Manager Rick Forney announced the signing of all-star first baseman Kevin West. In town to act as an instructor at the club’s sold-out Princess Auto Holiday Camp for kids, West is the fifth player on the 2009 roster, four of whom are position players.

Schaumburg, IL – The Flyers announced that they have named former Calgary Vipers manager, Mike Busch, to head-up the 2009 Schaumburg Flyers squad as the franchise’s fifth field manager. Busch comes to the Flyers with more prior success than any other field manager in the team’s history.

NEWTOWN, PA (November 25, 2008) – The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to terms on a Major League contract with 25 year old left-handed Relief Pitcher, R.J. Swindle, a finesse pitcher who has averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings pitched and 1.1 walks per nine innings pitched over four Minor League seasons.

Goldeyes manager Rick Forney announced today the signing of pitcher Brandon Kintzler. He joins returning catchers Jeff DeSmidt and Dustin Richardson, both of whom signed last week.

GARY, Ind. — The Gary SouthShore RailCats scored three times in the ninth inning and put the tying runs on base, but David Trahan wiggled his way to three outs and gave the Kansas City T-Bones the 2008 Northern League Championship with a 5-3 win Tuesday night at U. S. Steel Yard. The T-Bones won the best-of-five championship series three games to one. The T-Bones clinched their first Northern League Title with wins in the last two nights, claiming their first championship since moving to Kansas City in 2003. The RailCats lost in the championship series for the second time in the last four years, sandwiching titles in 2005 and 2007 around four-game losses in 2006 and again this season.

GARY, Ind. – After a three-day rain delay, the Kansas City T-Bones took a 4-0 lead after five innings and held on for a 7-4 win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats tonight to pull within one victory of their first Northern League Championship since moving to Kansas City in 2003. The T-Bones now lead the best-of-five series, 2-1.

GARY, Ind. – For the third straight day game three of the Northern League Championship Series has been postponed due to heavy rains. This afternoon’s game has been pushed back to Monday night and scheduled to begin at 6:00.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Craig Hurba and Bo Hart each hit grand slam home runs as the Kansas City T-Bones erased an early 7-1 deficit and evened the Northern League Championship Series at a game apiece, beating the Gary SouthShore RailCats 12-7 Wednesday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

The RailCats scored six times in the third inning against Chris Rhoads to put themselves in good position to take the series back to U. S. Steel Yard with a commanding 2-0 lead, but the T-Bones flexed their offensive muscle with a lightning-quick 10-run rally, scoring once in the third, four times in the fourth and five more times in the fifth to jump in front 11-7. The Kansas City bullpen took over from there, with winning pitcher Andy Shipman (1-0), Todd Moser, Brady Martinez and David Trahan combining to throw 6.1 scoreless innings.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Cristian Guerrero hit two home runs and the Gary SouthShore RailCats got four hitless innings from four relievers, beating the Kansas City T-Bones, 7-6 Tuesday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in game one of the best-of-five Northern League Championship Series.
Guerrero blasted a three-run homer as part of a four-run RailCats third and added what proved to be the game-winning run with a solo shot in the fifth, becoming the first RailCats player to homer twice in a playoff game.