Kyle Ruwe threw another gem, and the Sioux Falls Canaries remained undefeated against the Gary SouthShore Railcats with a 5-2 win on Thursday night at Sioux Falls Stadium.
Fresh off of a four-game series sweep of Sioux City, the Sioux Falls Canaries swept the weekly American Association awards on Monday.
The league announced that Canaries pitcher Kyle Ruwe was named Pitcher of the Week, and leadoff hitter Nick Van Stratten was named Hitter of the Week.
The Sioux Falls Canaries continued their hot stretch of pitching Saturday night, defeating the Sioux City Explorers 3-1 at Sioux Falls Stadium. The win completes a four-game sweep of the Xs, is the Birds fifth in a row and 10th in their last 13 contests.
After missing on two prior chances, the Sioux Falls Canaries won their fourth game in a row for the first time this year with a 2-0 defeat of the Sioux City Explorers on Friday night at the Birdcage.
The Lincoln Saltdogs scored four unanswered runs over the last three innings to defeat the Sioux Falls Canaries 7-4 Sunday afternoon at Sioux Falls Stadium.
The Sioux Falls Canaries matched a team record with three home runs and 10 runs in one inning on Saturday night, cruising to an 11-5 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs at Sioux Falls Stadium.
Nate Baumann's only hit on Friday night was the biggest of the game for the Sioux Falls Canaries.
The Canaries' second-year pro from Augustana led off the ninth inning with a home run, breaking a 4-4 tie against the Kansas City T-Bones and sending the Birds to a 6-4 victory at Community America Ballpark.
The Sioux Falls Canaries three-game wining streak came to an end on Thursday night in an 8-3 loss to the Kansas City T-Bones at Community America Ballpark.
So far, July is turning out much better than June for the Sioux Falls Canaries.
After winning just two of their last 16 games in June, the Canaries have gone 2-0 in July and have won three straight following Wednesday night's 9-6 defeat of the Kansas City T-Bones at Community America Ballpark