(54-50) Gwinnett Stripers 3, (48-56) Durham Bulls 4
- Ha-Seong Kim, SS: 1-for-4, .228/.343/.316
- Brett Wisely, 2B: 1-for-2, RBI, SB, .280/.397/.431
- DaShawn Keirsey Jr., CF: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, .259/.311/.362
- Owen Murphy, SP: 4.2IP 9H 3ER 2BB 6K, 3.80 ERA
The Stripers bats were held in check most of the night, in their narrow defeat to the Durham Bulls.
Owen Murphy got the start for the Stripers and put together a solid, but not spectacular start. He danced around a lot of work on the bases as he surrendered 9 hits in just 4.2 innings along with a pair of walks but he and the rest of the pitching staff were able to avoid any huge innings because the Stripers limited the Bulls to 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, making them strand
11 on base. Owen’s velocity held pretty solidly through the 84 pithes he threw, with his final pitch being a four-seam fastball at 92 MPH that still had 19” IVB on it. For the game Owen generated 13 whiffs so despite the contact, he still got the job done for the most part. Owen allowed a solo home run in the fourth, and a two run double in the fifth for all damage done to him. He was replaced by Hayden Harris (1.1IP 1H 0R 1BB 3K) who continued his recent run of success with a dominant appearance. The last pitcher of the game for the Stripers was Ian Hamilton (2IP 0H 1R 0ER 0BB 2K).
Offensively the Stripers struggled – collecting six total hits, with no extra-base hits. As a team they went 1-for-4 with runners in scoring position, and stranded five on base. All of the damage came in the ninth inning when the Stripers tried to storm from behind to tie the game. The first run scored on a bases loaded walk to Brett Wisely who drove in Brewer Hicklen. After Kyle Farmer struck out to be the second out of the inning, DaShawn Keirsey kept the hope alive with a two run single to make the game 3-4 in favor of the Bulls but Jair Camargo would strike out to end the game.
(50-49) Rocket City Trash Pandas 6, (45-50) Columbus Clingstones 4
- Adam Żebrowski, C: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R, .261/.338/.557
- Carson Taylor, 1B: 2-for-4, R, .462/.481/.846
- Luke Waddell, SS: 1-for-5, HR, R, RBI, .203/.296/.312
- Brett Sears, SP: 7IP 5H 0R 1BB 12K, 3.64 ERA
After recording seven phenomenal innings out of Brett Sears the bullpen collapsed, allowing for a dramatic come from behind victory for the Trash Pandas.
Brett Sears got the start and was dominant, generating 21 whiffs across seven innings of work. Of those five hits he allowed just one extra-base hit, a double. His five pitch mix of four-seam, two-seam, cutter, slider, curveball kept the Trash Pandas bats pretty much silent as he weaved the pitches throughout the zone. For a player signed for $12,500 it’s been a very strong year, and professional career to be honest for Brett Sears who is in his second full season, but comes in at 26 years of age. Will be interesting to see how the Braves work with him moving forward because his arsenal last night was that of someone that could pitch in the majors. He replaced by Tyler LaPorte (1.2IP 1H 3ER 1BB 2K) who surrendered the first three runs of the game to the Trash Pandas. He was replaced by Blane Abeyta (1.1IP 2H 3R 2ER 1BB 2K) who pitched the 10th inning with the game tied 3-3, but gave up three runs.
The offense for the Clingstones was real spotty as they scored two runs in the second thanks to Adam Zebrowski who is clearly locked in. After a 3 100 MPH+ EV day, Zebrowski got the offense going for the Clingstones with his 10th home run of the season.
The Clingstones would then add on another run the following inning when Luke Waddell connected on his seven home run of the season to put the Clingstones up 3-0. The offense was then held scoreless until the 10th inning when Keshan Ogans drove in Ambioris Tavarez with a sacrifice fly – but that was all that she wrote for the Clingstones as they were still down two at the time, and were unable to complete the comeback.
