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 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 [...]
By Jack Ankony Ryan Haug didn’t let a two-strike count dictate his at-bat. Fighting to do anything he could to reach first base, Haug drove the ball up the middle for a single, igniting the Dogs’ offense in the eighth inning. Brennan Metzger executed a textbook bunt to advance Haug to second base as the [...]
By Jack Ankony Before the Dogs’ series opener with the Houston Apollos on July 16, Dogs hitting coach Joe Dominiak conducted individual hitting sessions instead of batting practice on the field. Dominiak met with 10 Dogs hitters to break down their swings and work on mechanics. After losing two of three games to the Milwaukee [...]