Lancaster 14, Hagerstown 5
The Lancaster Stormers put on their best offensive show of the season on Tuesday evening, downing the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, 14-5, at Penn Medicine Park.
Lancaster used four homers and four doubles on the power side of the game but also stole six bases en route to the romp.
Hagerstown jumped ahead on Welington Dotel’s two-run double off the right field wall in the first, but Lancaster’s first four batters of the evening reached base on quirky singles off David Richardson (0-4). All four scored, and the Flying Boxcars could never make up the ground.
Nick Lucky hit the first of the four home runs, a solo shot in the third for a 5-3 lead. Doubles by Yeison Coca and LeDarious Clark made it 6-3 in the fourth, the Hagerstown made its way back off Noah Skirrow (3-1) with a pair in the fifth inning keyed by Gary Mattis’ double inside the third base bag.
Once the bullpens took over, the game headed in opposite directions. Lancaster’s quartet of Jackson Rees, Scott Engler, Phil Diehl and Kyle Johnson limited the Boxcars’ offense to five scattered singles over the remaining four innings. On the other hand, the Stormers unloaded off right-hander Matt Reitz and lefty Brandon Noriega in the final two trips to the plate.
Nick Ward and Mason Martin crushed consecutive homers to right to greet Reitz in the seventh. Then, the running game came into play with Lucky walking and stealing second and third, followed by Ariel Sandoval stealing second after reaching on a fielder’s choice. Coca capped the inning with a double to left center.
Alex Isola clubbed a three-run homer to right in a four-run eighth against Noriega.
Jesus Lujano went 4-for-5 in the loss for Hagerstown.
The two clubs are scheduled to meet again Wednesday at 6:45. Matt Swarmer (0-2) will make the start for Lancaster against Dominic Picone (0-1). Fans may tune into FloBaseball, beginning at 6:40.
NOTES: Ward and Martin hit the first pair of consecutive homers for the Stormers on the season…Martin’s homer was his fourth in the last five games and his 35th in 82 games as a Stormer…Engler threw his seventh straight scoreless appearance…Lucky stole three bases and tied Clark for the team lead with seven…Lancaster has won 21 of 25 meetings against Hagerstown over the past two years…The Stormers set season highs in runs, homers and total bases (30) in a single game.
Gastonia 6, Lexington 4
GASTONIA, N.C. – Richie Martin capped off a five-run fifth inning for the Ghost Peppers with a three-run homer, leading Gastonia to a 6-4 win against Lexington on Tuesday night.
Martin’s blast followed a 410-foot homer off the bat of Narciso Crook and an RBI single by Dalton Guthrie. After collecting just one hit over the first four innings, Gastonia exploded for five in the fifth and took a 5-3 lead over the Legends.
Martin’s long ball was his seventh of the season, tying him with Eric De La Rosa and Justin Wylie for the team lead.
De La Rosa hit his seventh on Sunday at Staten Island. As for Wylie? He teed off for the seventh time three innings after Martin gave his team the lead on Tuesday, which made it 6-4 in favor of Gastonia.
In addition to providing his team an insurance run, Wylie extended his on-base streak to 22 games, meaning he’s reached safely in every game this season.
Duane Underwood Jr. made his first start of 2025 after allowing just one run in 13.2 relief innings to start off the year.
The right-hander went four innings, allowing three runs on eight Lexington hits.
Gastonia’s bullpen went the rest of the way (five innings) without surrendering an earned run. Cory Thompson faced the minimum through two frames, with Kent Hasler, Nick Horvath and Nick Snyder all going one inning to finish things off.
Snyder picked up his fourth save of the season, and has now thrown nine scoreless innings this year.
The Ghost Peppers improved to 8-14 with the victory, and look to take the series on Wednesday. Game 1 of a doubleheader between the Peppers and Legends is at 12:30 p.m.
Long Island 8, Staten Island 6
(Staten Island, N.Y., May 20, 2025) – The Long Island Duck defeated the Staten Island FerryHawks 8-6 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park.
Long Island took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first inning against Staten Island starting pitcher Jack Mahoney on an RBI groundout off the bat of Troy Viola and a Mahoney wild pitch. The Flock scored four more times in the second for a 6-0 advantage, highlighted by a leadoff opposite-field home run to right by Ronaldo Flores and a two-run single from Cody Thomas.
The FerryHawks scored a run in the second and two in the third off Ducks starter Mitchell Senger to get to within 6-3 on a Tim Borden RBI single, a Mark Contreras run-scoring groundout and a wild pitch thrown by Senger. The home team tied the game at six in the seven thanks to a two-out, three-run home run to left centerfield by Matt Scheffler.
