring four in the third, three in the fifth, and three in the seventh. Clint Coulter […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for July 10, 2019. There were eight games on Wednesday, including the Chicago Dogs sweeping a double-header with the Gary Southshore RailCats and John Brownell tossing a shutout as the Lincoln Saltdogs defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 6-0. […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — The Birds (26-24) came all the way back to defeat the Texas Airhogs (10-40) 9-8 on Wednesday. Andrew Ely doubled in the eighth inning to take the lead and secure the comeback win. “The guy was throwing cheese,” Ely said smiling. “I cheated to the pitch, I knew it was going […]
In this American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the highlights, transactions and news from the American Association for July 5, 2019. Six games were played on Friday, including the St. Paul Saints tying a team record with six homers to down the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 10-2, and the Lincoln Saltdogs defeated the Kansas City T-Bones, 9-5.
SIOUX FALLS, SD — It was the day after the Fourth of July, but the fireworks didn’t stop for the Sioux Falls Canaries (22-23). They defeated the Sioux City Explorers (23-23) 16-2 on Friday in dominating fashion. The Birds scored nine runs in the eighth inning to secure the blowout win. The Birds dominated from […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD — The Sioux Falls Canaries (18-18) lost to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (23-14) 5-3 on Tuesday. The Canaries brought the winning run to the plate in the ninth, couldn’t complete the comeback. The Birds also turned one of the weirdest double plays of the season that delayed the game for about 10 minutes. […]
