Lexington Legends 8, York Revolution 7 (12 innings)
(June 8, 2025 – Lexington, Ky.): The York Revolution found themselves one out away from completing a series sweep but instead saw their six-game road winning streak snapped with an 8-7 defeat in 12 innings to the Lexington Legends on Sunday afternoon at Legends Field in the Atlantic League’s longest game of the season to this point.
York struck first with a pair of two-out runs in the second inning, taking advantage of singles by Brandon Lewis and Jaylin Davis earlier in the frame. A wild pitch from Legends starter Wilton Castillo brought home Lewis, and Ryan Higgins legged out an infield single for his fourth consecutive RBI hit going back to Saturday night’s game as the Revs led 2-0.
Lexington responded with a run in its half of the inning as Brian Fuentes drove a sac fly to center for an unearned run, but Revs starter Jordan Morales retired Pedro Gonzalez on a swinging bunt to catcher Michael Berglund, stranding runners at the corners with York leading 2-1.
Marty Costes further cemented his place in Revs history in the top of the third, obliterating a solo homer to left for a five-game homer streak and a 10-game RBI streak, both second longest in Revs history and one shy of a club record, while also extending his hitting streak to eight consecutive games. Frankie Tostado followed with his league-leading 23rd double on a bullet down the right field line, and with two outs, raced home to score on an RBI single up the middle from Jeffrey Wehler (eight-game hitting streak) as the Revs led 4-1.
York manufactured another run in the fourth as Davis singled to left, advanced to second on a passed ball, took third on a productive ground out to second by Bubba Alleyne, and scored on Higgins’ sac fly to right marking his fifth consecutive plate appearance with a run batted in as the Revs led 5-1.
Lexington slashed into that lead in the bottom of the fourth as Fuentes drove a two-out, two-run homer to right center, cutting the margin to 5-3.
Gonzalez led off the fifth with a double on a 3-0 green light, advanced to third on J.T. Riddle’s grounder to second, and scored on Curtis Terry’s bouncer to second as Lexington pulled within 5-4.
The Legends made it four unanswered with an unearned run to pull even in the sixth. Reliever Lukas Galdoni struck out Dylan Rock to begin the inning, but a wild pitch allowed Rock to reach base. Ryan McCarthy’s slow roller to second resulted in a throwing error when Jalen Miller hustled to field the ball and slipped, causing his throw to sail high and pull Tostado off the bag. Andy Atwood’s sac bunt set up Fuentes for his fourth RBI which came on a game-tying grounder to short, knotting things at 5-5 before Galdoni retired Austin Bates on a fly out to strand the go-ahead run at third.
Gonzalez greeted righty Parker Bugg with a leadoff triple off the base of the center field fence in the bottom of the seventh, but after getting a soft line out with the infield in for the first out, the Revs nailed Gonzalez at the plate attempting to score on a ball in the dirt as Berglund recovered to feed Bugg for the tag.
While York escaped the Legends’ seventh inning leadoff triple unscathed, the Revs wasted leadoff doubles in the fifth, seventh, and eighth innings as they went 0-for-18 with runners in scoring position from the fourth into the 12th.
Mauricio Llovera and Noah Denoyer held it down in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, forcing the game into extras.
York managed a tenth inning run as Costes’ grounder to second resulted in an errant throw by Atwood, plating Berglund to put the Revs on top 6-5.
Lexington took advantage of a wild pitch as Rock tied the game with a sac fly to center in the bottom of the tenth.
Neither team scored in the 11th as the Revs played just their second 12-inning game since 2019.
Miller put York ahead with a clutch two-out RBI double down the left field line for a 7-6 lead in the 12th on his third hit of the day.
Ian Churchill entered, looking to make it back-to-back days with saves after earning the fourth save of his career in Saturday’s rain-shortened game. The Revs lefty struck out the first two batters to make it five consecutive hitters struck out by Churchill in the series, but Terry capped off the weekend with a walk-off two-run homer to center for the 8-7 final.
