Saturday’s News & Notes

Rochester 8 Buffalo 1
• Solesky (W, 1-2) 5IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 7K, HBP
• Weigel (H, 1) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Lipscomb 3-4, 3R, BB, RBI, 2SB(5)
• Pinckney 2-4, BB, RBI, SB, CS
• House 2-5, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI

Rochester broke a 1-1 tie with a four-run 6th and stopped a three-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over Buffalo. Chase Solesky picked up his first win of ’25, spinning five platters of one-run pitching on two hits and three walks while striking out seven. Four relievers combined to shut down the Bison on one hit over the final four innings. Trey Lipscomb led the Red Wings 11-hit parade with three singles, three runs scored, and two stolen bases, followed by Brady House with a double and a homer. Roster moves: RHP Zach Brzykcy optioned from Washington.

Erie 8 Harrisburg 5
• Choi 6IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 7K, 2HR
• Powell (L, 0-1) 1IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 0K
• Morales 3-4, R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Lawson 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Wallace 1-4, R, 3B

The Senators dug themselves a 5-1 hole after three innings but chipped away with single runs in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th to tie it up. Alas, Holden Powell didn’t live up to his first name, instead he gave up three runs in the 8th to take the loss in a 8-5 defeat. SSDL for Hyun-Il Choi as the Rule 5 pick was pounded for five runs on four hits (two HRs) over six innings. He walked one and struck out seven. Yoyo Morales extended his hit streak to five games with a single, double, and a homer and drove in three to power the Harrisburg offense.

Aberdeen 4 Wilmington 3
• Sthele 6⅔ IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 4K, PO @ 2B
• Huff (BS, 2; L, 0-2) 1IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K
• King 2-4, R, HR, RBI
• Boissiere 1-4, HR, 2RBI

Aberdeen erased a 3-1 deficit with a three-run 9th and ended Wilmington’s three-game winning streak with a 4-3 loss. Travis “Sunday” Sthele pitched into the 7th for the first time in his career, allowing one run on six hits over six and 2/3rds. He walked none and struck out four. Chance Huff was lit up for the aforementioned three-spot for the blown-save-loss, his second of each stat for ’25. All three Blue Rocks runs came via the longball, courtesy of Seaver King for a solo shot and Branden Boissiere for a two-run blast.

Fredericksburg 8 Charleston 1
• Tejeda 3+ IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K, HBP, 73-42 PIT-K
• Bollenbacher 2IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K, 2-1 IR-S
• Tolman (W, 1-0) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 4K
• Vaquero 3-5, 2RBI, SB
• Ross 1-3, 3R, BB, HR, RBI
• Mota 1-3, R, BB, 3B

The FredNats got four in the 6th to break a 1-1 tie then added three more in the 8th to neuter the RiverDogs, 8-1. Yoel Tejeda was lifted with two on and nobody out in the 4th after throwing 73 pitches. He was charged with one earned run on three hits, two walks, and a Robles. He struck out four. The win went to Erik Tolman, who threw two scoreless innings. Christhian Vaquero singled three times and drove in two while Jackson Ross walked and homered to lead the Fredericksburg offense.