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London's Dieckman Down with Injury
Thursday, June 4th , 2026
The season is finished for Erik Dieckman of the London Werewolves. The club announced today that he will forego the rest of the year because of injury. The Werewolves starting pitcher suffered a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament while throwing a pitch in a recent game against the Kalamazoo Comets. Team doctors said it would take at least 14 months to heal.
Dieckman has made 11 starts, tossed 77.1 innings, struck out 81 batters and walked 19. His record is 6-2 with a 2.33 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .219 batting average.
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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Here are the current team power rankings for ABA Class A:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Glace Bay Miners (139.4, ++)
2) Pueblo Heroes (126.2, ++)
3) Dollywood Partons (119.0, -)
4) Huntsville Rockets (117.0, ++)
5) Grand Rapids Jet Hawks (116.6, -)
6) St. Catharines Blue Jays (114.6, -)
7) Barrie Admirals (114.0, +)
8) White Deer Tropics (111.4, ++)
9) Mexico City Aztecs (111.2, --)
10) Columbus Bowsers (99.2, +)
11) London Werewolves (94.2, -)
12) Tampa Capitals (94.2, -)
13) Kansas City Dust Devils (92.6, +)
14) Fremont Ambassadors (89.6, --)
15) Tyler Trolls (85.0, -)
16) Long Beach Keys (80.2, +)
17) Santa Rosa Desperados (76.6, +)
18) Bangor Lumberjacks (73.0, -)
19) Newark Flyers (73.0, o)
20) Lake Elsinore Storm (62.2, o)
21) Nashua Sweepers (47.6, o)
22) Deltaville Deltas (46.0, o)
23) Kalamazoo Comets (41.8, +)
24) Cottage City Cannonballers (38.4, -)
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Barrie's Cortez S-A Top Pitcher
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Capping off a whirlwind month in which he went 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA, Danny Cortez was selected as May's Southern A Pitcher of the Month today. Reporters caught up with the elated Barrie starter as he left the clubhouse.
"I know it's difficult for pitchers -- when you have a bad start or two, people start wondering if you've lost it. Then you ride stretches like this one for all you can. You find it easier to come to the park every day because know you're contributing to the club, not just waiting for your turn in the rotation to make up for your last start."
Danny Cortez definitely contributed to the club. He had 6 starts, throwing 35.1 innings, striking out 21, and holding the opposition to a .221 average.
So far this year, Cortez has made 11 starts, tossed 61.1 innings, struck out 48 batters and walked 34. His record is 6-3 with a 2.93 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .246 batting average.
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