Minor League Baseball is officially back! Here’s a look at how the White Sox affiliates fared on Opening Day:
Low-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Formerly known as the Intimidators, the Cannon Ballers took the field for the very first time inside their brand new stadium. A six-run seventh inning by the Down East Wood Ducks would eventually spoil the grand opening festivities in a game that got away.
- Cabrera Weaver (CF): 1-for-5, RBI, run, 2 K
- Jose Rodriguez (SS): 3-for-5, 2 2B (2), RBI, 2 K
- Chase Krogman (RF): 2-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, run, 2 K
- Andrew Dalquist (SP): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- 31 pitches – 20 strikes
- Jeremiah Burke (RP): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
- 66 pitches – 46 strikes
- Ty Madrigal (RP): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- 27 pitches – 12 strikes
- Twin brother of Nick Madrigal
Final Score: Down East 8, Kannapolis 4 | Box Score
High-A Winston-Salem Dash
Things didn’t get much better in Winston-Salem. Even though a homer by Luis Mieses nearly erased a six-run Dash deficit, the Rome Braves responded with five unanswered runs en route to an 11-5 win.
- Alex Destino (LF): 2-for-4, BB, 2 RBI, run, 2 K
- Lenyn Sosa (SS): 3-for-5, run, K
- Luis Mieses (RF): 2-for-5, HR (1), 3B (1), 3 RBI, run, 2 K
- Davis Martin (SP): 2.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- 67 pitches – 45 strikes
- J.B. Olson (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- 33 pitches – 20 strikes
- Luke Shilling (RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- 23 pitches – 12 strikes
Final Score: Rome 11, Winston-Salem 5 | Box Score
Double-A Birmingham Barons
Triple-A Charlotte Knights
Outfielders Blake Rutherford and Gavin Sheets celebrated their Triple-A debuts by each hitting a home run. In a marathon game that seesawed back and forth, Gwinnett scored two in the 12th on a double and throwing error to squeak by the Knights.
- Blake Rutherford (LF): 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 BB, RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 K
- Jake Burger (3B): 0-for-3, run
- Gavin Sheets (RF-1B): 2-for-5, HR (1), BB, 4 RBI, run, K
- Matt Reynolds (2B): 1-for-3, HR (1), 2 BB, RBI, run, K
- Jimmy Lambert (SP): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- 41 pitches – 22 strikes
- Ryan Burr (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- 18 pitches – 11 strikes
- Hunter Schryver (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- 26 pitches – 17 strikes
- Tyler Johnson (RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 K
Final Score/12: Gwinnett 10, Charlotte 9 | Box Score
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Featured Photo: Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights – Twitter
