York Revolution 15, Staten Island FerryHawks 3
(September 10, 2025 – York, Pa.): Chris Williams’ grand slam highlighted a high octane offensive effort and Mike Kickham became the first in York Revolution history to start a season with York 7-0, as the Revs pounded the Staten Island FerryHawks, 15-3 on Wednesday evening at WellSpan Park.
Staten Island plated a first inning run as Mark Contreras drove in his 90th of the season on a fielder’s choice, but the edge was short-lived.
York went to work immediately with two in its half of the first. Jeremy Arocho opened things with a double toward the corner in left, and Caleb McNeely came through with an RBI single to left tying the game right away. McNeely stole second, and two batters later scored as Ryan Higgins slashed an RBI single through an open right side for a 2-1 lead.
Jeffrey Wehler added a towering RBI double high off the Arch Nemesis with two outs in the third, extending the lead to 3-1.
The offense erupted for a huge fourth inning, scoring six times for a monstrous 9-1 cushion. Jaylin Davis ignited the outburst with a double to left center prior to Arocho’s infield single. McNeely was the first to cash in with his second RBI single of the night on a liner into right. Kyle Martin added an RBI on a fielder’s choice grounder for the second run. Higgins reached on an infield single and Shayne Fontana slapped a single into left to load the bases. That set up Williams who blasted a rocket to left center for a grand slam home run, the Revs’ fourth of the year and Williams’ eighth home run of the season, all in his last 21 games.
All of that offense came in support of Kickham (11-8) who becomes the first pitcher in Revs history to start a season 7-0 with York, besting the mark set by Jon Olsen with six consecutive wins last season. The lefty allowed only the first inning run on six hits over his six innings, while walking two and striking out eight. He threw 65 of his 89 pitches for strikes and struck out the side twice, doing so to leave the bases loaded in the fourth and again to finish his outing in the sixth.
Brandon Lewis launched a three-run homer to left in the bottom of the sixth as the lead surged to 12-1 on his 15th of the year.
McNeely (3-for-6, three RBI) slugged a towering solo homer to left center in the bottom of the seventh to make it 13-1.
Reliever Josh Mollerus handled a perfect seventh but allowed a two-run homer to left field by Vaun Brown with two outs in the eighth as Staten Island made it a 13-3 game.
Arocho capped the Revs’ offensive effort with their season high-tying 19th hit on a two-run single up the middle in the bottom of the eighth.
Alex Bustamante used a double play to help dodge three walks, closing it with a scoreless ninth as Arocho made a diving stop on a grounder at second to end it.
Arocho, McNeely, Fontana, and Lewis all had three-hit games. Fontana’s was his second in-a-row as he also scored four times, tying a Revs season best set by Jalen Miller in the second game of the season (April 26 at Gastonia).
Notes: Kickham’s 11 overall wins are tied for second most in the league; he takes over the league lead with 140 strikeouts and extends his league lead in innings, now at 145.0. Fontana (3-for-4) is now batting .411 since August 8 with hits in 27 of 29 games. York remains tied with High Point for the league’s best overall record at 71-48 with seven games to play in the regular season. The Revs have won six of their last eight games and eight of the last 11 overall. York is 35-27 at home with the regular season home finale on tap for Thursday night.
Up Next: York plays its 63rd and final home game of the regular season on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as RHP Chris Vallimont (9-4, 5.26) faces righty Alex Mack (4-5, 7.43). It is Fan Appreciation Night featuring a WellSpan Widget giveaway (first 500 fans). It is also Weis Customer Appreciation Night and Hunger Free Thursday presented by Members 1st Federal Credit Union. Tickets are on sale at YorkRevolution.com, (717) 801-HITS, and in-person at the Shipley Energy Ticket Office.
Lexington Legends 6, Long Island Ducks 2
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lexington Legends 6-2 on Wednesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Fairfield Properties Ballpark.
