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2006

In 2006, a seismic shift permanently altered the landscape of independent baseball. The Lincoln Saltdogs, Sioux City Explorers, Sioux Falls Canaries, and St. Paul Saints sent shockwaves by departing the Northern League to form a new league. They teamed up with five remaining members of the Central League: the Coastal Bend Aviators, El Paso Diablos, Fort Worth Cats, Pensacola Pelicans, and Shreveport Sports. With one more team needed, an expansion team was awarded to St. Joseph, Missouri, and the St. Joe Blacksnakes were born. When the dust settled, the Central League was dead, the Northern League was permanently hobbled (lasting five more seasons, fielding only six teams in four of them), and a new circuit carved a swath across mid-America.

The format would be basically identical to what the Northern League ran out in 2005: ten teams in two divisions, with a 96-game schedule and a two-half playoff system. The four Northern League ex-pats joined St. Joe to form the North Division, while the Central League leftovers formed the South Division. The geography was certainly odd, with a league stretching from the Florida Panhandle to Minnesota to the Mountain Time Zone. The footprint was big, but so was the vision, and with that vision, the league decided to adopt the name of one the great minor leagues of yore, resurrecting a name dormant since the Triple-A league of that name folded in 1997: the American Association of Professional Baseball.

With the hard part out of the way, the games began on May 11. Lincoln won the first game in AA history, which would be appropriate, as the Saltdogs posted the league’s best record and won both halves in the North. They edged St. Paul by two games in the first half, then ripped off a 34-14 second half. St. Paul again finished second and took a wild card spot. In the South, Shreveport won the last six games of the first half to overtake Fort Worth by two games, while the South also saw Coastal Bend start 23-14, then lose their final 11 games of the half. The Cats flipped the script in the second half, finishing three games ahead of the Sports with a dominant 32-15 finish.

In the postseason, Lincoln took Game 1 at home, but St. Paul blitzed the Saltdogs 25-5 over the last three games for a sizeable upset in the first round. Shreveport took a 2-1 lead, but Fort Worth won the last two games at home to reach the Finals. The script was similar in the Finals: the Cats fell behind 2-1 (despite a league-record 11.1 innings from starter Cory Walters in a Game 3 loss), but won two one-run games, this time on the road, to steal the title from St. Paul. After winning the final Central League crown in 2005, the Cats now had the inaugural American Association title. They were the first team to raise the trophy that initially was unnamed but would eventually bear the name of the man who helped found the American Association: the Miles Wolff Cup.

FINAL STANDINGS
(Click team name for full schedule)

North Division

Team	W	L	Win Pct.	GB	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Attend.
Lincoln Saltdogs-yx	65	31	.677	—	591	394	190,873
St. Paul Saints-z	54	42	.563	11.0	534	457	288,171
St. Joe Blacksnakes	49	46	.516	15.5	478	501	59,264
Sioux City Explorers	43	53	.448	22.0	496	572	86,823
Sioux Falls Canaries	34	62	.354	31.0	460	575	120,536

South Division

Team	W	L	Win Pct.	GB	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Attend.
Fort Worth Cats-y	56	39	.589	—	472	450	177,894
Shreveport Sports-x	54	39	.581	1.0	512	382	53,107
Coastal Bend Aviators	49	47	.510	7.5	459	507	85,682
Pensacola Pelicans	39	57	.406	17.5	477	509	78,765
El Paso Diablos	33	60	.355	22.0	515	647	155,651

y-First half winner x-Second half winner z-Wild card winner

Playoffs

First Round — ST. PAUL WINS 3-1

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
8/28/06	St. Paul 2 at Lincoln 4	L. Gulin	J. Lord	–	3,265
8/29/06	St. Paul 11 at Lincoln 2	A. Boughner	J. Blitstein	–	4,054
8/31/06	Lincoln 2 at St. Paul 10	C. Ruud	B. Rodaway	–	2,906
9/1/06	Lincoln 1 at St. Paul 4	J. Lord	B. Lincoln	M. Hammons	2,323

