Lexington 7, Staten Island 1
Lexington, KY – The Lexington Legends won their fifth game in a row, cruising to a 7-1 victory over the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday afternoon and sweeping the series. The Legends improve to 11-4 on the season, staying atop the South Division.
Behind a stellar outing from starter Wilton Castillo, the Legends shut down Staten Island’s offense and backed it up with an opportunistic day at the plate. Castillo tossed six shutout innings, giving up just four hits and two walks while striking out three. The right-hander improved to 2-1 on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.65.
Lexington’s offense made sure his performance didn’t go to waste. The Legends jumped out early with two runs in the first inning, then kept applying pressure with runs in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth. The balanced attack featured production up and down the lineup.
Brady Whalen reached base three times, drove in a run, and scored twice. Curtis Terry delivered a two hits and two RBIs, and Xane Washington added a double and drove in a run. Lexington drew 12 walks on the day and had four batters hit by pitches, showcasing patience and discipline against an erratic FerryHawks pitching staff.
Lexington’s bullpen preserved the lead with two clean innings from Jose Acosta and a ninth-inning appearance from Dylan Ross, who allowed one run but sealed the win.
The FerryHawks, now 9-6, managed eight hits but left 11 runners on base. Shortstop Eddy Diaz was a bright spot, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and the team’s lone RBI.
The Legends will get a much-deserved break tomorrow, but will be back in action on Tuesday, May 13th against the High Point Rockers in a battle for the top of the South Division. Tuesday night will feature $2 Tuesday, presented by Great Clips, where fans can enjoy $2 tickets, hot dogs, chips, and canned Pepsi products for the 6:45 PM first pitch. Wednesday, May 14th will be a 10:30 AM first pitch for Education Day. The series will conclude on Thursday, May 15th with a 6:45 PM first pitch for Thirsty Thursday, featuring $2 domestics and $3 crafts. Thursday will also be Nurse Appreciation Night and Transylvania Alumni Night. It will also be Bookmark Redemption Night for the Legends’ Hit the Books Program, presented by iHOP. Students who participated in the Hit the Books Reading Program will be able to redeem their bookmarks for two complimentary tickets at the Legends Ticket Office.
Long Island 3, Lancaster 2
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 11, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Lancaster Stormers 3-2 in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Lancaster struck first in the opening inning on Alex Isola’s RBI single to center field off Ducks starter Juan Hillman. It stayed that way until the fifth when Cody Thomas put the Ducks in front 2-1 with a two-run single to left field off Stormers starter Tim Brennan. However, the Stormers tied the game at two in the sixth on an RBI single to right by Andrew Semo.
It remained even until the bottom of the ninth inning. Taylor Kohlwey and JC Encarnacion started the inning with singles, and Jack Lynch drew a one-out walk. That set the stage for Lizandro Rodriguez, who won the game for the Flock with a walk-off sacrifice fly to right field.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Hillman tossed five innings of one-run ball, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out three. Brennan lasted six innings, conceding two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Tim Melville (1-0) got the win after tossing a scoreless ninth inning, walking one and striking out one. Ryley Gilliam (1-1) took the loss, conceding the winning run on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
The Ducks continue their homestand on Tuesday night when they open a three-game set against the Gastonia Ghost Peppers. 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). It’s Bark in the Park, and fans are welcome to bring their dog to the ballpark to enjoy the game. It’s also a Pat’s Marketplace Tuesday, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons with a special offer from Pat’s to fans as they exit the ballpark. It’s a Triple Play Tuesday as well, and if the Ducks turn a triple play during the game, one lucky fan will win $25,000.
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York 5, Hagerstown 4
(May 11, 2025 – Hagerstown, Md.): William Simoneit crushed a home run to lead off the ninth as the York Revolution pulled off another victory late in a close game, edging the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 5-4 on Mother’s Day afternoon to complete a weekend sweep at Meritus Park. York improves to a league-best 11-4 on the season, the best 15-game start in franchise history, having won four straight while increasing its first place lead to 2.0 games in the North Division.
York scored in the first inning for the third time in as many games on the weekend as Jalen Miller ripped a hit to left on the game’s first pitch and with reckless abandon, hustled it into a double with a hard slide at second. Marty Costes followed with an RBI single to right center on the game’s second pitch, spotting the Revs an instantaneous 1-0 lead.
Working on short rest due to a doubleheader earlier in the week, Revs starter Tyler Palm handled the first three innings in scoreless fashion increasing his scoreless streak to 8.2 consecutive frames.
Chad Coles worked a scoreless fourth but was dinged for two runs in the fifth as Hagerstown went ahead 2-1. Chris Kwitzer led off with a triple that was nearly caught by Costes against the fence in right and scored on Welington Dotel’s sac fly to tie it up. Gary Mattis drew a two-out walk and raced home on Jesus Lujano’s double down the right field line for the go-ahead tally.
