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RailCats drop home opener
GARY | RailCats manager Greg Tagert said opening day is the only time all year that baseball mimics the NFL.
RailCats lose consecutive games for first time this season
GARY | Sean Smith was waiting for his turn in the chair at the barbershop when RailCats manager Greg Tagert called Saturday looking for an outfielder.
RailCats drop home opener
GARY | RailCats manager Greg Tagert said opening day is the only time all year that baseball mimics the NFL.
May 25, 2012 10:45 pm PhotosPhotos
Friday's RailCats box
Wichita 3, RailCats 1
RailCats open season with Johnston on the mound
Andrew Johnston was recommended to the RailCats by former pitcher Zach McClellan.
Railcats outlast T-Bones, 3-2
After recording just three hits through the first five innings, the Railcats broke through for three runs on two hits and two errors in the sixth inning, which was just enough to sneak past the Kansas City T-Bones, 3-2 Tuesday at CommunityAme…
HILLARY SMITH: RailCats breathe sigh as season is underway
There may have been a little frustration on the face of RailCats manager Greg Tagert as his team broke from its spring training camp.
RailCats split Sunday doubleheader
The RailCats scored six runs in the first inning of game one on their way to a doubleheader split against St. Paul on Sunday. The ‘Cats took game one 9-6 and fell 4-2 in game two, splitting the series at two games apiece.
U.S. Steel Yard reaches 10th birthday with wish list
GARY | With 50 regularly-scheduled baseball games on it every year, plus extraneous games and events, a good field can last five years before it needs to be replaced.
May 19, 2012 10:30 pm PhotosPhotos
St. Paul rallies to edge RailCats
The RailCats were one inning away from starting their American Association season at 2-0 Friday night.
Coles knocks in two to give RailCats win in season opener
Adam Klein was 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI as the Gary SouthShore RailCats beat St. Paul 5-4 on Thursday night in the American Association opener in Minnesota.
RailCats find rotation in former relief
GARY | Mike Perconte made the decision in the offseason that the best direction for his pitching career was a new one.
May 17, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
RailCats trim roster to 22 for opening day
GARY | As spring training rolls to a close, the RailCats made their almost final cuts Wednesday, handing the American Association a roster of 22 players.
Tough decisions weigh as RailCats ready to break camp
GARY | Greg Tagert's confusion is understandable.
Relief nicks RailCats in exhibition loss
GARY | The RailCats have played the preseason in an uncomfortable position, not knowing who will start opening day.
RailCats keep bats alive at Riverside Park
HAMMOND | Mike Coles return to Riverside Park was as warm as if he'd never left.
May 10, 2012 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
RailCats find offense in exhibition tie
GARY | Mike Rohde hit the RailCats' first homer of the exhibition season off the roof of The Diamond Club in right field Wednesday.
RailCats fall in exhibition opener, find shine in bullpen
SCHAUMBURG | T.J. Wohlever stood out to the RailCats coaching staff during the 2011 open tryout.
May 08, 2012 6:15 pm PhotosPhotos
M'ville's Evans remains in RailCats camp
GARY | Darryl "Boogie" Evans graduated from Florida A&M in 2010 and stayed in the southern state because he figured it was his best shot to continue playing baseball.
May 07, 2012 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
HILLARY SMITH: Add a month to the schedule; add it all
GARY | Brad Boyer was atop the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball in hitting last season for most of the year.
Older, wiser Coles returns to familiar places with RailCats
GARY | The last time Mike Coles suited up for RailCats spring training, he was the youngest guy in the clubhouse.
May 05, 2012 8:15 pm PhotosPhotos
Independent baseball opens to Hotel RailCat
GARY | Major League Baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers converted an abandoned naval base in Vero Beach, Fla., into a sprawling complex for spring training called Dodgertown.
RailCats find local diamonds in the rough
GARY | After graduating from Purdue in 2010, Crown Point product Matt Jansen went under the knife for glenoid labrum surgery.
May 03, 2012 8:30 pm PhotosPhotos
RailCats open season with open tryout
The RailCats preseason plans changed in the span of two days, and that has translated to more opportunities at today's open tryout.
HILLARY SMITH: Pitching prowess most likely to catch eye of RailCats
GARY | RailCats fans who breathed in their taste of baseball season a week ago at fan fest have more to look forward to when the season kicks off in early May.
RailCats fans find spring break at fan fest at U.S. Steel Yard
GARY | During a question and answer period with RailCats management at Saturday's fan fest, one of the faithful asked Greg Tagert about how he hoped to improve from last year's 54-46 season.
March 31, 2012 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
HILLARY SMITH: Tweet this: watch your Twitter
Most of the RailCats who have Twitter accounts haven't updated them in days or months. Those who have aren't talking about the upcoming baseball season.
Oilmen pick skipper for first-year team
Justin Huisman was on the recruiting trail long before the rest of the area knew about the arrival of the Whiting Oilmen.
March 06, 2012 5:30 pm PhotosPhotos
Midwest Baseball League says 'Batter Up! to Whiting
WHITING | Mayor Joe Stahura's city by the lake is much more than pierogis and BP Amoco.
February 28, 2012 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Whiting stadium home to new baseball team
WHITING | College baseball players this summer can get some experience with the wood bat — and maybe catch a scout's eye — on a new team that calls downtown Oil City Stadium home.
February 28, 2012 5:45 pm PhotosPhotos
RailCats announce schedule for High School Challenge
GARY | In 10 years of RailCats High School Challenge games at U.S. Steel Yard, the players have changed, the model has developed, but the sentiment has never wavered.
Hammond's Mike Coles signs with RailCats
Somewhere in the back of his mind, Hammond High grad Mike Coles knew he'd play for the RailCats again.
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