First Round — FORT WORTH WINS 3-2

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
8/28/06	Fort Worth 12 at Shreveport 7	B. Newman	T.J. Hendicks	–	717
8/29/06	Fort Worth 4 at Shreveport 7	B. Snow	K. Hull	–	1,070
8/31/06	Shreveport 4 at Fort Worth 2	D. Cunningham	J. Kirsten	–	1,817
9/1/06	Shreveport 4 at Fort Worth 8	D. Valentin	E. Wikstrom	–	2,166
9/2/06	Shreveport 2 at Fort Worth 4	C. Walters	T.J. Hendicks	S. Wilkerson	2,035

American Association Finals — FORT WORTH WINS 3-2

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/5/06	St. Paul 3 at Fort Worth 8	J. Kirsten	A. Boughner	–	1,177
9/6/06	St. Paul 7 at Fort Worth 2	C. Ruud	K. Hull	–	1,121
9/8/06	Fort Worth 2 at St. Paul 3 (12 innings)	M. Hammons	C. Walters	–	2,441
9/9/06	Fort Worth 4 at St. Paul 3	D. Valentin	A. Boughner	S. Wilkerson	2,139
9/10/06	Fort Worth 2 at St. Paul 1	J. Kirsten	C. Ruud	J. Montani	1,627

Award Winners

Player of the Year	Pichi Balet (Lincoln) 86 G, .378/.429/.528, 136 H, 78 R, 21 2B, 9 HR, 82 RBI
Right-Handed Pitcher of the Year	Cory Walters (Fort Worth) 14-4, 3.08 ERA, 19 G, 3 CG, 131.2 IP, 111 K, 1.086 WHIP
Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year	Lindsay Gulin (Lincoln) 13-2, 2.10 ERA, 19 G, 120.0 IP, 104 K, 0.917 WHIP
Rookie of the Year	Jimmy Mojica (St. Joe) 87 G, .299/.379/.367, 88 H, 10 2B, 0 HR, 32 RBI, 17 SB
Rookie Pitcher of the Year	Jason Howerton (Lincoln) 4-0, 2.61 ERA, 16 G, 20.2 IP, 12 K, 1.355 WHIP
Manager of the Year	Tim Johnson (Lincoln) 65-31 record, won both halves

Postseason All-Stars

Catcher	Chris Grossman (Sioux City 96 G, .305/.371/.521, 107 H, 61 R, 30 2B, 14 HR, 56 RBI
First Base	Pichi Balet (Lincoln) 86 G, .378/.429/.528, 136 H, 78 R, 21 2B, 9 HR, 82 RBI
Second Base	Alex Llanos (Sioux City) 83 G, .341/.418/.484, 107 H, 48 R, 13 2B, 10 HR, 43 RBI, 15 SB
Third Base	Trino Aguilar (Pensacola) 92 G, .322/.360/.468, 117 H, 59 R, 23 2B, 8 HR, 51 RBI, 12 SB
Shortstop	Carlo Mendoza (Pensacola) 68 G, .346/.436/.458, 90 H, 40 R, 20 2B, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 21 SB
Outfield	Brian Sprout (St. Paul) 91 G, .350/.429/.528, 118 H, 64 R, 28 2B, 10 HR, 59 RBI, 10 SB
Outfield	Chad Hermansen (Sioux Falls) 94 G, .317/.400/.579, 119 H, 77 R, 35 2B, 19 HR, 72 RBI
Outfield	Wil Quintana (St. Joe) 88 G, .271/.331/.534, 96 H, 63 R, 24 2B, 21 HR, 71 RBI
Designated Hitter	Jorge Alvarez (El Paso) 93 G, .330/.374/.470, 125 H, 68 R, 33 2B, 6 HR, 78 RBI
Right-Handed Pitcher	Cory Walters (Fort Worth) 14-4, 3.08 ERA, 19 G, 3 CG, 131.2 IP, 111 K, 1.086 WHIP
Left-Handed Pitcher	Lindsay Gulin (Lincoln) 13-2, 2.10 ERA, 19 G, 120.0 IP, 104 K, 0.917 WHIP
Relief Pitcher	Tony Pierce (Pensacola) 2-4, 1.83 ERA, 37 G, 21 SV, 34.1 IP, 53 K, 1.340 WHIP

All-Star Game (vs. Can-Am League All-Stars)

July 18, 2006 at Cohen Stadium – El Paso, TX

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Can-Am	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
AA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	X	5	13	1

All-Star Rosters (Click to expand/collapse)

