July 24, 2007 - Sioux Falls, SD – The Sioux Falls Canaries (9-10) and Shreveport Sports (5-14) went into 14 innings on Tuesday night to decide the winner, as the Sports outlasted the Canaries, 8-6.
The game was scoreless until the seventh inning when the Sports put three runs on the board. J.P. Schmidt reached on a single and Justin Humphries hit his first homer of the game to put the Sports up 2-0. Tommy Bryant singled up the middle and scored on a groundout by Austin Pride to give Shreveport a 3-0 lead.
The Birds came right back in the bottom of the inning with three runs of their own. Orlando Miller reached on an error and advanced to second when Damon Lessler drew a walk. Trevor Lawhorn hit his fifth home run of the year to tie the game, 3-3.
In the top of the ninth inning, Justin Humphries led off with a single, advanced to second on a throwing error by pitcher Kris Regas. Wade Robinson singled, allowing Humphries to score, putting the Sports up 4-3.
The Canaries took the run back in the bottom of the ninth. Lessler led off with a bunt single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cameron Coughlan. Juan Figueroa hit a sacrifice fly to score Lessler, tying the game 4-4, and forcing extra innings.
The Sports put two more runs on the board in the top of the 12th inning. Jack Joffrion singled and Chad Gambill doubled to score Joffrion for a 5-4 lead. Gambill went to third on the throw home and scored moments later on a sacrifice fly by Schmidt. After 11 and a half innings the Sports led, 6-4.
The Canaries came right back in the home half of the inning. Ben Van Iderstine singled through the right side and Matt Imwalle hit his 13th home run of the year to knot the game, 6-6.
The Sports took the lead for good in the top of the 14th inning. Schmidt reached on a fielder’s choice and crossed home plate when Humphries hit his 10th homer of the season, giving the Sports the 8-6 win.
Tonight the Canaries welcome back second baseman Trevor Lawhorn Lawhorn started the 2007 season with the Canaries before getting picked up by the Seattle Mariners organization. Prior to getting signed by the Mariners, Lawhorn hit .286 in 13 games with the Canaries, blasting four home runs and recording 10 RBI. Lawhorn was assigned to the Mariners Single-A affiliate, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 29 games with the Timber Rattlers, Lawhorn hit .252 with 3 HR and 20 RBI. Lawhorn was released by the Mariners last week and rejoins the Canaries for tonight’s game.
The Canaries have opened a roster spot for Lawhorn’s return by trading outfielder Wil Quintana to the Atlantic City Surf of the Can-Am League. Quintana hit .312 with 11 HR and 26 RBI in the first month of the 2007 season, but struggled up until being traded. In his last 28 games with the Canaries, Quintana has hit just one homer and his batting average dropped 80 points to .232. In return for trading Quintana to Atlantic City, the Canaries will receive a player to be named later.
The new look to the Canaries line-up will be unveiled tonight at the Birdcage when the Canaries host the Lincoln Saltdogs in the opening game of a four-game series. Canaries first baseman Abner Arroyo comes into tonight’s game with a 21-game hitting streak, one game shy of the league record. In 2006, Lincoln outfielder Pichi Balet established the American Association record by hitting safely in 22 consecutive games. St. Paul Saints catcher Marcel Longmire equaled the league record earlier this season.
LAWHORN SIGNED BY MARINERS
May 25, 2007 - DURHAM, NC – The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced today that Sioux Falls Canaries INF Trevor Lawhorn had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners. Lawhorn is the second player sold to a major league organization this week (Fort Worth Cats RHP Chadd Blasko – Baltimore Orioles).
The Wilmington, NC resident was in his first season with the Canaries. Going into last night’s game, Lawhorn was batting .286 with four home runs and 10 RBI. The four home runs were currently good for a tie for first in the league with teammate Wil Quintana and Sioux City Explorers C Mike Richardson.
The 24-year-old was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth round of the 2004 draft. He played three seasons with the Reds organization (Billings, Dayton and Sarasota) and had a cumulative batting average of .241 with 17 home runs, 107 RBI and 40 doubles. Lawhorn is a graduate of East Carolina University.
Canaries second baseman Trevor Lawhorn throws to first after getting the front end of an attempted double play in the top of the third Thursday at Sioux Falls Stadium. Tony Garcia of Lincoln was forced out on the play.
(Photo by Dick Carlson / For the Argus Leader)
Canaries blast Sioux City
Mahomes earns 9th win of season, strikes out eight
By Dave Martin
damartin@argusleader.com
Published: August 1, 2007
The Canaries' bats exploded Tuesday night as they pounded out 16 hits en route to a 10-1 victory over the Sioux City Explorers at Sioux Falls Stadium.
