Staten Island FerryHawks 7, Lancaster Stormers 6
The Lancaster Stormers needed one more hit on Friday night.
Instead, they left the tying and winning runs on base in the bottom of the ninth as the Staten Island FerryHawks held on for a 7-6 win in the opener of a three-game series at Penn Medicine Park.
The loss trimmed Lancaster’s North Division lead over the Long Island Ducks to one-half game.
A two-run homer by Pablo Sandoval, the former World Series MVP, off Tim Brennan (1-2) in the top of the fourth staked the FerryHawks to a 3-2 lead, and Lancaster never could quite make up the ground.
The FerryHawks extra base hit barrage continued over the next pair of innings as Eddy Diaz and Matt Scheffler team up with a pair of doubles for a 4-2 edge. Cristhian Rodriguez, after fouling off numerous two-strike pitches homered off Luke McCollough in the sixth for a 5-2 edge.
Alex Isola picked up his third RBI of the night on a single in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the lead to 5-3. The FerryHawks answered with a run on a two-out wild pitch in the top of the seventh to stretch the lead back to three.
Lancaster narrowed the gap in the bottom of the seventh. With Yeison Coca and Nick Ward aboard on singles, Joseph Carpenter rapped a grounder to Sandoval. The veteran third baseman went for the force out at second but made a wide throw, allowing Coca to score and Ward to advance to third. A check swing single by Nick Lucky produced another run as the Stormers pulled within one. Kirby Snead forced Joe Campagna to ground out, ending the inning.
Staten Island parlayed a leadoff double by Scheffler and a pair of weak ground balls into a much needed insurance run in the top of the ninth. The Stormers pulled back to within one on a titanic homer to right by Mason Martin. Carpenter lined to left for the second out, but Robbie Baker walked both Lucky and Campagna to set the stage for late Lancaster heroics.
Instead, Baker struck out Isola to end the night for his ninth save.
Max Green (4-5) will take the hill for the Stormers on Saturday night against right-hander Wesley Scott (0-3, 4-6). Fireworks will follow the game. Fans may follow the action on FloBaseball, beginning at 6:40.
NOTES: Opposing teams have scored in 20 of the last 28 innings, producing 24 runs…There have been 16 one-run innings and four innings with two runs apiece…Ward extended his hitting streak to nine games with his single in the seventh…Isola has 11 RBI in his last eight games…Martin is in a tie with Charleston’s James Nelson for the league homer lead at 25…Martin has eight of his homers against Staten Island.
Charleston Dirty Birds 2, York Revolution 1
(August 1, 2025 – Charleston, WV): The York Revolution dropped a tight pitchers’ duel, 2-1 to the Charleston Dirty Birds in their weekend opener Friday night at GoMart Ballpark.
Charleston righty David Lebron (7-1) tied season-highs with eight innings and nine strikeouts, limiting York to one run on three hits in the win.
Lebron dominated early, striking out seven of his first nine batters through a perfect first three innings, including fanning five in-a-row at one point.
York starter Kevin Miranda was also on point, limiting Charleston to just a single in each of the first three innings, all scoreless. Miranda benefited from a great diving catch in center by Bubba Alleyne in the first inning, and from catcher Chris Williams gunning down an attempting base stealer in Demetrius Moorer in the third inning.
Keon Barnum opened the scoring with a leadoff homer to left center in the bottom of the fourth as his ninth of the year made it 1-0, Dirty Birds. With one out, Alan Alonso slapped a double down the right field line and scored on a throwing error by shortstop Jeffrey Wehler on Alsander Womack’s infield single as Charleston led 2-0. With two runners on, Miranda escaped any further damage when he retired Joe DeLuca on a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
York got on the board in the fifth as Alleyne lined a two-out single to right, stole second, and scored on William Simoneit’s RBI double to deep right, knifing the deficit to 2-1.
Lebron did not allow another hit and walked just one before handing it over with the one-run lead still intact in the ninth.
Lance Lusk issued back-to-back four-pitch walks to Jeremy Arocho and Jalen Miller with one out in the ninth, but Alonso made a great diving stop at first on Shayne Fontana’s grounder for the second out before Lusk finished his third save with a strikeout, ending the game with runners at second and third.
Miranda (2-1) absorbed his first loss, allowing just two runs in 4.2 innings. He walked none and struck out three.
Alex Valverde worked 2.1 shutout innings in relief without allowing a hit. He worked around four walks, including three in the seventh inning, and struck out four.
Right-hander Josh Mollerus made his Revs debut, striking out two in a 1-2-3 eighth. The former Blue Jays and Rangers prospect was signed earlier in the day.
Notes: The Revs fall to 50-35 overall, 11-11 in the second half. Friday marked the 50th regular season meeting all-time between York and Charleston and the first overall meeting since last season’s ALPB Championship Series. The Dirty Birds were the final team on the schedule that the Revs had yet to face this season. The Revs were held to a season-low three hits for the third time this season; among the casualties were Miller who lost a seven-game hitting streak and Wehler who lost a season-best 11-gamer. Valverde has tossed multiple scoreless innings in four of his five appearances.
