Lexington Legends 10, Charleston Dirty Birds 3
Lexington, KY – Dylan Rock has tied the Atlantic League record for consecutive games with a home run in Lexington’s Tuesday game against the Charleston Dirty Birds. The record was previously solely held by the Spire City Ghost Hounds’ Leobaldo Cabrera during the 2023 season.
His home run in the bottom of the fifth gave Lexington a 3-1 lead over Charleston. His record-tying streak started on June 18th in Lexington’s 17-3 victory over the Gastonia Ghost Peppers, where he and Brady Whalen hit back-to-back home runs in the 9th inning that were the cherry on top for a high-scoring game. Since Rock’s streak started, the Legends have ridden his energy and gone 4-1 to get back over .500 on the year.
The Lexington Legends are currently hosting the Charleston Dirty Birds in a mid-week series. After today’s game the Legends and Dirty Birds will continue their rivalry on Wednesday with a first pitch scheduled for 11:00 AM, and finishing the homestand on Thursday, June 26th at 6:45 PM for Thirsty Thursday.
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 11, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 2
Hagerstown, MD – John Taylor headlined the explosive Blue Crabs bats Tuesday night as the Second Basemen recorded 4 hits, 5 RBIs, and a solo home run in the 11-2 Blue Crabs win.
It was all Blue Crabs Tuesday night as the Crabs scored 11 runs on 13 hits. All but one Blue Crab reached base safely, and six Blue Crabs reached base safely more than once.
For the Boxcars, Cary Arbidola increased his hit streak to six games and batted 2-4 with two singles. D.H. Joe Deluca recorded two of the other three Boxcar hits as he recorded a RBI triple in the bottom of the fourth and a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth.
After Deluca’s RBI triple, he was brought in to score on an RBI single from Alan Alonso, who has recorded a hit in six of his last eight games.
With Tuesday night’s game, both the Blue Crabs and Boxcars are now 2-3 in their last five games.
The Black Eyed Brawl series is now 3-1 in favor of the Blue Crabs this season.
The Boxcars host the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs again Wednesday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:30.
Lancaster Stormers 6, York Revolution 4
It was Evan Alexander’s first taste of the War of the Roses.
He made the most of it.
Alexander homered twice off Michael Horrell (2-1) to lead the Stormers to a 6-4 victory over York in the opener of a three-game midweek series. The win gave the Stormers a 4-3 lead in the 2025 War of the Roses and kept Lancaster marginally in the first half race in the North Division.
They trail York by seven games with 11 to play in the half. There are five games left in the half between the two archrivals.
York grabbed a 3-0 lead in the top of the third. Following an infield single by Bubba Alleyne, William Simoneit reached Noah Skirrow (6-3) for a two-run homer to the “Backyard” in right center field. Two batters later, Jalen Miller planted the second long ball of the frame onto the hillside in left.
Dave Matthews and Alexander responded with home runs of their own in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 3-2, and the score remained there until the home half of the fifth when Danny Amaral got to second leading off the inning on a wild throw by shortstop Jeffrey Wehler. Horrell retired the next two before Alexander drilled a 3-2 offering onto the deck in right field for the 4-3 edge.
Another defensive mistake by the Revs led to Lancaster’s final two runs. Leading off the sixth, Mason Martin lofted a fly ball to shallow left that fell between Wehler and left fielder Ryan Higgins for a double. Martin advanced to third on a grounder by Joseph Carpenter and scored when Nick Lucky raked a single into right. Two batters later, Amaral went down the right field line for an RBI double and a 6-3 lead.
Simoneit and Higgins connected for consecutive doubles to left in the top of the seventh, but Phil Diehl pitched a perfect eighth, and Cody Stashak survived a one-out walk in the ninth to record his second straight save.
Lefty Keylan Killgore (2-4) will make the start for the Stormers on Wednesday against right-hander Foster Pace (5-1). Fans may view the game on Blue Ridge 11 or FloBaseball, starting at 6:40.
NOTES: The heat index at gametime was 103…Skirrow threw his second quality start and finished the sixth inning for the fourth time in 11 starts…Martin extended his on base streak to a 17th game…Diehl fired his 11th consecutive scoreless inning…Ross Peeples is now 11 wins shy of 500 in his managerial career…Horrell threw the first regulation length complete game in a Stormers contest this season.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers 4, High Point Rockers 0
GASTONIA, N.C. – Brian O’Grady’s sixth-inning solo shot broke a scoreless tie between the Ghost Peppers and Rockers, powering Gastonia to a 4-0 victory in Tuesday’s series opener.
Entering the sixth, each right-handed starting pitcher had thrown five shutout innings. Ljay Newsome was on a roll in his second start of the season for the Peppers, while Matt Solter had carved up seven strikeouts of Gastonia hitters after five frames.
O’Grady led off the sixth and crushed a 3-2 pitch from Solter deep to right field – 420 feet to be exact. The lefty demolished his sixth homer of the season 109 miles-per-hour off his bat to give the Ghost Peppers a 1-0 lead.
Eric De La Rosa tacked on a few batters later, recording an exit velocity of 111 miles-per-hour on an RBI double down the left-field line to make it 2-0.
Newsome was done after five scoreless innings, handing over the 2-0 lead to the Peppers ‘pen.
Ryan Hennen and Kent Hasler were the first two pitchers out of the bullpen for Gastonia, both making their return from the injured list. Hennen, Hasler, Nick Snyder, John Wilson and Bryan Blanton combined for four scoreless frames to complete the shutout for the Peppers.
Gastonia got some insurance in the eighth inning, with Jake Meyer grounding a ball into center field to plate both Kevin Watson Jr. and Jack Reinheimer. Meyer’s two-run single made it 4-0, which was the final score after Blanton got the final three outs in the ninth.
The Ghost Peppers improved to 21-31 with the win, handing High Point its fifth straight loss. Gastonia looks to secure the series win on Wednesday, with first pitch at 12:30 p.m.
Staten Island FerryHawks 8, Long Island Ducks 1
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 24, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Staten Island FerryHawks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
Staten Island’s offense was led by Eddy Diaz, who finished 4-for-5 with two RBIs, two runs and a walk. Brandon Martorano added two hits, two RBIs and a run scored. Roldani Baldwin drove home the Ducks lone run with a second inning RBI groundout. Ronaldo Flores singled, walked and scored a run, while Troy Viola added a double and a walk for the Flock.
FerryHawks starter Christian Allegretti (4-2) earned the win, tossing seven innings of one-run ball, allowing two hits and three walks while striking out five. Ducks starter Justin Alintoff (1-4) suffered the loss, surrendering seven runs on seven hits and five walks in four and two-thirds innings with four strikeouts.
The Ducks and FerryHawks continue their three-game set on Wednesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. at Penn Medicine Park. 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). Atomic Wings will be holding a special free sampling event in the Duck Club restaurant and bar, open for all fans to enjoy. It’s also an Urban Air Lake Grove Wednesday at the ballpark, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons with a special offer from Urban Air Adventure Park in Lake Grove as fans exit the ballpark. It’s a Waddle In Wednesday as well, and fans who spend $100 or more at the Waddle In Shop during the game will receive a voucher good for $10 off a future purchase at the team store during the 2025 season (limit one voucher per person). Right-hander Tyler Beede (1-1, 5.00) takes the mound for the Ducks against FerryHawks lefty Adalberto Mejia (0-4, 5.40).