River Cats settle for series split after dropping finale
EL PASO, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats (69-63) had a chance to secure their 12th division title on Sunday evening, but it was not meant to be, as the El Paso Chihuahuas (77-55) shut out Sacramento 6-0 behind a gem from lefty Dillon Overton.Starter Burch Smith was excellent through
Pair of seven-run innings sink River Cats
EL PASO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (69-62) allowed seven runs in two separate innings, falling 18-8 on Saturday night to the El Paso Chihuahuas (76-55).After giving up seven runs to the Chihuahuas in the fourth inning, the River Cats made a brief comeback by cutting the deficit to
Top of the River Cats lineup destroys El Paso pitching in decisive win
EL PASO, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats (69-61) inched closer to clinching a playoff berth Friday night, winning in convincing fashion, 11-5 against the El Paso Chihuahuas (75-55).The top of the Sacramento order wasn't fooled by El Paso's pitching on Friday night, as Mauricio Dubón, Joey Rickard and Mike
Rickard leads River Cats in powerful win over El Paso
EL PASO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (68-61) rebounded nicely from Wednesday night's shutout loss with a series-opening 9-3 win against the El Paso Chihuahuas (75-54).Sacramento was on the board early as leadoff man Mauricio Dubón singled and was immediately plated by outfielder Joey Rickard's first of two home
Davis stays hot but River Cats fall to Express
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (61-52) had the game slip away from them in the sixth inning as they dropped their second consecutive game to the Round Rock Express (67-45), this time by a final score of 7-3.New outfielder Jaylin Davis, acquired from the Minnesota Twins in
Davis, Rickard and Shaw homer in Texas slugfest
ROUND ROCK, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats (61-50) led for most of the night against the Round Rock Express (65-45), but they were dealt a 10-9 defeat following an eighth inning three-run homer against flame throwing righty Melvin Adon.The River Cats offense got off to a hot start Saturday
Davis sparks win in River Cats debut
ROUND ROCK, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (61-50) found another way to win, and this time it was a brand new River Cat driving in nearly all of the team's runs in a 4-3 victory over the Round Rock Express (65-45).Outfielder Jaylin Davis, one of a trio of players
Peña, Shaw power River Cats past Missions
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (59-50) finished the month of July on a high note, defeating the San Antonio Missions (68-41) 5-2 thanks to three home runs and a nice start from 24-year old Casey Meisner.Catcher Francisco Peña led the charge for the Sacramento offense Wednesday night,
River Cats drop series opener in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Sacramento River Cats (58-50), in their first ever meeting with the San Antonio Missions (68-40), watched the home club's leadoff hitter hit for the cycle in an 8-4 loss to open up the series.The first three hitters in the River Cats lineup reached base a
Rickard stays hot as River Cats win fourth straight series
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (58-49) topped the Tacoma Rainiers (49-58) on Sunday afternoon by a score of 6-2, earning their fourth series-victory in a row. Outfielder Joey Rickard extended his hitting streak to 12 games, the longest of the season for Sacramento.On a warm day at
Late rally comes up short for River Cats
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A night after breaking out for 18 runs on 16 hits, the Sacramento River Cats (57-49) were stifled by the Tacoma Rainiers (49-57), dropping game two of their three-game series by a score of 5-2.The River Cats offense was held in check on Saturday night against
River Cats explode in extras to down Grizzlies
Fresno, CA. - The Sacramento River Cats (55-47) hang on in an extra-inning thriller against Fresno Grizzlies (52-50), winning 8-6 after exploding for four runs in the 10th inning.Sacramento got off to a hot start Tuesday, plating four runs in the first three innings. Mike Gerber blasted a first inning
River Cats take series from Bees despite dropping finale
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Sacramento River Cats (51-47) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on Thursday but could not contain the Salt Lake Bees (42-56) offense, losing the series finale 9-6. The club will head to Tacoma tomorrow after taking three of five against the Bees.Sacramento outfielder
River Cats hang on for wild win in Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- The Sacramento River Cats (49-45) jumped out to a 10-1 lead after two innings but needed a wild game-ending play to squeeze by the Salt Lake Bees (40-54) by a final score of 12-11.The River Cats were fueled by a huge game at the plate
Duggar buries Aces with grand slam
Reno, Nevada - The Sacramento River Cats (45-43) used a dominant pitching performance from Conner Menez and a grand slam from Steven Duggar to defeat the Reno Aces (39-49) 5-1 on Saturday night in the Biggest Little City.Conner Menez flashed ace-like stuff Saturday night, twirling six shutout innings en route
Walk-off homer dooms River Cats in slugfest
West Sacramento, Calif. - The Sacramento River Cats (44-43) found themselves locked in a back and forth battle with the Reno Aces (39-48), losing in heartbreaking fashion on a walk-off home run from Pacific Coast League journeyman Cody Decker.Third basemen Zach Green continues to smash the baseball, blasting two more
River Cats come up just short in wild game vs. Chihuahuas
El Paso, Texas - The Sacramento River Cats (39-38) found themselves on the wrong side of a slugfest against the El Paso Chihuahuas (48-29), dropping the series opener 12-11.Runs were not hard to come by in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday night. The lead changed hands seven times throughout the
Tides' Rickard perfect on first five-hit night
Joey Rickard has the Tides rolling.The Orioles outfielder was perfect on Friday night, going 5-for-5 with a run scored to lead Triple-A Norfolk to a 5-2 victory over Buffalo at Harbor Park.It was Rickard's first career five-hit game and raised his batting average 114 points to .364 after he totaled
Biscuits' Rickard walks into record book
When Joey Rickard left the plate after his first time up on Tuesday night, "Walk it Out" blared on the sound system at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. And after the second, and again after the third.At that point, Biloxi first baseman Taylor Green leaned over and said, "That's three walks.""He was