Dirty Birds Defeat Gastonia 2-0 to Clinch First Playoff Spot Since 2021 Charleston, WV – September 13, 2024) – The Dirty Birds defeated Gastonia Friday night to clinch the final playoff spot in the Southern Division Championship Series. This marks the first playoff appearance for Charleston since 2021.   David Lebron had a career game throwing eight scoreless innings while fanning nine Gastonia batters. He only allowed one hit and one walk. In the final six innings, he retired 18 batters in a row. Lebron earns his eighth win of the season. Pedro Garcia earned the save after pitching a scoreless...

The Ducks Sweep the Dirty Birds in Three Games   (Charleston, WV – September 8, 2024) – The were swept by Long Island in three games for the final regular season homestand. In the series finale, the Ducks won 4-2. It was only the 33rd time the Dirty Birds have not scored at least four runs in a game.   Bryan Quillens took the loss after only facing three batters in the seventh. He walked all three batters on 12 pitches and did not throw a strike. All three of those runs score after Edison Suriel relieved him.   Offensively,...

Late Inning Come Back Propels the Ducks over Charleston   (Charleston, WV – September 7, 2024) – The Dirty Birds lose to the Long Island Ducks 8-7 and extend their losing streak to three games. Despite four Charleston home runs, they still fell short to the Ducks.   Phillip Ervin hit is 18th home run of the season, which gave Charleston the lead in the fourth inning. In the fifth, the Ducks retook the lead but Keon Barnum hit a solo home run to tie it. Then in the seventh inning, Barnum and Tillman Pugh hit back-to-back home runs for...

Charleston Bats Fell Silent Against the Ducks   (Charleston, WV – September 6, 2024) – The Dirty Birds dropped game one to Long Island 4-1. Both teams had five hits in the contest, but Charleston came up short.   Adrian Almeida took his fourth loss of the season after allowing three runs in the first two innings. He pitched six innings for the Dirty Birds while striking out seven Ducks. Joan Martinez and Edison Suriel both spun scoreless innings.   Phillip Ervin was the only player with multiple hits and Jared Carr had the only extra base hit for Charleston....

Charleston defeated Rockers 3-0 in Game 1 and Fell 2-1 in Game 2   (Charleston, WV – September 1, 2024) – The Dirty Birds split the Sunday double header with the Rockers to maintain their four-game lead in the standings. Charleston shut out High Point in Game 1 while falling short by one run in Game 2.   Keyvius Sampson, the Dirty Birds game one starter, took a no hitter into the sixth inning. He allowed just one hit while walking two in his six shut out innings. Pedro Garcia earned his sixth save of the season after pitching a...