2025

Keeping the same lineup for a league-record fourth year in a row, the American Association saw continuation in another way: the Kane County Cougars joined the 2006-07 Fort Worth Cats and 2016-17 Winnipeg Goldeyes as the only back-to-back champions in league history.

It was an odd path there as Lake Country earned the first-ever division title and Sioux City stormed out of nowhere to the league’s best record, but both division champs went down in the first round. It wound up being longtime doormat Sioux Falls facing the Cougars for the title. The Birds appeared on their way to their first AA crown since 2008, but blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning of Game 4 with the title on the line, then lost a heartbreaker in extra innings in Game 5 as Kane County, with a 49-51 regular-season record, nonetheless hoisted the MIles Wolff Cup once again.

Final Standings (Click on team name for full schedule)

East Division

Team	W	L	Win Pct.	GB	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Attend.
Lake Country DockHounds-y	55	45	.550	—	463	450	86,506
Chicago Dogs-x	50	49	.505	4.5	502	492	218,754
Kane County Cougars-x	49	51	.490	6.0	469	467	243,426
Milwaukee Milkmen-x	45	55	.450	10.0	472	522	83,501
Cleburne Railroaders	43	57	.430	12.0	529	592	81,778
Gary SouthShore RailCats	38	62	.380	17.0	406	494	147,629

West Division

Team	W	L	Win Pct.	GB	Runs Scored	Runs Allowed	Attend.
Sioux City Explorers-y	64	36	.640	—	516	447	57,534
Kansas City Monarchs-x	59	41	.590	5.0	511	463	101,275
Sioux Falls Canaries-x	58	42	.580	6.0	581	511	77,291
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks-x	55	45	.550	9.0	466	399	147,661
Lincoln Saltdogs	42	58	.420	22.0	514	567	155,837
Winnipeg Goldeyes	41	59	.410	23.0	453	479	186,541

Playoffs

East First Round — CHICAGO WINS 2-0

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/3/25	Lake Country 9 at Chicago 11	J. DeLabio	R. Gsellman	–	1,047
9/5/25	Chicago 4 at Lake Country 0	B. Miller	J. Nix	–	680

East First Round — KANE COUNTY WINS 2-1

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/3/25	Kane County 2 at Milwaukee 1	K. Ash	J. Diaz	J. Gozzo	234
9/5/25	Milwaukee 12 at Kane County 0	J. Mesquita	C. Mazza	–	804
9/6/25	Milwaukee 2 at Kane County 3	J. Gozzo	D. Bentley	–	625

West First Round — SIOUX FALLS WINS 2-1

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/3/25	Sioux City 5 at Sioux Falls 0	K. Marman	T. Brown	–	807
9/5/25	Sioux Falls 16 at Sioux City 8	N. Culley	C. Jessee	–	1,003
9/6/25	Sioux Falls 7 at Sioux City 1	R. Zimmerman	J. Wetherbee	–	322

West First Round — FARGO-MOORHEAD WINS 2-1

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/3/25	at Kansas City 0 at Fargo-Moorhead 1	K. Crigger	B. Goldsberry	G. Alexander	1,358
9/5/25	Fargo-Moorhead 3 at Kansas City 4 (15 innings)	J. Goddard	G. Alexander	–	923
9/6/25	Fargo-Moorhead 6 at Kansas City 0	T. Jandron	A. Goudeau	–	655

East Finals — KANE COUNTY WINS 3-2

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/8/25	Chicago 3 at Kane County 10	K. Ash	C. Nedrow	–	567
9/9/25	Chicago 5 at Kane County 3	T. Braithwaite	J. Fox	J. DeLabio	724
9/11/25	Kane County 9 at Chicago 4	D. Stagliano	J. Keys	–	1,861
9/12/25	Kane County 3 at Chicago 5	S. Lacey	V. Timpanelli	J. DeLabio	1,802
9/13/25	Kane County 10 at Chicago 3	K. Ash	P. Prigden	–	1,221

West Finals — SIOUX FALLS WINS 3-2

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/8/25	Sioux Falls 1 at Fargo-Moorhead 2	S. Barringer	W. Levine	–	1,286
9/9/25	Sioux Falls 9 at Fargo-Moorhead 2	M. Solter	K. Crigger	–	1,623
9/11/25	Fargo-Moorhead 7 at Sioux Falls 8 (10 innings)	S. Alvarado	T. Jeans	–	801
9/12/25	Fargo-Moorhead 4 at Sioux Falls 1 (10 innings)	C. Davis	C. LaLonde	G. Alexander	1,068
9/13/25	Fargo-Moorhead 2 at Sioux Falls 11	T. Brown	S. Barringer	–	728