The Birds got three hits each from Trevor Lawhorn (including a solo home run), Ben Van Iderstine and Matt Imwalle to back Pat Mahomes, who earned his ninth win of the season.
The Canaries (13-12) scored three runs in the third and then put the game away in the sixth with a five-run outburst, keyed by a pair of RBI doubles by Juan Figueroa and Van Iderstine.
With the win, Mahomes (9-4) becomes the first Canaries pitcher to win nine games in a season since Cory Walters (9-5), who turned the trick in 2004.
With his eight strikeouts, the Canaries' ace has 96 for the season, 13 shy of the Birds' single season record.
Canaries pitchers have now fanned 547 hitters, more than they did all of last year.
Mahomes, who pitched an eight-hit complete game, said he felt good, despite throwing 149 pitches, according to the official scoreboard operator, who recorded 95 of those pitches for strikes.
"I had pretty good control," he said, noting that "when you get 10 runs it makes it that much easier.
The Canaries’ Trevor Lawhorn (right) gets congratulated by Matt Imwalle after Lawhorn hit a home run against Sioux City in the fourth inning Tuesday at the Sioux Falls Stadium. The Birds won 10-1.
(Photos by Elisha Page / Argus Leader)
August 3, 2007 - Sioux Falls, SD – The Sioux Falls Canaries (14-14) started their weekend series defeating the St. Paul Saints (17-10) by a score of 3-1 in front of 3,546 fans at the Birdcage on Friday night.
The Saints were the first to score, getting on the board in the top of the second inning. Brian Sprout hit his seventh home run of the year to put the Saints up 1-0.
The Canaries evened up the score in the bottom of the fourth inning. James Shanks doubled and came around to score on a two-out double by Ben Van Iderstine, tying the game, 1-1.
The Birds took the lead in the fifth inning thanks to Orlando Miller hitting his fifth homer of the season. Miller’s homer gave the Canaries a 2-1 advantage.
In the home half of the eighth, Trevor Lawhorn gave the Birds an insurance run. Lawhorn hit his seventh home run of the year putting the Canaries up by the final score, 3-1.
CANARIES OUTSCORED BY SAINTS, 15-14
August 5th, 2007
Trevor Lawhorn (pictured) went 4-for-6 with four RBI and was the Canaries offensive star of the game for the second day in a row. However, the first-place Saints again found a way to top the Canaries. Trevor raised his average to .305 on this big day.
Trevor SIGNED BY NATS!!!
August 6, 2007 - SIOUX FALLS, SD – For the second time this season, the Sioux Falls Canaries are sending Trevor Lawhorn off to affiliated baseball. The Birds second baseman, who was named the American Association Batter of the Week today, has been signed by the Washington Nationals organization.
On his way out of Sioux Falls, Lawhorn was named the American Association Batter of the Week by PA-Sportsticker, the league’s official statistician. For the week of July 30 thru August 5, Lawhorn hit .536 (15-for-28) with three doubles, three homers, and 10 RBI.
“Trevor has been great for us every time I’ve had the chance to put his name in the line-up,” said Canaries Manager Steve Shirley. “As, I said the first time he got released, players come to the American Association with the hopes of getting to affiliated baseball, and Trevor has once again shown he is deserving of that opportunity.”
On May 24, Lawhorn was signed by the Seattle Mariners organization. Trevor hit .252 with three homers and 20 RBI in 29 games with the Midwest League’s Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 30 games with the Canaries this season, Lawhorn hit .305 with eight homers and 24 RBI.
SALISBURY, Md. - Trevor Lawhorn went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer as the Hagerstown Suns beat the Delmarva Shorebirds 8-6 on Thursday night. The Suns scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to break a 6-6 tie. John Poppert doubled and scored as Michael Martinez reached on a two-out fielding error to give Hagerstown a 7-6 lead. Francisco Guzman followed with a single to score Martinez. The Suns trailed 6-2 before rallying for four runs in the fifth, highlighted by Lawhorn's blast. Offensively, Trevor Lawhorn led the way with a three-hit night, including his first homerun of the season.
For Lawhorn, he has now hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games. Lawhorn has 16 hits on the year and 10 of them have gone for extra
In a season of ups and downs, switching from one team to another, Trevor Lawhorn closed out the home part of the season in dramatic fashion. Trevor stole the show offensively for Hagerstown with three hits in five at-bats. Lawhorn's first at-bat was his second home run of the season, a towering fly down the left-field line. Lawhorn followed up with a triple and a double later in the game.
If not for a strikeout in the eighth inning(only needing a single) he could have hit for the cycle. Instead the Suns closed out the home part of their schedule with a 7-0 WIN.