The visitors jumped ahead for good in the ninth as Troy Viola plated Chris Roller and JC Encarnacion with a two-run-single to left with two men away off reliever James Meeker. Peyton Williams shut the door in the bottom of the frame for his team-leading fourth save of the season.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Senger allowed three runs on two hits in five innings pitched, walking six while striking out two. Mahoney surrendered six runs (five earned) on eight hits in six innings of work, walking two and striking out eight. Jacob Asa (1-0) notched his first win as a member of the Flock with a scoreless inning of relief. Meeker (1-2) was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs on three hits in one inning of work to go along with a pair of strikeouts.
Roller led the Ducks offense with three hits and three runs scored along with a stolen base.
The Ducks and FerryHawks continue their three-game series on Wednesday morning. First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball. Sign up today by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Sterling Sharp (0-0, 6.75) gets the start for the Ducks against FerryHawks righty Morgan McSweeney (1-0, 2.00).
York 7, Southern Maryland 6
YORK, PA — In a game filled with momentum swings, the York Revolution rallied with five runs in the final two innings to beat the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 7–6, on Tuesday night at WellSpan Park.
The Blue Crabs jumped out to a quick lead, plating four runs in the top of the first. Designated hitter Dondrei Hubbard hit a two run triple in the top of the first to make it 2-0 as a part of a three-hit night, including a double and single as well. The next batter Alejandro De Aza added an RBI single and later stole a base, De Aza scored from second on a throwing error by Jalen Miller of York to make it 4-0. York got two back instantly, when Justin Connell launched his sixth homer of the season, a two-run blast that cut the lead to 4-2 after one.
After that initial flurry, York starter Matt Walker settled down, but Southern Maryland still tacked on solo runs in the fourth and seventh, building what looked like a safe 6–2 cushion heading into the eighth. In the fourth, Jackson Loftin singled and later scored on a wild pitch. In the seventh, Brett Barrera brought in a run with a sacrifice fly.
Trailing by four in the bottom of the eighth, the Revolution found life against reliever Andre Scrubb, who allowed four runs without recording an out. Marty Costes added an RBI single and Jefferey Wehler tied it up with a clutch two-run single.
In the bottom of the ninth, it was Jalen Miller once again setting the table with his third hit of the night. After two walks loaded the bases, Brandon Lewis hit a shallow fly ball to right that was caught by Ethan Wilson as Miller came home with the winning run on a sac fly. Cam Robinson (3–1) earned the win with a scoreless top of the ninth, striking out two.
Southern Maryland starter Scott Semple pitched well over six innings, allowing just two runs on four hits and striking out five. Closer Jimmie Sherfy (1–1) took the loss, giving up the winning run in the ninth.
The Crabs have lost four in a row as they look to get back on track tomorrow night for game two of three at 6:30PM at Wellspan Park.
High Point 8, Charleston 2
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The High Point Rockers’ Jordan Luplow hit a two-run triple in the first and Evan Edwards added a three-run homer in the third to support the strong pitching of Kyle Barraclough with an 8-2 win over the Charleston Dirty Birds Tuesday night at GoMart Park in the opening game of a three-game series.
The win puts the Rockers at 16-6 on the season, tying their best 22 game start in history with the 2023 club. High Point now has a three-game lead in the Atlantic League’s South Division over 13-9 Lexington.
The Rockers scored two in the first when, with two outs, Ben Aklinski drew a walk from Charleston starter Jimmy Endersby (L, 0-2). Endersby walked Edwards before Luplow tripled to center field to plate the pair and give the Rockers a 2-0 lead.
The lead grew to 5-0 in the third when Edwards, the Atlantic League home run leader, added to his total with his 10th homer of the season with a three-run shot in the third inning, scoring Luis Gonzalez who had doubled and Aklinski who reached on a single.
The Rockers added a single run in the fourth to move the lead to 6-0. Jack Conley singled, stole second, moved to third on a single by Max Viera then raced home on a sac fly by D.J. Burt.
Charleston loaded the bases on three consecutive singles in the third with just one out. But Joseph Rosa hit a hard grounder up the middle that Viera fielded and turned into a 6-3 double play to keep the shutout intact.
Barraclough (W, 3-0) went five innings and scattered six hits, allowing just one runner to reach third base, while striking out six and not allowing a walk.
Drew Mendoza led off the top of the eighth with a solo homer, his fourth of the year, to push the Rockers to a 7-0 advantage.
High Point’s Jonah Scolaro entered in the sixth and pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out four. Zach Vennaro allowed a two-run homer to Travis Demeritte in the bottom of the eighth as Charleston closed to 7-2.
High Point tacked on an insurance run in the ninth on a Gonzalez single, a single by Edwards and an RBI single by Luplow. Kyle Halbohn put the Dirty Birds down in order in the ninth to secure the win.
Edwards and Luplow each finished with three RBI while Viera finished with three hits.
The Rockers and Dirty Birds will meet in game two of the series on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. at Go Mart Park.
NOTE: The game was delayed 50 minutes at the start due to rain . . . The current three-game win streak is the Rockers longest since opening the season with five straight wins . . . The Rockers won the series opener after having lost the first game of the series in each of the last five series.