Up Next: The Revs will look to even the series on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. as RHP Tyler Palm (3-3, 4.89) faces right-hander Jamison Hill (2-9, 6.10). Revs fans can catch the action live on SportsRadio 98.9 FM & 1350 WOYK, 989woyk.com, The New WOYK app, and FloBaseball.TV beginning at 6:15 p.m.
High Point Rockers 15, Lexington Legends 2
LEXINGTON, Ky, – The High Point Rockers unleashed a series-worth of offensive frustration in beating the Lexington Legends 13-2 on Friday night at Legends Field.
Having dropped the first three games of the six-game series, High Point broke out the bats on Friday, banging out 12 hits including a grand slam and six RBI from Braxton Davidson and a pair of solo shots from Ben Aklinski.
The Rockers improved to 53-32 on the season and 12-10 in the second half, pulling to within 2.5 games of first place Lexington (14-7).
Aklisnki started the Rockers scoring with a solo homer in the first for an early 1-0 lead.
The Rockers opened the third with Luis Gonzalez driving a single to right and Aklinski drawing a walk. Drew Mendoza put the Rockers up 2-0 when he singled to right to score Gonzalez from second with Aklinski moving to third. Alex Dickerson then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play with Aklinski crossing the plate for a 3-0 Rockers advantage.
The Rockers scored five times in the fifth, highlighted by Davidson’s grand slam and Burt scoring on a wild pitch to grow an 8-0 lead. High Point tacked on another four runs in the sixth including RBI singles by Gonzalez and Dickerson, a run-scoring double by Max Viera and an RBI double from Davidson.
Jonah Scolaro (W, 3-3) allowed just four hits over his six innings of work without allowing a walk and striking out four. Scolaro was ejected by the home plate umpire following the sixth inning. Scolaro allowed a run in the sixth when jerry Huntzinger doubled and scored on a single by Paul Winland.
David Hess came on in the seventh and allowed a solo homer to Pedro Gonzalez as Lexington climbed back to trail 12-2. Hess earned his first save of the season by pitching the final three innings. He walked two and struck out three while allowing three hits and one run.
Aklinski led off the eighth with another solo homer, his 24th of the season and the 124th of his Atlantic League. He moved into a tie for fifth place in ALPB history with 124 homers.
High Point tacked on a pair of runs in the ninth on an RBI double by Burt and a run-scoring single from Gonzalez
Lexington starter Wilton Castillo (L, 5-8) gave up four hits and seven runs, hindered by five walks. Hollis Fanning allowed four hits and four runs in his one inning of work.
Gonzalez finished with three hits while Aklinski, Davidson and Burt each had two. Davidson finished the night with six RBI.
Game five of the series is slated for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday at Legends Field. The Rockers will send RHP Mike Devine (1-0, 4.40) to the mound to face Lexington RHP Dustin Beggs (3-0, 3.94). Rocker fans can catch all the action on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.
NOTES: Davidson’s home run was the 10th of the season for the Rockers, extending the club season record. The all-time minor league record for team grand slams in a season is 14 by the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2022. The MLB record is also 14, shared by the 2006 Cleveland Indians and the 2000 Oakland A’s . . . With two homers tonight, Aklinski now has 96 homers as a Rocker and 124 for his ALPB career which includes the 2021 season with Lexington . . . He is tied for fifth in the Atlantic League in career homers with Josh Pressley (Somerset/Sugar Land, 2007-13) and Telvin Nash (York/Charleston, 2015-23).
Long Island Ducks 6, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 3
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 6-3 on Friday night in the opening game of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
The Ducks took a 2-0 first inning lead on Seth Beer’s RBI single to center field and a wild pitch by Flying Boxcars starter Jack Weisenburger that scored Ivan Castillo. It stayed the way until the sixth when Castillo lined a two-run home run to right field, doubling the Ducks advantage to four.
Long Island tacked on two more runs in the seventh, courtesy of Chris Roller’s sacrifice fly to left field and an RBI single to center by River Town. Hagerstown rallied for three runs in the ninth on an RBI single to left by Gary Mattis and a two-run double to right by Bryce Cannon, but they were unable to complete the comeback.
That was more than enough for Ducks starter Juan Hillman (7-4) to earn the win. The southpaw tossed a season-high seven and two-thirds innings of shutout baseball, allowing just four hits and two walks while striking out a season-best eight batters. Weisenburger (1-4) took the loss, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks in six innings with eight strikeouts as well. Michael Reed picked up his second save after recording the final two outs of the game.
Town led the Ducks offense with three hits, an RBI and two runs. Castillo drove in two runs and scored twice as well.
The Ducks and Flying Boxcars continue their three-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Fairfield Properties Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Fireworks Spectacular, presented by PSEG Long Island. It’s also a Long Island MacArthur Airport Lucky Seat Saturday at the ballpark, and one lucky fan will win 40,000 Breeze Points, enough for two roundtrip tickets, from MacArthur Airport to a Breeze Airways nonstop destination. Right-hander Ryan Sandberg (4-3, 4.01) takes the mound for the Ducks against Flying Boxcars lefty Quinton Martinez (1-2, 5.29).
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 7, Gastonia Ghost Peppers 6