By Jack Ankony Ryan Lidge roped a single in his first at-bat against the Cleburne Railroaders on Aug. 4. When he reached first base safely, Dogs hitting coach Joe Dominiak poked fun at Lidge. “This is first base,” Dominiak told Lidge. “Second is over there, third base is over there.” Dominiak jokingly explained the layout [...]
By Jack Ankony If a breaking ball is hung in the zone to Michael Crouse, chances are he’ll make the pitcher pay. Facing a 1-0 deficit and a 2-2 count with two outs in the third inning, Crouse was all over Kody Bullard’s belt-high breaking ball. The Dogs’ center fielder blasted a moonshot over the [...]
By Jack Ankony The Birdcage couldn’t contain the Dogs through four innings. The first three hitters in the Dogs’ lineup, Brennan Metzger, Michael Crouse and Danny Mars, each homered to give the Dogs a 9-2 lead heading into the fifth inning. But it turned out that each of these long balls were crucial as Sioux [...]
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 When Jordan Kipper faced the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on May 26, he allowed seven earned runs. But it was a completely different story on Wednesday night against the RedHawks thanks to a new pitch he developed over the offseason. Kipper trained with former MLB pitcher David Aardsma to develop a slider, which has [...]
By Jack Ankony The Dogs loaded the bases in the top of the third inning, with an eye on taking a commanding lead in the final game of a four-game series at Sioux City. Michael Crouse was 6-for-11 in the first three games of the series, but struck out in this prime run-scoring opportunity. Brennan [...]
By Jack Ankony The Dogs showed no mercy at the plate on June 7, cranking six home runs en route to a 12-6 win at Mercy Field against the Sioux City Explorers. K.C. Hobson was the winner of Monday’s home run derby, as he extended his hit streak to 10 games. Hobson hit two towering [...]
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 [...]
By Jack Ankony It looked like Ryan Haug's RBI single and first hit of the season would be the game-winner. Haug’s frozen-rope base hit up the middle scored Harrison Smith to give the Dogs a 4-3 lead in the top of the 9th inning. But after the Winnipeg Goldeyes loaded the bases in the ninth, [...]