Notes: The walk-off defeat is just the second of the year for the Revs (May 15 at Southern Maryland) as they are now 7-3 in games decided in the final at-bat. The Revs fall to 3-3 in extra-inning contests. It’s the Revs’ first walk-off homer allowed since July 25, 2023 at Charleston when Telvin Nash ended a ten-inning contest. Costes’ homer is his sixth on his current eight-game hitting streak. His 10-game RBI streak surpasses Jason Aspito (2008) and Ramon Castro (2010) for third longest in franchise history, one behind 11-game streaks established by Drew Mendoza and Donovan Casey the past two years. His five-game homer streak moves him past Chris Nowak (2012) and Eric Patterson (2013) for the second longest consecutive game homer streak in Revs history, one shy of Isaias Tejeda’s record six-game streak in 2019. Tostado doubled twice and now has a whopping 24 doubles and 30 extra-base hits in just 38 games played. The Revs lost a six-game road winning streak which was their second of the year; they had previously had just three such streaks in club history, as the six-gamer tied their second-longest ever. Berglund announced his retirement, playing in his final game on Sunday; it was the 295th game of his pro career, the final 78 of which came in a Revs uniform. The Revs fall to 25-14, still the best record through 39 games in franchise history, as they remain four games ahead in first place in the North Division.
Up Next: York’s road trip continues to Hagerstown on Tuesday night as LHP Danny Denz (0-1, 2.16) starts the opener at 6:30 p.m. Revs fans can catch the action live on SportsRadio 98.9 FM & 1350 WOYK, 989woyk.com, The New WOYK app, and FloBaseball.TV beginning at 6:10 p.m.
Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 3, Long Island Ducks 2
(Hagerstown, Md., June 8, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in the final game of a three-game series at Meritus Park.
Long Island took a 1-0 lead in the second on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Ronaldo Flores off Hagerstown starting pitcher Mike Kickham. The Flying Boxcars tied the game at one in the third thanks to a leadoff home run to left centerfield from Miles Williams against Ducks starter Justin Alintoff.
The home team made it 3-1 in their favor in the fifth on a Williams run-scoring base knock and a fielding error on a ball hit by Jesus Lujano. The Flock got to within 3-2 in the seventh on a Flores RBI double, but the comeback would fall just a bit short as the Flying Boxcars were able to hang on for the one-run triumph.
Kickham (2-3) picked up the victory after giving up a pair of runs on seven hits across seven innings pitched, walking one and striking out six. Alintoff (0-3) suffered the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and three strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings of work. Rafael Kelly tossed a scoreless ninth for his third save overall.
Kole Kaler led the way at the plate for Long Island with three hits, including a double along with a stolen base as the infielder finished the three-game set with eight hits in ten at-bats, while Flores’ two-base hit extended his hitting streak to a team-best 14 consecutive games overall.
The Ducks continue their road trip on Tuesday night when they open a three-game series against the Charleston Dirty Birds. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at GoMart Ballpark. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball. Sign up today by CLICKING HERE. Left-hander Juan Hillman (1-2, 6.06) gets the start for the Ducks against Dirty Birds righty Jonh Henriquez (2-2, 3.48).
Long Island returns home on Friday, June 13, to open a three-game set with the High Point Rockers. 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). The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Ducks Plush Bat Dog Toy, courtesy of K9 Mania Dog Training. It’s also a Tap Room Friday, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons with a special offer from Tap Room to fans as they exit the ballpark. Tickets to the game and all Ducks games are now available and can be purchased by visiting the ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
The Long Island Ducks are in their 25th Anniversary 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, have led all MLB Partner Leagues in total attendance for four consecutive seasons, and have sold out a record 713 games all-time. For further information, visit LIDucks.com or call 631-940-DUCK (3825).
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 4, High Point Rockers 3
HIGH POINT, N.C.- Southern Maryland’s Jackson Loftin hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and lead the Blue Crabs to a 4-3 win over the High Point Rockers on Sunday afternoon at Truist Point.
