The organization’s stars shone bright this weekend. Colson Montgomery tallied four extra-base hits, Hagen Smith returned to the mound, and Tanner McDougal picked up his first win in four seasons with an eight-strikeout performance.
All this and more in this weekend’s minor league recap!
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (40-41)
Colson Montgomery continued his torrid stretch with a 5-for-9 weekend. The shortstop doubled and tripled in Saturday’s victory, and slugged a pair of homers in Sunday’s loss.
Montgomery was far from the only standout Saturday. The Knights won 9-0 behind home runs from Andre Lipcius and Tristan Gray. Yoendrys Gómez fired five scoreless innings, striking out nine while allowing just a single hit.
The offense was much quieter Sunday, with Montgomery’s two homers representing a majority of the scoring. Starter Evan McKendry recorded an immaculate inning — nine pitches, all strikes — in the fifth.
Saturday, June 28
- Corey Julks (LF): 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Colson Montgomery (SS): 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI
- Tim Elko (1B): 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Andre Lipcius (2B): 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB
- Tristan Gray (DH): 2-for-5, HR, R, 3 RBI
- Bryan Ramos (3B): 2-for-5
- Dominic Fletcher (CF): 1-for-5, 2B
- Dru Baker (RF): 1-for-4, R, BB
- Yoendrys Gómez (SP): 5.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K (WIN)
- 69 pitches, 48 strikes
- Justin Anderson (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, K
- Peyton Pallette (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
FINAL: Knights 9, Toledo Mud Hens 0 | Box Score
Sunday, June 29
- Corey Julks (LF): 0-for-3, BB
- Colson Montgomery (SS): 2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Joshua Palacios (RF): 0-for-2, BB, HBP
- Tim Elko (1B): 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Korey Lee (DH): 2-for-4, 2B
- Adam Hackenberg (C): 1-for-4
- Evan McKendry (SP): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- 84 pitches, 57 strikes
- Penn Murfee (RP): 1.1 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
FINAL: Knights 3, Toledo Mud Hens 5 | Box Score
Double-A Birmingham Barons (41-34)
Pitching was the story for the Barons this weekend. Hagen Smith made his long-awaited return Saturday and struck out three over 1 2/3 innings.
Sunday, Tanner McDougal spun five shutout innings while striking out eight. McDougal earned his first win since 2021, when he was pitching for the Arizona Complex League team. The right-hander now has a 1.76 ERA and 23 punchouts across 15.1 innings in AA.
Saturday June 28
- William Bergolla (SS): 3-for-4, 2B, R
- Caden Connor (LF): 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Ryan Galanie (1B): 1-for-3, RBI
- Jacob Gonzalez (2B): 0-for-3, BB, K
- Nick Podkul (DH): 1-for-3, BB
- Hagen Smith (SP): 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
- 33 pitches, 20 strikes
- Mark McLaughlin (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K
- Max Roberts (RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
FINAL: Barons 1, Knoxville Smokies 5 | Box Score
Sunday, June 29
- Rikuu Nishida (RF): 1-for-4, BB
- William Bergolla (SS): 2-for-5
- Ryan Galanie (1B): 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Jacob Gonzalez (2B): 0-for-3, BB
- DJ Gladney (CF): 1-for-4, R
- Caden Connor (LF): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Mario Camilletti (DH): 1-for-4
- Jason Matthews (3B): 1-for-4
- Tanner McDougal (SP): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- 83 pitches, 49 strikes
- Jared Kelley (RP): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- Tyler Davis (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- Zach Franklin (RP): 1.0 IP, H, ER, BB, 3 K (SAVE)
FINAL: Barons 2, Knoxville Smokies 1 | Box Score
Caden Connor with a 4th inning 2 out double down the RF line. Ryan Galanie (BB) and DJ Gladney (1B) come in to score. 2-0 #Barons. They would win 2-1. pic.twitter.com/W9chYG3hp6
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 29, 2025
High-A Winston Salem Dash (28-46)
The Dash failed to get the offense going. Arxy Hernandez was the only player with a multi-hit game and drove in Winston Salem’s only run this weekend.
