Long Island 11, Lancaster 1
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 9, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Lancaster Stormers 11-1 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Seth Beer’s RBI single up the middle off Stormers starter Matt Swarmer gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead in the first inning. A fly ball to left field by Beer turned into a three-run double in the second, increasing Long Island’s advantage to four.
Long Island tacked on single runs in the third and fourth courtesy of Jack Lynch’s RBI double to left-center and Beer’s solo home run to left-center. Two more runs scored in the fifth on JC Encarnacion’s RBI double to right and River Town’s sac fly to center, making it an 8-0 ballgame.
The Ducks rounded out their scoring with three runs in the eighth on Taylor Kohlwey’s bases loaded walk and Justin O’Conner’s two-run single. Lancaster grabbed their lone run in the ninth on Yeison Coca’s RBI groundout to third.
Ducks starter John Gant (2-1) earned the win, tossing six scoreless innings and allowing just one hit – a second inning single to Joseph Carpenter – while striking out nine batters. Swarmer (0-2) suffered the loss, surrendering eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits and four walks in four innings with nine strikeouts.
Beer led the Ducks offense with three hits, five RBIs, a run and a walk, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Chad Pike added two hits and three runs, while O’Conner totaled two hits, two RBIs and a run.
The Ducks and Stormers continue their three-game series 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. 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 Zach Plesac (1-1, 9.00) takes the mound for the Ducks against Stormers lefty Keylan Killgore (0-1, 10.00).
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Gastonia 10, High Point 9
GASTONIA, N.C. – Despite outstanding performances from starting pitcher Kent Emanuel and first baseman Evan Edwards, the High Point Rockers let a 9-4 eighth inning lead slip away and fell to Gastonia 10-9 on Friday night at CaroMont Health Park.
Emanuel, in his third start of the season, went seven innings, allowed just five hits and four runs while walking one and striking out five. He retired the first 10 men he faced before exiting after the seventh inning, holding a 9-4 lead, built primarily behind the slugging of Edwards. The Rockers first baseman hit a grand slam in the fifth and added a solo homer in the seventh to help build High Point’s 9-4 advantage.
But Gastonia exploded for six runs in the eighth inning off the Rockers bullpen to surge ahead 10-9. Lefty Braeden Ogle relieved Emanuel in the eighth and issued a walk and hit Patrick Mazeika with a pitch when Narciso Crook hit a three-run homer to make it a 9-7 game. Dalton Guthrie followed with a solo homer to right to pull the Peppers to within a run at 9-8.
Justin Lewis, who had missed spring training and the first two weeks of the season, was activated on Friday and made his season debut in the eighth with one on and two down. Eric De La Rosa greeted Lewis with a two-run homer, his second of the night, that put Gastonia up 10-9.
Gastonia grabbed the initial lead in the fourth when Mazeika hit a sac fly to right to score Richie Martin who had walked and moved to third on a single by Justin Wylie. After Wylie stole second, he moved to third on a throwing error by Rockers third baseman Drew Mendoza then scored on a wild pitch from Emanuel.
In the top of the fifth, Gastonia starter Raynel Espinal allowed one out singles to Nolan Watson and D.J. Burt then hit Cody Wilson with a pitch to load the bases. The Ghost Peppers turned to reliever Justus Sheffield who immediately hit Luis Gonzalez with a pitch that plated Watson for High Point’s first run. After Sheffield induced an infield pop out from Ben Aklinski, Edwards then hit a grand slam to center to put the Rockers up 5-2.
De La Rosa hit a solo homer leading off the bottom of the fifth to make it a 5-3 game. Luis Aviles followed with a triple to center and then scored on a wild pitch to pull the Peppers within a run at 5-4.
In the sixth, Gastonia’s Adam Scott retired the first two Rockers he faced then issued back-to-back walks to Watson and Burt. After hitting Wilson with a pitch to load the bases, Gonzalez cleared them with a double to left, lifting High Point to an 8-4 edge.
Edwards blasted a solo shot off Scott leading off the seventh to give the Rockers a 9-4. It marked the second consecutive day, both against Gastonia, where Edwards hit multiple home runs.
Edwards finished the game with three hits and five RBI. Gonzalez drove in four runs on the night. Justin Lewis (L, 0-1) went one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and one run in taking the loss. Gastonia reliever Tanner Myatt (W, 2-1) earned the win with two innings of one-hit pitching before yielding to Nick Snyder in the ninth who earned his second save.
The two teams play again on Saturday at 7 pm at CaroMont Health Park.
Lexington 11, Staten Island 1
Lexington, KY – On a beautiful Friday night in Lexington, in front of over 2100 fans, the Lexington Legends erupted for nine runs in the third inning and cruised to an 11–1 victory over the Staten Island Ferry Hawks. The win moves Lexington to 9–4 on the season, tied for first place in the Atlantic League South Division and the best record in the Atlantic League.
Ryan McCarthy led the Legends’ offense, going 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a stolen base, his sixth of the season. Dylan Rock added four RBIs, including a two-run single, an RBI double, and a sacrifice fly, while Brady Whalen drove in two and swiped his fourth base of the season.