(49-48) Rome Emperors 5, (44-56) Hub City Spartanburgers 2
- John Gil, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI, .241/.345/.370
- Owen Carey, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, .276/.348/.487
- Colby Jones, 3B: 1-for-2, 2BB, R, .184/.357/.268
- Cam Caminiti, SP: 6.2IP 3H 1ER 1BB 14K, 3.89 ERA – 33 WHIFFS
Cam Caminiti stole the show in absolutely dominant fashion, putting together one of the craziest lines I’ve ever seen in a minor league game as he registered an absurd THIRTY-THREE whiffs in just 6.2 innings of work. The Emperors offense did enough to make the pitching display hold up, in a big win for the Rome Emperors.
Cam Caminiti got the start and was absolutely dominant for the Rome Emperors. He masterfully moved his four-seam to the top of the zone consistently, while landing his sweepers at the edges. His cutters were thrown near the edges generating whiffs of their own in what was just an absolutely absurd start. Across the first three innings of the game, Cam struck out 7 of them. By every definition, this was just an absolutely fantastic start by a prospect who has done just great job adding 4 new pitches to his arsenal this season. There are not really many words to describe the display, so just enjoy the montage.
He was relieved by Mathieu Curtis (2.1IP 2H 1ER 1BB 2K) who pitched the final 2.1 innings and preserved the win for the Emperors.
Offensively the Emperors got enough done on a day where the offense was a bit disjointed. As a team the Emperors went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, but stranded just three on base the entire game. They struck out 11 times, but also walked seven. Most of the damage came in the decisive fifth inning when the Emperors scored four runs. A bases loaded walk by Colin Burgess was the first run, then John Gil drove in a run with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Eric Hartman would then ground into a force out that drove in Colby Jones to make it 3-0 Rome, and the final run scored on an errant pick off throw to third. They would add another run in the eighth, and it was mainly due to the terror that is Eric Hartman on the bases. Eric would walk with one out, take second on a wild pitch, and then steal third before taking on another throwing error by a pitcher allowed Hartman to score for the Emperors final run of the game.
(51-49) Colombia Fireflies 7, (55-45) Augusta GreenJackets 8
- Conor Essenburg, CF: 2-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R, .286/.427/.564
- Juan Mateo, 2B: 3-for-4, RBI, R, BB, .248/.324/.329
- Nick Montgomery, DH: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 R, .200/.346/.392
- Cooper McMurray, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, .249/.383/.409
The GreenJackets survived a wild comeback as they scored all eight of their runs in the games final four innings. They survived a rough starting pitching display by Luis Arestigueta and were able to collect 15 hits and six walks in their dramatic win.
Luis Arestigueta (4.2IP 10H 6ER 2BB 0K) got the start for the GreenJackets and his 2026 struggles continued as he allowed 10 hits, four extra-base hits, across 4.2 innings. He did not strike out a single batter, while allowing 6 ER to score. After a promising 2024, it’s been a struggle for Luis, as he was even sent down to the FCL where he unfortunately struggled there as well. He was replaced by Logan Forsythe (2.1IP 3H 0R 0BB 3K) who responded well, giving the GreenJackets zeroes, while also giving them some length. The final pitcher of the game for the GreenJackets was Critobal Abreu (2IP 2H 1ER 4BB 2K) who struggled with his command, walking four, but picked up the win as he was able to do just enough while the GreenJackets offense took hold.
After finding themselves down 2-0, Junior Garcia got the GreenJackets on the board in the second inning as he drove in Nick Montgomery with a ground ball to first. Augusta would be held scoreless until the sixth inning when Cooper McMurray got things started with a two run single that lessened the gap to 6-3. Junior Garcia would follow that up with a sacrifice fly of his own to make it 6-4. The following inning it was none other than Conor Essenburg who hit an RBI triple, just missing a home run, to make it a one run game at 6-5.
Two batters later it was Juan Mateo who would drive in Conor, with a single to tie the game at 6-6. After allowing a run to score in the top of the 8th, it was Conor Essenburg who tied it up again, this time with a sacrifice fly that drove in Junior Garcia. With the game tied at 7-7 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Junior Garcia would hit it to center where CFer Sean Gamble dropped the ball allowing Juan Mateo to score, and giving them the walk off win.
