The Sioux Falls Canaries wrapped up their 2014 home schedule on a happy note Thursday night, overcoming a 4-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs at the Birdcage.
Ian Gac's game-winning solo home run in the top of the ninth inning gave the Lincoln Saltdogs a 4-3 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries Wednesday night at the Birdcage.
Five Canaries errors led to three unearned Lincoln runs and Joe Bisenius pitched a five hit shut out to help the Saltdogs beat Sioux Falls 5-0 on Tuesday night.
Despite a strong first inning that saw the Sioux Falls Canaries homer twice, the Birds were unable to leave Nebraska with a series split, falling 10-5 to the Lincoln Saltdogs Sunday evening.
Ben Moore allowed just two hits over six shutout innings to lead the Sioux Falls Canaries to a 5-0 victory over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Saturday night.
The win snapped the Canaries 19 1/3 inning scoreless streak and seven game losing skid.
Over the last 10 games, the Sioux Falls Canaries offense had been scoring runs in bunches.
After a seven-run first inning Thursday night in the series opener against Lincoln, it looked like the Canaries offensive hot streak would continue, but the Lincoln Saltdogs had something to say about that in a 4-0 victory oiver the Birds..
The Sioux Falls Canaries jumped out to what seemed to be a comfortable 7-0 first inning lead against Lincoln Thursday night, only to have the Saltdogs comeback to take an 8-7 win at Haymarket Park.
The Sioux Falls Canaries gritted out a 5-3 victory against the Lincoln Saltdogs on Thursday night to salvage a game in a three-game series and win the season series finale between the two teams.
The Sioux Falls Canaries jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first inning on Wednesday night, but they could not contain the Lincoln Saltdogs in a 9-8 loss at Haymarket Park.
Fresh off a heartbreaking, extra-inning loss the night prior, the Sioux Falls Canaries needed a strong starting pitching performance and a bullpen to finish the job on Sunday night in Lincoln. They got both.