2011 News Releases
JANUARY 2012 1/12/2012 Captains to join new Hall of Fame Baseball League
NOVEMBER 2011 11/29/2011 Captains sold to new ownership group
AUGUST 2011 8/30/2011 Peterson Throws Scoreless Eighth, Captains Win Final Game of 2011 Season 7-6 in Ft. Worth
  8/29/2011 Calhoun Knocks in Game-Winning Run as Cats Beat Captains in Last At Bat 3-2
  8/28/2011 Thirteen-Run Sixth Propels Cats to 14-3 Win; Captains Drop Sixth Straight
  8/27/2011 Calhoun Leads Ft. Worth With Five Hits, Cats Beat Captains 15-1
  8/26/2011 Jennings, Kaminsky Duel in Home Finale, AirHogs Win 4-0 For Series Sweep
  8/25/2011 AirHogs Sweep Captains in Doubleheader 12-0, 4-3
  8/24/2011 Captains Game Postponed Due to Weather, Doubleheader Thursday 6:05 p.m. Start
  8/23/2011 Brownell Throws Complete Game Four-Hitter as AirHogs Beat Captains 8-2
  8/22/2011 Season-High 24 Hits Propels Captains to 16-12 Win Over Cats
  8/22/2011 Captains Rodriguez and Kaminsky Sweep Weekly League Awards
  8/21/2011 Kaminsky Wins Third Straight as Captains Beat Cats 6-5
  8/20/2011 Rodriguez Homers Twice Once Again as Captains Roll 10-1 Over Cats
  8/20/2011 Captains Visit Barksdale Air Force Base
  8/19/2011 Captains Defeated 9-5 Against Ft. Worth as Gulledge Notches Four Hits
  8/17/2011 Rodriguez's Four RBIs Lead Captains to 11-9 Victory, Series Split in Gary
  8/17/2011 Captains Close-Out Home Games Starting Friday, Cats Then Hogs
  8/16/2011 Three Homers Not Enough as Gary Tops Captains 10-7
  8/16/2011 Project: “Strike Out Hunger” On-Deck with Second Leg of Campaign
  8/15/2011 Kaminsky Goes Seven Strong, Captains Top RailCats 9-3
  8/14/2011 DiPietro Throws Shutout in Game One, Captains Split Doubleheader in Gary
  8/13/2011 Captains/RailCats Game Postponed in Gary; Doubleheader Sunday Starts at 1:10 p.m.
  8/12/2011 Guerrero's Three-Run Shot in Seventh Lifts RailCats to 8-4 Win Over Captains
  8/11/2011 Cats Knock Out 20 Hits, Captains Fall 11-4 in Final Game of Homestand
  8/10/2011 Rodriguez Blasts Two Homers, Knocks in Seven as Captains Rout Ft. Worth 12-3
  8/9/2011 Captains Slug Eight Extra-Base Hits, Strawn Solid Again as Shreveport-Bossier Beats Ft. Worth 11-4
  8/8/2011 Captains, Budweiser Partner to be a “Good Sport” On Thursday
  8/7/2011 Elliott Throws Complete Game Shutout as Sox Top Captains 1-0
  8/6/2011 Thomas' Two Runs Help Captains Split Doubleheader With 4-3 Victory in Game Two
  8/5/2011 Captains’ Game Cancelled, Doubleheader Saturday 6:05pm Start
  8/4/2011 Diablos Complete Sweep of Captains With 12-9 Win Thursday Night
  8/3/2011 Captains Lose Second Straight 7-0 In Rain-Shortened Contest With Diablos
  8/3/2011 Captains, Bossier Council on Aging Partner For Much Needed Relief
  8/2/2011 Karr, Provencher Go Deep But Captains Drop Series Opener in El Paso 11-8
  8/2/2011 Captains Begin Six-Game Home Stand Friday with Sox and Cats
JULY 2011 7/31/2011 Sabatella's Three Hits Lead Charge As Captains Beat Amarillo 6-2 For Series Win
  7/30/2011 Pitching Coach Flores Makes Spot Start, Captains Beat Amarillo 6-3 Behind Five-Run First
  7/29/2011 Five-Run First Leads Amarillo to 7-4 Win Over Captains
  7/28/2011 Strawn Goes 7.2 Innings, Earns First Pro Win as Captains Take Rubber Game From AirHogs 5-4
  7/27/2011 Captains Tie Ballgame Late But Grand Prairie Prevails in Extras, 7-5
  7/27/2011 “Project: Strike Out Hunger” Officially Underway With a “W” in Win Column
  7/26/2011 Captains Bullpen Holds on For 5-4 Win Over AirHogs
  7/24/2011 Patterson's Two Home Runs Spark Cats as Captains Are Shutout 10-0 in Series Finale
