With one out in the fifth inning at Hammons Field on Friday night, Wichita Wind Surge leftfielder Alerick Soularie was on the ropes. Springfield Cardinals’ righthander Wilfredo Pereira had struck out nine of the first 15 Wichita batters – including Soularie on four...
When Matt Koperniak stepped into the left-handed batters’ box to face Adam Wainwright, his parents and girlfriend watched from the stands – the only ordinary piece of an otherwise surreal scene for the 25-year-old Cardinals’ farmhand. Trayce Thompson had just smacked...
When Anthony Becht returned to the Hilton Garden Inn following St. Louis’ stunning Week 1 comeback over San Antonio, the hotel staff had a surprise waiting on ice – a bottle of bubbly for the Battlehawks’ rookie head coach to celebrate his first career win. Becht...
In the second inning of Springfield’s 3-2 win over the Midland Rockhounds on Thursday, Michael McGreevy experienced déjà vu. McGreevy jumped ahead 0-2 on Midland RockHounds’ first baseman Logan Davidson, and Springfield catcher Pedro Pagés called for a slider...
The Battlehawks kickoff the final regular-season weekend in the XFL with uncertainty surrounding their playoff fate. Win or lose against the Orlando Guardians (1-8), St. Louis won’t know if they advance to the North Division championship until the game between Seattle...
Adam Wainwright’s line at Hammons Field: 3 innings pitched, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 59 pitches and 5,581 memories made. Wainwright said his sore groin felt fine and with the Cardinals off to a rocky start, he’s anxious to get back to St. Louis. “I only...
The oracle of the “Greatest Show on Turf”, Mike Martz, handed the game ball to Battlehawks’ head coach Anthony Becht prior to kickoff Sunday afternoon. Perhaps the fireworks that followed inside The Dome at America’s Center were inevitable. Unfortunately for the...
Gary Jennings reached 22.20 mph on a 64-yard sprint to paydirt that ignited the Battlehawks’ rally over the Vegas Vipers last Saturday. On the sidelines, head coach Anthony Becht hopped toward the endzone at a much slower but no less joyful pace – shouting and waving...
“I would expect some extreme things, maybe. Trick plays, special teams’ things; we always put ourselves in their shoes. This is a desperate team.” That was Battlehawks’ head coach Anthony Becht on Thursday, predicting how the Vegas Vipers – the only team eliminated...