After Staten Island opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first, the Legends responded immediately, then exploded in the third. The frame featured five hits, three walks, an error, and a hit-by-pitch, chasing Ferry Hawks starter Adalberto Mejia after just 2.2 innings. Only four of his 10 runs allowed were earned.
On the mound, Colton Eastman turned in his one of his best outings of the season, tossing six strong innings while allowing just two hits and one run, striking out five with no walks. The bullpen trio of Julio Dilone, Jack Lynch, and Dalton Ross combined for three scoreless innings and six strikeouts. Lexington out-hit Staten Island 9–4, and the Legends swiped two more bags.
The win is Lexington’s second straight and sets up a pivotal stretch as the Legends aim to break away atop the standings. They’ll continue their homestand tomorrow, Saturday night against Staten Island with first pitch scheduled for 7:00 PM. The evening will feature Bookmark Redemption Night, where students who participated in the Hits the Books Program, presented by iHOP, during the school year will be able to score complimentary tickets by bringing their bookmark to the Ticket Office. After the game will be another round of the best fireworks show in town. Fans can also look forward to Sunday at the ballpark, with a 2:00 PM first pitch on Mother’s Day which will also feature a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Lexington Lounge – fans can still reserve their slot for brunch by calling the Legends Group Sales line.
York 8, Hagerstown 6
(May 9, 2025 – Hagerstown, Md.): The York Revolution used five relievers to cover eight innings and found a way to steal a come-from-behind 8-6 win over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Friday night at Meritus Park. York (9-4) pulls into a tie for first place with the win and shares the Atlantic League’s best record through 13 games.
The Revs jumped out to an immediate lead with a three-run first. Justin Connell extended his on-base streak with a leadoff single, having reached safely in all 13 games to begin the year. With two outs, Brandon Lewis hammered an opposite field two-run homer to right center to open the scoring as York led 2-0. Alerick Soularie singled to center and stole second, and Osvaldo Tovalin ripped an RBI single to right extending the lead to 3-0.
Hagerstown answered right away as Joe Campagna drove an RBI double to left center to get the Flying Boxcars on the board and Isaias Quiroz blooped a broken bat RBI single to shallow center, cutting York’s lead to 3-2.
Revs starter Jordan Morales was lifted with a runner on in the bottom of the second inning after appearing to experience some discomfort.
Danny Denz entered and came up huge, totaling three scoreless innings with just one hit allowed while striking out five.
Hunter Dula handled a scoreless fifth inning but ran into trouble in the sixth as a pair of walks preceded an RBI single to right by Chad Sedio, tying the game at 3-3. Hagerstown took the lead on a wild pitch from Noah Denoyer, and Gary Mattis singled home two runs through a drawn-in infield as the Boxcars surged ahead 6-3.
The Revs offense, meanwhile, was held without a baserunner from the second inning through the seventh. Hagerstown starter Jorge Martinez retired his final 13 batters and struck out four straight at one point, working five innings. Lefty reliever Branden Noriega followed with two perfect frames in the sixth and seventh as 19 consecutive York batters were set down.
That streak came to an abrupt end in the eighth as Jack Maruskin, fresh off his first pro save two nights earlier, issues walks to Jeffrey Wehler and Ryan Higgins sandwiching a Michael Berglund infield single as the Revs loaded the bases with no outs. Closer Rafael Kelly was summoned and recorded an infield pop out, but Frankie Tostado nailed a clutch two-run double high off the fence in right center to pull York within 6-5. With two outs, Soularie tapped a dribbler back to Kelly who spiked the throw to first allowing Higgins and Tostado to cross the plate on the error as the Revs took a 7-6 lead.
York added an insurance run in the ninth as Jalen Miller ripped a ground ball through Sedio’s legs at third, plating Marty Costes who led off the inning with his first Revs hit.
Cam Robinson fired a perfect ninth to log his fourth save.
Denoyer (3-0) rebounded from the bumpy sixth inning to handle a scoreless seventh, earning his third win in his last three outings.
Mauricio Llovera was perfect in the eighth as the back end of the York bullpen faced the minimum over the final three innings.
York righty Wes Scott (0-1, 5.63) faces Hagerstown’s Daniel Corcino (1-1, 11.00) in the middle game of the series on Saturday at 6 p.m. 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 5:40 p.m.
Notes: The comeback win is the fourth of the year for the Revs who have come back from deficits of three, four, and five runs to win games. York improves to 4-0 on the road, extending the best road start in franchise history, as they are away from home for the first time since opening weekend. Miller saw his team-leading 11-game hitting streak snapped. York’s 19 consecutive batters retired was the second most in a game in franchise history, three shy of a club record set August 27, 2022 at Southern Maryland. Friday marked the second time this season that a Revs starting pitcher had only worked one inning as the team has come from behind to win on the road in both of those games. Denz now has scoreless outings of 2.2 innings and 3.0 innings and has given up just one run in 8.2 innings for the season, having struck out 15 compared to two walks. In six appearances, Robinson has two wins and four saves which puts him tied for first in the league. Revs pitchers struck out 14 Boxcars for the second time in three games; York now has four games of 14 strikeouts or more as a staff this season (twice have struck out a high of 17). Tostado’s double was his league-leading eighth. The Revs improve to 22-7 all-time against the Boxcars (3-1 this season) and 10-3 at Meritus Park.
Southern Maryland 7, Charleston 6