Lancaster 9, Charleston 2
The 2024 Lancaster Stormers have a share of the record books.
Noah Bremer fired six shutout innings on Saturday evening while Cristian Santana continued his savage home run tear as the Stormers downed the Charleston Dirty Birds, 9-2, at GoMart Ballpark.
The win was Lancaster’s 12th straight, tying the 2018 club’s franchise record set in May of that year. With the victory, the Stormers grabbed sole possession of second place in the North but still trail York by three games in the divisional race.
Bremer (4-1) checked Charleston on five hits while walking one and striking out four. Charleston only had two runners on base at the same time twice in his six-inning stint.
Meanwhile, Lancaster’s bats got off to a torrid start for the second straight night. Shawon Dunston, Jr. drew a walk from Casey Cobb (0-4) to open the game and took second on a one-out single by Santana. Chris Proctor lined a single to center to drive home the first run. Joseph Carpenter extended his hitting streak to 15 with a two-run double to the base of the fence in center. He, in turn, scored on a single yanked into right field by Gaige Howard.
Santana followed a pair of walks in the second with a home run to right field, his eighth long ball in the last seven games and his 13th of the season for a 7-0 lead.
Charleston’s bullpen took over and silenced Lancaster on two singles over the next 6 2/3 innings, and the crowd of 5,614 got its lone thrill of the night when Phil Ervin slugged a two-run homer to left center before the first out in the home seventh. The combination of Nolan Long, Phil Diehl and Stephen Nogosek proceeded to throw hitless baseball the rest of the night to preserve the team’s share of history.
Justin Farmer capped the scoring with a two-run homer to left in the ninth.
Lancaster will try for its 13th straight and fourth consecutive series sweep Sunday afternoon at 4:05. Brady Tedesco (0-0) will make the start. Fans may tune into FLoBaseball, beginning at 4:00.
NOTES: Dunston left the game with an injury in the bottom of the fifth and was replaced by player-coach Trayvon Robinson who saw his first action of the season…The Stormers were already without utility man Chad Sedio, who left Thursday night’s game with an injury and infielder Nick Lucky, whose contract was purchased by Minnesota on Friday…Santana has hit safely in 11 straight with nine homers and 24 RBI…Farmer’s homer was his first since his first at bat with the Stormers, back on May 10 at Staten Island.
Gastonia 6, Long Island 4
(Gastonia, N.C., June 8, 2024) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Gastonia Bolognia (a.k.a. Gastonia Baseball Club) 6-4 on Saturday night in the middle game of a three-game series at CaroMont Health Park
Gastonia jumped in front in the second inning on a three-run home run to left-center field by Hidekel Gonzalez off Ducks starter Jimmy Robbins. Three more runs in the fourth on Dean Miller’s RBI double, a sac fly by Josh Stowers and a throwing error made it 6-0.
A two-out RBI single down the right field line by Ryan McBroom in the sixth off Gastonia starter Zac Lowther got the Ducks on the scoreboard. Aaron Antonini followed with a solo homer to left in the seventh, closing the gap to 6-2. A two-out, two-run single up the middle by Hector Gomez in the eighth made it a two-run game at 6-4. However, the Ducks could not complete the comeback.
Lowther (3-0) earned the win, tossing six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out seven. Robbins (0-2) took the loss, conceding six runs (five earned) on five hits and five walks over five innings with five strikeouts. Phoenix Sanders picked up his eighth save of the season after recording the final four outs, striking out two.
The Ducks and Gastonia wrap up their three-game set on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at CaroMont Health Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball by CLICKING HERE. Left-hander Wei-Yin Chen (2-2, 4.97) toes the rubber for the Ducks against Gastonia righty Ryan Conroy (2-2, 4.65).
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, June 11, to begin another three-game series against the York Revolution. 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). As fans exit the ballpark following the game, Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for a special offer from Francesco’s Trattoria East Islip. It’s also a Triple Play Tuesday, and if the Ducks turn a triple play during the game, one lucky fan will be a grand prize winner of $25,000. Tickets for the game, and all Ducks games, are available by visiting the Fairfield Properties Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
The Ducks are in their 24th season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. They are the all-time leader in wins and attendance in Atlantic League history, led all MLB Partner Leagues in attendance in 2023, and have sold out a record 707 games all-time. For further information, visit LIDucks.com or call 631-940-DUCK (3825).
High Point 8, Staten Island 4
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Second baseman D.J. Burt and catcher Jake Washer combined to drive in seven runs in the High Point Rockers 8-4 win over the Staten Island FerryHawks on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 2,308 at Truist Point.
