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 Ryan Lidge crouched down, bowed his head and gave his helmet a few smacks. “Whenever I slap my helmet, it’s just ‘Alright, Ryan. It’s time to go. It’s go time,’ and then go execute my plan,” Lidge said. Lidge dug into the batters box in the seventh inning with two runners on, [...]
By Jack Ankony Putting up a crooked number is the goal many teams strive for at the plate each inning. Do 10 runs count as a crooked number? Either way, a 10-run fifth inning from Fargo-Moorhead was the difference in tonight’s 17-5 loss from the Dogs. And just to salt the Dogs’ wounds, the RedHawks [...]