American Association

American Association Starters

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	SELECTIONS
C	Dennis Anderson	Sioux Falls	1st
1B	Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	1st
2B	Alex Llanos	Sioux City	1st
3B	Trino Aguilar	Pensacola	1st
SS	Carlos Mendoza	Pensacola	1st
OF	Carlos Adolfo	Fort Worth	1st
OF	Wil Quintana	St. Joe	1st
OF	Brian Sprout	St. Paul	1st
DH	Jake Whitesides	St. Joe	1st
SP	Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	1st

American Association Reserves & Pitchers

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	SELECTIONS
C	Kevin Sullivan	Lincoln	1st
OF	Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	1st
P	Rusty Begnaud (DNP)	Pensacola	1st
P	Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	1st
P	Jerrod Fuell	Lincoln	1st
P	Matt Hammons	St. Paul	1st
P	T.J. Hendricks	Shreveport	1st
P	John Howerton	Sioux City	1st
P	Justin Lord	St. Paul	1st
P	Tim McGough	Coastal Bend	1st

Can-Am League

Can-Am League Starters

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	SELECTIONS
C	Jason Belcher	New Jersey	1st
1B	Bill Peavey	New Jersey	1st
2B	Tom Creighton	Nashua	1st
3B	Andy Dillard	Nashua	1st
SS	Chris Rowan	North Shore	1st
OF	Josh Beauregard	Worcester	1st
OF	Jason Tuttle	New Jersey	1st
OF	Andrew Wishy	North Shore	1st
DH	Jeff Brooks	North Shore	1st
SP	Ryan Biconda	North Shore	1st

Can-Am League Reserves & Pitchers

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	SELECTIONS
C	Onix Mercado	Worcester	1st
INF	Jose Delgado	New Haven County	1st
P	Jose Correa	Sussex	1st
P	Junior Guerrero	Worcester	1st
P	Cristian Mendoza (DNP)	Quebec	1st
P	Bryan Morse	North Shore	1st
P	Isaac Pavlik	New Jersey	1st
P	Rolando Valles	New Haven County	1st
P	Rolando Viera	Brockton	1st

League Leaders

Batting Leaders (Click to expand/collapse)

Batting Average – Minimum 2.6 PA/G

Pichi Balet	Lincoln	.378
Adam Olow	St. Paul	.360
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	.350
Carlos Mendoza	Pensacola	.346
J.P. Schmidt	El Paso	.345
Alex Llanos	Sioux City	.341
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	.338
Evan Tartaglia	Coastal Bend/Lincoln	.335
Al Corbell	Shreveport	.332
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	.331

Games Played

Chris Grossman	Sioux City	96
Josh Patton	Lincoln	96
Terence Green	Fort Worth	95
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	95
Bryon Smith	Coastal Bend	95
Chris Hall	Sioux Falls	94
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	94
Scooter Jordan	St. Joe	94
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	94
Five tied		93

Plate Appearances

Terence Green	Fort Worth	439
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	434
Scooter Jordan	St. Joe	432
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	430
Josh Patton	Lincoln	429
Ben Thomas	St. Joe	426
Josh Renick	St. Paul	424
Chad Gambill	Shreveport	419
Cory Harris	Lincoln/St. Joe	417
Ralph Santana	Sioux Falls	416

At-Bats

Bryan Warner	Lincoln	394
Terence Green	Fort Worth	392
Chad Gambill	Shreveport	381
Cory Harris	Lincoln/St. Joe	381
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	379
Josh Renick	St. Paul	376
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	375
Ralph Santana	Sioux Falls	373
Josh Patton	Lincoln	371
Brian Fryer	Coastal Bend	371

Hits

Pichi Balet	Lincoln	136
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	133
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	125
Terence Green	Fort Worth	123
Josh Patton	Lincoln	121
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	119
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	118
Trino Aguilar	Pensacola	117
Brian Fryer	Coastal Bend	116
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	116

Runs

Evan Tartaglia	Coastal Bend/Lincoln	80
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	77
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	77
Jordan Foster	Fort Worth	70
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	68
Pichi Balet	Lincoln	67
Josh Patton	Lincoln	67
Scooter Jordan	St. Joe	67
Ben Thomas	St. Joe	66
Neb Brown	Shreveport	66

