At Midway Point, Loons Enter Record Books

MIDLAND, Mich. - With hundreds of dads in attendance as part of a crowd of over 4,500 on Father's Day, the Great Lakes Loons sent them home in their blue Prostate Cancer Awareness shirts happy with a 6-3 win over the Dayton Dragons on Sunday. With the weight of clinching a playoff spot and trying to capture a 1st half Eastern Division title already off their shoulders, the Loons implemented a bullpen day on the mound and used some great at-bats to push across six runs on just eight hits. ... Full Story

Jones Shines in Crucial 2-1 Win

(Harrisburg, PA) - Damon Jones wasn't officially added to the Fightin Phils roster until about 30 minutes before first pitch in Sunday's series finale against the Senators at FNB Field. The lefthander's Double-A debut couldn't have gone much better, and he struck out a career-high 12 over six innings, becoming the first Fightins starter to accomplish the feat since Ben Lively on May 15, 2016 in Trenton. In another low-scoring and well-pitched game between the teams, Darick Hall's eighth inning double scored Mickey Moniak to give the Fightins the weekend series with a 2-1 win on Father's Day. ... Full Story

SeaWolves Beat Hartford in Rain-Shortened Game

The SeaWolves took down the Hartford Yard Goats in a rain-shortened game on Sunday afternoon 5-3. The second game of the doubleheader was cancelled due to rain and it will not be made up. The Yard Goats jumped ahead in the top of the first inning against Erie starter Spenser Watkins. Manny Melendez led off the game with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Tyler Nevin lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Melendez for a 1-0 lead. The SeaWolves took the lead in the home half of the first against Hartford starter Rico Garcia. With two outs, Jose Azocar singled and Frank Schwindel... Full Story

Davis Returns to Indy for MLB Rehab Start

INDIANAPOLIS - Today, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that right-handed pitcher Rookie Davis will make a rehab start with the Indianapolis Indians in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Pawtucket. The 25-year-old will be the 13th player to appear for the Tribe on a rehab assignment this season. Davis was on the Tribe's Opening Day roster after being signed to a minor league contract on Feb. 18, 2019. He went 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA (22er/37.0ip) in Indy before having his contract selected by Pittsburgh on May 25. He made five appearances with the big-league club, including one start, and tallied ... Full Story

• Dash Close out First Half with 6-2 Victory over Mudcats - Winston-Salem Dash (CarL)
• 1868 FC to Face Phoenix Rising FC in Tuesday Showdown - Reno 1868 FC (USL)
• At Midway Point, Loons Enter Record Books - Great Lakes Loons (MWL)
• Rafters Come Back to Pick up Big Road Win - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (Northwoods)
• Nuts Close First Half with 2-1 Triumph - Lansing Lugnuts (MWL)
• BayBears Win First-Half Finale, Split Series with Braves - Mobile BayBears (SL)
• Lions Take Down the Streets 68-55 - Columbus Lions (NAL)
• Wild Things Finish First Sweep of 2019 - Washington Wild Things (FL)
• Nine-Run Eighth Leads P-Nats into Break with Win - Potomac Nationals (CarL)
• Anthony Contreras Ties Wins Record for a Fort Wayne Manager - Fort Wayne TinCaps (MWL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Mendoza's homer, Love's solid pitching leads Voyagers to first win - PL Great Falls Tribune
• Lights FC stuns New Mexico United, stays unbeaten at home - USL Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Neuse helps Aviators win in Memphis - PCL Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Bisons pound Bats with 17 hits - IL Buffalo News
• Albany Empire rally past Washington Valor - AFL Albany Times-Union
• AquaSox top Dust Devils for 2nd straight win - NWL Everett Herald
• Tucson Sugar Skulls win to qualify for playoffs in first season - IFL Arizona Daily Star
• Otters even series with 7-6 victory over Boomers - FL WEHT
• Rested Forward Madison FC ends skid with victory over FC Tucson - USL1 Wisconsin State Journal
• Salem Red Sox extend winning streak with 5-4 win over Frederick - CarL Roanoke Times & World News
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup by David Carlson
• Baseball Mexico by Bruce Baskin
• Last Week Around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger

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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Arizona Hotshots - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
2. Triplets - Big3 (Big3)
3. Enemies - Big3 (Big3)
4. Dodgers 2 - Arizona League (AzL)
5. Bivouac - Big3 (Big3)
6. Aliens - Big3 (Big3)
7. Trilogy - Big3 (Big3)
8. Columbia Fireflies - South Atlantic League (SAL)
9. Whipsnakes - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
10. Atlas - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Triplets - Big3 (Big3)
• Trilogy - Big3 (Big3)
• Tri State - Big3 (Big3)
• Power - Big3 (Big3)
• Killer 3s - Big3 (Big3)
• Ghost Ballers - Big3 (Big3)
• Enemies - Big3 (Big3)
• Bivouac - Big3 (Big3)
• Ball Hogs - Big3 (Big3)
• Aliens - Big3 (Big3)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
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ApL, AzFL, AzL, CalL, CarL, EL, FSL, GCL, IL, ML, MWL, NWL, NYPL, PCL, PL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, Can-Am, FL, PA, Pecos

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Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
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AAL, AFL, CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
AAF, CFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
NWHL

LACROSSE
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NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
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OTHER
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SOCCER
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Women's Soccer
NWSL