SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS PRESS RELEASE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 18, 2025

By John Colavita

 

EXPLORERS AND REDHAWKS GAME SUSPENDED

LATE RUN JUST BEFORE DOWNPOUR PULLS X’S EVEN AT TWO

 

 

FARGO, N.D. –The Sioux City Explorers (23-13) and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (18-17) battled through a tense, back-and-forth contest that was ultimately paused by rain with the score tied 2-2. The game will resume tomorrow June 19 at 6:00 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo. Sioux City struck early, while Fargo-Moorhead answered quickly before a late-game rally from the X’s set the stage for an unfinished thriller.

Timing was everything for Sioux City as Nick Shumpert delivered a sac fly RBI to tie the game at two in the top of the seventh and immediately after the play the field was cleared by the umpires and the tarp crew raced to cover the field.

The Explorers entered the day without their most accomplished player, as Armando Alvarez had decided to retire before the game. Sioux City’s offense showed no signs of slowing down, taking a visit to home plate in the first inning as Zac Vooletich singled home Henry George just three batters into the game.

Fargo-Moorhead retaliated in the second inning. The RedHawks navigated two runners into scoring position with just one out. Manager Steve Montgomery brought the infield in, and Derek Maiben grounded sharply to Josh Day at shortstop, who threw the baseball wide of Kurtis Byrne at the plate. The ball went to the backstop, and the RedHawks took the lead as Robert Perez Jr and Alexfri Planez scored, and Fargo-Moorhead took the 2-1 advantage.

The RedHawk’s pitching staff started Angelo Cabral, and he functioned as an opener, only pitching one inning before giving way to Jake Dykhoff. The righty out of the University of Minnesota-Crookston worked through 4.1 scoreless, yielding just four hits, striking seven without walking a batter.

Austin Davis pinch hit for Luis Toribio in the top of the seventh inning, worked a walk and promptly swiped second. Abdiel Layer sacrificed him over to third base and Nick Shumpert’s flyball to left was deep enough to tie the game at two.

The skies opened up right after the X’s tied the game and sent the game into a rain delay and eventually suspended with play set to resume at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. There are two outs with the bases clear in the top of the seventh and the game is tied at two. The regularly scheduled game will follow approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. Both games can be heard on radio at KSCJ 94.9 FM and 1360 AM and the video stream will air on aabaseball.tv.

Following the second game tomorrow night Sioux City will head to Winnipeg to face the Goldeyes in game one of a three game weekend series as the six game road trip continues. The Explorers return home Tuesday June 24 to host the Winnipeg Goldeyes in game one of a three game series. Ticket packages for the 2025 season are on sale now, including Half-Season Tickets as well as 10-, 15-, and 25-game Flex Packs as well as group tickets. For more information, please call the Explorers’ front office at 712-277-WINS. Stay tuned to the Explorers’ social media channels and the club’s website, xsbaseball.com, for all our news and updates.

 

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