So, I had a day that I missed again yesterday. I had a friend come in from out of town. That lead to a late night sitting up on Wednesday followed by sleeping quite late on Thursday and then spending the remainder of Thursday trying to get other work done. I know, it’s a lame excuse, but it’s true.

I have also found out that working on promoting your book can really be a full-time job. I have spent much of this week lining up interviews and book-signings for my book which is out this month. I am going to St. Louis next month to be on a radio show and then doing a book signing at a local bookstore.

THE NORTHERN LEAGUE

The Gary SouthShore Railcats

Gary had a truly great game on Wednesday against the Kansas City T-Bones. They completely dominated and shut down Kansas City’s defense while opening the floodgates offensively. Their fortunes changed last night, however, as Kansas City held them to five runs while getting nine across.

August 15

FINAL SCORE: Railcats 10 T-Bones 0

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Railcats 5 T-Bones 9

The Schaumburg Flyers

The Flyers lost their first game in a series against the Calgary Vipers earlier this week. They seem to have responded quite well to that, however. They won the game on Wednesday night. It was a close one but they edged the Viper 6-5. On Thursday, the Flyers won again, holding the Vipers to two runs.

August 15

FINAL SCORE: Flyers 6 Vipers 5

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Flyers 5 Vipers 2

The Joliet Jackhammers

Joliet has had a real up and down time this week against the Fargo-Moorehead RedHawks. The lost the first two games. Last night, however, the Jackhammers scored five times while holding the RedHawks to two.

August 15

FINAL SCORE: Jackhammers 7 RedHawks 11

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Jackhammers 5 RedHawks 2

THE FRONTIER LEAGUE

The Windy City Thunderbolts

The ‘Bolts lost their first game against the Southern Illinois Miners this week, but came back swinging the next night. On Wednesday they scored ten times against the hapless Miners. Last night’s game was a bit tighter, but the ‘Bolts defense held the Miners to just one run which helped their 3 runs earn the victory.

August 15

FINAL SCORE: Thunderbolts 10 Miners 4

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Thunderbolts 3 Miners 1

The Rockford Riverhawks

The Riverhawks seem to have the number of the Evansville Otters. They have won every game of their series this week. On Wednesday they beat the Otters by one run in a close game that ended 5 - 4. The Riverhawks managed more offense the following night, scoring 9 runs while holding the Otters to only two runs.

August 15

FINAL SCORE: Riverhawks 5 Otters 4

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Riverhawks 9 Otters 2

THE MIDWEST LEAGUE (AFFILIATED TEAMS)

The Kane County Cougars

The Cougars took the 15th off along with the rest of the Midwest League. They then launched a series against the Swing from the Quad Cities. They did not do so well last night, however. The Cougars had started the month by earning the best record for August in the Midwest League and racked up 15 of 20. However, they have now lost four of their last five games, including last night.

August 15

No games

August 16

FINAL SCORE: Cougars 1 Swing 7

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