The Revs immediately answered in a big way in the sixth, scoring three times to go back in front, 4-2. Ryan Higgins led off with a deep drive to the track in left center that was dropped by Mattis for an error. Mason Walker was called upon to bunt but took a walk from reliever Branden Noriega to put the first two aboard. Miller laced a two-run triple to the gap in left center and Costes socked an RBI double to right plating Miller with his league-leading 20th run scored.
York righty Dallas Woolfolk debuted with a 1-2-3 sixth after the former Oakland Athletics prospect and Ole Miss star signed with the team the day before.
Hagerstown rallied in the seventh as Dotel greeted Noah Denoyer with a double to left center and Mattis worked a one-out walk. Lujano bounced one toward the hole at second, reaching on an error to load the bases. Joe Campagna’s sac fly to right brought the Boxcars within a run, and Chad Sedio tapped a check swing infield single in front of the plate to tie the game at 4-4 with a pair of unearned runs.
Mauricio Llovera (2-0) kept it tied with a scoreless eighth, striking out Isaias Quiroz looking to leave a runner at third.
Simoneit led off the ninth with his tape measure blast to left field, launching the Revs back in front, 5-4 on his second long ball of the year.
Cam Robinson notched his fifth save of the season and 60th save of his pro career with a scoreless ninth, working around a leadoff single and striking out Sedio to end it.
York overcame a taxed bullpen and a short-rest start to earn the victory, while also overcoming a long drought from the offense for the second time in the series, as Hagerstown starter Matt Reitz retired the remaining 14 batters he faced for 15 outs after being tagged for two knocks and an early run on his first two pitches of the day.
Boxcars closer Rafael Kelly was brought in to escape a two-out rally in the eighth and left the bases loaded when Michael Berglund’s deep fly died at the track in left. Kelly (1-2) was asked to get more than three outs for the second time in the series and suffered his second loss, surrendering Simoneit’s bomb an inning later.
Notes: The Revs are now off to the best 15-game start in franchise history at 11-4. The Revs are 6-0 on the road to begin the season with sweeps at Gastonia and Hagerstown. Their sweep at Meritus Park is their fourth in five visits all-time to western Maryland as they now own a 12-3 mark all-time at Hagerstown. York took five of six in the weeklong home-and-home series between the two teams. The last at-bat victory is the fourth of the season for the Revs and the comeback win is their fifth. York improves to 4-1 when being tied after eight innings. The Revs are now 7-2 in games decided by two runs or fewer.
Up Next: York’s road swing through Maryland continues on Tuesday night as the Revs visit the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the first of a midweek series at 6:35 p.m. 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 5, Gastonia 4
GASTONIA, N.C. – Ben Aklinski hit his ninth career grand slam as a Rocker and Matt Solter scattered seven hits over 6.1 innings to lead High Point to a 5-4 win over Gastonia on Sunday afternoon at CaroMont Health Park. The win gave the Rockers a 2-1 series win and marked High Point’s fifth consecutive series win to start the season.
Aklinski’s slam lifted the Rockers from a 2-0 deficit in the third inning and gave High Point a 4-2 advantage.
Solter allowed a couple of early runs including a leadoff homer by Kevin Watson, Jr. in the bottom of the first inning and an RBI single off the bat of Jack Reinheimer in the second. But Solter settled down and did not allow a run over the next four innings until Reinheimer hit a solo homer in the seventh to cut High Point’s lead to 4-3. Solter departed after walking Watson before Justin Wylie doubled into the right field corner off reliever Jacob Edwads (W, 2-1) to tie the game at 4-4.
In the top of the ninth, the Rockers put two men onboard against Gastonia reliever Bryan Blanton (L, 0-1) when Evan Edwards singled off the glove of second baseman Justin Wylie, scoring Max Viera from second and giving the Rockers a 5-4 lead.
Stevie Branche (S, 2) came on in the ninth to preserve the win. He pitched around a single by Watson before retiring the final two Peppers to give the Rockers the win.
Aidan Brewer and Viera each had a pair of hits for the Rockers.
The victory lifts the Rockers to 11-4 on the season and a tie for first place in the Atlantic League’s South Division with Lexington. The Rockers and Legends, along with the York Revolution, share the top record in the ALPB at 11-4.
After an off-day on Monday, High Point will start a three-game series at Lexington on Tuesday night.
NOTES: Aklinski is High Point’s all-time leader in grand slams with nine . . . His nine slams have come in 385 games as a Rocker . . . For comparison, the active MLB leader in grand slams is Manny Machado of San Diego with 12 in 1,773 career games . . . The Rockers signed MLB veteran OF Jordan Luplow and he was in the starting line-up, batting fifth and playing left field . . . Max Viera started at second base on Sunday, marking his fourth different position this week . . . He started at third base on Wednesday, at shortstop Thursday and Friday and in left field on Saturday.
Southern Maryland 3, Charleston 2