Wood Ducks Record Sixth Shutout Win of the Season
SALEM, VA - The Wood Ducks (18-37, 53-72) returned the favor to the Red Sox (26-28, 58-64) with a 6-0 shutout victory on Saturday night. Jason Bahr started things with five walk-free innings for the pitching staff. He was followed by Christian Torres and Jacob Lemoine who preserved the shutout
Bullpen Performs Admirably, Wood Ducks Fall to the Dash
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A strong bullpen effort a multi-hit games from Franklin Rollin and Brendon Davis were not enough as the Wood Ducks (7-11, 42-46) fell in the finale to the Dash (12-5, 53-34) by a 6-2 final.
Leblanc's Homer and Weickel's Great Start Lead to Win
KINSTON, NC - While it wasn't a walk-off, Chuck Leblanc hit another clutch home run as the Wood Ducks (27-21) defeated the Keys (20-27) for the first time in franchise history 4-2. Walker Weickel also worked into the seventh and opened the game with six consecutive no-hit innings.
Wood Ducks Sweep the Dash in Sunday Doubleheader
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks (25-18) swept the Dash (23-19) behind 20 hits and 17 runs scored, all while only allowing three earned runs in the two victories. Down East moves into first place in the south division by a game and a half, and owns the best record
Down East Rides Out Another Hot Start in Win Over the Dash
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - For the second straight game, the Wood Ducks (20-16) jumped out to an early lead against the Dash (20-16) and never relinquished it to win 7-5. Andretty Cordero had his team-leading 12th multi-hit game with a pair of RBIs in the victory.Down East also received another strong
Offense Collects 15 Hits in Victory Over Mudcats
ZEBULON, NC - Five different Wood Duck hitters had a multi-hit day, led by the four-hit effort by Chuck Leblanc in a 9-3 victory over the Mudcats. Six-of-nine starters scored a run as Andretty Cordero led the way with four driven in.Down East jumped out to a 4-0 lead in
Torres and Tejeda Lead the Way in Woodies Win over the Dash
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks used a complete effort from all facets of the game on Monday night to earn a 5-1 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. Down East never trailed as well thanks to Anderson Tejeda's two-run blast in the first inning.Christian Torres tied a career-high with six
Wood Ducks Drop Opening Night Pitchers' Duel
LYNCHBURG, VA - The bounces of Opening Day did not go the Wood Ducks' way on Thursday night as the lone run in a 1-0 loss to the Hillcats scored on a wild pitch. Otherwise, the Down East pitching staff held strong with 12 strikeouts and only six hits allowed.
2018 Down East Rotation Set
KINSTON, NC -- The Wood Ducks have set the season's starting pitching rotation ahead of Thursday's opener. Right-hander Emerson Martinez gets the nod for the Woodies in Lynchburg, VA on Thursday night. It is the first Opening Day start in the minors for the 22-year-old Venezuelan.The next three games with
Torres delivers in spot start for Crawdads
No matter what role he's been used in this year, Christian Torres has been a model of consistency for Class A Hickory. So when the Crawdads played a stretch of six games in five days and were short on arms, manager Spike Owen had no concerns about calling upon the southpaw