Trailing 2-0 into the bottom of the ninth, the Birmingham Barons rallied for three runs to earn an unlikely 3-2 comeback victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday night. The win was the second in walk-off fashion in as many days. Through the first eight innings, the only two Barons players to record hits were […]
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With one out and the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, a walk-off home run from White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker Adolfo lifted the Birmingham Barons to a dramatic 7-6 comeback victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Wednesday night. This walk-off win ended a streak of six consecutive losses for
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers stole a victory against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Wednesday night with a 4-3 win thanks in large part to starter Chase Solesky’s strong outing. Kannapolis looked to rebound after dropping their series opener on Tuesday. Solesky took to the mound and had things working for him early on. The
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Jimmy Lambert started and Jake Burger played second base, both with mixed reviews. But a Blake Rutherford grand slam keyed a six-run fifth inning, powering the Knights to a 13-7 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Charlotte, the team’s third win in four nights. Rutherford’s blast was one of four round-trippers by the Knights
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With Jake Burger at designated hitter instead of second base, all eyes were on Knights’ starter Jonathan Stiever. For three innings he flashed the tantalizing upside that makes him the FutureSox No. 6 prospect. But then it all came crashing down in the fourth, when he surrendered a triple, single and two home runs on
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Charlotte Knights manager Wes Helms thinks it will take Jake Burger at least 25 games to get comfortable at second base. Burger made a surprise start at second in Thursday’s 9-3 win over the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Charlotte. Helms also said the idea to expand Burger’s positional flexibility was made by White Sox Director
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Don’t let Gavin Sheets’ easy-going demeanor fool you. He’s passionate about baseball and that fire was on full display tonight in the Knights’ 6-4 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Charlotte. The game featured an unusual amount of close calls that proved pivotal to the outcome, and a few of the calls, upon closer
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The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers couldn’t nab the series victory against the Carolina Mudcats as they lose 6-2, splitting the 6-game series. White Sox top-30 prospect Bailey Horn faced the Mudcats for a 2nd time this week and was looking ready to roll the team he had carved up with five strikeouts on Tuesday. Sunday, Horn
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For five nights, the Charlotte Knights stumbled and bumbled their way through Durham, losing four of five and surrendering 36 runs in the process. And that includes another Mike Wright gem and a tough 3-2 loss in a bullpen game. Then, on Sunday, the sun shone brightly, children laughed and everything was right with the
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Culture and Community The Winston-Salem Dash paid homage to Winston-Salem’s deep ties to Hispanic and Latino communities by becoming the Rayados de Winston-Salem for Sunday afternoon’s game at sunny Truist Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Both the Dash and the Greenville Drive took to the field wearing uniforms honoring their respective town’s heritage, rebranding themselves
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