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Romy Gonzalez, Jameson Fisher lead Barons to another winning homestand

On August 1, the Birmingham Barons closed out one of their most impressive road trips of the season with an emphatic 9-5 win over the Rocket City Trash Pandas. The Barons finished the 12-game trip with a 8-4 record, and looked to carry this strong momentum into their upcoming 11-game homestand, which would begin on […]

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Jameson Fisher homers to left, right, and center in Barons comeback win

On a night where the Birmingham Barons offense appeared to be dead in the water, Jameson Fisher stepped up and led his team to a much-needed victory. Fisher would drive in three home runs for the first time in his career versus the Chattanooga Lookouts on Friday, and each of these homers couldn’t have taken

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Romy Gonzalez homers twice in Barons victory over Lookouts

Thanks to an explosive two home run performance from third baseman Romy Gonzalez, the Birmingham Barons coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday night.  Gonzalez finished 2-for-3 at the plate in the win and recorded his second two-homer effort of the season. The 24-year old also went yard twice on June

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McClure strikes out seven, Fisher walks off in 11-inning Barons victory

On Wednesday night, neither the Birmingham Barons nor the Mississippi Braves could find a groove on offense. It was a pitchers battle and thankfully for Birmingham their starting pitcher would shine the brightest. Kade McClure recorded one of his best performances of the season on Wednesday, and helped lead the Barons to a 1-0 11th

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Dalquist dazzles, Rodriguez rakes in Kannapolis’ doubleheader split

ZEBULON, NC – The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers split a doubleheader on Wednesday with the Carolina Mudcats, opening their 12-game road trip.  A continuing theme between both games was the mist. It was something that hindered the teams, occurring sporadically throughout the day at Five County Stadium.  GAME ONE Andrew Dalquist took to the bump for

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Yolbert Sanchez stands out as Barons complete road trip

After winning three of six games versus the Rocket City Trash Pandas in their most recent homestand, the Birmingham Barons hit the road on July 20th and began a stretch of 12 consecutive games away from Regions Field. The team’s first stop was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Barons would take on the Chattanooga Lookouts

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Robert, Burger and Mendick among new faces in Charlotte last week

There was little on-the-field prospect news of note this past week except perhaps a nice start by Jonathan Stiever and a spot start in Chicago by Jimmy Lambert.  But it was far from a quiet week, with trade-deadline intrigue, roster moves and injuries, capped off Sunday by an exciting 4-3 walk-off win over the Jacksonville

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Barons bring out the bats in a double-header sweep over Rocket City

On Saturday night, the Birmingham Barons won a pair of contests versus the Rocket City Trash Pandas. Both games were played across seven innings, and game two was a suspended affair from Friday evening due to lightning.  GAME ONE Thanks to a huge seventh inning that saw four different Barons hit home runs, Birmingham coasted

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Robert, Mendick and Lamb rake; Stiever strong

It was unclear if highly-regarded White Sox pitching prospect Jonathan Stiever would still be a Knight today.  But he was not moved at Friday’s MLB trade deadline, and took the mound tonight in Charlotte, with the possibility of a late-season call-up still alive. Stiever responded with an encouraging effort, generating a stat line of five

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