Staten Island 4, Lancaster 3
The Staten Island FerryHawks snapped a four-game losing streak in dramatic fashion on Sunday, June 1, defeating the Lancaster Stormers 4–3 at SIUH Community Park—thanks in large part to a vintage performance from Pablo Sandoval.
The veteran slugger drove in all four FerryHawks runs, headlined by a pair of clutch doubles that proved the difference in a tightly contested matchup.
Adalberto Mejia got the start for Staten Island, entering his sixth outing of the season with a 6.31 ERA. The FerryHawks got on the board early in the bottom of the first. After Nate Scantlin led off with a single and the bases loaded up later in the frame, Sandoval grounded out but brought home the game’s first run for a 1–0 lead.
Matt Dunaway took over on the mound to begin the third and kept the Stormers at bay. In the bottom half, Sandoval struck again—this time clearing the bases with a two-run double to give the FerryHawks a 3–0 cushion.
Lancaster answered in the top of the fourth. Nick Lucky launched a solo home run to right-center, and Slater Schield followed with a sacrifice fly to trim the deficit to 3–2.
James Meeker replaced Dunaway in the fifth and kept the Stormers quiet for an inning before giving way to Robbie Baker. Baker faced just four batters before Kirby Snead was called upon to handle the pressure.
In the bottom of the seventh, Sandoval delivered once more, roping his second RBI double of the game to make it 4–2—capping off a 4-RBI afternoon for the former World Series champion.
The Stormers kept things interesting in the eighth when Daniel Amaral crushed a solo homer to straightaway center, a shot that brought Lancaster within one. Snead found himself in a jam with runners on second and third but escaped unscathed to preserve the lead.
Tanner Andrews struck out the side in the ninth to secure his 3rd save and the FerryHawks’ 4–3 victory.
Staten Island now turns its focus to a road matchup with the York Revolution on Tuesday night, aiming to build off Sandoval’s big day and keep the momentum rolling.
York 11, Long Island 3
(June 1, 2025 – York, Pa.): Foster Pace fired a masterful seven innings and the York Revolution offense blasted five home runs in an 11-3 win over the Long Island Ducks on Sunday afternoon at WellSpan Park. With back-to-back wins, the Revs take the weekend series from Long Island, increasing their first place lead to a season-high five games in the North Division.
Long Island grabbed an early lead in the second as River Town nailed an RBI double to left center to open the scoring, capitalizing on Pace’s only two walks of the day.
York answered in the bottom half as Jeffrey Wehler worked a leadoff walk and Bubba Alleyne crushed a two-run homer to right, putting the Revs on top 2-1. Ducks starter Ryan Sandberg (1-1) walked the bases loaded, and Frankie Tostado smashed a two-run single up the middle with two outs off reliever Justin Alintoff to spot York a 4-1 lead.
Ryan Higgins increased the lead in the third, launching a towering two-out RBI double off the Arch Nemesis in left field to go up 5-1.
The Revs put together another big inning in the fourth scoring four more times. Jalen Miller banged a leadoff double off the Nemesis and Marty Costes tattooed a line drive two-run homer to left center, his first with York. Two batters later, Brandon Lewis parked his second homer of the year to left center, and William Simoneit followed to make it back-to-back long balls and three homers in the inning, clobbering a drive over the fence to the right of the batters’ eye for his fourth of the year as the lead swelled to 9-1.
Higgins hammered his second home run of the season over the Nemesis in left field, leading off the bottom of the fifth. Lefty Bernardo Flores walked four of the next five batters, forcing in a run on Lewis’ bases loaded free pass for the Revs’ final run of the day.
Pace (3-1) cruised with the big lead, going a Revs season-best seven innings and allowing just one run on four hits in the win. He walked only two and struck out nine, retiring the final 10 batters he faced.
Long Island scratched out a pair of runs in the eighth against righty J.C. Ramirez who made his Revs debut, scoring on a Troy Viola RBI double to left and on a balk.
Hunter Dula needed just three pitches to work a 1-2-3 ninth to finish the day.
