2018 Sioux City Explorers

2018 American Association
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Record: 71-29 (South, 1st place)
Postseason: L South Division Series vs. Kansas City (3-2)
Attendance (Rank): 63,498 (12th)
Manager: Steve Montgomery (5th season)

Postseason Awards:
INF Jose Sermo (split with Winnipeg) — Player of the Year; Postseason All-Star (Third Base)
LHP Justin Vernia — Rookie of the Year
OF Michael Lang — Postseason All-Star (Outfield)
INF Nate Samson — Postseason All-Star (Shortstop)

2018 Sioux City Explorers Results
Click on date for box score

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE		RECORD	WIN	LOSS	SAVE	TIME	ATTEND.
5/17/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	7-4	W	1-0	Eric Karch	Shairon Martis	Geoff Broussard	3:20	4,573
5/18/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	6-0	W	2-0	James Dykstra	Tyler Herron		2:47	2,401
5/19/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	14-6	W	3-0	Taylor Jordan	Austin Robichaux		3:53	1,930
5/20/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	3-4	L	3-1	Michael Tamburino	Justin Vernia	J.R. Bunda	2:54	1,912
5/22/2018	@ Sioux Falls Canaries	8-2	W	4-1	Luis Mateo	Jim Patterson	Eric Karch	3:32	1,629
5/23/2018	@ Sioux Falls Canaries	7-3	W	5-1	James Dykstra	Grady Wood	Ryan Horstman	3:15	1,587
5/24/2018	@ Sioux Falls Canaries	10-4	W	6-1	Taylor Jordan	Joe Bircher	Ryan Flores	3:17	1,529
5/25/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	3-2	W	7-1	Tyler Fallwell	Shawn Blackwell	Ryan Flores	3:06	1,238
5/26/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	7-1	W	8-1	Justin Vernia	Roman Gomez		3:02	873
5/27/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	6-9	L	8-2	Dylan Mouzakes	Luis Mateo	Cortland Cox	2:26	1,487
5/28/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	7-6 (10)	W	9-2	Patrick Schuster	Carlos Diaz		3:46	2,525
5/29/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	6-7	L	9-3	Pasquale Mazzoccoli	Tyler Fallwell	Francisco Gracesqui	2:51	592
5/30/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	2-10	L	9-4	Luis Paula	Parker Markel		3:09	895
5/31/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	5-4	W	10-4	Ryan Flores	Julio Eusebio		2:44	743
6/1/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	9-4	W	11-4	Luis Mateo	Gan Quan		3:22	1,667
6/2/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	4-2	W	12-4	James Dykstra	Pedro Hernandez	Parker Markel	3:22	2,222
6/3/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	10-2	W	13-4	Taylor Jordan	Miguel Rosario		3:20	1,543
6/4/2018	@ Cleburne Railroaders	5-2	W	14-4	Eric Karch	Patrick Mincey	Tyler Fallwell	3:25	1,238
6/5/2018	@ Cleburne Railroaders	5-2	W	15-4	Justin Vernia	Patrick Young	Tyler Fallwell	3:11	895
6/6/2018	@ Cleburne Railroaders	6-3	W	16-4	Luis Mateo	Roman Gomez	Eric Karch	3:15	863
6/8/2018	Texas AirHogs	12-3	W	17-4	James Dykstra	Sun Jianzeng		3:14	928
6/9/2018	Texas AirHogs	7-3	W	18-4	Taylor Jordan	Miguel Rosario	Parker Markel	3:04	2,266
6/10/2018	Texas AirHogs	5-6	L	18-5	Meng Weiqiang	Keith Picht	Taylor Wright	3:21	949
6/11/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	8-6	W	19-5	Ryan Flores	Barrett Astin	Eric Karch	2:54	2,046
6/12/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	0-6	L	19-6	James Buckelew	Luis Mateo		2:38	2,812
6/13/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	9-8	W	20-6	James Dykstra	Tommy Collier	Eric Karch	3:41	5,541
6/14/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	5-9	L	20-7	Joe Filomeno	Taylor Jordan		3:09	4,315
6/15/2018	@ Gary SouthShore RailCats	6-1	W	21-7	Keith Picht	Alex Gunn		3:25	5,874
6/16/2018	@ Gary SouthShore RailCats	5-1	W	22-7	Justin Vernia	Lars Liguori		2:47	3,814
6/17/2018	@ Gary SouthShore RailCats	8-1	W	23-7	Luis Mateo	Jeff McKenzie		2:34	3,284