Doubles

Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	35
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	33
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	32
Chris Grossman	Sioux City	30
Paul Powell	Lincoln	30
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	28
Ben Thomas	St. Joe	28
Josh Patton	Lincoln	26
Ryan Gripp	Sioux City	25
Seven tied		24

Triples

Jake Whitesides	St. Joe	13
Evan Tartaglia	Coastal Bend/Lincoln	8
Enohel Polanco	Shreveport	7
Denver Kitch	St. Joe	6
Josh Patton	Lincoln	6
Carlos Sepulveda	El Paso/Fort Worth	6
Jimmy Mojica	St. Joe	5
Eight tied		4

Home Runs

Wil Quintana	St. Joe	21
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	19
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	19
Cory Harris	Lincoln/St. Joe	15
Kevin Henry	Sioux City	14
Chris Grossman	Sioux City	14
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	13
Juan Rocha	Pensacola	13
Brian Buchanan	St. Paul	11
Josh Patton	Lincoln	11

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Pichi Balet	Lincoln	82
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	79
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	78
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	72
Wil Quintana	St. Joe	71
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	65
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	65
Josh Patton	Lincoln	64
Mark Burke	St. Joe	62
Cory Harris	Lincoln/St. Joe	60

Stolen Bases

Evan Tartaglia	Coastal Bend/Lincoln	45
Coby Smith	Shreveport	42
Ralph Santana	Sioux Falls	40
Brian Fryer	Coastal Bend	33
Scooter Jordan	St. Joe	33
Neb Brown	Shreveport	28
Terence Green	Fort Worth	28
Tony Mota	Fort Worth	27
J.P. Schmidt	El Paso	26
Carlos Mendoza	Pensacola	21

Extra-Base Hits

Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	57
Wil Quintana	St. Joe	48
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	46
Chris Grossman	Sioux City	46
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	45
Josh Patton	Lincoln	43
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	40
Cory Harris	Lincoln/St. Joe	40
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	39
Ryan Gripp	Sioux City	38
Paul Powell	Lincoln	38

Total Bases

Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	217
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	195
Josh Patton	Lincoln	192
Pichi Balet	Lincoln	190
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	189
Wil Quintana	St. Joe	189
Chris Grossman	Sioux City	183
Bryan Warner	Lincoln	183
Jorge Alvarez	El Paso	178
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	178

Walks

Scooter Jordan	St. Joe	67
Ryan Ruiz	Coastal Bend/Sioux City	64
Austin Easley	Shreveport	56
J.P. Schmidt	El Paso	53
Carlos Sepulveda	El Paso/Fort Worth	53
Neb Brown	Shreveport	48
Mark Burke	St. Joe	47
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	46
Josh Patton	Lincoln	45
Rolo Avila	Pensacola	44
Tony Mota	Fort Worth	44

Strikeouts

Wil Quintana	St. Joe	107
Austin Easley	Shreveport	94
Bo Brown	Pensacola	88
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	79
Tim Dorn	Pensacola	76
Jose Torres	Lincoln/St. Paul	76
Chad Gambill	Shreveport	75
Kevin Henry	Sioux City	71
Denver Kitch	St. Joe	71
Bryon Smith	Coastal Bend	70

Hit By Pitch

Carlos Sepulveda	El Paso/Fort Worth	15
Jose Torres	Lincoln/St. Paul	14
Rob Fischer	St. Paul	13
Larry Bethea	Pensacola	12
Neb Brown	Shreveport	11
J.J Burress	Sioux City	11
Trino Aguilar	Pensacola	10
Brian Fryer	Coastal Bend	10
Six tied		9

On-Base Percentage (OBP) –  Minimum 2.6 PA/G

Adam Olow	St. Paul	.475
J.P. Schmidt	El Paso	.438
Carlos Mendoza	Pensacola	.436
Pichi Balet	Lincoln	.429
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	.429
Todd Self	Shreveport	.428
Alex Llanos	Sioux City	.418
Albenis Machado	El Paso	.418
Dennis Anderson	Sioux Falls	.417
Neb Brown	Shreveport	.408

