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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rome downs Spartanburgers Tuesday night
SPARTANBURG, S.C — Riding a three-game winning streak, the Spartanburgers returned home with a crack at a team tied for the South division lead, the Rome Emperors. In the series opener, Dylan Dreiling mashed his fourth home run of the campaign, but the Emperors (22-18) hit two homers to beat the 'Burgers (20-20) by a 6-3 final. Leandro Lopez (L, 2-3) took the ball for the Spartanburgers, and despite a hard-luck loss, set a new career best with six complete innings. The right-hander allowed runs in the second and third but retired nine straight batters to end his outing. Lopez struck out four Emperors throughout his time on the mound. Hub City struck first against Rome starter Adam Maier (W, 3-2) right out of the gate. Keith Jones II walked and advanced to third on another base on balls and a groundout. Arturo Disla smoked a line drive to deep left-center field. After center fielder Lizandro Espinoza chased down the screamer, Jones tagged from third and scored to put the 'Burgers in front, 1-0. The Emperors quickly responded in the top of the second as E.J. Exposito clubbed a solo home run over the left-field wall to tie the game. The 'Burger bats threatened in the second, but Hub City stranded the bases loaded. Rome grabbed a 2-1 lead in the top of the third; Patrick Clohisy blooped a double down the left field line to score Espinoza from first. Maier settled in and quieted the Spartanburgers from the third through fifth. Lopez did not allow a run the rest of the way through the sixth either. After clean relief appearances for Giomar Diaz for Rome and Dylan MacLean for Hub City, the Emperors provided a challenge to Anthony Susac in the eighth. After another double from Clohisy, Titus Dumitru singled home an insurance run. Rome got another baserunner after the second out, then Ambioris Tavarez pummeled a three-run homer, blowing open the Emperors' advantage. The Spartanburgers responded in the bottom half against new reliever Ryan Bourassa. Dylan Dreiling clubbed a home run of his own that also scored Jones after another walk. Hub City could not challenge LJ McDonough on the mound in the ninth, however. Trailing by three, the Spartanburgers went down in order to end the contest. Game two between the Spartanburgers and Emperors begins at 6:35 p.m. ET Wednesday. Right-hander Aidan Curry (1-1, 8.15 ERA) makes his fifth start for Hub City, while Rome southpaw Herick Hernandez (0-3, 6.67 ERA) pitches for the eighth time this season. Fans are encouraged to show up an hour before first pitch to take photos with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeremy Clements and his No. 51 racecar, as part of Spartanburga Nights presented by Spartan Waste. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spartanburgers announce inaugural roster
SPARTANBURG, SC — In partnership with the Texas Rangers, the Hub City Spartanburgers have announced their preliminary roster for the inaugural 2025 season. The Spartanburgers begin the campaign with five of the Rangers' top 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline, and the Rangers' top three draft picks from 2024. The 30-man roster is made up of 17 pitchers and 13 position players. Hub City welcomes 17 players who finished their 2024 season with the High-A (now Low-A) Hickory Crawdads; nine of the new Spartanburgers wrapped up their 2024 campaigns with the now-defunct Down East Wood Ducks. Two Spartanburgers join the team from last year's season-ending Double-A Frisco roster. Five Spartanburgers were tabbed as top 30 prospects in the Rangers organization by MLB Pipeline, and six made Baseball America's Preseason Top 30 list. Catcher Malcolm Moore, 2024 first-round draft choice, is the highest-rated Hub City player in both publications, coming in at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Both publications also view outfielder Dylan Dreiling, the Rangers' second-round pick in 2024, as a top 10 prospect. Infielder Casey Cook, who played collegiately at UNC-Chapel Hill, was the Rangers' third-round pick in 2024, and ranks at No. 25 on Baseball America's index. The Rangers' new High-A affiliate is led by manager Chad Comer, who remains on the top step after two years as the manager of the Hickory Crawdads. Hitting coach Drew Sannes, pitching coach Julio Valdez and development coaches Elevys Gonzalez and Jay Sullenger round out the staff. Hub City opens the season April 4 on the road, with three games against the Aberdeen IronBirds, High-A Affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. The Spartanburgers then travel to Delaware to face the Nationals' High-A Affiliate, the Wilmington Blue Rocks, in a six-game series. Opening Night at Fifth Third Park is April 15 against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, High-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
A look at how three former Vols fared on third day of 2025 MLB Spring Breakout
A look at how three former Vols fared on third day of 2025 MLB Spring Breakout Key pieces from Tennessee's 2024 national championship team participated in three MLB Spring Breakout games Saturday. Toronto's prospects defeated Minnesota's prospects, 10-0. Billy Amick played first base for the Twins. He grounded out and struck out two times. San Francisco and Texas' prospects ended their game in a, 5-5, tie. Outfielder Dylan Dreiling totaled two RBIs. He hit a RBI single to left field, the first scoring play of the game. Amick also struck out in two at-bats. The third day of MLB Spring Breakout games ended with the Cubs' prospects defeating the Angles, 8-3. Christian Moore started at second base for the Angels' prospects and went 0-3. He struck out in his first at-bat, grounded out in his second at-bat and flied out during his final plate appearance. Nine former Tennessee baseball players were selected to compete in MLB Spring Breakout games for their respective organizations. A schedule and list of former Vols competing in MLB Spring Breakout can be viewed here.
