Lexington Legends 6, Gastonia Ghost Peppers 5
The Lexington Legends jumped out early and held on late to edge the Gastonia Ghost Peppers 6–5 in a wild one Thursday night. The bats were hot early, and the bullpen did just enough in the end to secure the win.
Curtis Terry stayed locked in at the plate, launching his eighth homer of the year and knocking in two runs. Andy Atwood doubled in a run, and Brian Fuentes added another RBI as the Legends put up five runs through five innings. They took full advantage of some shaky Gastonia defense and a wild pitch to build their lead.
Colton Eastman bounced back with six strong innings, giving up just two earned runs and keeping Gastonia mostly quiet. Things got dicey in the ninth—Lexington’s bullpen gave up two runs and loaded the bases—but Jimmy Loper slammed the door with a clutch strikeout to pick up the save.
Gastonia made it interesting late, getting a two-run shot from Brian O’Grady and piling on the pressure in the final frame with a mix of singles and walks. But they just couldn’t come up with the big hit when it counted most.
With the win, the Legends take the series against Gastonia and are looking to find a rhythm as they return home to Lexington tonight. They’ll face off against the York Revolution in a three-game series. Tonight kicks off their Come Home Again Reunion Weekend, presented by Lexington Clinic. The Zooperstars will be in town, along with a commemorative coin giveaway and the return of former Legends players and coaches to Lexington. It’s going to be a Legendary weekend fans won’t want to miss.
Lancaster Stormers 17, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 3
After being outscored 25-4 over the first two contests of a three-game set against the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, the Stormers had an offensive party of their own Thursday night. Lancaster went 16 and a third innings without a run from the sixth frame on Tuesday up until the bottom of the fourth in the Thursday series finale.
With last night’s game ending with a final score of 17-2, it’s safe to say the Stormers made up for lost time.
Brandon Wagner hit the first the four Lancaster homers on the night to tie the game in the fifth, but the Stormers began their rampage in the sixth.
Ariel Sandoval cranked a long double to left off Michael Saturria (0-2) and took third on a passed ball. Dave Matthews picked up his first Lancaster hit on a shallow fly ball to center which ticked off the glove of a charging Roidel Martinez. One out later, Yeison Coca greeted lefty Quinton Martinez with a drive onto the right field deck for a 5-2 edge.
Every long out Lancaster endured in the first two games of the series was undone by a quirky hit in the seventh, one of the biggest innings in franchise history. Martinez struck out Nick Lucky and hit Mason Martin with a pitch before departing. Alex Isola hit a dribbler down the third base line that jumped nearly sideways on third baseman Alan Alonso, who then made a wild off balance throw. Joseph Carpenter made it 6-2 with a single lined to right center.
Sandoval singled home another, and Matthews walked to load the bases. Wagner picked up another run with a single, and Coca made it 8-2 with a sac fly. Lucky blooped a hit to left for an 11-2 lead. Martin chimed in with an RBI hit to right, and Isola beat out another squibber up the third base line.
Carpenter and Sandoval capped the surge with consecutive homers.
Hagerstown had jumped out to a 2-0 lead off Noah Bremer (2-1) when the top of its order strung together three hits with two outs in the third. Left fielder Jesus Lujano singled through the right side. Second baseman Gary Mattis drove him in with a double snuck inside the third base bag. Welington Dotel followed with a single up the middle to score Mattis.
It would be all that the Boxcars would manage off the Lancaster starter in a six-inning stint.
Lancaster begins another three-game home set Friday night against Staten Island. Right-hander Noah Skirrow (4-1) takes the hill for the home team, while lefty Shane Barringer (0-1) is set to start for the FerryHawks. Catch the contest on FloBaseball at 6:40.
NOTES: The 12-run inning and 17-run game were season highs for Lancaster…Carpenter had Lancaster’s first five-RBI game of the season…The four homers tied a season high for the club, previously set against Hagerstown on May 20…Bremer has walked one and struck out 17 in his last three starts, covering 15 innings.
Staten Island FerryHawks 12, York Revolution 5
(June 5, 2025 – York, Pa.): The York Revolution saw their three series winning streak come to an end as the Staten Island FerryHawks took the rubber match, 12-5 on Thursday evening at WellSpan Park. The Revs fall to 23-13 on the season and still lead the North Division by four games for first place.
York starter Tyler Palm nearly escaped first inning trouble unscathed but Matt Scheffler beat out an attempted double play turn for an RBI fielder’s choice to provide the game’s first run as Staten Island scored in the first inning in all three games of the series.
Marty Costes launched a towering solo homer to left in the bottom of the first as the Revs answered with a 1-1 tie. It was Costes’ third in the past five games as he has now driven in a run in seven straight.
Staten Island went back ahead with two in the second. After striking out the first batter of the inning, Palm appeared to have another hitter frozen for a strike out but did not get the call, eventually leading to a walk. Three more walks would follow as Shayne Fontana’s free pass forced in a run, and a two-out single to left by Scheffler brought home one more.