Slugging Percentage (SLUG) – Minimum 2.6 PA/G

Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	.579
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	.539
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	.536
Wil Quintana	St. Joe	.534
Pichi Balet	Lincoln	.528
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	.528
Brett Cooley	Lincoln	.528
Chris Grossman	Sioux City	.521
Josh Patton	Lincoln	.518
Todd Self	Shreveport	.514

On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) – Minimum 2.6 PA/G

Adam Olow	St. Paul	.980
Chad Hermansen	Sioux Falls	.979
Pichi Balet	Lincoln	.957
Brian Sprout	St. Paul	.957
Todd Self	Shreveport	.942
Abner Arroyo	Sioux Falls	.939
Josh Patton	Lincoln	.919
Jorge Moreno	Sioux City	.909
Brett Cooley	Lincoln	.909
Alex Llanos	Sioux City	.902

Pitching Leaders (Click to expand/collapse)

Wins

Cory Walters	Fort Worth	14
Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	13
Justin Lord	St. Paul	11
Eric Wikstrom	Shreveport	11
Ben Fox	Lincoln	10
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	10
Kyle Ruwe	Lincoln	10
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	9
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	9
J.R. Pickens	Coastal Bend	9
Bert Snow	Shreveport	9
Andy Torres	El Paso	9

Losses

David McWatters	El Paso	11
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	9
Justin Abbott	El Paso	8
Clark Girardeau	Pensacola	8
Doug Johnson	Sioux Falls	8
Tom Lipari	Sioux City	8
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	8
10 tied		7

Earned Run Average (ERA)  – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	2.10
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	2.31
Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	2.97
Tony Cogan	Sioux Falls	3.02
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	3.08
Bert Snow	Shreveport	3.13
Kevin Hull	Fort Worth	3.25
Pedro Flores	Coastal Bend	3.27
B.J. Litchfield	Coastal Bend	3.32
Josh Neitz	Shreveport	3.34

Games Pitched

B.J. Litchfield	Coastal Bend	53
Matt Johnson	St. Joe	43
Jamie Tricoglou	St. Joe	43
Stevie Wilkerson	Fort Worth	43
Lenny Bays	Sioux Falls	41
Matt Hammons	St. Paul	41
Matt Pike	St. Paul	41
Kyle Ruwe	Lincoln	41
Richard Dobson	Pensacola	40
J.C. Huguet	St. Joe	40
Aaron Kirkland	Shreveport	40
J.R. Pickens	Coastal Bend	40

Games Started

Pedro Flores	Coastal Bend	21
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	20
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	20
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	19
Ben Fox	Lincoln	19
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	19
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	19
Justin Lord	St. Paul	19
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	19
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	19
Eric Wikstrom	Shreveport	19

Complete Games

Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	5
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	4
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	3
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	3
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	3
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	3
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	2
Sean Donlin	Sioux Falls	2
Joel Kirsten	Fort Worth	2
Aaron Marsden	Sioux City/Lincoln	2
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	2
Josh Neitz	Shreveport	2

Shutouts

Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	4
Josh Neitz	Shreveport	2
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	2
Bryan Heaston	Coastal Bend	1
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	1
Joel Kirsten	Fort Worth	1
Justin Lord	St. Paul	1
Aaron Marsden	Sioux City/Lincoln	1
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	1
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	1
Kyle Ruwe	Lincoln	1

Saves

Matt Hammons	St. Paul	22
Tony Pierce	Pensacola	21
Jamie Tricoglou	St. Joe	19
Stevie Wilkerson	Fort Worth	19
Sean Kramer	Sioux City	15
Jerrod Fuell	Lincoln	11
Jim Lira	Coastal Bend	11
Matt Montgomery	Sioux Falls	9
Gerson Mercedes	Shreveport	8
B.J. Litchfield	Coastal Bend	7
Joslin Ramirez	El Paso	7

Innings Pitched

Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	142.0
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	140.0
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	132.2
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	132.0
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	131.2
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	130.1
Pedro Flores	Coastal Bend	126.2
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	121.2
Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	120.0
Justin Lord	St. Paul	120.0

Hits Allowed

David McWatters	El Paso	170
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	159
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	153
Andy Torres	El Paso	153
Tom Lipari	Sioux City	149
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	143
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	143
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	138
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	136
Sam Smith	Pensacola	134

