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.
Salem Red Sox hang on, defeat Lynchburg Hillcats, 6-5
Franklin Guzman homered twice and the Salem Red Sox hung five runs in the top of the fourth on their way to a 6-5 victory over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Tuesday night at Lynchburg City Stadium.
Carolina Mudcats take series finale from Lynchburg Hillcats
Lynchburg and Carolina traded the lead three times, but the Mudcats pulled away for a 5-3 win over the Hillcats on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium.
Potomac Nationals spoil Salem Red Sox home finale
The Potomac Nationals scored three runs over their final two at-bats and walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Salem Red Sox on Sunday evening at LewisGale Field.
Potomac Nationals top Salem Red Sox, 5-1
An over-capacity crowd of 6,548 fans came out as part of Military Appreciation night on Saturday at LewisGale Field and witnessed a great pitching performance from the Potomac Nationals, who knocked off the Salem Red Sox 5-1.
Jayson Aquino leads Lynchburg Hillcats to shutout win
Jayson Aquino carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning and pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings to pace the Hillcats to a 2-0 shutout win over the Carolina Mudcats on Saturday night at Five County Stadium.
Salem Red Sox vault past Potomac Nationals, 8-1
Despite only posting seven hits, the Salem Red Sox took advantage of 13 free base runners and cruised to an 8-1 win over the Potomac Nationals on Friday night at LewisGale Field.
Lynchburg Hillcats come back, again, knock off Carolina Mudcats
Lynchburg rallied from a two-run deficit to complete its third straight comeback win on Friday night against the Carolina Mudcats at Five County Stadium. Yhoxian Medina recorded a season-high three RBIs to power the Hillcats to victory.
Lynchburg Hillcats score seven in ninth, stun Carolina Mudcats, 8-2
Lynchburg trailed 2-1 heading into the ninth but cranked out a seven-run frame to steal away an 8-2 win from the Carolina Mudcats on Thursday night at Five County Stadium. With the victory and a Frederick Keys loss, the Hillcats magic number sits at five.
Wild seventh lifts Salem Red Sox to 5-2 win over Potomac Nationals
Kevin McAvoy struck out five over seven one-run innings and the Salem Red Sox scored twice in the bottom of the seventh, powering their way to a 5-2 victory over the Potomac Nationals on Thursday night at LewisGale Field.
Potomac Nationals win rubber match with Frederick Keys
On Wednesday night at Pfitzner Stadium, the Potomac Nationals (60-68 Overall, 31-32 Home, 27-31 Second Half) rocked the Frederick Keys (61-68 Overall, 28-38 Road, 29-30 Second Half) 10-0 in their rubber match series finale.
Five-run seventh pushes Lynchburg past Salem, 8-4
The Lynchburg Hillcats scored five times in the seventh inning, vaulting them to an 8-4 victory over the Salem Red Sox on Wednesday night at LewisGale Field.
Potomac Nationals, Frederick Keys split Tuesday twin-bill
The Nationals (59-68-Overall, 30-32-Home, 26-31-Second Half) and the Keys (61-67-Overall, 28-37-Road, 29-29-Second Half) traded shutout victories in the twin bill with Frederick picking up a Game One 4-0 win and Potomac coming back with a Game Two 7-0 win on Tuesday night at Pfitzner Stadium.
Lynchburg Hillcats shut out Potomac Nationals in series finale
Michael Peoples pitched seven scoreless innings as Lynchburg shut out Potomac 2-0 in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at City Stadium. The win was the 10th of the season for Peoples.
Salem Red Sox nip Blue Rocks, 4-3
The Salem Red Sox got all the offense they would need in the first two innings and edged out the Wilmington Blue Rocks 4-3 on Saturday night at Frawley Stadium to snap a season-long seven-game losing skid.
Potomac Nationals hold off Hillcats rally, win 4-2
A trio of pitchers for the Potomac Nationals (58-66-Overall, 29-35-Road, 25-29-Secon Half) allowed just two runs to the first place Lynchburg Hillcats (64-61-Overall, 33-28-Home, 31-24-Second Half), as the P-Nats defeated the ‘Cats 4-2 to even the series at a win apiece at Calvin Frawley Field on Saturday night.
Wilmington wins 7-5: Salem Red Sox losing streak at seven
Buoyed by six straight hitters reaching with two outs in the fifth, the Wilmington Blue Rocks erased an early deficit and knocked off the Salem Red Sox 7-5 on Friday night at Frawley Stadium.
Lynchburg rolls to 5-2 win over Potomac
The Lynchburg Hillcats (64-60-Overall, 33-27-Home, 31-23-Second Half) used a four run bottom of the third and picked up the victory 5-2 over the Potomac Nationals (57-66-Overall, 28-35-Road, 24-29-Second Half) at Calvin Falwell Field at Lynchburg City Stadium on Friday night.
Carolina Mudcats blank Salem Red Sox, 8-0
Matt Bywater authored seven shutout innings, leading the Carolina Mudcats to an 8-0 shutout win over the Salem Red Sox on Thursday night at Five County Stadium, completing a three-game sweep.
Lynchburg Hillcats split two with Keys: No-hit in nightcap
Lynchburg won 2-1 in walk-off fashion in the conclusion of a suspended game but was no-hit by the Frederick Keys in a 2-0 nightcap loss to split a de facto doubleheader on Thursday night at City Stadium.
Blue Rocks hold on for 7-6 win over Potomac Nationals
Wilmington (56-66-Overall, 34-25-Home, 18-34-Second Half) plated the eventual game winning tally in the bottom of the eighth, snapping a tie ballgame and giving the Blue Rocks a 7-6 win over the Potomac Nationals (57-65-Overall, 28-34-Road, 24-27-Second Half) at Frawley Stadium on Wednesday night.
Carolina Mudcats slug Salem Red Sox, 13-6
Cole Sturgeon drove in a career-high five runs, but the Salem Red Sox stranded 11 runners on the basepaths and lost to the Carolina Mudcats 13-6 on Wednesday night at Five County Stadium.
Potomac sweeps two from Blue Rocks
The Potomac Nationals (57-64-Overall, 28-33-Road, 24-27-Second Half) blanked the Wilmington Blue Rocks (55-66-Overall, 33-25-Home, 17-34-Second Half) 5-0 in Game One of the scheduled twin bill tonight and then followed up with a sweep 4-2 in the nightcap on Tuesday night from Frawley Stadium.
Carolina Mudcats slip past Salem Red Sox, 3-2
Despite a quality start from Daniel McGrath, the Salem Red Sox dropped their fourth straight contest and fell to the Carolina Mudcats 3-2 on Tuesday night at Five County Stadium.
Lynchburg Hillcats power past Frederick Keys, 8-2
Eric Haase tied a Carolina League record with three triples, and Clint Frazier homered twice to give Lynchburg an 8-2 victory over the Frederick Keys on Tuesday night at City Stadium. Mitch Horacek, who entered the game 5-0 against the Hillcats this season, earned the loss.
Wilmington takes series with Potomac with 4-1 win
Wilmington (55-64-Overall, 22-41-Road, 22-27-Second Half) scored two runs in the top of the first and cruised to the 4-1 win in the rubber match at Pfitzner Stadium on Sunday night, defeating Potomac (55-64-Overall, 29-31-Home, 22-27-Second Half) to win the series.
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