Mark Contreras launched a solo homer to right in the top of the third to make it a 4-1 game, and a big inning in the fourth gave the FerryHawks complete control.
Fontana drove a two-run homer to left center and Contreras filled the right center gap with a two-run double as the four-run fourth inning ballooned Staten Island’s lead to 8-1.
Jalen Miller got one back for York in the bottom of the fifth, nailing a solo homer down the left field line, tying the team lead with his seventh of the year to make it an 8-2 game.
Lukas Galdoni had worked 1.2 scoreless innings out of the Revs bullpen, but Staten Island got to the righty for two runs in the sixth, scoring on a wild pitch and a Nate Scantlin ground out to go up 10-2.
Scheffler connected on his third home run in as many games in the series with a two-run shot to left center in the seventh to close out Staten Island’s scoring.
Third baseman Brandon Lewis and first baseman Frankie Tostado tossed scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth for their first career pitching appearances, saving the Revs bullpen a pair of innings. Joining William Simoneit from Tuesday night, Revs position players have logged three consecutive scoreless outings.
Lewis tagged a two-run homer over the Arch Nemesis in left in the bottom of the eighth for his third of the year, becoming the second “pitcher” in Revs history to go yard, five days after Simoneit became the first. Tostado scored after leading off the inning with a triple down the right field line.
York scored the game’s final run in the ninth on a double play grounder, plating Justin Acal who had led off with a walk.
Palm (3-1) suffered his first loss, charged with eight runs in 3.1 innings. He had allowed just four combined runs over his previous five starts, having carried a 1.50 ERA over that stretch. His four consecutive walks were also highly uncharacteristic, as he had walked just two batters and struck out 21 in 19.2 innings over his previous four starts.
The Revs travel to Lexington to open a weeklong road trip with the first of a three-game weekend series against the Legends on Friday night. 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 6:55 p.m.
Charleston Dirty Birds 2, High Point Rockers 1 (10 innings)
HIGH POINT, NC- Charleston’s James Nelson slammed a two-run homer to give the Dirty Birds a 2-1 win over the High Point Rockers on Thursday night at Truist Point.
The game was scoreless through nine innings.
In the top of the 10th, with a ghost runner on second, Nelson delivered the homer to left off Rockers reliever Braeden Ogle (L, 0-1).
High Point responded in the bottom of the 10th when Aidan Brewer singled home Max Viera to pull the Rockers to within one. But Charleston reliever Eddy Deumurias (S, 3) retired the final two hitters of the game to earn the save. Charleston’s Joe Record (W, 2-0) after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
This series win for Charleston halts the Rocker’s series win streak at 11.
The Rockers (26-10) continue to hold a seven-game lead over second-place Charleston (19-17) and an eight-game advantage over Southern Maryland (18-18) in the Atlantic League’s South Division.
A fierce pitching duel between Rockers Erich Uelmen () and Birds’ Kyle McGowin () kept the score 0-0 for the first six innings. Both pitchers have Major League experience; Uelmen with the Philadelphia Phillies and McGowin with the Washington Nationals. Uelmen punched out nine batters but gave up four hits and one walk. McGowin struck out only three batters but allowed just two hits and two walks. In the seventh, High Point’s Zach Vennaro and Charleston’s Ronaldo Alesandro came on in relief with the score still 0-0.
History was made in the ninth inning when Rockers’ Ben Alkinski stole second base to become just the third player in league history to reach 100 homers and 100 stolen bases. He currently has 111 homers and 100 stolen bases.
The Rockers will take on the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in a three-game series starting Friday night at 6:35 p.m. at Truist Point.
NOTES: There was an 11-minute delay due to an injury to the umpire Gavin Holdgreve in the bottom of the seventh. Nick Sempert officiated the rest of the game behind home plate.
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9, Long Island Ducks 2
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 5, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Thursday night in the final game of the three-game series.
Southern Maryland’s offense was led with three home runs, including two-run shots by Pearce Howard and Brett Barrera and a solo homer by John Taylor. Howard finished with three hits, two RBIs and two runs, while Barrera and Giovanni Digiacomo totaled two hits, two RBIs and a run.
The Ducks were led offensively by Taylor Kohlwey, who launched his third home run of the season. He finished with three hits – a triple shy of the cycle – an RBI and two runs scored. Ronaldo Flores also had three hits and drove in a run. He extended his hitting streak to 11 consecutive games, the longest by a Ducks player this season.
Blue Crabs starter Garrett Martin (1-0) earned the win, tossing all nine innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out six. Ducks starter David Griffin (3-1) took the loss, surrendering nine runs (seven earned) on 10 hits and a walk in five innings while striking out seven. The trio of Ryan Langford, Bernardo Flores and Chad Pike combined to pitch four scoreless innings of relief for the Flock, yielding three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
The Ducks hit the road on Friday to begin a three-game series against the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Meritus Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball. Sign up today by CLICKING HERE. Left-hander Mitchell Senger (0-2, 4.36) gets the start for the Ducks against Flying Boxcars righty Casey Marshalwitz (season debut).
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).