PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 2, 2019) - Joe Ryan and Shane McClanahan both pitched tremendously Friday, leading the Stone Crabs to 2-1 and 4-1 wins over the Palm Beach Cardinals at Charlotte Sports Park.  In a continuation game that started tied 1-1 in the top of the fourth, Ryan (5-2)

CLEARWATER, Fla. (July 27, 2019) - Kevin Kiermaier delivered the game-winning hit in the ninth inning Saturday, completing the Stone Crabs' rally in a 6-3 win over the Clearwater Threshers at Spectrum Field. With the game tied 3-3 in the top of the ninth, Stone Crabs (63-41, 28-10) left fielder

PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla. (July 16, 2019) - Shane McClanahan spun another gem and Wander Franco delivered a game-winning home run in the Charlotte Stone Crabs' 2-1 victory over the St. Lucie Mets at First Data Field Tuesday.McClanahan (5-0) turned in the second longest outing of his career, allowing just

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (July 10, 2019) - Shane McClanahan and Stephen Woods Jr. both spun gems for the Charlotte Stone Crabs, leading Charlotte to a multi-day doubleheader sweep of the Florida Fire Frogs at Osceola County Stadium. After a three hour and 17-minute rain delay Tuesday afternoon, the Stone Crabs (51-35,

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (July 2, 2019) - Michael Smith and Wander Franco both lined two doubles Tuesday, leading the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 9-3 win over the St. Lucie Mets at Charlotte Sports Park. The Stone Crabs (45-35, 10-4) matched as season high in doubles, notching six two-baggers in

FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 27, 2019) - Wander Franco's two-run home run was just enough for the Charlotte Stone Crabs to sweep the Fort Myers Miracle with a 2-1 win at Hammond Stadium Thursday.Stone Crabs (42-34, 7-3) left-hander Shane McClanahan (2-0) took care of business on the mound, allowing just

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (June 20, 2019) - Shane McClanahan struck out seven and did not allow a run Thursday, leading the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 4-0 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Charlotte Sports Park.McClanahan (1-0) allowed only three hits over 6.1 scoreless innings, earning a win in

Ask Shane McClanahan what stood out about his Class A Advanced Charlotte debut Wednesday, and his answer is quick and decisive. It's the first time his parents, James and Lisa, got to see him pitch as a pro."When the game starts, I'm focused on what I have to do, but

BRADENTON, Fla. (June 12, 2019) - Stone Crabs catcher Ronaldo Hernandez reached base or drove in a run in six of his eight plate appearances Wednesday, leading the Stone Crabs to a 5-3 win in the first game of a doubleheader with the Bradenton Marauders at LECOM Park.Hernandez reached base

Wander Franco swatted two hits and Shane McClanahan allowed just three hits over 5.0 innings of two-run ball, but a ninth-inning rally by the Bowling Green Hot Rods fell short once again as they fell 2-1 to the South Bend Cubs on Wednesday night. The Hot Rods will seek to

Bowling Green, KY- The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Class-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Midwest League announced that eight players have been selected to the 2019 Midwest League Eastern Division All-Star Roster on Wednesday. Four position players, three of which will start, and four pitchers will take

Great Lakes scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning, erasing a three-run homer from Grant Witherspoon and clutch eighth-inning hits from Wander Franco and Chris Betts to snap Bowling Green's seven-game winning streak. The Hot Rods fell to 32-21 ahead of the rubber game of the series,

Shane McClanahan struck out nine over 5.2 innings of one-run ball and the Bowling Green Hot Rods scored all three of their runs in the fifth inning of a 3-1 victory on Friday night over the Lake County Captains. The Hot Rods improve to 23-18 ahead of Saturday night's 6:35

The Bowling Green Hot Rods broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning and got a season-high 17 strikeouts from three pitchers to even the series against the Clinton LumberKings with a 3-2 victory on Friday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Hot Rods improved to 20-15 ahead of the

Peoria, IL- Bowling Green Bootleggers pitching struck out 15 total Peoria Distillers in a 3-0 shutout win on Saturday night to end Peoria's six-game winning streak and tie the three-game series at one apiece. Bowling Green improves to 17-12 with the win and will play the series finale with a

Wander Franco extended his hitting streak to 12 games on Friday night as the Hot Rods fell 4-0 to Lansing at Bowling Green Ballpark. The Hot Rods fell to 12-10 ahead of Saturday night's contest, which will have a 6:35 p.m. first pitch.

Dayton, OH- Shane McClanahan struck out nine over five scoreless innings in the Bowling Green Hot Rods' 3-2 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Thursday night at Fifth Third Field. The Hot Rods are 1-0 and will face the Dragons in the second game of the series on Friday with

The Princeton Rays, led by Appalachian League MVP Wander Franco, have already locked up a spot in their circuit's postseason. On Friday, their parent club gave them two big reinforcements.The Rays have promoted 2018 first-round Draft picks Matthew Liberatore and Shane McClanahan, both left-handers, from the Gulf Coast League to