Long Island Ducks 4, York Revolution 1
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 4-1 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
York scratched across the game’s first run in the fifth inning on a bloop RBI single past a drawn-in infield off the bat of Jaylin Davies. Long Island answered in the bottom of the inning with a two-out RBI single to center field by Ivan Castillo, tying the game at one.
The Ducks struck for three more two-out runs in the sixth to take a 4-1 lead. RBI singles by Leobaldo Cabrera and Kole Kaler plus a passed ball that scored Cabrera highlighted the inning.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Leonardo Taveras pitched four scoreless innings for the Ducks, conceding just one hit while striking out four. Alex Valverde threw five innings of one-run ball for York, allowing six hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Nolan Clenney (4-1) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out four. Nick Bennett (1-1) took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk in two innings with a strikeout. Ramon Santos picked up his fourth save after striking out the side in a 1-2-3 ninth.
Austrin Dennis led the Ducks offense with three hits and a run scored. Taylor Kohlwey added a pair of doubles and a run.
The Ducks and Revolution 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 the final Fireworks Spectacular of the season, presented by the Suffolk County PBA. 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 Anthony Escobar (0-0, 6.00) takes the mound for the Ducks against Revolution lefty Braden Scott (1-0, 2.53).
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9, High Point Rockers 5
WALDORF, Md. – The High Point Rockers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs started Friday night’s game at Regency Furniture Stadium is if they were in a sprint. They finished with the energy of having run a marathon.
The two teams combined to score 14 runs in the first four innings but neither team was able to push a run across the plate over the final five innings as Southern Maryland claimed a 9-5 win over the Rockers.
Tied at 5-5 after three innings, the Blue Crabs dealt the death blow with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Jamari Baylor.
The Rockers remain tied with the York Revolution for the best overall record in the Atlantic League at 71-50. But Gastonia, if it completes its win vs. Charleston on Friday night, could be within one game of clinching the South Division’s second half title.
Southern Maryland touched Rockers starter Jonah Scolaro for four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Sam Dexter drove in two runs with a double to left, Ethan Wilson contributed a run-scoring single and Baylor delivered a sac fly.
The Rockers didn’t wait long to respond in the top of the second. Evan Edwards reached on an error on a ground ball to Cooper Weiss at second base, Alex Dickerson drew a walk from Blue Crabs starter Connor Overton (W, 1-5) and Cody Wilson homered to left to cut the deficit to 4-3. It was Wilson’s first homer since May 4.
Southern Maryland added a run in the bottom of the second on a sac bunt by Weiss to give the Crabs a 5-3 lead.
Once again the Rockers responded in the third. Luis Gonzalez singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on Edwards’ double to left. Dickerson followed with a single to score Edwards from second and tie the game at 5-5.
SMD tacked on four runs in the fourth to move ahead 9-5 with Baylor’s two-run homer chasing Scolaro with Daniel Blair coming in from the bullpen.
Neither team scored over the final five innings.
Gonzalez, Edwards and Wilson each finished with two hits apiece for the Rockers with Wilson accounting for three RBI. Wilson, Baylor and Dexter each had two hits for the Blue Crabs.
The Rockers and Blue Crabs will face off in the fifth game of the series on Saturday night at 6:35 p.m. at Regency Furniture Stadium. High Point will send lefty Ben Wereski (3-4, 4.09) to the mound to face the Blue Crabs’ lefty Kyle Virbitsky (1-0, 2.95). Rocker fans can catch every Rockers game on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.
NOTES: OF Ben Aklinski was placed on the inactive list as he will be unavailable this weekend due to a personal obligation. He is expected to return for Tuesday’s series opener with Charleston . . . The Rockers moved RHP Andre Scrubb to the active list.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers 7, Charleston Dirty Birds 1
Charleston, WV – In a dominant performance on the road, the Gastonia Ghost Peppers took down the Charleston Dirty Birds 7-1 on Friday night. The win was fueled by a mix of offensive firepower and stellar pitching, with the Ghost Peppers’ pitching staff striking out 12 and limiting Charleston to just five hits.
Offense:
Gastonia was led by Shed Long Jr. who set the tone at the top of the lineup with a 1-for-4 night, driving in a run and swiping a base. His efforts, coupled with a strong showing from Cole Roederer (2-for-4 with 3 RBIs), powered the Peppers to an early 2-0 lead that they would never relinquish.
