Lexington Legends

Lately for the Hagerstown Suns, even the weather comes out a winner. The Suns' game with the Lexington Legends was rained out after one-half inning of play Thursday. The Legends held a 1-0 lead, thanks to an unearned run. The Suns are riding an eight-game losing streak and have dropped nine of their last 10. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, starting at 6:05 p.m. The first game will start in the bottom of the first with the Suns batting and will be a nine-inning game.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Jonathon Niese pitched a three-hit shutout and Fernando Martinez came off the disabled list to go 3-for-4 with a home run as the Hagerstown Suns beat the Lexington Legends 9-0 on Wednesday night. Niese walked two and struck out nine, improving to 9-6. Martinez's three-run homer in the top of the third inning broke a scoreless tie, giving the Suns the lead for good. Hagerstown had a four-run fifth inning, getting an RBI single from Will Vogl and capitalizing on three Lexington errors, to take a 7-0 lead.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Hagerstown Suns won their second straight and fourth in five games Saturday with a 6-5 win over the Lexington Legends before 7,195 at Applebee's Park. Robbie Meyer's solo homer in the eighth inning broke a 5-5 tie, and Ryan Meaux retired the side in the ninth for his 15th save. Hagerstown took a 2-0 lead in the second on Scoop McDowell's homer. Julian Benavidez gave the Suns a 3-1 lead in the sixth with a single, the team's third straight. McDowell and Justin Knoedler hit sacrifice flies for a 5-1 lead.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Tyler Moore put Hagerstown ahead with an RBI double in a two-run eighth inning Wednesday to lift the Suns to a 5-3 victory over the Lexington Legends. The Suns trailed 3-1 after five innings and scored single runs in the sixth and seventh before the two in the eighth to earn a split of the series with the Legends. Derek Norris reached on an error to start the eighth and scored on Moore's double. Moore later scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Charlie Fermaint.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Twice this season, a Hagerstown Suns pitcher has thrown a complete game. Unfortunately, each time, the Suns have lost. Wednesday against the Kannapolis Intimidators, Anthony Pannone was strong. He threw eight innings, allowing just one earned run on a Gustavo Molina home run in the bottom of the second inning. That was the only score in the game. Pannone (4-3) allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three. Offensively, Hagerstown's story was Bryan Carter.

Caleb Ramsey doesn't look like Michael Morse, but he was just as effective for the Hagerstown Suns on Monday. Ramsey, who replaced the rehabbing Morse in the seventh inning, hit a two-out single in the 11th inning to lead Hagerstown to an 8-7 victory over the Lexington Legends before 624 fans at icy Municipal Stadium. Bryce Ortega and Jason Martinson each singled and stole a base to set up Ramsey, who stroked a shot to right field to score Ortega for the winning run off Luis Cruz.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Sunday's series finale turned into a pitchers' duel with the Hagerstown Suns coming out on the short end of a 2-1 loss to the Lexington Legends. The Suns (2-2) scored their lone run in the fourth inning when Nate Schierholtz reached on an error and advanced to second on a single by Jesse Schmidt. Jason Columbus singled through the left side to drive in Schierholtz with the unearned run. Lexington (2-2) managed a solo run in the sixth to forge a 1-1 tie off Suns relief pitcher Jesse Floyd.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Chad Prosser and Ervin Alcantara hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the third inning and Mitch Talbot struck out 10 over seven innings as the Lexington Legends beat the Hagerstown Suns 3-1 on Saturday night. It was the 13th straight loss for Hagerstown (48-87, 20-48), which has two more games this season - today and Monday at Lexington. Saul Torres' RBI fielder's choice gave the Legends (66-71, 29-39) a 1-0 lead in the second. The Suns tied it in the third as Aaron Hornostaj reached on an error, went to third on Tim Hutting's single and scored on Jesse Schmidt's single.

Beau Torbert went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI and Ronnie Martinez scattered five hits over seven innings as the Lexington Legends beat the Hagerstown Suns 3-1 on Wednesday night. Torbert's solo shot off Orlando Rengel (2-4) in the top of the second put the Legends in front for good. Lexington went up 2-0 in the third when Clint McGill scored from third on a wild pitch by Rengel. Hagerstown got its lone run in the fourth. Jim Burt hit a two-out double to left and scored on Jesus Flores' single to center to make it a one-run game.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Armand Gaerlan and Ambiorix Concepion each homered for Hagerstown as the Suns posted a 7-4 victory Saturday night over the Lexington Legends in the opener of a four-game series. Gaerlan's solo shot in the second inning got the Suns (54-51, 13-24 second half) on the scoreboard. They added another run when Corey Coles singled home Russ Triplett with two outs in the inning. With the score tied 2-2, the Suns scored five unanswered runs. In the fourth, Triplett singled and scored on a throwing error to make it 3-2. Carlos Gomez later came home on a Concepion groundout.