  7/23/2011 Captains Come Back in Ninth With Six Runs, Beat Ft. Worth 8-3
  7/22/2011 Johnson Scores Go-Ahead in Pro Debut, Captains Win 3-2 in Ft. Worth
  7/22/2011 Captains Return Home Tuesday After Short Trip to Fort Worth
  7/20/2011 Rodriguez Dazzles, Cowart's Late RBI Gives Captains 3-2 Win, Ends Skid
  7/20/2011 Captains Sign Former Major Leaguer Kent, Rookie Hurler Strawn
  7/20/2011 Captains to Recognize Those Who "Protect and Serve" Shreveport-Bossier Communities
  7/19/2011 Captains Dealt Seventh Straight Loss as Wichita Pulls Away Late For 9-2 Win
  7/19/2011 Captains, Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana Partner to “Strike Out Hunger”
  7/18/2011 Strawn Strong in Debut But Captains Fall to Wichita 8-4
  7/18/2011 TEAM USA and GSB cancel Tuesday tryout at Fair Grounds Field
  7/17/2011 Captains Come Back From Four Runs Down But Ninth-Inning Single Gives Gary 5-4 Win
  7/16/2011 RailCats' Shaw Throws Three-Hit Shutout as Captains Lose 9-0
  7/15/2011 Captains Lose Third Straight as Gary SouthShore Opens Series With 8-2 Win
  7/14/2011 TEAM USA, GSB, and Captains partner for talent showcase
  7/13/2011 Guerra, Nevarez and Dew Combine to No-Hit Captains as Wichita Wins 1-0
  7/12/2011 Captains Shutout For Second Time in Series as Wichita Wins 5-0
  7/12/2011 Captain's Finally Back In Town Friday, Hosting RailCats and Wingnuts
  7/11/2011 Captains Hold on For 11-9 Win Over Wichita, DiPietro Earns Eighth Victory
  7/10/2011 Sherman Throws Two-Hit Shutout as Captains Fall 11-0 in Wichita
  7/9/2011 Captains Drop Third Straight in Ft. Worth as Morales' Six RBIs Lift Cats
  7/8/2011 Errors Prove Costly as Captains Lose Second Straight in Ft. Worth, 8-4
  7/7/2011 Mackey Throws Complete Game Six-Hitter, Captains Lose to Cats 12-2
  7/6/2011 DiPietro Earns Seventh Win, Captains Bats Come Alive in 13-4 Win Over Cats
  7/5/2011 Sox Sweep Captains 14-7, Despite Rodriguez's 4-RBI Effort
  7/4/2011 Captains Drop Second Straight in Amarillo 17-6, Sox Infielder Tucker Picks Up Five Hits
  7/3/2011 Captains Allow 10 in Final Two Innings, Fall to Sox 14-13
  7/2/2011 More Comeback Fireworks as Captains Erase Three-Run Ninth-Inning Deficit, Win 6-5 in 10
  7/1/2011 Captains Score Five in Ninth For 6-5 Walkoff Win Over Sox
JUNE 2011 6/30/2011 AirHogs Break Deadlock in Sixth, Top Captains 3-1 For Series Split
  6/29/2011 Peterson's Ninth-Inning Two-Run Shot Gives Captains Thrilling 4-3 Win in Grand Prairie
  6/29/2011 Captains: Saturday's Fireworks Show Will Go Off With a Bang
  6/28/2011 Rodriguez's Blast Leads Captains to 6-1 Win Over AirHogs
  6/27/2011 Captains Allow Seven Early, Fall to AirHogs 8-5
  6/27/2011 Captains, Landers Dodge, and KTAL-6 Celebrate Holiday With Military Appreciation Weekend
  6/26/2011 Captains Give Up 11 Run Lead, Lose to Sox 21-20 in Ten Innings
  6/25/2011 Amarillo Bullpen Shuts Down Captains For 6-3 Win
  6/24/2011 Captains Break Deadlock With Eight in Ninth For 16-8 Win at Amarillo
  6/22/2011 Captains Defeat Grand Prairie 4-3, Take Two of Three From First-Place Hogs
  6/21/2011 Cunningham, Trio of Captains Relievers Shutout AirHogs 3-0
  6/20/2011 Grand Prairie's Nine-Run Ninth Puts Captains Away 15-2
  6/19/2011 Captains Come From Behind With Three in Ninth For Walkoff Win, Sweep of Fort Worth
  6/18/2011 Captains Win Third Straight 6-5 as Cats Leave Bases Loaded in Ninth
  6/17/2011 Karr's Three-Run Blast Gives Captains 7-5 Win Over Cats
  6/15/2011 DiPietro Dazzles as Captains Shutout Wingnuts 8-0