The Rockers battled back, cutting the 4-2 deficit to a single run when Braxton Davidson drove home Drew Mendoza in the eighth. The Rockers were able to put two aboard in the ninth but could not push the tying run across.
The Rockers continue to lead the Atlantic League’s South Division at 27-12 and hold a seven-game lead over second-place Southern Maryland at 20-19.
Southern Maryland took a 2-0 lead in the second as Jamari Baylor was hit by a pitch by High Point starter Cooper Casad (L, 0-1) and scored on an infield ground out by Brett Barera. Giovanni Digiacomo singled and scored on a sac fly off the bat of Pearce Howard.
The Rockers tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth when Jack Conley sliced a two-run single off the Blue Crabs Andrew Thurman (W, 2-1), driving home Mendoza and Max Viera.
Casad went five innings and allowed five hits, four runs, and no walks. He punched out three of Southern Maryland’s batters.
Thurman pitched six innings for Southern Maryland giving up four hits, two of which were runs. He struck out eight Rockers and walked two.
The Rockers will enjoy two days off before hitting the road starting with a doubleheader against the Staten Island Ferry Hawks on Wednesday, June 11 at 4:00 pm at SIUH Community Park.
Lebanon Ironmaster 9, Staten Island FerryHawks 5
The iron did not rust in Sunday’s rains.
A four-year long winning streak continued Sunday afternoon as the Lebanon Ironmasters, a.k.a the Lancaster Stormers, defeated the Staten Island FerryHawks, 9-5, completing the first series sweep of the season.
The Ironmasters are now a perfect 12-0 over the past four seasons in the orange and grey.
The Lebanon offense was built on a strange combination of eight walks, three wild pitches, a passed ball and four RBI outs, along with seven singles and a Mason Martin home run.
Martin knocked home the first two runs of the day on his first inning, 408’ homer to right and a grounder to second in the third inning.
The next four runs belonged to Staten Island. Shayne Fontana followed a controversial call on a potential double play grounder with an infield single up the third base line in the fourth. Millersville University’s Amani Jones opened the fifth with a single behind second base and took second when Nate Scantlin looped a single into shallow left.
Damon Dues lined a singled into center to tie the game against Keylan Killgore. Mark Contreras produced the lead run with a single lined into right. Matt Scheffler made it 4-2 with a force play grounder to third.
Following a single by Brandon Martorano, Steven Lacey (1-1) replaced Killgore and struck out the next two.
Nick Lucky got one run back with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning, and Yeison Coca tied the game with another in the bottom of the sixth.
Luis Guzman (0-1) walked Danny Amaral to open the seventh and balked him to second. Lucky singled home the run with a single into center. Martin drew a walk to add another runner. Alex Isola flied to center for the first out before Lebanon County resident Joseph Carpenter lined a single into left for a 6-4 edge. Dave Matthews singled home Martin with a liner to right, but Nick Decker cut down Carpenter at the plate to end the inning.
Decker overslid third base trying to stretch a bloop double into a triple to start the Staten Island eighth. Shayne Fontana followed with a homer to trim the left back to two. Lacey departed after walking Tim Borden, but Billy Sullivan rescued the inning, retiring Jones and Scantlin.
Lucky and Martin each drove in his third run of the afternoon in the eighth to stretch the lead, and Scott Engler took the game to its end.
Noah Bremer (2-1) will take the mound for the Stormers Tuesday evening at Lexington at the start of a nine-game, ten-day road trip. Fans may tune into FloBaseball at 6:40.
NOTES: Martin’s homer, his fourth in three games, was his 40th in 99 games as a Stormer…He drove in 11 runs in the series…All-time, the Stormers have won 50 of 70 games against the FerryHawks…The game was delayed by rain for 84 minutes…Carpenter has hit safely in six straight…After scoring only seven runs in a three-game losing streak, Lancaster has struck for 55 runs in the last four games.
Charleston Dirty Birds 11, Gastonia Ghost Peppers 8