The Legends struck first in the second inning, as an RBI single by Brian Fuentes and an RBI double by Jerry Huntzinger gave the visitors a 2-0 lead. It stayed that way until the sixth when River Town scored on a double play ball, closing the gap to one.
Three more runs scored for Lexington in the eighth on EJ Cumbo’s two-run single to center and a wild pitch that scored Cumbo, making it a 5-1 ballgame. Seth Beer’s two-out RBI single to center in the bottom of the eighth trimmed Long Island’s deficit to three. Curtis Terry’s RBI fielder’s choice in the ninth rounded out the scoring.
Legends starter Ben Ferrer (4-4) earned the win, tossing six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out three. Ducks starter David Griffin (6-4) took the hard luck loss despite tossing seven innings of two-run ball, yielding nine hits while striking out four.
Town led the Ducks offense with two hits, two runs and two walks.
The Ducks and Legends wrap up their three-game series on Thursday night. 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 Bluebird Hardwater Thirsty Thursday at the ballpark. Representatives from Bluebird Hardwater will be in attendance offering free samples in the Duck Club restaurant/bar. Additionally, fans can enjoy a special $10 offer on all beer during the game. Right-hander Ryan Sandberg (5-5, 4.24) toes the rubber for the Ducks against Legends righty Colton Eastman (10-6, 5.40).
High Point Rockers 9, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5
WALDORF, Md. – Ben Aklinski hit his 12th career grand slam to key a seven-run eighth inning and lead the High Point Rockers to a 9-5 win over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Wednesday night at Regency Furniture Stadium. The seven-run inning helped the Rockers overcome a 5-1 deficit.
With the win, the Rockers improve to 71-48 overall and 30-26 in the second half while the Blue Crabs fall to 63-56 and 27-29. The Rockers moved into a tie for second in the Atlantic League’s South Division, three games behind Gastonia.
The Blue Crabs got on the scoreboard in the second inning when Ethan Wilson doubled, moved to third on a single by Brett Barrera and scored when Jamari Baylor grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.
Luis Gonzalez blasted a solo homer leading off the third to tie the game at 1-1. It was Gonzalez’s 19th homer of the year and extended his consecutive games on-base streak to 25 games.
The Blue Crabs bounced back with a pair of runs off High Point starter Fin Del Bonta-Smith in the fifth inning. Baylor and Giovanni Digiacomo each singled with Baylor scoring on a wild pitch and Digiacomo scoring on a double by Sam Dexter. SMD added two more in the sixth for a 5-1 lead.
After Shawn Semple went six innings and held the Rockers to one run while striking out four, he was relieved by Brandon McCabe (L, 5-4) to start the seventh. McCabe walked Aidan Brewer and D.J. Burt before Cody Wilson’s bunt to third turned into an E5 with Brewer scoring. Ian Yetsko lifted a fly ball to left and Baylor dropped for another error with Burt scoring to make it a 5-3 game. A walk to Gonzalez loaded the bases and Aklinski took advantage, hitting his 32nd homer of the season and his fourth grand slam of 2025 to put the Rockers up 8-5.
Aklinski now shares the club record for home runs in a season with Zander Wiel who hit 32 in 2023. It was Aklinski’s fourth grand slam of the season.
Evan Edwards followed with a solo blast of his own to give the Rockers a 9-5 advantage.
David Hess (W, 2-0) pitched 1.2 innings and allowed just one hit in earning the victory. Cam Cotter tossed a shutout inning in the eighth and Jameson McGrane struck out two in the ninth to secure the win.
Aklinski finished the night with four RBI while Edwards drove in two runs. Gonzalez scored three runs on a base hit and a pair of walks. Yetsko and Brewer each finished with two hits along with Aklinski and Edwards.
Game three of the six-game series is slated for a 6:35 p.m. start on Thursday at Regency Furniture Stadium. The Rockers will send righty Erich Uelmen (5-4, 3.75) to the mound to face Southern Maryland righty Andrew Thurman (7-1, 4.78). Rocker fans can catch all the action on FLOBASEBALL.TV and on the MixLR app.
