York 10, Hagerstown 0
(August 8, 2024 – Hagerstown, Md.): The York Revolution used a nine-run sixth inning to win a rain-shortened blowout, 10-0 over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Thursday night at Meritus Park. The game was called before the start of the seventh inning as York completes the three-game series sweep.
Both starters were sharp early despite the game being first delayed nearly half an hour after the conclusion of the first inning.
Revs starter Jon Olsen struck out the side in the first and whiffed five of his first six batters of the night, taking over the league lead in strikeouts, now with 104 on the season.
Hagerstown starter Mike Kickham was also strong early, retiring his first eight before Ciaran Devenney ripped a two-out single to center in the third. Rudy Martin Jr roped an RBI double to the gap in right center, sending Devenney around to score the game’s first run.
Olsen (9-1) worked out of a bases loaded jam in the third after appearing to battle his footing on the mound, eventually retiring Welington Dotel on a sharp grounder to third for an inning-ending fielder’s choice.
Olsen again came up big in the fourth, stranding Nellie Rodriguez at third base after a leadoff walk and wild pitch, maintaining the 1-0 edge.
Olsen was threatened one more time in the fifth as Hagerstown managed a pair of singles with light rain falling and the game not yet official, but the Revs righty made one more big pitch, retiring Cito Culver on a 6-4-3 double play ball to finish five innings and pull within one victory of the league lead.
The Revs offense opened the floodgates in the sixth, matching their biggest inning of the season (July 26 at Hagerstown) with nine runs. Martin Jr got it started with an infield hit and Matt McDermott smacked a double that ricocheted off the third base bag. David Washington battled out a walk to load the bases, and Joe Perez lofted a fly to right that was dropped by Dotel for an error, allowing Martin Jr to score. Jacob Rhinesmith blistered a grounder to first and Rodriguez threw home for a force, but catcher Alan Marrero chucked the relay to first down the right field line allowing Washington to score the Revs’ third run of the night. Zander Wiel reached on a bloop hit to reload the bases, and Alerick Soularie (deep left center) and Alfredo Reyes (right field line) each followed with two-run doubles to bust it open and chase Kickham (5-10).
Devenney greeted reliever Mike DeSanti with a no-doubt two-run homer on a 416-foot drive to left, his 10th of the year. DeSanti walked the next three to load the bases, and Perez brought home one final run on a sac fly to deep right.
Denny Bentley used a 4-6-3 double play ball to retire the side in order in the sixth before play was halted during seventh inning warmups.
Notes: The Revs improve to 61-29 on the year, a new franchise record 32 games over .500. They improve to 18-9 in the second half, remaining one game back of first place. They are now 33-13 on the road, having won 13 of their last 15 away games. It is their ninth consecutive win against the Boxcars, establishing a new franchise record for consecutive wins against one opponent in a season series. They improve to 13-3 against Hagerstown, three shy of a club record for most total wins vs one opponent in a season series. They are 6-0 at Meritus Park with a pair of sweeps. It is their eighth sweep of the year and fourth on the road.
Up Next: The Revs are home for the weekend, hosting the Long Island Ducks on Friday at 6:30 p.m. as LHP Zach Neff goes up against LHP Wei-Yin Chen in the opener. Promos include Ritmo de York presented by Bilingual Conexion, National Night Out presented by AARP, Revs Maraca Giveaway – first 1,000 fans, Post-game Fireworks presented by Stauffer’s Biscuit Company, and WellSpan Wellness Weekend. Tickets are on sale at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS, and in-person at the Shipley Energy Ticket Office.
Staten Island 12, Long Island 9
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2024) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Staten Island FerryHawks 12-9 on Thursday night in the rubber game of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Aaron Antonini’s RBI single through the right side in the first inning off FerryHawks starter Mike Shawaryn gave the Ducks an early 1-0 lead. Nate Scantlin drew a bases loaded walk against Ducks starter Jimmy Robbins in the second to tie the game at one. A five-run third, highlighted by RBI singles from Kolby Johnson, Scantlin and Luis Castro gave Staten Island a 6-1 advantage. Staten Island extended their lead to nine with back-to-back two-run innings in the fourth and fifth.
Long Island closed to within seven in the bottom of the fifth on Antonini’s RBI single to right and Taylor Kohlwey’s groundout to second. Then, after a FerryHawks run in the seventh, the Ducks erupted for six runs in the bottom of the seventh to make it an 11-9 ballgame. Alexis Pantoja’s RBI single, bases loaded walks from Kole Kaler, Nick Heath, JC Encarnacion and Ivan Castillo, and a run-scoring error did the damage. However, the Ducks were unable to pull even.