6/19/2018	Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	3-5	L	23-8	Trey McNutt	James Dykstra	Randy McCurry	2:36	1,045
6/21/2018	Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	2-1 (8)	W	24-9	Taylor Jordan	Randy McCurry		2:07	–
6/21/2018	Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	3-4 (7)	L	23-9	Reese Gregory	Keith Picht	Randy McCurry	2:27	678
6/22/2018	Gary SouthShore RailCats	4-0	W	25-9	Justin Vernia	Lars Liguori		2:34	1,089
6/23/2018	Gary SouthShore RailCats	7-0	W	26-9	Luis Mateo	Jeff McKenzie		2:40	2,040
6/24/2018	Gary SouthShore RailCats	0-3 (7)	L	26-10	Daniel Minor	James Dykstra		2:22	829
6/25/2018	@ St. Paul Saints	11-3	W	27-10	Keith Picht	Ryan Boelter		2:59	7,532
6/26/2018	@ St. Paul Saints	5-2	W	28-10	Ryan Flores	Mike Devine	Eric Karch	2:56	7,189
6/27/2018	@ St. Paul Saints	9-2	W	29-10	Justin Vernia	Matt Solter		2:51	8,065
6/29/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	13-9	W	30-10	Luis Mateo	Tyler Kane		3:28	2,324
6/30/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	20-10	W	31-10	Tyler Fallwell	Seth Harvey		3:54	2,090
7/1/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	10-4	W	32-10	Taylor Jordan	Casey Harman		3:18	1,457
7/2/2018	Winnipeg Goldeyes	5-4	W	33-10	Keith Picht	JC Sulbaran	Eric Karch	3:07	904
7/3/2018	Winnipeg Goldeyes	4-0	W	34-10	Justin Vernia	Shane Dawson		3:01	4,781
7/4/2018	Winnipeg Goldeyes	13-6	W	35-10	Luis Mateo	Kevin McGovern		3:25	3,731
7/6/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	4-2	W	36-10	Ryan Flores	Travis Banwart	Eric Karch	3:21	1,029
7/7/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	5-9	L	36-11	Austin Boyle	Eric Karch		3:21	1,273
7/8/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	8-11	L	36-12	Seth Harvey	Ryan Flores	Austin Boyle	3:42	1,046
7/9/2018	@ Chicago Dogs	3-2	W	37-12	Justin Vernia	Scott Barnes	Eric Karch	3:13	1,676
7/10/2018	@ Chicago Dogs	3-5	L	37-13	Evan Smith	Luis Mateo	Taylor Grover	2:38	2,161
7/11/2018	@ Chicago Dogs	7-2	W	38-13	Ryan Flores	Connor Root		3:14	5,123
7/13/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	11-3	W	39-13	Taylor Jordan	Michael Tamburino		3:04	1,043
7/14/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	8-7	W	40-13	Ryan Flores	Jake Hohensee	Eric Karch	3:35	1,598
7/17/2018	St. Paul Saints	4-7	L	40-14	Ken Frosch	Will Lamarche	Mike Devine	3:15	1,050
7/18/2018	St. Paul Saints	1-6	L	40-15	Jake Matthys	Taylor Jordan		2:13	886
7/19/2018	St. Paul Saints	5-2	W	41-15	Keith Picht	Eddie Medina	Eric Karch	2:47	1,097
7/20/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	6-5	W	42-15	Justin Vernia	Kyle Kinman	Eric Karch	3:06	5,302
7/21/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	6-5	W	43-15	Patrick Schuster	Derek Gordon	Eric Karch	3:13	4,844
7/22/2018	@ Lincoln Saltdogs	2-3	L	43-16	J.R. Bunda	Ryan Flores	Jose Jose	3:00	2,795
7/23/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	6-1	W	44-16	Taylor Jordan	Jared Mortensen		3:12	853
7/24/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	11-2	W	45-16	Will Lamarche	Josh Hodges		2:37	1,306
7/25/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	6-3	W	46-16	Patrick Schuster	John Hayes	Eric Karch	3:16	817
7/26/2018	Cleburne Railroaders	13-1	W	47-16	Ian McKinney	Dylan Mouzakes	Dominic Topoozian	2:38	921
7/27/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	6-3	W	48-16	Patrick Schuster	Eric Wooten	Eric Karch	2:38	–
7/27/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	5-3 (7)	W	49-16	Luis Mateo	Cortland Cox	Eric Karch	2:13	2,496
7/28/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	2-1	W	50-16	Taylor Jordan	Austin Robichaux	Parker Markel	2:28	2,949
7/29/2018	Lincoln Saltdogs	4-2	W	51-16	James Dykstra	Joe Bircher	Eric Karch	2:46	1,019
7/31/2018	@ Cleburne Railroaders	5-4 (10)	W	52-16	Keith Picht	Shawn Blackwell	Eric Karch	3:29	986