NOTES: The Rockers made a number of roster moves before Wednesday’s game . . . High Point activated OF Cody Wilson from the injured list. He had been on the list since Aug. 13 . . . The Rockers also activated Yuhi Sako whom they signed on Aug. 31. Sako was with the Rockers in 2024 and made two starts, striking out 14 in 10.1 innings and pitching to a 1.74 ERA . . . RHP Andre Scrubb and Jake Gilbert were placed on the inactive list . . . The Rockers have not hit 13 grand slams as a team this season.
Lancaster Stormers 5, Hagerstown Flying Boxcars 2
Noah Bremer threw seven strong innings on Wednesday night, pitching the Lancaster Stormers to a 5-2 victory over the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars at Meritus Park.
The win, combined with Long Island’s 6-2 loss at home to Lexington, dropped the Stormers magic number over the Ducks to four. Lancaster leads both Long Island and York by four games in the North Division with seven to play.
Bremer (10-4) held the Flying Boxcars to six hits and the two runs while walking none and striking out eight in his seventh quality start of the year. He outdueled Jack Weisenburger (1-10)
The two clubs exchanged runs in the first inning. Mason Martin doubled to the left center gap to score Nick Ward in the Lancaster portion of the inning. Bryce Cannon followed with an RBI single to center, delivering Aaron Takacs with the tying run in the bottom of the frame.
A similar story developed in the third. Luis Castro reached on Slater Schield’s wild throw and stole third. Nick Lucky punched a single through the left side hole to provide the Stormers with a 2-1 edge. Again, the Flying Boxcars fought back. Tyler Williams opened the home third with a single to left and was forced at second by Takacs. After Bremer fanned Cary Arbolida, Gary Mattis tore a double into the left field corner to score the run.
The key play of the game turned out to be a bunt. After Yeison Coca picked up a leadoff walk, Scott Kelly pushed a bunt past the mound. Mattis was forced to charge from second and made a wild throw that went out of play, moving runners to second and third. Nick Ward knocked home one with a grounder, and Kelly scored on a sac fly to center by Quincy Hamilton.
Luis Castro drove in Ward on a sac fly in the seventh to produce an insurance run.
Meanwhile, Bremer kept the Boxcars in check through the seventh, allowing on a double by Williams in the fifth. Scott Engler erased a one-out walk in the eighth with a double play, and Ryley Gilliam worked around a one-out walk in the ninth for his seventh save.
NOTES: Weisenburger struck out 11, the most by an opposing pitcher since July 11, 2021 when Gastonia’s A.J. Merkel fanned 11 Stormers…Lucky hit safely for the 10th straight game…Ward stole two bases and now is one homer short of joining the 20-20 club…Engler has allowed only three earned runs in his last 29 innings.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers 6, Charleston Dirty Birds 3
Charleston, WV – Justin Wylie and Narciso Crook homered as the Gastonia Ghost Peppers took down the Charleston Dirty Birds, 6–3, Wednesday night at GoMart Ballpark.
Gastonia’s Key Bats:
- Justin Wylie went 3-for-5 with a homer (27), two RBI, two runs, and a stolen base (30).
- Narciso Crook added a two-run homer (18) and finished 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Carter Aldrete went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
- Shed Long Jr. doubled (2) and collected two hits.
Pitching Notes:
- Nick Wells (W, 7–9): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 HR allowed.
- Donovan Benoit, Tyler Wilson, and Sam Bordner (S, 3) combined for four scoreless innings to close it out.
Dirty Birds Highlights:
- Zach Daniels went 2-for-3 with a homer (22), two RBI, two walks, and a stolen base.
- Joe DeLuca added two hits and an RBI.
- James Nelson singled twice and scored once.
Team Totals:
- Gastonia: 6 R, 10 H, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B, 4 SB
- Charleston: 3 R, 9 H, 3 RBI, 1 HR
The Dirty Birds grabbed an early 2–1 lead in the first, but Gastonia answered with three runs in the next three innings and never looked back.