Miles Wolff Cup Finals — KANE COUNTY WINS 3-2

Date	Score	W	L	SV	Attend.
9/15/25	Sioux Falls 3 at Kane County 4	J. Gozzo	S. Barringer	–	835
9/16/25	Sioux Falls 5 at Kane County 4	T. Dorminy	C. Mazza	C. Hasty	1,238
9/18/25	Kane County 3 at Sioux Falls 5	R. Zimmerman	K. Ash	C. LaLonde	909
9/19/25	Kane County 3 at Sioux Falls 2	L. Nissen	C. LaLonde	J. Gozzo	1,922
9/20/25	Kane County 7 at Sioux Falls 5 (10 innings)	J. Gozzo	R. Zimmerman	–	1,736

Finals MVP: Claudio Finol (Kane County) — .450/.476/.750, 9 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R

Award Winners

Player of the Year	Calvin Estrada (Sioux Falls) 92 G, .352/.413/.604, 30 2B, 20 HR, 88 RBI, 20 SB
Pitcher of the Year	Jake Dykhoff (Fargo-Moorhead) 11-4, 1.63 ERA, 27 G, 2 SHO, 93.2 IP, 81 K, 0.929 WHIP
Rookie Hitter of the Year	Henry Kusiak (Chicago) 79 G, .309/.377/.481, 16 2B, 12 HR, 47 RBI, 50 R
Rookie Pitcher of the Year	Luke Hansel (Lake Country) 9-5, 3.48 ERA, 19 GS, 116.1 IP, 99 K, 1.135 WHIP
Defensive Player of the Year	Andy Armstrong (Winnipeg/Kane County) 69 G, .997 Fld%, 1 error in 294 chances at 2B & SS
Manager of the Year	Steve Montgomery (Sioux City) League-best 64-36 record, West Division title

Postseason All-Stars

Catcher	Chance Sisco (Chicago) 95 G, .301/.404/.573, 103 H, 53 R, 38 2B, 17 HR, 61 RBI
First Base	Kyle Martin (Cleburne) 96 G, .279/.368/.593, 98 H, 77 R, 21 2B, 29 HR, 90 RBI
Second Base	Brantley Bell (Chicago/Kansas City) 71 G, .313/.358/.492, 93 H, 44 R, 18 2B, 11 HR, 40 RBI, 14 SB
Third Base	Calvin Estrada (Sioux Falls) 92 G, .352/.413/.604, 129 H, 71 R, 30 2B, 20 HR, 88 RBI, 20 SB
Shortstop	Jordan Barth (Sioux Falls) 98 G, .303/.349/.545, 120 H, 71 R, 25 2B, 7 3B, 19 HR, 66 RBI
Utility	Robbie Glendenning (Kansas City) 87 G, .256/.367/.472, 81 H, 50 R, 12 2B, 18 HR, 71 RBI, 15 SB
Outfield	Dillon Thomas (Fargo-Moorhead) 94 G, .312/.430/.513, 109 H, 67 R, 21 2B, 15 HR, 50 RBI, 15 SB
Outfield	Josh Rehwaldt (Sioux Falls) 94 G, .315/.430/.531, 108 H, 74 R, 22 2B, 16 HR, 61 RBI, 16 SB
Outfield	Henry George (Sioux City) 92 G, .291/.402/.439, 100 H, 65 R, 22 2B, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 43 SB
Designated Hitter	Todd Lott (Kane County) 84 G, .320/.359/.506, 105 H, 41 R, 31 2B, 10 HR, 58 RBI
Starting Pitcher	Jake Dykhoff (Fargo-Moorhead) 11-4, 1.63 ERA, 27 G, 2 SHO, 93.2 IP, 81 K, 0.929 WHIP
Relief Pitcher	Felix Cepeda (Sioux City) 6-3, 1.42 ERA, 44 G, 24 SV, 50.2 IP, 63 K, 1.204 WHIP

All-Star Game

July 22, 2025 at Newman Outdoor Field – Fargo, ND

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
East	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	4	9	15	2
West	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0