Shawaryn (6-7) picked up the win, tossing five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts. Robbins (6-4) suffered the loss, surrendering eight runs (four earned) on eight hits and four walks in three innings with one strikeout.
Castillo led the Ducks offense with two hits, an RBI, two runs and three walks. Pantoja added three hits, an RBI and a run, while Antonini chipped in with two hits, two RBIs, a run and a walk.
The Ducks hit the road on Friday 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 Wei-Yin Chen (5-5, 6.20) gets the start for the Ducks against Revolution southpaw Zach Neff (6-4, 6.69).
The Ducks return home on Friday, August 16, to begin a three-game set against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. 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 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Dental Health Bags, courtesy of the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine. It’s also a Tap Room Friday, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for 20% off your entire check and 50% off your first online or mobile app order as fans exit the ballpark. 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.
Charleston 10, Lexington 7
(Charleston, WV – August 8, 2024) – The Dirty Birds defeat the Legend 10-7 to complete the three-game sweep. The first place Dirty Birds now have an eight-game win streak as they start a six-game road trip.
For the fourth consecutive game, the Dirty Birds offense put up double digits in the run column. Today, it was off 12 hits and five walks. Keon Barnum, Tillman Pugh, and Willy Garcia all blasted home runs.
Charleston reliever Bryan Quillens earned his sixth win of the season after pitching a scoreless inning and one-third. The bullpen combined for 4.1 shut out innings with seven strike outs.
The Dirty Birds kick off a 6-game road trip tomorrow in against High Point. The next home game is August 16 against the Rockers.
Lancaster 10, Southern Maryland 3
Brady Tedesco is finally in the win column in 2024. It only took 13 starts.
Tedesco (1-3) limited the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs to three hits and one run over seven innings while striking out nine in a 10-3 Lancaster win at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
The victory, which completed a three-game sweep of the Crabs, kept the Stormers in first place by one game over the York Revolution in the North race.
Tedesco retired the first 11 batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk to Jomar Reyes in the fourth. He fanned the next three Blue Crabs before Aaron Hill spoiled a no-hit bid on a homer to left with two outs in the fifth inning.
The lefty was reached for two singles in the seventh but struck out Hill to keep the Blue Crabs from scoring any additional runs off him. He finished the night with nine strikeouts.
Lancaster did not reach Spencer Johnston (5-4) until the third inning when Trace Loehr launched a one-out homer to right. Damon Dues, Gaige Howard and Isan Diaz followed with singles as the Stormers struck for two additional runs in the inning.
Shawon Dunston, Jr. chimed in with a solo homer in the fourth inning, and a double steal scored Diaz with a run in the fifth to make it 5-1.
Dues had the only hit in a three-run sixth. With Chris Proctor at second and Loehr at first, the runners took off. Dues hit a ground ball behind Reyes, who was headed to cover third. Both runners came home to score, and Dues ended up at second with a double. Proctor and Dues each singled home a run in the seventh as the lead grew to 10-1.
After a brief rain delay in the top of the eighth, the clubs were able to continue. Juan Kelly slammed a two-run homer to right in the ninth to cap the scoring.
Lancaster will head to Lexington for a three-game series against the Legends. Max Green (9-4) will take the hill for the Stormers on Friday evening. Fans may tune into Flo Baseball, beginning at 6:55.
NOTES: The Stormers swept their ninth series of the season…Lancaster was officially credited with seven stolen bases, one shy of the franchise record set earlier this season…Joe Stewart had three of the steals…Lancaster won the season series against Southern Maryland for the first time since 2021…Ross Peeples is nine wins from tying Butch Hobson’s record of 452 as the Stormers manager.
High Point at Gastonia, PPD
The High Point Rockers’ game at Gastonia on Thursday, August 8 has been postponed due to inclement weather. The two Atlantic League South Division rivals will meet in a doubleheader on Tuesday, August 27 at Gastonia’s CaroMont Health Park.
The Rockers will open a six-game homestand at Truist Point on Friday, August 9 at 6:35 p.m. against the Charleston Dirty Birds. Charleston currently leads the South Division with an 18-8 record, 1.5 games ahead of the Rockers (17-10). Gastonia is in third place in the South Division at 16-12.
The Rockers have won two straight games, having defeated Gastonia 5-4 on Wednesday night.