Tag: Carolina League

MiLB announces Carolina League realignment
Minor League Baseball today announced the Class-A Advanced Carolina League will add two teams for the 2017 season as part of a broader realignment.

Salem Red Sox playoff tickets on sale
The Salem Red Sox announced today that tickets for the 2016 Carolina League playoffs are now on sale to the general public.

Salem Red Sox clinch first-half division title
After a 28-year-long wait, the Salem Red Sox clinched the Carolina League’s Southern Division First-Half Championship for the first time since 1988.

Keller’s homer not enough as P-Nats fall 4-3 to Frederick
The Potomac Nationals scored first but could not push the final game-tying run across the board in a 4-3 loss to the Frederick Keys.

P-Nats send it to extras, fall in 10th, 4-3
The Carolina Mudcats ended things just two batters into the bottom of the 10th in the series opener, a 4-3 walk-off loss for the P-Nats.

Salem Red Sox rally, defeat Lynchburg, 5-4
The Salem Red Sox overcame an early deficit to defeat the Lynchburg Hillcats, 4-3.

Paulino powers Hillcats to 10-3 victory
Luis Lugo earned his second win on the season as the Lynchburg Hillcats defeated the Carolina Mudcats 10-3 on Mother’s Day.

Gem from Valdez lifts P-Nats over Keys 2-1
The Potomac Nationals used the dominance of starting pitcher, RHP Phillips Valdez (4-1), to surmount the Frederick Keys, 2-1.

Salem Red Sox extend winning streak to seven
The Salem Red Sox never trailed Wednesday night as they pounded out 13 hits against the Carolina Mudcats.

P-Nats continue domination in Wilmington, win 5-2
Though the Potomac Nationals call Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge their home, they may enjoy Frawley Stadium more than anywhere in the Carolina League.

Salem Red Sox general manager Ryan Shelton named Carolina League Executive of the Year
The Salem Red Sox, the Advanced Class-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, announced today that General Manager Ryan Shelton has been named the 2015 Calvin Falwell Executive of the Year for the Carolina League.

Lynchburg Hillcats swept in first-round Carolina League playoff series
Jack Lopez blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to clinch the Northern Division Championship on Friday night at Frawley Stadium. The Hillcats have been swept in the first round in each of the last three seasons.

Wilmington knocks off Lynchburg in Carolina League playoff opener
Lynchburg’s offense mustered just five hits as Wilmington took a 6-1 win over the Hillcats in the Northern Division Championship Series opener Wednesday night at City Stadium. Michael Peoples tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in the loss.

Lynchburg Hillcats drop regular-season finale: Open Carolina League playoffs on Wednesday
Lynchburg tied the game late but saw the game-winning run thrown out at home twice in extra innings as the Hillcats fell to the Mudcats 6-2 in 12 innings on Monday afternoon at City Stadium.

Salem Red Sox win season finale, top Potomac Nationals, 4-2
The Salem Red Sox pushed across three runs in the first inning and never looked back, as they beat the Potomac Nationals 4-2 Monday afternoon at Pfitzner Stadium.

Salem Red Sox shut out P-Nats
Teddy Stankiewicz struck out five and fired seven shutout innings as the Salem Red Sox shut out the Potomac Nationals 8-0 on Sunday night at Pfitzner Stadium.

Lynchburg tops Carolina, 5-4
Lynchburg pulled away late in a back and forth affair to seal a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Mudcats on Sunday afternoon at City Stadium. Dorssys Paulino went 3-for-4 at the plate and was a home run shy of the cycle.

Potomac Nationals top Salem Red Sox, 6-2
The Potomac Nationals scored runs in bunches with two in the second and three in the fourth en route to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night at Pfitzner Stadium.

Joe Sever’s three hits, three RBI power Lynchburg Hillcats
Joe Sever recorded three hits and three RBIs to lead the Hillcats to an 8-4 win over the Carolina Mudcats to snap a five-game losing streak on Saturday night at City Stadium. David Speer pitched two innings of relief to earn his first win as a Hillcat.

Salem Red Sox win fourth straight
The Salem Red Sox scored all six of their runs in the second inning and cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Potomac Nationals on Friday night at Pfitzner Stadium, running their winning streak to four in a row.

Late homer lifts Potomac Nationals over Myrtle Beach
1B Grant DeBruin hammered a three-run home run off the third tier of signage in straight away left field to give the Nationals (64-71-Overall, 33-33-Home, 31-34-Second Half) an eventual rubber match 4-2 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (78-55-Overall, 39-37-Road, 37-27-Second Half) at Pfitzner Stadium on Thursday night.

Salem Red Sox complete sweep of Lynchburg Hillcats
Three Salem Red Sox pitchers combined to hold the Lynchburg Hillcats to five hits as Salem took a 7-2 decision on Thursday night at Lynchburg City Stadium, earning a three-game series sweep.

Myrtle Beach pushes past Potomac Nationals, 4-2
On Wednesday night at Pfitzner Stadium, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (78-54 Overall, 39-26 Road, 37-26 Second Half) swooped down on the Potomac Nationals (63-71 Overall, 32-33 Home, 30-34 Second Half) and took a 4-2 win in series Game Two of a three-game set using a three-run 6th inning to carry the First Half Southern Division Champions to their Carolina League-best 78th win.

Salem Red Sox pound Lynchburg Hillcats, 7-2
The Salem Red Sox scored runs in four consecutive innings from the fourth to the seventh and cruised past the Lynchburg Hillcats 7-2 on Wednesday night at LewisGale Field.

Potomac Nationals score four in the ninth, stun Myrtle Beach
CF Rafael Bautista hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield scoring DH Brenden Webb and Potomac (63-70-Overall, 32-32-Home, 30-33-Second Half) completed an improbably, come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (77-54-Overall, 38-26-Road, 36-26-Second Half) with four runs in the bottom of the ninth to earn their sixth walk-off victory of the season at Pfitzner Stadium on Tuesday night.