Charleston 5, Gastonia 4
(Charleston, WV – June 23, 2024) – The Dirty Birds won the series finale against Gastonia 5-4. Charleston had five hits in the fourth inning to score four runs for the lead. Three of those hits were for extra bases. Gabriel Cancel and Keon Barnum doubled while Jared Carr tripled. In the fifth inning, Keon Barnum hit his 10th home run of the year for a needed insurance run.
Adrian Almeida earned his second win of the season. In his five innings pitched, he allowed three runs off three hits and two walks while fanning six Gastonia batters. The bullpen combined to allow one run off three hits in the four innings of relief. Joan Martinez earned a save after pitching a clean ninth inning.
The Dirty Birds will enjoy a day off on Monday before hosting Lexington for a three-game series starting on Tuesday at 6:35pm.
York 22, Lancaster 6
(June 23, 2024 – York, Pa.): The York Revolution capped off their second consecutive sweep with a record setting offensive performance on Sunday afternoon at WellSpan Park, tying a franchise record by scoring 22 runs on 20 hits to beat the Lancaster Stormers, 22-6. The win lowers the Revs’ magic number to one to clinch a first half North Division title and a postseason berth which they will aim to do on Tuesday night.
York opened the scoring in the first inning just two batters into the game as Donovan Casey singled home Matt McDermott. It was the first time all homestand that York scored first in the game.
Lancaster evened the score in the second inning when Justin Farmer doubled to the top of the wall in center field, tying the game 1-1.
York immediately answered in the bottom half when Ciaran Devenney shot a missile over the Arch Nemesis for a solo homer to put the Revs back in front 2-1.
A run scored on an error by Alexis Pantoja to knot it back up in the top of the fourth inning at 2-2.
York took control and never looked back, batting around in each of the next three innings.
McDermott started the fourth inning with a single, stole second, and scored on a Casey single. Colton Welker doubled home another run, and after back-to-back walks, the second of which came with the bases loaded to Kobe Kato, starter Max Green exited the game.
Devenney greeted reliever Nile Ball with a grand slam on the very first pitch which capped off a seven run fourth inning, York’s second seven run frame of the weekend and third in five games, putting the Revs comfortably ahead 9-2.
York sent nine to the plate before recording an out in the fifth. Casey led off the frame with a solo homer to left and Welker followed two batters later with an RBI double. York then walked four consecutive times, three of which came with the bases loaded to extend the margin to 14-2.
The first two batters of the sixth inning were both retired by reliever James Hoyt, but York followed with three straight doubles, two of which scored runs off the bats of Trey Martin and Kato. After a walk from reliever Junior Mieses, Pantoja singled home a run, and a hit batter and walk loaded the bases yet again. This time it was David Washington who blasted a grand slam to right center field, capping off a season-high eight run inning. That brought the York lead to 22-2, tying a franchise record for runs scored in a game before the end of six innings of play.
An eighth inning RBI double by Justin Farmer plated a run for the Stormers. Jack Conley led off the ninth with a solo homer to left center and RBI doubles later in the inning by Damon Dues and Gaige Howard scored another two, but Nelvin Correa punched out Jordan Howard looking to end it at a 22-6 margin for York.
The win brings York’s magic number to one, giving them the chance to clinch the first half North Division title with a win on Tuesday night vs Long Island. They will send Aaron Fletcher to the mound opposite Mike Montgomery at 6:30 p.m. It is Negro League Night, Bingo Bash, and WellSpan Sports Medicine Silver Slugger Tuesday. Tickets are on sale at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS, and in-person at the Shipley Energy Ticket Office.
Notes: York’s win brings their division lead to a franchise record of nine games. The 22 runs scored in the game tied the most in a single game, matching the mark set on 8/31/2012 vs Long Island, also in a 22-6 victory. It is the most runs scored in an Atlantic League game by any team this season and tied for the sixth most in a game in league history. York hitters walked 17 times, tying a franchise record set 6/4/21 at Lancaster. That total is tied for second most in a game in league history and is the most since the 2021 season. Devenney hit multiple home runs in a game for the third time this season becoming the 12th Revs hitter to do so three times in one season. Devenney also became the seventh Rev to hit two home runs including a grand slam in the same game and the first since Tyler Clark did so against the Road Warriors on 6/18/18. Devenney walked four times, becoming the 14th to do so in a game in Revs history and first since Tomo Otosaka on 8/9/23. Devenney’s six RBIs are the most in a game by a Revs hitter this season, and the most since Jhon Nunez knocked in six in last season’s finale, 9/16/23 vs Spire City. The two grand slams between Devenney and Washington mark the second time in franchise history that the Revs have hit two in a game, joining Victor Rodriguez and Jose Herrera who did it vs Newark on 7/17/2010. The 46 total runs scored in the series were the most ever in a three-game series by the Revs. Washington has hit 12 home runs in the month of June, tying a franchise record for a single month (Telvin Nash – June 2019, Isaias Tejeda – July 2019). Washington is also one RBI shy of the single month RBI record of 32 (Chris Ashby – July 2008, Johan Limonta – May 2014). Casey now has a 15-game hitting streak. Sunday marked the sixth time the Revs have scored 20 in a game and first since 6/3/21 in a 20-5 win at Gastonia. It marked the 25th time they’ve racked up 20 hits in a game and first since 7/27/22 vs Charleston. The sweep is the Revs’ second against the Stormers this season, improving to 8-1 in this year’s War of the Roses; York is just one head-to-head win from retaining the Community Cup and two wins shy of clinching the season series outright. York starter Ethan Lindow (5-4) earned his third straight win and fourth in his last five starts, allowing just two runs in five innings.