Notes: York improves to 21-10, a season-best 11 games over .500, continuing the best start to a season in franchise history. They have won six of the last seven games and 10 of the last 13, while picking up their seventh series victory in 10 tries. The five homers are the most in a game by the Revs since they blasted six in a win vs Hagerstown on August 18, 2024. York had scored exactly four runs in five consecutive games, including during every game on their recent four-game winning streak, before their 6-1 win last night; four proved to be a key number again, as York’s offense reawakened to the tune of enjoying three separate four-run innings in a span of six innings through the fourth on Sunday. The 11 runs was their most in a game since their 17-5 win vs Hagerstown on May 18, and is their seventh double-digit scoring performance of the season. York improves to 21-3 when scoring four runs or more. The Revs are now 19-4 when hitting a home run and 10-0 when hitting multiple homers. Pace’s performance is the latest great effort by a starter, as Revs starters have allowed just one run on 11 hits in 21 innings over the past four games. They’ve also allowed just two runs in 24 innings over the past five games and have a 2.82 ERA in the last 22 games dating to May 7. Higgins (2-for-3, double, homer) finished the weekend series going 5-for-9 with a home run, three doubles, two walks, and five runs scored; he had hits in four straight at-bats and reached safely in six straight plate appearances through his fifth inning homer.
Up Next: The Revs welcome the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs back to town on Monday to complete a suspended game from May 21 which Southern Maryland leads 4-1 after four innings. The two teams will then play a seven-inning game to make up their rainout from May 22. Play resumes at 12 p.m. with free admission.
High Point 6, Hagerstown 0
HIGH POINT, NC- The High Point Rockers completed a three-game sweep of Hagerstown on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point with a 6-0 shutout of the Boxcars. The win gives the Rockers 11 straight series wins and improves their season record to 25-8, tying the 2022 club for the best 33-game start in club history.
The Rockers now own a seven-game lead over second place Southern Maryland (16-14) in the Atlantic League’s South Division.
The game started as a pitcher’s duel between High Point starter Kent Emanuel and Hagerstown’s Dominic Picone (L, 1-3). The Rockers took advantage of Picone in the first, using a double by D.J. Burt, a walk to Luis Gonzalez and an RBI single from Ben Aklinski to take a 1-0 lead.
But Picone settled down and retired the next four batters before walking Ian Yetsko with two outs in the fifth. Emanuel kept the Boxcars hitless until the third when they loaded the bases but the lefty was able to escape without any consequences.
It wasn’t until Picone left after the fifth, having allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out 10, that the Rockers were able to generate offense.
Hagerstown reliever Quinton Martinez allowed three consecutive doubles to Aklinski, Drew Mendoza and Max Viera to give High Point a 2-0 lead. Only a strong throw from Boxcars left fielder Miles Williams to cut down Aklinski at the plate prevented another run. Hagerstown then turned to Michael Saturria who allowed a single to Aidan Brewer to load the bases then a two-run single up the middle by Nolan Watson to put the Rockers ahead 5-0.
Brewer singled home the final Rockers run in the seventh as Aklinski scored after drawing a walk for a 6-0 advantage.
Burt, Aklinski, Mendoza and Viera all finished with a pair of hits for the Rockers.
Emanuel (W, 5-0) went seven innings, scattered just five hits and walked two while striking out six. Braeden Ogle struck out the side in the eighth and Jonah Scolaro put the Boxcars down in order in the ninth.
After an off day on Monday, the Rockers will be back at Truist Point for a three-game series against the Charleston Dirty Birds starting Tuesday at 6:35 pm. All Rockers fans 60 years and older will receive a complimentary ticket in honor of Senior Citizen Night at Truist Point.
NOTES: Ben Aklinski is one stolen base away from becoming just the third player in Atlantic League history to collect 100 homers and 100 stolen bases in a career . . . Aklinski has 111 career homers in his five years in the league and has 99 stolen bases . . . The Rockers have now tossed five shutouts this season . . . The Rockers finished May with a 19-7 record and their second-highest batting average for a full month at .286 . . . The Rockers also set club records with 43 homers in a month and 183 home runs . . . High Point has hit six grand slams this year, one shy of the season record of seven set in 2023 . . . The Rockers have won four straight, eight of their last nine and 12 of their last 15 games.
Charleston 3, Lexington 2