  6/15/2011 Captains Start Homestand Friday, June 17 with Cats, AirHogs On-Deck
  6/14/2011 Singleton Holds Captains to Two Runs as Shreveport-Bossier Falls 6-2
  6/13/2011 Eight-Run Seventh Lifts Wingnuts Past Captains 13-7
  6/12/2011 Rodriguez Goes Seven Strong as Captains Win Finale in Lincoln 5-2
  6/11/2011 Jones' Walk-Off Homer Defeats Captains, 7-5
  6/10/2011 Saltdogs Hand DiPietro First Loss of Year, Captains Fall 7-1
  6/8/2011 Kirsten Goes Eight, Caps Bats Come Alive in 9-5 Win
  6/7/2011 Captains Drop Second Straight to St. Paul 6-2
  6/7/2011 Captains Hurler Rodriguez Named American Association Pitcher of the Week
  6/6/2011 St. Paul 's 18-Hit Barrage Beats Captains in Series Opener 9-5
  6/4/2011 DiPietro Wins Fifth Straight, Captains Beat Diablos 2-1
  6/3/2011 El Paso Bullpen Keeps Captains At Bay, Shreveport-Bossier Loses Second Straight, 7-4
  6/3/2011 Willis-Knighton and Shreveport-Bossier Captains Present Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Night
  6/2/2011 Starling Quality Start Leads El Paso Past Captains 3-1
  6/1/2011 Rodriguez Tosses Eight-Inning Gem, Captains Win Third Straight Over Diablos, 3-2
MAY 2011 5/31/2011 Captains Six-Run Eighth Tops El Paso For Second Straight Day
  5/30/2011 DiPietro Improves to 4-0, Captains Return to Shreveport With 8-2 Win Over El Paso
  5/29/2011 Captains Swept By Grand Prairie as Smith Stifles Shreveport-Bossier Hitters
  5/28/2011 AirHogs Starter Brownell Quiets Captains Bats in 5-3 Grand Prairie Win
  5/27/2011 Captains and AirHogs Slug Seven Homers, Grand Prairie Wins 13-12 on Sac Fly in 9th
  5/27/2011 Diablos Score 11 Unanswered Runs But Captains Rally in 9th and 10th for 17-15 Win
  5/25/2011 Frichter Leads Captains to 9-6 Win in El Paso
  5/24/2011 El Paso Routs Captains 21-6, Slug 26 Hits
  5/23/2011 Provencher Hits Inside-the-Park Home Run, Captains Go Deep Three Times in 5th, Win 12-4
  5/22/2011 Captains Overcome Early Deficit, Hold On For 9-8 Win Over Sox
  5/22/2011 Amarillo's Mitchell K's 9 For Sox, Captains Lose 5-2
  5/20/2011 Sabatella's Return Powers Captains to 9-4 Win
  5/18/2011 Fair Grounds Field Hosts SWAC Tournament May 18-22
  5/17/2011 Captains Leave Nine, Fall to Sioux City 4-3
  5/16/2011 Captains Sweep Twin Bill With 8-5 Nightcap Win Over Explorers
  5/16/2011 Provencher Powers Captains to 8-5 Win in Game One of Sioux City Doubleheader
  5/15/2011 Captains Falls to Lincoln, 7-4, Split Opening Series
  5/14/2011 Captains Ring in Championship Celebration With 13-2 Romp
  5/13/2011 Captains Bats Quieted by Saltdogs Relievers, Lose 3-2
  5/11/2011 Captains Triumph Over Saltdogs 9-7 For Opening Day Win
  5/10/2011 Captains Kick Off Title Defense With Morning Start May 11
  5/1/2011 Two invited from tryouts as Captains begin spring training
APRIL 2011 4/30/2011 Captains unveil 2011 promotional calendar
  4/25/2011 Moore named Captains manager
  4/22/2011 Carey Named Captains General Manager
  4/19/2011 Brasfield joins AirHogs as VP/GM
  4/5/2011 Captains owners acquire Airhogs
MARCH 2011 3/31/2011 Aquafina Pitch Hit and Run returns to Fair Grounds Field
  3/24/2011 2011 Open tryouts to take place April 30
  3/21/2011 Captains to host independent baseball umpire camp
  3/2/2011 Buffalo Wild Wings brings High School Series back for 2011
FEBRUARY 2011 2/10/2011 Captains release 2011 schedule
JANUARY 2011 1/18/2011 Captains to feature championship logo in 2011
  1/17/2011 VanAsselberg to manage in Calif. Winter League
  1/13/2011 2011 Season tickets on sale now!

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