Five-Run Fourth Inning Propels Birds to Victory   (Charleston, WV – July 11, 2024) – The Dirty Birds snapped Gastonia’s 12-game win streak on Thursday night. In a game that took 3 hours and 20 minutes, the Dirty Birds scored eight runs off nine hits and 10 walks.   Adrian Almeida, the Dirty Birds starting pitcher, earned his third win of the season. The southpaw allowed two earned runs off five hits and five walks while striking out seven Gastonia batters. The bullpen combined to throw four scoreless innings.   Only two Charleston hitters did not record a hit, but...

Charleston Hits Three Home Runs in 7-Run Loss   (Charleston, WV – July 10, 2024) – Despite hitting three home runs and scoring nine runs, the Dirty Birds fell to Gastonia 16-9 Wednesday afternoon. Gabriel Rodriguez, who gave up the first six runs to Gastonia, was handed his third loss of the season.   Charleston combined for 11 hits and three of those were home runs. Keon Barnum hit his second home run of the series to make his season total 18. Tillman Pugh hit an opposite home run for his seventh of the year while new addition Joseph Rosa...

Keon Barnum hits 17th Home Run of the Year   (Charleston, WV – July 9, 2024) – The Dirty Birds drop game one to the Gastonia Baseball Club 8-7. Gastonia extends their win streak to 11 in-a-row.       Seth Nightingale took his first loss of the season after giving up the lead in the sixth inning. The University of Charleston graduate allowed one run off one hit and one walk. The Dirty Birds scored seven runs off seven hits and nine walks. Keon Barnum hit his team-leading 17th home run and Rusber Estrada hit his 10th.   The Dirty Birds...

Charleston loses to Southern Maryland 18-5 (Charleston, WV – July 7, 2024) – The Dirty Birds lose their first game of the second half of the season. The Blue Crabs batted around twice in the game and strung together 21 hits in the contest.      Both teams committed three errors and two of the Southern Maryland runs were unearned. Alex Mack was handed his first loss of the season after allowing five runs in two innings of work. Pearson McMahan was the only Charleston pitcher to not allow a run.   The Dirty Birds will enjoy an off day...

Keon Barnum Hits 15th Home Run for the Win   (Charleston, WV – July 6, 2024) – The Dirty Birds win game one of the second half of the season in walk-off fashion. The score was tied at four runs with Delino DeShields, Jr. on third base and Keon Barnum at the plate with two outs. Barnum hit the 3-2 fastball over the left field wall to end the ballgame.   Charleston’s Mason Fox earned the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. That marks the right-handed relief pitcher’s second win of the season. Jonathan Soto, the Dirty Birds designated hitter, hit his...