It was a notable weekend down on the farm as the Birmingham Barons became first half division champs. They sit in first in the Southern League North and will return to the postseason for the first time since 2013. As for the rest of the affiliates, Mark Payton homered twice for the Knights, and Ryan Galanie led the Dash to victory with a home run, triple, and four RBIs.
All this and more in this weekend’s minor league recap!
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (33-41)
Saturday, June 22
- Mark Payton (DH): 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, K
- Wilmer Difo (3B): 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
- Zach Remillard (SS): 2-for-2, R, BB
- Johan Dominguez (SP): 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- 66 Pitches, 36 Strikes
- Fraser Ellard (RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (LOSS)
FINAL: Charlotte Knights 9, Gwinnett Stripers 2 | Box Score
Sunday, June 23
- Mark Payton (RF): 4-for-4, HR, RBI, BB
- Wilmer Difo (3B): 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI
- Colson Montgomery (SS): 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB, K
- Zach DeLoach (RF): 2-for-3, R, RBI, K
- Mike Clevinger (SP): 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- 71 Pitches, 48 Strikes
- Jordan Leasure (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
FINAL: Charlotte Knights 7, Gwinnett Stripers 5 | Box Score
Double-A Birmingham Barons (41-28)
Saturday, June 22
- Jacob Gonzalez (2B): 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Wilfred Veras (LF): 0-for-4, R, K
- Michael Turner (C): 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Jason Matthews (3B): 1-for-4, 3B, R, RBI, 3 K
- Matt Hogan (RF): 1-for-3, R, RBI, K
- Noah Schultz (SP): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- 63 Pitches, 42 Strikes
- Gil Luna (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
FINAL/10: Birmingham Barons 4, Montgomery Biscuits 1 | Box Score
Sunday, June 23
- Brooks Baldwin (SS): 2-for-4, R
- Edgar Quero (C): 2-for-4, 2B, R
- Tim Elko (1B): 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Jacob Burke (CF): 1-for-4, R, K
- Ky Bush (SP): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- 79 Pitches, 46 Strikes
- Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (RP): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (LOSS)
FINAL: Birmingham Barons 4, Montgomery Biscuits 5 | Box Score
High-A Winston-Salem Dash (32-37)
Saturday, June 22
- Samuel Zavala (CF): 1-for-4, R
- Loidel Chapelli (2B): 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Juan Carela (SP): 6.0 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (LOSS)
- 86 Pithces, 59 Strikes
- Zach Franklin (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Winston-Salem Dash 1, Asheville Tourists 2 | Box Score
Sunday, June 23
- Samuel Zavala (CF): 1-for-5, R, BB, K
- Loidel Chapelli (2B): 4-for-6, 3 R, K
- Shawn Goosenberg (DH): 2-for-6, R, 3 RBI, 2 K
- Ryan Galanie (1B): 4-for-5, HR, 3B, 4 RBI, K
- Wes Kath (3B): 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Eddie Park (RF): 3-for-4, R, 3 RBI, BB
- Riley Gowens (SP): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 13 K (WIN)
- 93 Pithces, 64 Strikes
- Max Roberts (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
FINAL: Winston-Salem Dash 13, Asheville Tourists 3 | Box Score
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (43-26)
Saturday, June 22
- Rikuu Nishida (LF): 3-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Wilber Sanchez (SS): 1-for-4, HR, RBI, K
- Seth Keener (SP): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (LOSS)
- 71 Pitches, 54 Strikes
- Tyler Davis (RP): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
FINAL: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 3, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6| Box Score
Sunday, June 23
- Arxy Hernandez (3B): 1-for-4, R
- Caden Connor (1B): 2-for-4, 2B, K
- George Wolkow (RF): 1-for-3, HR, RBI, K
- Lucas Gordon (SP): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- 74 Pitches, 40 Strikes
- Jesus Mendez (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
FINAL: Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 2, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1 | Box Score
ACL White Sox (13-23)
- Abraham Nunez (CF): 1-for-4, R
- Adrain Gil (2B): 3-for-4, HR, 2B, RBI
- Angelo Hernandez (DH): 1-for-4, 2B, R, K
- Edrick Felix (3B): 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Javier Mogollon (SS): 1-for-2, R, BB, K
- Jordany Chirinos (SP): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Emerson Talavera (RP): 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
FINAL: ACL White Sox 7, ACL Royals 4 | Box Score
DSL White Sox (3-10)
- Jurdrick Profar (SS): 1-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB
- Christian Gonzalez (CF): 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Eduardo Herrera (3B): 1-for-4, 3 R, K
- Jesus Premoil (1B): 1-for-5, R, K
- Ryan Castillo (LF): 0-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
- Marcelo Alcala (RF): 1-for-4, R, 3 K
- Reudis Diaz (SP): 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Fabian Ysalla (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (LOSS)
FINAL/8: DSL White Sox 12, DSL Mariners 13 | Box Score
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