Dogs take series over Cleburne as Crouse, Haug, starting pitching heats up

By Jack Ankony The Dogs capped off a series victory in Cleburne with a 6-1 win over the Railroaders on Wednesday night. With this win, the Dogs move into sole possession of second place in the North division in what promises to be a heated playoff race until the final day of the regular season. [...]

Dogs take series over Cleburne as Crouse, Haug, starting pitching heats up2021-08-04T23:19:24-05:00

Crouse’s late HR not enough to fuel Dogs comeback

By Jack Ankony Michael Crouse wouldn’t let the Dogs go down easily after trailing by five runs in the seventh inning, Crouse battled through an 0-2 count and crushed a three-run home run over the left field wall. Cutting the deficit to one run, the Dogs seemingly had life. But Cleburne responded with three runs [...]

Crouse’s late HR not enough to fuel Dogs comeback2021-08-02T23:11:43-05:00

Cliburn leads smooth transition despite drastic roster turnover

By Jack Ankony A towering fly ball collided with the center field wall, and AJ Jones had given up a run just five pitches into the Dogs’ Sunday afternoon contest with the Houston Apollos.  After striking out Ian Yetsko to end the first inning, Jones walked off the mound with four earned runs to his [...]

Cliburn leads smooth transition despite drastic roster turnover2021-07-20T16:55:01-05:00

Dogs don’t panic, deliver in the clutch to sweep Apollos

By Jack Ankony It would be hard to guess the score of the game given a close-up shot of the Dogs’ dugout. A level-headed mentality is employed throughout the veteran-led clubhouse, which doesn’t allow its players to get too high or too low in any situation. This culture was vital in the Dogs’ afternoon contest [...]

Dogs don’t panic, deliver in the clutch to sweep Apollos2021-07-18T21:36:19-05:00

Jones’ seven scoreless frames lead Dogs to sixth win in seven games

By Jack Ankony Danny Mars lined his fifth hit in five at-bats to right field to score Michael Crouse in the first inning. That’s all it took. The Dogs would tack on two more runs in the opening frame thanks to a Johnny Adams bases-loaded walk and a Ryan Haug fielder’s choice. But Mars’ RBI [...]

Jones’ seven scoreless frames lead Dogs to sixth win in seven games2021-07-07T23:23:36-05:00

Jones pitches into ninth against Apollos, develops new arsenal thanks to Cliburn

By Jack Ankony AJ Jones walked off the mound in the eighth inning with both hands gripping his head in shock. Dogs third baseman T.J. Bennett had just completed his second highlight-reel play of the night, a barehanded scoop followed by a laser throw to K.C. Hobson at first base. With this out, Jones was [...]

Jones pitches into ninth against Apollos, develops new arsenal thanks to Cliburn2021-07-02T22:58:36-05:00

Jones builds confidence in second start, Kinley shuts door to secure 5-3 win

By Jack Ankony After losing three relievers and one starter to MLB organizations in a one-week span, there were questions about how the Dogs would replace that talent. In Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Kane County Cougars, answers emerged. AJ Jones made his second professional start on Saturday night and kept the Dogs in control [...]

Jones builds confidence in second start, Kinley shuts door to secure 5-3 win2021-06-27T01:41:36-05:00

Dogs drop second game to Cougars, Crawford’s steady improvement continues

By Jack Ankony With the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh, it was up to Michael Crouse to come through for the Dogs.  The Dogs were trailing 2-0 and had managed just two hits to this point, but Crouse kept his head down on a slider on the outside corner and ripped it [...]

Dogs drop second game to Cougars, Crawford’s steady improvement continues2021-06-26T00:34:52-05:00

Dogs fall 11-0 to RedHawks in night filled with professional debuts

By Jack Ankony It was an experimental night in Fargo, North Dakota for Butch Hobson and the Dogs. After losing three relievers and one starter to MLB organizations over the last week, we got a look at some of the new Dogs arms on Monday night against the RedHawks. Things didn’t go quite as planned, [...]

Dogs fall 11-0 to RedHawks in night filled with professional debuts2021-06-21T22:51:12-05:00