Lexington Legends 6, Charleston Dirty Birds 2
Charleston, WV —The Lexington Legends used a balanced offensive attack and a strong outing from starter Ben Ferrer to secure a 6–2 victory over the Charleston Dirty Birds on Saturday night at GoMart Ballpark.
Lexington struck early and often, plating two runs in the second and adding insurance in the fourth, fifth, and seventh innings. Center fielder Xane Washington was a spark plug at the top of the lineup, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. Left fielder Ryan McCarthy added a key RBI double and swiped three bags, helping fuel the Legends’ pressure on the basepaths.
Brady Whalen continued his standout season, driving in his 66th RBI with a double and drawing two walks. He also stole his 25th base of the year. Catcher Isaias Quiroz had a quiet night at the plate (0-for-5), but Lexington’s offense clicked around him, totaling 10 hits and 9 walks on the night.
On the mound, Ferrer (2–2) bounced back from recent struggles, tossing 5.2 innings of two-hit ball, allowing one earned run and striking out five. He was followed by a solid bullpen effort from John Armstrong and Christian Edwards, who combined to hold Charleston to one run over the final 3.1 innings.
Charleston struggled to find any rhythm offensively, managing just three hits. Shortstop Jospeh Rosa and right fielder Travis Demeritte accounted for the team’s two RBIs, but the Dirty Birds left seven runners stranded. Starter Jamison Hill (2–9) took the loss, surrendering four runs (three earned) over five innings, while also issuing two walks and throwing a wild pitch.
Charleston’s bullpen allowed two more runs in the seventh as command issues continued to haunt them; they walked seven Legends hitters in total.
Long Island Ducks 7, York Revolution 5
(York, Pa., July 27, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 7-5 in 11 innings on Sunday afternoon in the final game of a three-game series at WellSpan Park.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead just two batters into the contest as River Town blasted a one-out solo home run to right field against Revolution starting pitcher Kevin Miranda. Long Island made it 4-0 in their favor in the second on Ed Johnson’s sacrifice fly, Town’s RBI single and Ivan Castillo’s run-scoring double. York got a pair of runs back in the bottom of the frame courtesy of Jailyn Davis’ sacrifice fly and Jeremy Arocho’s run-scoring base knock versus Long Island starter Ryan Sandberg.
The home team got to within 4-3 in the fourth on Jeffrey Wehler’s RBI single and tied the game in the fifth on Bubba Alleyne’s sacrifice fly, with both runs coming against Ducks reliever Bernardo Flores. The back-and-forth tilt remained deadlocked until the 11th, when Kole Kaler put the Flock ahead with a three-run home run to right off Mauricio Llovera for his third big fly of the campaign as Long Island completed the weekend sweep.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Sandberg allowed two runs on four hits in two innings pitched, walking a striking out a pair. Miranda gave up four runs on six hits over three innings of work to go along with a walk and a strikeout. Braydon Nelson (2-1) picked up the win with a scoreless inning on one hit allowed and two strikeouts. Llovera (4-1) was tagged with the loss, surrendering three runs (two earned) on two hits in one inning pitched, walking and striking out one. Jacob Asa closed the game out after allowing an unearned run on one hit in one inning on the mound for his second save of the season.
Town had three hits, including a home run along with two RBIs and a run scored, while Kaler two hits, a home run, three RBIs and a run scored as Long Island won all six games on their road trip to Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The Ducks return home on Tuesday night to open a three-game set with the Staten Island FerryHawks. 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 a Pat’s Marketplace Tuesday, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for $5 off a purchase of $50 or more at Pat’s Marketplace as fans exit the ballpark. 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. Right-hander Jonah Dipoto (3-2, 2.92) gets the start for the Ducks against a FerryHawks starter who is to be announced.
Lancaster Stormer 3, Staten Island FerryHawks 0
For the eighth straight time, the Lancaster Stormers have taken two of three in a series.
Max Green fired six shutout innings, and the Lancaster pen continued their brilliant work in a 3-0 win over the Staten Island FerryHawks Sunday afternoon at SIUH Community Park.
With the win, the Stormers remained in sole possession of first place in the North Division’s second half.
Green (4-5) yielded three singles over his six innings while walking one, hitting a batter and striking out three. His only challenge came in the fifth inning when Pablo Sandoval led off with a sharp single through the right side and was forced at second on a grounder by Vaun Brown. Cristhian Rodriguez singled through the right side, sending Brown to second. The pair executed a double steal, but Green induced a pop up to second from Drew Maggi and retired Eddy Diaz on a fly ball to center to end the threat.
Jackson Rees struck out the side in order in the sixth inning. Cody Stashak pitched a clean eighth thanks to a diving stop by third baseman Nick Ward on a smash by Maggi leading off the inning. Gerson Moreno yielded a one-out single to Matt Scheffler before striking out Brandon Martorano and Sandoval to close out the day.
Ward slammed a pair of homers for the bulk of Lancaster’s offense. The lefty took the second pitch from Ofelky Peralta (0-1) out of the yard to right field leading off the game. He also connected off reliever Matt Reitz in the sixth.
Lancaster’s other run came in the third. A one-out walk to Joseph Carpenter was followed by a two-out double to left by Alex Isola and Andrew Semo being hit by a pitch to load the bases. Yeison Coca picked up a walk to force home the run.
The Stormers will open a three-game series at WellSpan Park on Tuesday night. Right-hander Noah Skirrow (10-3) will make the start for the Stormers. Fans may tune into FloBaseball at 6:25 to catch the action.
NOTES: Lancaster left 10 runners on base, the sixth straight game the team has reached double figures…The win was Green’s 16th as a Stormer…It was Lancaster’s second shutout in four days and fourth of the season…Ward had the club’s fifth multi-homer game of the season…It was also his 28th multi-hit game.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers 6, High Point Rockers 2
HIGH POINT, N.C. –The Gastonia Ghost Peppers scored homered twice and scored three runs in the first inning before going on to beat the High Point Rockers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point.
High Point continues to hold the Atlantic League’s top overall record at 52-29 and sits in second place in the South Division at 11-7, a half-game behind 11-6 Lexington.
The Rockers now head to Lexington for a six-game series with the Legends.
The Ghost Peppers ignited the game with a pair of homers in the first inning from Cole Roederer and Jack Reinheimer off Rockers’ starting pitcher Ben Wereski (L, 0-1). Eric De La Rosa then hit an RBI single to push the Ghost Peppers to a 3-0 lead.
The Ghost Peppers extended the lead to 5-0 in the third on an RBI double from Eric De La Rosa and a run-scoring single by Jonny Barditch.
The Rockers got on the board in the bottom of the seventh as Max Viera singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a single by Ian Yetsko.
In the eighth inning, Roederer hit a sacrifice fly, allowing De La Rosa to score, making the score 6-1. Viera added an RBI single for the Rockers in the eighth to make it a 6-2 game.
High Point put two men on in the ninth and moved the potential tying run to the on-deck circle but could not bring home a run.
The Rockers will have Monday off before starting a six-game road trip to Lexington to face the Legends. Fans can follow all High Point Rockers on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.
NOTES: The loss snapped the Rockers five-game winning streak . . . The Rockers have won 10 of their last 14 games.