· By Whitney Hunt
Wylie, Crook Power Gastonia Past Dirty Birds, 6–3
Charleston, WV - Justin Wylie and Narciso Crook homered as the Gastonia Ghost Peppers took down the Charleston Dirty Birds, 6–3, Wednesday night at GoMart Ballpark.
Gastonia’s Key Bats:
- Justin Wylie went 3-for-5 with a homer (27), two RBI, two runs, and a stolen base (30).
- Narciso Crook added a two-run homer (18) and finished 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Carter Aldrete went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
- Shed Long Jr. doubled (2) and collected two hits.
Pitching Notes:
- Nick Wells (W, 7–9): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 1 HR allowed.
- Donovan Benoit, Tyler Wilson, and Sam Bordner (S, 3) combined for four scoreless innings to close it out.
Dirty Birds Highlights:
- Zach Daniels went 2-for-3 with a homer (22), two RBI, two walks, and a stolen base.
- Joe DeLuca added two hits and an RBI.
- James Nelson singled twice and scored once.
Team Totals:
- Gastonia: 6 R, 10 H, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B, 4 SB
- Charleston: 3 R, 9 H, 3 RBI, 1 HR
The Dirty Birds grabbed an early 2–1 lead in the first, but Gastonia answered with three runs in the next three innings and never looked back.