Burt had an RBI single and a three-run homer from the No. 9 spot in the batting order while No. 8 hitter Washer contributed a pair of hits and three RBI including a two-run double.
The Rockers built an 8-0 lead through the first five innings and cruised home after that.
High Point started the scoring with an RBI single from Burt in the second. The lead grew to 4-0 after three behind Washer’s two-run double and an error on Staten Island.
The Rockers blew up for four runs in the fifth with Washer driving in one with a bases loaded groundout and Burt’s three-run homer.
Ryan Meisinger earned the start and went 2.1 innings, allowing just three hits. Zach Muckenhirn (W, 3-0) with 2.2 innings of work with one hit allowed and one strikeout.
Staten Island’s only runs came off reliever Jacob Edwards, surrendering a three-run homer to Luis Castro in the sixth.
The Rockers will play the third and final game of the series with Staten Island on Sunday at 4:05 p.m.
York 14, Hagerstown 2
(June 8, 2024 – York, Pa.): After Friday night’s 11-inning walk off win, the York Revolution handled business in a much more dominant manner on Saturday night, dominating the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars by a 14-2 score. The win improves the Revs to 25-15, matching the 2016 club for the best 40-game record in club history while maintaining their three-game lead for first place. York has also won six straight at home, matching their longest home streak from all of last year.
York starter Jon Olsen walked the leadoff batter in the first inning but strung together a stretch of seven straight hitters retired that took him into the third inning.
The second inning is where York spotted themselves a big early cushion. After Colton Welker led off the frame with a walk, he scored on a Trey Martin single that was coupled with a throwing error. Michael Berglund, who was signed and activated earlier in the day, singled home another run on the first pitch he saw with the Revs. Matt McDermott scored on an infield single on a scary play that saw third baseman Joe Campagna leave the game due to an apparent leg injury. After a short delay, Rudy Martin Jr put the exclamation point on the inning, tripling home a pair. After two, York held an early 5-0 lead.
With one out in the top of the third inning, Hagerstown strung together four consecutive singles against Olsen with an RBI knock by Demetrius Moorer putting the Flying Boxcars on the board. Olsen was able to get out of the inning, rolling a 6-4-3 double play ball against Curtis Terry to escape without any further damage and ended the fourth inning with yet another double play ball.
With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, two more York runs scored when catcher Tyler Hill dropped a pop up in front of the plate off of Berglund’s bat, extending the York lead to 7-1.
The Revs added one more in the fourth when Welker drove home Martin Jr on a groundout to extend the lead to 8-1. Martin Jr had led off the inning with a walk and stole second base, setting a new franchise record with his 20th consecutive stolen base, while becoming the league’s second to 20 swipes this season.
York greeted reliever Brett Matthews with a double, walk, and a double steal in the fifth inning, but Matthews struck out the next three hitters to strand two in scoring position.
After being denied in the fifth, three more York runs scored in the sixth inning to extend the lead to 11-1. A run scored on a Welker fielder’s choice before another pair scored on an infield single from Kobe Kato. Kato was credited with one RBI, with another run coming due to a throwing error by third baseman Jaylyn Williams.
Hill drove home a run with a single against Olsen in the top of the seventh, but Olsen finished his outing with back-to-back strikeouts. Across a career-high seven innings, the righty struck out eight, allowing just two runs, one earned, improving to 4-0 with the win.
McDermott was hit by the first pitch of the seventh inning by reliever Enrique Santana, who left the game due to injury after just that one pitch. Rafael Kelley replaced him, walking a batter before York mustered three consecutive runs via a David Washington double, Welker sacrifice fly, and Jacob Rhinesmith groundout. That padded the lead to 14-2.
After throwing just one pitch in his return to action on Thursday in Charleston, Will Carter got some extended work, recording the first two outs quickly before loading the bases in the eighth inning. Carter stranded them on a punchout to complete a scoreless frame.
Denny Bentley struck out the side in the ninth inning to close it, as York jumped to 10 games over .500 for the first time this season with their most lopsided win of the year.
York will look for the sweep on Sunday at 2 PM as Zach Neff will take the hill against Hagerstown’s Dylan Sabia. It is the Cancer Survivor Celebration presented by Visiting Angels, WellSpan Wellness Weekend (Stronger than Cancer), and Sunday Funday by Weis Markets. Tickets are on sale at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS, and in-person at the Shipley Energy Ticket Office.
Notes: York has now won six straight home games, the longest streak since May 24-June 6, 2023. Washington now has six consecutive multi-hit games with RBIs in all six of those games (11 total RBI on that stretch).
Southern Maryland 5, Lexington 3