Saturday, June 28
- Sam Antonacci (1B): 1-for-4
- Samuel Zavala (DH): 1-for-3, R, BB
- Arxy Hernandez (SS): 2-for-4, RBI
- Matt Hogan (CF): 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Jake Bockenstedt (SP): 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
- 92 pitches, 53 strikes
- Nick Altermatt (RP): 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
- Carson Jacobs (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, K
FINAL: Dash 1, Greensboro Grasshoppers 3 | Box Score
Sunday, June 29
- Jeral Perez (2B): 1-for-4
- Braden Montgomery (CF): 0-for-3, BB
- Samuel Zavala (RF): 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Cole McConnell (DH): 0-for-3, BB
- Juan Gonzalez (C): 0-for-3, SB
- Jordan Sprinkle (LF): 0-for-2, BB
- Dylan Cumming (SP): 3.0 IP, H, ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- 44 pitches, 29 strikes
- Jack Young (RP): 3.0 IP, H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
FINAL: Dash 0, Greensboro Grasshoppers 7 | Box Score
Arxy Hernandez gets the first hit of the game for the #Dash to bring across Sammy Zavala (BB). That cuts the lead in half, but they drop the game 3-1. Arxy had a multi-hit game, and 2 of their 5 hits. pic.twitter.com/4lpjd7o31r
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 29, 2025
Jeral Perez with the only #Dash hit of the day. They drop the contest 7-0. pic.twitter.com/m7ecq9gQRh
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 29, 2025
Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (35-40)
Luis Reyes stayed hot with six shutout innings Saturday. The 19-year-old posted a 0.36 ERA in June and has allowed only one earned run since May 17. Reyes, Jesus Mendez, and Blake Shepardson combined to strike out 12 Fredericksburg Nationals in the game.
Saturday, June 28
- Javier Mogollon (2B): 1-for-5
- T.J. McCants (LF): 1-for-4, HBP
- Lyle Miller-Green (1B): 3-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Ronny Hernandez (C): 2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI
- Ryan Burrowes (3B): 1-for-4, 2 R, SB
- Grant Magill (DH): 2-for-3, 3 RBI, BB
- Luis Reyes (SP): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 6 K (WIN)
- 82 pitches, 56 strikes
- Blake Shepardson (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
FINAL: Cannon Ballers 5, Fredericksburg Nationals 1 | Box Score
Sunday, June 29
- T.J. McCants (DH): 1-for-4
- Caleb Bonemer (SS): 1-for-3, BB
- Ronny Hernandez (C): 1-for-4,
- Miguel Santos (3B): 1-for-4, R
- Nathan Archer (LF): 2-for-4
- Abraham Nunez (CF): 1-for-3, RBI
- Kaleb Sophy (SP): 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- 72 pitches, 43 strikes
- Gabriel Rodriguez (RP): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- Hale Sims (RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Cannon Ballers 1, Fredericksburg Nationals 4 | Box Score
White Sox 2024 11th Rd selection RH RP Blake Shepardson has been putting together some nice outings, and as you can see, that slider is special. He has allowed 2R/1ER since May 13th in 12 appearances since returning from AZ. #Ballers pic.twitter.com/E3iqrQlIKV
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 29, 2025
Abraham Nunez gets an infield single that brings in Miguel Santos. #Ballers take an early 1-0 lead, but fall 4-1. pic.twitter.com/b3cGmiA9Fi
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 29, 2025
ACL White Sox (24-18)
The ACL Sox took down the ACL Mariners 4-2 on Saturday. Albertson Asigen‘s two-run homer proved to be the difference.
Noah Syndergaard made his organizational debut with three shutout innings. The veteran allowed one hit, struck out a pair, and walked none.
Saturday, June 28
- Drake Logan (DH): 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, SB
- Albertson Asigen (LF): 1-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
- Stiven Flores (C): 1-for-3, RBI, SB
- Adrian Gil (1B): 2-for-4, 2B
- Arnold Prado (RF): 2-for-3, R, BB, SB, K
- Mason Dinesen (3B): 1-for-3, RBI
- Jurdrick Profar (2B): 1-for-3
- Leandro Alsinois (CF): 0-for-2, BB
- Noah Syndergaard (SP): 3.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
- Jommy Hernandez (RP): 2.0 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 0 K (WIN)
- Kevin Davis (RP): 2.0 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 K (SAVE)
FINAL: ACL White Sox 4, ACL Mariners 2 | Box Score
DSL White Sox (9-10)
Down 4-1 in the sixth, the DSL Sox scored four to take a one-run lead. The go-ahead run came when Yordani Soto stole home on a double steal.
Saturday, June 28
- Christian Gonzalez (RF): 2-for-4, 2 R
- Frank Mieses (CF): 3-for-4, R
- Jefrank Silva (1B): 2-for-4, RBI
- Eduardo Herrera (DH): 0-for-3, R, BB
- Yordani Soto (SS): 0-for-2, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Jose M. Mendoza (C): 2-for-3, 2 RBI
- Juan Felix (SP): 1.1 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Andy Peralta (RP): 2.1 IP, 0 H, R, BB, 0 K
- Fidel Montero (RP): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Albert Munoz (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- Cesar Bolivar (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K (SAVE)
FINAL: DSL White Sox 5, DSL Pirates Gold 4 | Box Score
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