The Winston-Salem Dash finished their season on Sunday, September 19, with a 3-4 loss to Asheville. A full season recap is en route, but first, a quick look at the last four games of the year, over which the Dash went 2-2. Karan Patel was the starting pitcher for one of the best-pitched games of […]
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Despite finishing the regular season with a solid 62-56 record and earning the first place spot in the Double-A South North Division, the Birmingham Barons ultimately fell short of the 2021 Minor League Postseason by 0.5 games. The Barons impressively swept their second-to-last series of the season versus the Rocket City Trash Pandas to improve
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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 nineteenth week of the minor league season. CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS (45-75) WEEKLY RECORD: 1-5 The first place and Triple-A East leading Durham Bulls paid the Knights a visit, and things did not go well for
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The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers ended their 2021 campaign with a five-game series sweep of the Columbia Fireflies. For a while, it was a question if the two clubs were going to be able to square off. Consecutive days of postponements followed the series opener on Tuesday, leading to Wednesday’s contest being cancelled. I have only
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The juggernaut that is the Durham Bulls were even more amped up than normal as they rolled into Charlotte this past week seeking to wrap up the Southeastern Division crown. In the end, their relentless offense proved too much for Knights’ pitching, taking five of six while pounding out 24 extra-base knocks, stealing 10 bags
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White Sox top prospect Colson Montgomery concluded his first pro season in impressive fashion, while four additional Top 30 prospects found a spot in the final installment of the FutureSox Team of the Week. Here’s a look at the full lineup for the period of Sept. 13-19: Catcher — Colby Smelley (ROK, ACL) — 3
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The Dash played an extra game this week, a doubleheader compensating for last Wednesday’s rainout, and this allowed them to go 1-6 overall. There are four games left in the season; they are 41-74. Kaleb Roper got the ball for doubleheader game one on September 9, and his relatively strong finish to the season continued.
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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 eighteenth week of the minor league season. Charlotte Knights (44-70) Weekly Record: 2-4 The Knights concluded their road trip by heading to Jacksonville to take on the Jumbo Shrimp. Charlotte didn’t have the outcome
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Yoelqui Cespedes filled the box score, while Jose Rodriguez continued to shine in Winston-Salem, and both Top 10 prospects earned highlight spots in the FutureSox Team of the Week. Here’s a look at the full lineup for the period of Sept. 6-12: Catcher — Carlos Perez (Double-A) — 6 G, .346/.370/.808, 3 2B, 3 HR,
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The Winston-Salem Dash are limping their way through the homestretch; they gathered 24 hits as a team through the first four games of the week, losing all four, then broke out for 14 in a thrilling come-from-behind victory against the Bowling Green Hot Rods in which they trailed at times 5-0, 6-4, and 8-6 before
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