The biggest blow of the night came off the bat of Eric De La Rosa, who launched his 21st home run of the season, a solo shot in the 6th inning to push the lead to 6-1. Dalton Guthrie also contributed with an RBI single that plated Roederer, while Aldrete added a run-scoring groundout in the 6th to cap the Ghost Peppers’ four-run inning.
Pitching:
Connor Grey (W, 1-3) earned his first win of the season after tossing 5 solid innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 8. The bullpen continued the dominance, with Duane Underwood Jr., Jake Miednik, Tyler Wilson, and Sam Bordner all throwing scoreless frames to close out the game. The group combined for 12 strikeouts and issued just 4 walks.
Charleston’s starter, Marc Davis (L, 0-3), took the loss after giving up 2 runs (1 earned) in 5 innings. Davis battled through 4 walks and 9 strikeouts but struggled to contain the Ghost Peppers’ lineup when it mattered most. Reliever Nolan Lamere allowed 4 runs in the 6th inning as Gastonia broke the game wide open.
Charleston Highlights:
The Dirty Birds were limited to just five hits, with Zach Daniels (2-for-4) and Demetrius Moorer (1-for-3) the only players to find consistent success at the plate. Alsander Womack drove in Charleston’s lone run with a sacrifice fly in the 3rd inning. However, the offense could never get anything going against Gastonia’s pitchers, who kept the Dirty Birds off balance all night.
Key Moments:
- De La Rosa’s 6th-inning home run was a pivotal moment, extending the lead to 6-1 and taking any momentum out of Charleston’s dugout.
- The Ghost Peppers’ 4-run explosion in the 6th inning, highlighted by a 2-run single from Roederer, effectively put the game out of reach.
Lexington Legends 7, Lancaster Stormers 6
On Friday evening, Dixon outshone Mason.
While Mason Martin set Lancaster’s single season home run record with a solo shot in the third inning, it was Lexington’s Brenden Dixon who delivered the visiting Lexington Legends to a stunning, 7-6 win at Penn Medicine Park.
Dixon’s second homer of the night, a three-run blast to right center with two outs in the ninth kept the Stormers from dropping their magic number to two in the North chase. At the same time, the Legends were able to hang on in the South chase still trailing Gastonia by four.
On the strength of two homers by Luis Castro, accounting for five runs, and Martin’s solo shot, the Stormers carried a 6-1 lead into the sixth inning.
With two outs and nobody aboard in the sixth, Dixon lifted a soft double down the left field line off Billy Sullivan. Brian Fuentes followed with an RBI double to the right field corner to cut the lead to 6-2. Jerry Huntzinger walked on a 3-2 pitch before Andy Atwood flied to center to end the inning.
Max Green worked a perfect to hold the lead. Jackson Rees was not as fortunate in the eighth. E.J. Cumbo opened the eighth with a single chopped over the mound and scored on Dylan Rock’s double to deep left. Dixon ripped a sharp grounder to short that deflected off Yeison Coca to knock home a second run. Phil Diehl picked up the final two outs, stranding the tying runs on base.
Ryley Gilliam (2-2) retired Brady Whalen on a fly ball to center on his first pitch. He walked Curtis Terry on five pitches. Cumbo reached on a single off umpire Marty Hassenfus. Rock fanned for the second out before Dixon took Gilliam’s 1-1 pitch over the gate in right center.
Jonathan Haab worked a perfect ninth for his 17th save, capping a stellar night for Lexington’s bullpen. He was preceded by Kaleb Sophy, who threw 1 2/3 scoreless frames. Jimmy Loper (5-1) followed with two hitless innings to earn the win.
Lancaster will send Luke McCollough (0-3) to the hill on Saturday evening against left-hander Patrick Wicklander (11-7). Fireworks will follow the game. Fans may tune into the action on FloBaseball at 6:40.
NOTES: Martin’s homer was his 35th of the season and 62nd as a Stormer, fourth all-time…Noah Skirrow missed out on his second chance for a 16th win…He struck out six, falling two short of the club record…Lucky reached on an infield single in the sixth, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.
Staten Island FerryHawks 14, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 9