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 [...]
By Jack Ankony After drilling a home run into the bullpen last night, K.C. Hobson upped the ante on Tuesday with a home run over the bleachers, crashing into the brick wall of the Diamond Club at the U.S. Steelyard. Hobson’s 10th home run, and fourth in the last four games, gave the Dogs a [...]
By Jack Ankony After being robbed of a home run by RailCats left fielder Alec Olund in the fifth inning, K.C. Hobson spun his helmet between his hands and walked slowly back to the dugout. But as Hobson dug into the batter’s box in the seventh inning, he made sure Olund had no chance of [...]
By Jack Ankony T.J. Bennett’s eyes widened as he saw a belt-high breaking ball. He jumped on the pitch and punched it to the opposite field over the leftfield wall. In just his eighth at-bat of the season, the Dogs could feel his impact. His second home run in his first two games for the [...]
By Jack Ankony When K.C. Hobson hits it on the sweet spot, it’s often clear that the ball is headed for the stands. In the seventh inning of the Dogs matchup with the Gary SouthShore RailCats on June 5, Hobson’s barrel connected for a no-doubt, two-run home run over the right field wall. This was [...]
By Jack Ankony After a seventh comeback win on Wednesday, the Dogs began their rally in the ninth inning on Thursday. Dogs leadoff hitter Brennan Metzger stepped up to the plate with one out and the bases loaded, and cut the deficit to two runs with a sacrifice fly. The Dogs last hope at another [...]