May 19th results in the American Association: Gary SouthShore 7, Chicago 5; Texas 6, Winnipeg 4; Fargo-Moorhead 7, Kansas City 2 (Game 1); Kansas City 8, Fargo-Moorhead 1 (Game 2); Lincoln 10, Sioux City 9; St. Paul 9, Milwaukee 5; Cleburne 11, Sioux Falls 9.
Five innings of one-run ball from Trevor Lubking and a season-high 13 hits from the Gary offense led the RailCats to a 7-5 win over the Chicago Dogs on Sunday afternoon at Impact Field. The win was Gary’s first of the year and featured eight different RailCat hitters reaching base safely.
The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, did not have a baserunner until the sixth inning but rallied to score four runs in the ninth and nab a 5-1 win over the Joliet Slammers on the road Sunday afternoon, winning the series.
May 18th results in the American Association: Chicago 5, Gary SouthShore 1; Lincoln 4, Sioux City 3; St. Paul 2, Milwaukee 1; Winnipeg 6, Texas 2; and Cleburne 4, Sioux Falls 1. Fargo-Moorhed at Kansas City was postponed due to rain.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (May 18, 2019) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club (4-5-4, 16 points) fell 4-1 to the San Jose Earthquakes (4-6-2, 14 points) at Avaya Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The result marked the Fire’s first defeat since April 28, snapping a three game unbeaten run in league play. Midfielder Aleksandar Katai scored for a second straight match to provide the team’s lone goal against the Earthquakes.
The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, scored four runs with two outs late in the game to break a 19.1 inning scoreless streak and rally to a 4-1 win over the Joliet Slammers on the road Saturday night.
Colin Willis snapped the Dogs’ potential shutout and combined no-hitter with a two-out RBI single to right in the top of the ninth off Rich Mascheri, however, Gary fell to Chicago, 5-1, in the second game of the season. Down to ‘Cats final strike, Willis pulled a soft line drive just over the head of Dogs first baseman Keon Barnum, scoring Alex Crosby from third.
Andy De Jesus homered in his first at-bat of the year but nine runs in the first two innings from Chicago was too much for Gary to overcome as the ‘Cats dropped their season-opener, 12-5, with 6,511 in attendance on Friday night at Impact Field. Friday’s game lasted four hours, 16 minutes mostly in part to a 57-minute rain delay with one out in the top of the third.
The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, mustered just three hits on a cold night at Joliet, dropping the series opener to the defending Frontier League champs by a 3-0 score.
May 17th results in the American Association: Kansas City 3, Fargo-Moorhead 0; Milwaukee 3, St. Paul 2; Winnipeg 7, Texas 1; Skioux Falls 3, Cleburne 1; Lincoln 4, Sioux City 1; Chicago 12, Gary Southshore 5.