Runs Allowed

David McWatters	El Paso	100
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	84
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	82
Aaron Marsden	Sioux City/Lincoln	74
Sam Smith	Pensacola	71
Andy Torres	El Paso	70
Tom Lipari	Sioux City	69
Ben Fox	Lincoln	69
Aaron Garrison	Sioux Falls	69
Ricky Stover	Coastal Bend	68

Earned Runs Allowed

David McWatters	El Paso	91
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	74
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	67
Aaron Marsden	Sioux City/Lincoln	63
Karsten Gaarder	Sioux City	63
Tom Lipari	Sioux City	62
Ricky Stover	Coastal Bend	62
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	62
Aaron Garrison	Sioux Falls	60
Four tied		56

Home Runs Allowed

Ricky Stover	Coastal Bend	16
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	16
David McWatters	El Paso	15
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	15
Doug Johnson	Sioux Falls	14
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	14
Karsten Gaarder	Sioux City	13
Justin Lord	St. Paul	13
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	13
Eric Wikstrom	Shreveport	12

Walks

Dan Grybash	Fort Worth	65
Pedro Flores	Coastal Bend	63
Bryan Heaston	Coastal Bend	53
Todd Androsko	Pensacola	51
Kevin Hull	Fort Worth	51
Aaron Garrison	Sioux Falls	50
Ben Fox	Lincoln	49
Ricky Stover	Coastal Bend	49
Karsten Gaarder	Sioux City	47
Bert Snow	Shreveport	45
Tom Lipari	Sioux City	45

Strikeouts

Cory Walters	Fort Worth	111
Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	105
Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	104
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	96
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	96
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	89
Bert Snow	Shreveport	86
Jose Lopez	Coastal Bend	81
J.C. Huguet	St. Joe	79
Kevin Hull	Fort Worth	78

Hit Batters

Jesen Merle	St. Joe	18
Kevin Brower	El Paso	13
Doug Johnson	Sioux Falls	13
Ricky Stover	Coastal Bend	13
Robbie Wachman	El Paso	12
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	11
Evan Thomas	St. Joe	11
Ryan Weems	Fort Worth	10
Clark Girardeau	Pensacola	10
Kevin Hull	Fort Worth	9
Jamie Tricoglou	St. Joe	9

Wild Pitches

Aaron Garrison	Sioux Falls	19
Dustin Cameron	El Paso	11
Dan Grybash	Fort Worth	11
Karsten Gaarder	Sioux City	10
Benny Walker	Pensacola	10
Sean Donlin	Sioux Falls	9
Aaron Marsden	Sioux City/Lincoln	9
Nine tied		8

Walks + Hits Per Inning (WHIP)  – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	0.917
Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	0.990
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	1.086
Kyle Ruwe	Lincoln	1.138
Josh Neitz	Shreveport	1.145
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	1.183
J.C. Huguet	St. Joe	1.213
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	1.221
Joel Kirsten	Fort Worth	1.230
Justin Lord	St. Paul	1.250

Hits Per 9 Innings (H/9)  – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	6.8
Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	7.1
J.C. Huguet	St. Joe	7.4
Josh Neitz	Shreveport	7.7
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	8.1
Bert Snow	Shreveport	8.1
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	8.4
Joel Kirsten	Fort Worth	8.7
Jeff Blitstein	Lincoln	8.9
Kevin Hull	Fort Worth	8.9

Walks Per 9 Innings (H/9)  – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Kyle Ruwe	Lincoln	1.2
Justin Lord	St. Paul	1.5
Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	1.5
Anthony Boughner	St. Paul	1.6
Billy Keppinger	Sioux City	1.6
Mike Meyer	St. Paul	1.7
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	1.7
Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	1.8
Donovan Graves	St. Joe	1.9
Charlie Ruud	St. Paul	1.9

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings (H/9)  – Minimum 0.8 IP/G

Mark Nussbeck	St. Joe	9.7
J.C. Huguet	St. Joe	8.0
Lindsay Gulin	Lincoln	7.8
Cory Walters	Fort Worth	7.6
Brian Rodaway	Lincoln	7.5
Sean Donlin	Sioux Falls	7.4
Todd Androsko	Pensacola	7.4
Bert Snow	Shreveport	7.1
Bryan Heaston	Coastal Bend	7.0
Aaron Garrison	Sioux Falls	6.8