Michael Foltynewicz outpitched Brian Rauh as the Lexington Legends beat the Hagerstown Suns 3-1 on Monday night at Municipal Stadium. It was the third straight loss for the Suns, who remained a game behind first place in the South Atlantic League North Division second-half standings. Foltynewicz (13-3), the Legends' starter, pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out seven in the victory. Rauh (1-2) also went six innings in the loss, allowing two runs, two hits and two walks while striking out five.

Blake Schwartz and Colin Bates combined on a four-hit shutout as the Hagerstown Suns blanked the Lexington Legends 6-0 on Sunday afternoon in the South Atlantic League. The Suns (63-43, 21-16) reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Northern Division, one game ahead of Hickory and West Virginia and two ahead of Lakewood. Schwartz (1-0) worked the first six innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out six in his second start with the Suns. Bates allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one over the final three innings for his second save.

The Hagerstown Suns fell into a three-way tie for first place in the South Atlantic League's Northern Division after absorbing 11-1 and 8-4 losses to the Lexington Legends on Monday night. The Legends (49-45 overall, 10-15 second half) - who were leading 8-1 in the fourth inning Sunday before rain forced that game to be completed Monday - finished off that victory, then used a five-run second inning to take control of Monday's regularly scheduled contest. The Suns (57-37, 15-10)

Brett Newsome was 4-for-5 with a home run and three doubles, Steven Souza Jr. was 2-for-3 with two walks and four RBIs, and the Hagerstown Suns won their fourth straight over the Lexington Legends, 9-6, in a South Atlantic League game Saturday night. Hagerstown (53-33, 11-6) can sweep the five-game series with a win over Lexington (43-43, 4-13) on Sunday afternoon at 1. The Suns remain two games behind Hickory in the Northern Division. The Suns opened the scoring with a three-run second inning against Lexington starter Luis Ordosgoitti.

The Hagerstown Suns rallied from an early 6-0 deficit, taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth and stunning the Lexington Legends 10-8 in Thursday's South Atlantic League game at Municipal Stadium. The Suns (51-33, 9-6) have won the first two games of the five-game series with the Legends (43-41, 4-11). Thursday's game was a wild affair that included 18 walks and three errors. The Legends took a 1-0 lead in the first off Suns starter Christopher McKenzie, who walked Delino DeShields Jr. and Nolan Fontana to start the inning.

The Hagerstown Suns celebrated the fourth of July by scoring two runs in the eighth inning to claim a 3-2 victory over the Lexington Legends in the first game of a five-game South Atlantic League series at Municipal Stadium. The Suns (50-33 overall, 8-6 second half) trailed 2-1 entering the bottom of the eighth, but Matthew Skole tied it with a leadoff home run to center off Legends reliever Evan Grills. Lexington (43-40, 4-10) went to Murilo Gouvea (2-5) and it didn't pay off. Steven Souza Jr. doubled, went to third on Caleb Ramsey's flyout to right and scored the winning run on Sam Palace's fielder's choice groundout to short.

Justin Miller's two-out home run off Jason Chowning in the eighth inning gave the Hagerstown Suns the lead, and Matthew Skole's home run in the ninth doubled it as the Suns defeated the Lexington Legends 7-5 on Saturday in the South Atlantic League. Miller's second home run of the season gave Hagerstown (18-15) the lead back after the Suns let an early 3-0 advantage get away. Skole provided an insurance run off Chowning (1-2). Hagerstown started fast against Lexington starter Luis Ordosgoitti in the first inning.

Zachary Johnson's sacrifice fly scored Delino DeShields Jr. with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Lexington Legends over the Hagerstown Suns 4-3 on Friday night. Facing Suns reliever Aaron Barrett (2-1), DeShields singled to center with one out. He advanced to second when a pitch got past catcher Adrian Nieto for a passed ball, before Jordan Scott walked. DeShields stole third to set up Johnson's sac fly to center. Legends starter Nicholas Tropeano no-hit the Suns through five innings, striking out four.

Zach Johnson hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run seventh inning and a three RBI night on Thursday to lead the Lexington Legends to a come-from-behind 6-3 win over the Hagerstown Suns. The Legends (16-17) had five straight batters reach base after one out to erase a 3-2 deficit and claim the victory. It was the second straight loss for the Suns (17-14), who are 5-10 on the road. Hagerstown had taken a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning when Caleb Ramsey drove in his second run of the game with two-out a single to left.

Caleb Ramsey doesn't look like Michael Morse, but he was just as effective for the Hagerstown Suns on Monday. Ramsey, who replaced the rehabbing Morse in the seventh inning, hit a two-out single in the 11th inning to lead Hagerstown to an 8-7 victory over the Lexington Legends before 624 fans at icy Municipal Stadium. Bryce Ortega and Jason Martinson each singled and stole a base to set up Ramsey, who stroked a shot to right field to score Ortega for the winning run off Luis Cruz.