Lexington 8, Staten Island 4
The Lexington Legends defeated the Staten Island FerryHawks to win the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at SIUH Community Park by the score of 8-4.
The Legends shortstop Osmy Gregorio got things started in the second with a two-run home run, then Matt Bottcher joined the party with a two-run shot of his own the following inning to give Lexington an early 4-0 lead. Staten Island was quickly able to cut that lead in half, 4-2 in the bottom half of the third, thanks to two RBIs from Nate Scantlin and Alejandro De Aza – who has been extremely hot to start his FerryHawks career! The 10-year MLB veteran is hitting .389 in his first nine games with the Hawks.
Lexington’s Matt Botcher picked up his second homer of the day, a 3-run shot to left center, adding to their lead and making 7-2. An RBI by FerryHawks newcomer, Matt Scheffler and an error in the 4th got Staten Island within 3 runs, 7-4. However, Legends infielder Osmy Gregorio picked up an RBI single to make it 8-4 in the top of the fifth where the score would remain the same the rest of the way.
The FerryHawks had Cam Hill get the start on the mound facing off against the Legends’ Dustin Beggs. Hill surrendered seven runs and seven hits through four innings of work, while Dustin Beggs did enough to pick up the victory on five innings pitched giving up seven hits and adding two strikeouts.
The FerryHawks will head to Lancaster to open a 6-game roadtrip and start a three-game series against the Stormers. The Hawks will return home July 2nd through the 4th so make sure you join the FerryHawks on July 4th for their Independence Day Celebration with a 6:30PM game with fireworks to follow!
Long Island 7, Hagerstown 4
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 23, 2024) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 7-5 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Hagerstown took an immediate 2-0 in the first inning on a solo home run to left center field by Jaylyn Williams and an RBI single from Ozzie Abreu off Long Island starter Daniel Corcino. The Ducks tied the game at two in the home half of the frame on run-scoring base hits by Ryan McBroom and Ivan Castillo against Flying Boxcars starter Malik Binns.
The Flying Boxcars jumped ahead 3-2 in the third on a leadoff four-bagger to right field produced by Andrew Moritz. The visitors added a run in the sixth for a 4-2 advantage thanks to a Dariel Gomez leadoff homer also to right. The Flock got to within a run at 4-3 in the seventh as Tyler Dearden hustled down the line from third base on a wild pitch. Long Island scored four times in the eighth to take their first lead of the ballgame at 7-4 thanks to an RBI groundout from JC Encarnacion, a run-scoring single by Scott Kelly, and a two-run home run to right from Manuel Geraldo as three of the four runs were given up by Edubray Ramos.
Neither starter factored in the decision. Binns allowed two runs on six hits in five innings pitched, walking and striking out three. Corcino surrendered three runs (two earned) on five hits in five innings on the mound, walking three while striking out one. Trevor Bettencourt (2-2) picked up the win out of the bullpen with a scoreless inning on a walk and two strikeouts. Ramos (1-1) suffered the loss after giving up three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning on the mound. Matt Seelinger shut the door in the ninth for his Atlantic League leading 11th save of the season.
Dearden led the way offensively for Long Island with three hits, including a double while also scoring a pair of runs.
The Ducks hit the road on Tuesday night to open a three-game series against the York Revolution. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at WellSpan Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball by CLICKING HERE. Left-hander Mike Montgomery (1-2, 4.28) toes the rubber for the Flock against Revolution southpaw Aaron Fletcher (4-2, 4.42).
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, July 2, to begin a three-game series against the Charleston Dirty Birds. 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 a Fireworks Spectacular, presented by Haugland Group. It’s also a Francesco’s Trattoria Tuesday and a Triple Play Tuesday at the ballpark, 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.
Southern Maryland 6, High Point 1
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs overpowered the High Point Rockers 6-1 on Sunday as the three-game series came to a close at Truist Point. The Rockers won the series by a count of 2-1.
The Rockers sent Cooper Casad to the mound and he threw five shutout innings in his first appearance in more than two years. Casad was a member of High Point’s starting rotation in 2022 when he suffered an arm injury that required surgery and a long rehab. Sunday was his first time back on the mound since April 28, 2022.
Casad exited with the game still scoreless, having allowed just four hits. Southern Maryland starter Garrett Martin held the Rockers without a run through five as well.
Southern Maryland put its first run on the board in the sixth off High Point reliever Zach Muckenhirn (L, 3-1) when Brandon Pugh singled, stole second, and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Broughton.
High Point’s Ben Aklinski smacked a double in the bottom of the sixth, making him the first Rocker to reach second base. He was singled home by Connor Owings to tie the game at 1-1.
Southern Maryland took a 2-1 lead in the eighth when Pugh walked, moved to second on a sac bunt then scored the go-ahead run on a single by Anthony Brocato.
The Blue Crabs put the game away with a four-run outburst in the top of the ninth. David McKay retired the first two batters then allowed a single to Caleb Marquez, a walk to Pugh and Michael Wielansky single home Marquez for a 3-1 Blue Crab lead. Pinch-hitter Aaron Hill then blasted a three-run homer to give So. Maryland a 6-1 lead.
Jason Creasy (W, 4-0) pitched the seventh and eighth innings for SMD, allowing two hits while striking out three. Endrys Briceno retired the Rockers in order in the ninth to seal the win.
High Point could not take advantage of Gastonia’s 5-4 loss at Charleston on Sunday. Entering the final two weeks of the first half of play in the Atlantic League, Gastonia (37-16) maintains a four-game lead over the Rockers (33-20).
The Rockers will face the Gastonia Baseball Club in a three-game series starting on Tuesday at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia.