Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 6, York Revolution 5
(June 19, 2025 – York, Pa.): The York Revolution made a bid at matching their biggest comeback of the season but dropped the final game of their homestand, 6-5 to the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars on Thursday night at WellSpan Park. York (32-16) now leads the North Division by six games with 15 remaining in the first half as their magic number remains 10 to clinch a playoff berth.
The loss snaps the Revs’ franchise record 15-game winning streak head-to-head against the Boxcars as they are now 16-2 in the season series and will face each other just six more times.
For the second straight night, the action was preceded by a lengthy rain delay, this time an hour and seven minutes.
J.C. Ramirez turned in a second consecutive strong start for the Revs and matched zeroes with Boxcars starter Domenic Picone who retired his first 12 batters of the night, as the game was scoreless into the fifth.
Ramirez (0-1) was burned by his only two walks of the night, coming with two outs in the fifth inning. Alan Alonso ended Ramirez’ bid at back-to-back scoreless starts with a two-run double off the center field fence to give Hagerstown a 2-0 lead.
Marty Costes drilled a solo homer to left center leading off the bottom of the fifth, cutting the deficit to 2-1 while extending his hitting streak to a Revs season best 13 consecutive games.
Ian Churchill worked a scoreless sixth with a pair of strikeouts, having now struck out 12 over his last five innings while also receiving help from catcher William Simoneit who gunned down Roidel Martinez attempting to steal.
The Revs threatened in the bottom of the sixth as Bubba Alleyne reached on a bloop single and stole two bases, but Picone retired the next three. It was a similar finish to the seventh as Frankie Tostado led off by banging his league-leading 27th double off the center field fence but was unable to advance.
Hagerstown padded its lead in the top of the seventh as Alonso drove a grand slam to right center, tallying all six RBI on the night for his squad. That came against right hander Noah Denoyer who had not allowed a hit in his previous five appearances and had given up just one run in his previous 11 outings.
York lefty Jordan Morales retired all four batters faced including a 1-2-3 eighth, and the Revs put together a potential game-changing rally in the bottom half.
Picone began the eighth by issuing his first walk of the night, putting Jaylin Davis aboard. Alleyne chased the starter by blasting a two-run homer to right, bringing the Revs within 6-3.
Reliever Dauris Valdez entered and recorded the first out, but walked Jalen Miller who stole two bags, and walked Jeremy Arocho to put runners at the corners. Tostado whacked an RBI single to right to make it 6-4.
Closer Rafael Kelly was summoned with the Boxcars still needing five outs to escape with the victory. Costes plated Arocho with a sac fly to shallow right to make it a one-run game. Brandon Lewis was hit by a pitch and Jeffrey Wehler walked to load the bases, but Kelly tantalizingly denied the Revs, smothering Davis’ comebacker at the mound for the final out of the inning before working a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save.
The Revs open a three-game road series at Staten Island on Friday night at 7 p.m. as RHP Wes Scott (3-3, 3.60) faces Staten Island’s Morgan McSweeney (4-1, 2.44). 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 6:40 p.m.
Staten Island Ferryhawks 11, High Point Rockers 6
HIGH POINT, N.C.- The Staten Island FerryHawks used a six-run third inning to end the High Point Rockers eight-game winning streak, taking Thursday night’s game 11-6 at Truist Point. The win prevented the Rockers from a series sweep.
High Point (35-13) remains in control of the Atlantic League’s South Division, holding a 7.5 game lead over second place Southern Maryland (27-20).
The Rockers entered the day with the third-best winning percentage in professional baseball at .745, trailing only Pecos League members Garden City (KS) at .889 (16-2) and Tucson (15-4) at .789.
Staten Island’s six-run third inning was highlighted by a two-run single from Mark Contreras, a three-run homer from Matt Scheffler, and a sacrifice fly that drove in Aaron Takas, creating a 8-1 lead.
The FerryHawks grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second on Brandon Martorano’s RBI triple off Rockers starter Kent Emanuel (L, 6-1). The FerryHawks Aaron Takas then knocked in Martorano, pushing their lead to 2-0.
The Rockers got on the scoreboard in the second inning due to a throwing error on Staten Island’s starter Shane Barringer (W, 2-2), allowing the Rockers Jack Conley to score and bringing the score to 2-1.
After the six-run third, Staten Island extended its lead to 10-1 in the fourth when Martorano slammed a two-run homer.
The Rockers’ Ian Yetsko singled to centerfield, earning him an RBI and pushing the Rockers to 10-2 in the sixth. In the eighth, Staten Islnd’s Mark Contreras sliced a single to right field, knocking in Shayne Fontana for the FerryHawks to extend their lead to 11-2.
The Rockers rallied for four runs in the ninth with Carlos Amezquita and Drew Mendoza providing RBI triples and a sac fly from Ben Aklinski.
Jack Conley had a pair of hits to lead the Rockers while Martorano finished with three hits and three RBI for the FerryHawks.
The Rockers will be on the road for a three-game series against the Lexington Legends at Legends Field, starting Friday, June 20.
NOTES: Due to the weather, the game start was delayed by 45 minutes for a 6:50 pm start time . . . The Rockers placed D.J. Burt on the inactive list (paternity leave). He is expected to return in July . . . Rocker’s Ben Aklinski had his 37-game on-base streak ended after going 0-for-4 . . . The loss was the Rockers first against a North Division opponent, ending a streak of 11 straight wins.
Long Island Ducks 15, Lancaster Stormers 4
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 19, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Lancaster Stormers 15-4 on Thursday night in the final game of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
The Ducks exploded for nine first inning runs off Stormers starter A.J. Alexy to take the early lead. Taylor Kohlwey’s RBI triple to right field, RBI singles to center by Roldani Baldwin and Ed Johnson, a two-run single to left by Chris Roller and a two-run homer to right by River Town did the damage. Baldwin’s solo homer to left in the second and Cody Thomas’ solo blast to right in the third made it an 11-run advantage for Long Island.
Nick Ward’s two-run homer to right-center in the fifth inning off Ducks starter Tyler Beede got Lancaster on the scoreboard. However, the Ducks countered with three runs in the bottom of the frame on Troy Viola’s RBI double to center and a two-run homer down the right field line by Kohlwey, making it 14-2 Flock.
Lancaster closed to within 10 in the seventh on a wild pitch that plated Danny Amaral and a double play that scored Ward. Viola’s RBI single to center in the bottom of the seventh rounded out the scoring.
Beede (1-0) earned the win, tossing five innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out five. Alexy (0-2) suffered the loss, surrendering nine runs on seven hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
Viola and Baldwin each had three hits, two RBIs and two runs to lead the Ducks offense. Kohlwey added two hits, five RBIs and a pair of runs. Johnson had two hits, an RBI and a run, while Town finished with a hit, two walks, two RBIs and two runs.
The Ducks hit the road on Friday to open another three-game series against the Stormers. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. at Penn Medicine Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball. Sign up today by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Ryan Sandberg (1-1, 3.00) gets the start for the Ducks against Stormers lefty Keylan Killgore (1-4, 4.53).
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, June 24, to begin a three-game set with the Staten Island FerryHawks in the Battle of the Belt. 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. 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.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers 7, Lexington Legends, 3
GASTONIA, N.C. – Justus Sheffield spun six innings of one-run ball on Thursday, guiding the Ghost Peppers to a 7-3 win over Lexington to salvage the series for Gastonia.
The southpaw picked up his team-leading fifth win of the season in dominant fashion, allowing just three hits and handing over a 5-1 lead to the Peppers ‘pen. Sheffield used a heavy dose of sinkers in the outing, issuing four walks and battling through the six frames.
The lefty got run support right away, with Justin Wylie hitting the first of his two RBI singles in the opening inning. After singling in Brian O’Grady in the fifth, Wylie is now at a league-high 45 RBIs this season.
Sheffield’s battery mate, Jake Meyer, had an eventful day in his fourth game with the Ghost Peppers. Meyer recorded his first RBI with the team in the fourth inning, with a groundout plating Eric De La Rosa. De La Rosa got on by crushing an RBI triple into the right-center field gap.
Meyer then crushed his first Gastonia home run in the sixth inning – a solo shot off Jose Acosta to give the Peppers a 5-1 advantage.
Bryan Blanton came on to try maintaining the four-run cushion, and did he ever. The right-hander mowed down the Legends, striking out four in two scoreless innings.
Nick Snyder finished off the contest, as the Peppers won 7-3 and salvaged the three-game set.
Gastonia improved to 18-30 on the year, and will host Southern Maryland for three games this weekend. First pitch on Friday is at 7 p.m.
Charleston at Southern Maryland, Postponed (no make-up date set)