The Winston-Salem Dash’s week has been a reflection of their season so far and perhaps of baseball as a whole: they looked real good when they won and real bad when they didn’t, with an even split between the two. Offensive honors for the week go to 21-year-old Lenyn Sosa, who went 11-for-24 since last […]
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Following a series split against the division-leading Carolina Mudcats, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers took to the road to take on the Down East Wood Ducks. The Cannon Ballers took four of six games from the Wood Ducks en route to the team’s first series win in 2021. Kannapolis has been trending in the right direction
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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the latest installment after the sixth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (16-24) Weekly Record: 3-2 The Knights took on the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp this week, and with the rain-out on Sunday, secured a series win against
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After winning four of five games versus the Tennessee Smokies in their most recent homestand, the Birmingham Barons hit the road on June 8th and began a stretch of 12 consecutive games away from Regions Field. The team’s first stop was in Montgomery, Alabama, where the Barons would take on the Montgomery Biscuits in a
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It was a newsworthy week for Knights prospects highlighted by Jake Burger’s surprise move to second base. Top pitching prospects Jonathan Stiever and Jimmy Lambert had flashes of sheer dominance, Gavin Sheets continued to rake and Blake Rutherford broke out of a mini-slump with a dramatic grand slam. Several other guys also got into the
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Tim Beckham’s monstrous week at Triple-A Charlotte earned him the highlight spot in the FutureSox Team of the Week for the period of June 14-20, 2021, joined by four of the Top 30 prospects in the organization. Here’s a look at the full lineup: Catcher — Evan Skoug (Hi-A) — 4 G, .273/.429/.818, 2B, 3B,
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At this time last week, the Dash were doing alright, winning some, losing some, scoring a ton of runs a few times, giving up a ton of runs some others. At this time this week, looking over the past seven days, the Dash are 1-5, the lone win coming yesterday. Let’s look at what happened
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This series will contain weekly recaps of the performances of each minor league affiliate. Here is the latest installment after the sixth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (13-22) Weekly Record: 2-4 The Knights battled against one of the top teams in their division, as well as in the Triple A this season,
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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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