8/1/2018	@ Cleburne Railroaders	3-5	L	52-17	Michael Gunn	Ian McKinney	Shawn Blackwell	2:39	–
8/2/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	6-2	W	53-17	Luis Mateo	Tyler Matzek		2:51	897
8/3/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	3-2	W	54-17	Taylor Jordan	Qi Xin	Eric Karch	2:45	1,243
8/4/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	14-1	W	55-17	James Dykstra	Sean Stutzman		3:17	1,872
8/5/2018	@ Texas AirHogs	8-2	W	56-17	Justin Vernia	Miguel Rosario		3:29	806
8/6/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	2-6	L	56-18	Brady Bowen	Ian McKinney	Daniel Tillman	3:20	1,056
8/7/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	0-3	L	56-19	Travis Banwart	Luis Mateo	Daniel Tillman	2:40	870
8/8/2018	Wichita Wingnuts	5-10	L	56-20	Casey Harman	Keith Picht		3:24	1,204
8/9/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	7-5	W	57-20	James Dykstra	Adam Bleday	Eric Karch	3:13	914
8/10/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	3-2 (11)	W	58-20	Parker Markel	Nick Lee		3:13	1,313
8/11/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	1-2	L	58-21	Tommy Collier	Eric Karch	Cody Winiarski	2:30	1,905
8/12/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	11-3	W	59-21	Luis Mateo	Lucas Irvine		3:19	1,000
8/15/2018	Chicago Dogs	3-2	W	60-21	Ryan Flores	Josh Goossen-Brown	Eric Karch	2:44	1,225
8/16/2018	Chicago Dogs	1-2 (10)	L	60-22	Taylor Grover	Keith Picht	Kaohi Downing	3:22	838
8/17/2018	@ Winnipeg Goldeyes	6-2	W	61-22	Justin Vernia	Brennan Bernardino	Parker Markel	2:52	4,095
8/18/2018	@ Winnipeg Goldeyes	2-0	W	62-22	Dominic Topoozian	Mitchell Lambson	Eric Karch	2:39	5,440
8/19/2018	@ Winnipeg Goldeyes	6-2	W	63-22	Jason Garcia	Alex Boshers		3:08	6,328
8/20/2018	@ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	3-7	L	63-23	DJ Brown	James Dykstra		2:58	3,153
8/21/2018	@ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	19-5	W	64-23	Ian McKinney	Will Solomon		4:12	3,032
8/22/2018	@ Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	7-3	W	65-23	Justin Vernia	Brandon Barker		3:31	2,965
8/23/2018	Sioux Falls Canaries	5-6	L	65-24	Jake Esch	Luis Mateo	Kyle Schepel	3:06	804
8/24/2018	Sioux Falls Canaries	8-3	W	66-24	Jason Garcia	Mark Seyler		2:55	975
8/25/2018	Sioux Falls Canaries	0-3	L	66-25	Miles Nordgren	James Dykstra	Kyle Schepel	2:21	2,131
8/26/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	5-7	L	66-26	Cody Winiarski	Patrick Schuster		2:58	5,116
8/27/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	14-5	W	67-26	Justin Vernia	Hunter Adkins		3:03	2,083
8/28/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	13-14	L	67-27	Marcus Crescentini	Eric Karch		3:51	4,268
8/29/2018	Texas AirHogs	14-0	W	68-27	Jason Garcia	Zhang Haonan		2:41	1,182
8/30/2018	Texas AirHogs	4-0	W	69-27	James Dykstra	Sean Stutzman		2:34	1,035
8/31/2018	Texas AirHogs	14-3	W	70-27	Ryan Flores	Miguel Rosario		3:10	–
9/1/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	2-4	L	70-28	Jordan Cooper	Justin Vernia	Daniel Tillman	2:47	2,805
9/2/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	4-0	W	71-28	Luis Mateo	Charlie Gillies		3:05	1,640
9/3/2018	@ Wichita Wingnuts	1-4	L	71-29	Tyler Kane	Dominic Topoozian	Casey Harman	1:58	5,567
POSTSEASON
9/4/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	4-1	W	1-0	James Dykstra	Tommy Collier	Eric Karch	2:26	501
9/5/2018	@ Kansas City T-Bones	2-4	L	1-1	Barrett Astin	Jason Garcia	Cody Winiarski	3:01	429
9/7/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	2-5	L	1-2	Joe Filomeno	Parker Markel	Cody Winiarski	3:38	1,084
9/8/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	5-0	W	2-2	Ian McKinney	Jared Mortensen		2:45	770
9/9/2018	Kansas City T-Bones	2-4	L	2-3	Tommy Collier	James Dykstra	Cody Winiarski	2:57	714