There were many exciting wins and highlights down on the farm this weekend! Oscar Colas hit his fourth home run of the season for Charlotte. Calvin Harris was exquisite for the Dash, including knocking in a run for a Dash walk-off. Kannapolis was hot at the plate and won both games this weekend, and the ACL Sox had a large win over the ACL Royals.
All this and more in this weekend’s minor league recap!
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (15-23)
Saturday, May 11
- Colson Montgomery (SS): 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Carlos Perez (DH): 1-for-4, R, BB
- Oscar Colas (RF): 1-for-4, 2B, R, K
- Jared Walsh (1B): 1-for-4, HR, RBI, 3 K
- Wynton Bernard (LF): 1-for-1, R
- Taishi Nakawake (3B): 0-for-3, R, K
- Chad Kuhl (SP): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- 80 Pitches, 46 Strikes
- Aaron McGarity (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
FINAL: Charlotte Knights 6, Gwinnet Stripers 2 | Box Score
Sunday, May 12
- Oscar Colas (RF): 1-for-3, HR, RBI, K
- Dominic Fletcher (CF): 1-for-4, R, K
- Angelo Castellano (SS): 0-for-3, R, BB
- Wilmer Difo (2B): 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI, K
- Jake Woodford (SP): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
- 97 Pitches, 71 Strikes
- Prelander Berroa (RP): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (LOSS)
FINAL: Charlotte Knights 4, Gwinnet Stripers 6 | Box Score
Double-A Birmingham Barons (20-10)
Saturday, May 11
- Brooks Baldwin (SS): 2-for-4, 2B, R
- Edgar Quero (DH): 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
- Ky Bush (SP): 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (LOSS)
- 97 Pitches, 65 Strikes
- Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Birmingham Barons 1, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3 | Box Score
Sunday, May 12
- Terrell Tatum (DH): 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- Brooks Baldwin (SS): 2-for-4, R, BB
- Tyler Neslony (LF): 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Jason Matthews (3B): 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Drew Thorpe (SP): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- 34 Pitches, 22 Strikes
- Jake Palisch (RP): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (LOSS)
FINAL: Birmingham Barons 4, Pensacola Blue Wahoos 6 | Box Score
High-A Winston-Salem Dash (15-18)
Saturday, May 11
- Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 2-for-4, R, K
- Chris Lanzilli (RF): 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, K
- Colby Smelley (DH): 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 K
- Calvin Harris (C): 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB, K
- Noah Schultz (SP): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- 60 Pitches, 38 Strikes
- Jose Ramirez (RP): 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 1 K (LOSS)
FINAL: Winston-Salem Dash 4, Asheville Tourists 6 | Box Score
Sunday, May 12
- Mario Camilletti (LF): 1-for-4, HR, RBI, BB, K
- Shawn Goosenberg (RF): 1-for-4, R, BB
- Bryce Willits (1B): 1-for-5, 3 K
- Calvin Harris (DH): 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Riley Gowens (SP): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
- 93 Pitches, 62 Strikes
- Manuel Veloz (RP): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
FINAL: Winston-Salem Dash 5, Asheville Tourists 4 | Box Score
Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (16-16)
Saturday, May 11
- Rikuu Nishida (2B): 2-for-5, 3 R, 2B, K
- Ryan Galanie (DH): 2-for-5, R, RBI, K
- Matt Hogan (CF): 1-for-2, R, BB
- Wilber Sanchez (SS): 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Lucas Gordon (SP): 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- 72 Pitches, 43 Strikes
- Tommy Vail (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 7, Delmarva Shorebirds 1 | Box Score
Sunday, May 12
- Rikuu Nishida (2B): 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Ryan Galanie (1B): 2-for-4, R, BB, K
- Eddie Park (LF): 2-for-4, R, BB, K
- Ronny Hernandez (DH): 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Arxy Hernandez (3B): 1-for-3, 3B, RBI, BB
- Jake Bockenstedt (SP): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- 77 Pitches, 51 Strikes
- Billy Seidl (RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
FINAL: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 5, Delmarva Shorebirds 0 | Box Score
ACL White Sox (2-3)
- Ryan Burrowes (SS): 3-for-5, 2 R, BB, K
- George Wolkow (RF): 4-for-5, 2B, 3 R, K
- Javier Mogollon (2B): 1-for-3, 3 R, RBI, 3 BB, K
- Adrian Gil (3B): 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K
- Stiven Flores (C): 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
- Dario Borrero (1B): 3-for-6, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI, K
- Jeremy Gonzalez (SP): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Emerson Talavera (RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
FINAL: ACL White Sox 13, ACL Royals 5 | Box Score
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