Charleston Falls to Gastonia 8-2   (Charleston, WV – June 21, 2024) – The Dirty Birds had a hot start with Clint Frazier’s lead off home run in the bottom of the first inning. That lead was short lived as Gastonia made it a tied ballgame in the third and took a four-run lead in the fourth inning. Charleston left-handed starter allowed those four runs to take his third loss of the year.   The Dirty Birds did not record a hit in innings three through seven thanks to light out pitching by Gastonia. They allowed two runs off four...

Charleston Drops Game Three to the Blue Crabs   (Charleston, WV – June 13, 2024) – The Dirty Birds lost in extra innings for the first time this season after losing 9-5 Friday night. David Lebron, who started for Charleston, allowed only one run in seven innings while striking out 10.   The Dirty Birds bullpen allowed three home runs. In the eighth inning, Gerald Ogando allowed a two-run home run to tie the score. In the ninth inning, Pearson McMahan gave up a two-run blast for the Blue Crabs to take the lead. In the tenth inning, Nick Horvath gave up a grand slam to...

Tillman Pugh and Gabriel Cancel hit home runs in the Dirty Birds Tuesday Night Win (Charleston, WV – June 11, 2024) – The Dirty Birds defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 4-3 in their first match-up of the season. Cristofer Ogando earned the win after throwing one inning of relief before the Dirty Birds took the lead in the sixth inning. The Dirty Birds trailed early as the Blue Crabs scored three runs off one hit, three walks, and two hit batters. Charleston did not start answering until the fourth inning. With two outs, Philip Ervin drove in Tillman Pugh...

Dirty Birds Late Rally Ends Up Short (Charleston, WV – June 9, 2024) – The Dirty Birds fell to the Lancaster Stormers 7-4 in the series finale.. The 9-2 loss extends the Stormers win streak to 13, which broke their franchise record. Kevin Smith, the newest addition to the Dirty Birds roster, took the loss after allowing four runs in two innings. The offense for Charleston came alive in the ninth inning. They scored three runs but still fell short by three to drop the series. The Dirty Birds host Southern Maryland Tuesday for game one of the three-game series....

Tillman Pugh Hits Third Home Run in Charleston’s Loss (Charleston, WV – June 7, 2024) – The Dirty Birds dropped game one against the Lancaster Stormers. The 9-6 loss extends the Stormers win streak to 11. David Lebron earned his third consecutive loss after only pitching two innings. He gave up six runs of seven hits and 3 walks. Dirty Birds pitching staff gave up fifteen hits and six walks. The only two Charleston pitchers to not allow a run were Bryan Quillens and Mason Fox.   The Dirty Birds hitters strung together nine hits in the contest. They came...