Charleston Loses 7-3 at Home   Charleston, WV – September 24, 2024 – The Dirty Birds fell to York 7-3 in game one of the Championship Series. The loss gives York 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.     The Dirty Birds only had one hit in the contest while York strung together 12. Despite the one hit, Charleston led 3-2 in the eighth inning. Aneuris Rosario gave up four runs in the eighth inning and was handed the loss.     The Dirty Birds host the final game at GoMart Ballpark Wednesday 6:35pm as they try to even the series...

Dirty Birds Defeat Gastonia 12-10 for the Southern Division Championship Charleston, WV – September 21, 2024) – The Dirty Birds defeated Gastonia Saturday night to advance to the Atlantic League Championship Series.  This marks the first championship appearance since 2008.   The Dirty Birds defeated Gastonia 12-10 in game four after trailing 7-0 in the second inning. Stevie Ledesma earned the win after throwing 4.1 scoreless innings. Ledesma was named the Southern Division MVP. In Charleston’s game one win, he threw three scoreless innings in extra innings.     Charleston scored their 12 runs off 17 hits. Phillip Ervin hit two...

Jared Carr Gets Hit by a Pitch to Score Winning Run Charleston, WV – September 18, 2024) – The Dirty Birds won game one of the Divisional Series 7-6 after Jared Carr gets hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning.   Despite Jared Carr getting the Gatorade bath, Stevie Ledesma was the hero in Tuesday night’s four hour and eleven minute ballgame. The right-handed pitcher threw three scoreless innings of relief. He struck out five Gastonia batters. Not only did he earn the win, but he also allowed Charleston to save their other bullpen arms. Gastonia...

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,...