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Wood Ducks Record Sixth Shutout Win of the Season

Jason Bahr earns his first win as a member of the Rangers organization in the victory
August 18, 2018

SALEM, VA - The Wood Ducks (18-37, 53-72) returned the favor to the Red Sox (26-28, 58-64) with a 6-0 shutout victory on Saturday night. Jason Bahr started things with five walk-free innings for the pitching staff. He was followed by Christian Torres and Jacob Lemoine who preserved the shutout

Bullpen Performs Admirably, Wood Ducks Fall to the Dash

The unit worked the final six innings without allowing a hit
July 8, 2018

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A strong bullpen effort a multi-hit games from Franklin Rollin and Brendon Davis were not enough as the Wood Ducks (7-11, 42-46) fell in the finale to the Dash (12-5, 53-34) by a 6-2 final.

Leblanc's Homer and Weickel's Great Start Lead to Win

Weickel carried a no-hitter into the seventh in the victory
May 25, 2018

KINSTON, NC - While it wasn't a walk-off, Chuck Leblanc hit another clutch home run as the Wood Ducks (27-21) defeated the Keys (20-27) for the first time in franchise history 4-2. Walker Weickel also worked into the seventh and opened the game with six consecutive no-hit innings.

Wood Ducks Sweep the Dash in Sunday Doubleheader

Winners of six of their last seven series, the Woodies move into first place
May 20, 2018

KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks (25-18) swept the Dash (23-19) behind 20 hits and 17 runs scored, all while only allowing three earned runs in the two victories. Down East moves into first place in the south division by a game and a half, and owns the best record

Down East Rides Out Another Hot Start in Win Over the Dash

The Woodies scored at least five runs in the first two innings for the second straight night
May 13, 2018

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - For the second straight game, the Wood Ducks (20-16) jumped out to an early lead against the Dash (20-16) and never relinquished it to win 7-5. Andretty Cordero had his team-leading 12th multi-hit game with a pair of RBIs in the victory.Down East also received another strong

Offense Collects 15 Hits in Victory Over Mudcats

Leblanc's four hits and Cordero's four RBIs were plenty for the Wood Ducks
May 6, 2018

ZEBULON, NC - Five different Wood Duck hitters had a multi-hit day, led by the four-hit effort by Chuck Leblanc in a 9-3 victory over the Mudcats. Six-of-nine starters scored a run as Andretty Cordero led the way with four driven in.Down East jumped out to a 4-0 lead in

Torres and Tejeda Lead the Way in Woodies Win over the Dash

Tejeda gave the Wood Ducks the lead just four pitches into the game and never looked back
April 16, 2018

KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks used a complete effort from all facets of the game on Monday night to earn a 5-1 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. Down East never trailed as well thanks to Anderson Tejeda's two-run blast in the first inning.Christian Torres tied a career-high with six

Wood Ducks Drop Opening Night Pitchers' Duel

The Woodies failed to collect the timely hit in the season opener
April 5, 2018

LYNCHBURG, VA - The bounces of Opening Day did not go the Wood Ducks' way on Thursday night as the lone run in a 1-0 loss to the Hillcats scored on a wild pitch. Otherwise, the Down East pitching staff held strong with 12 strikeouts and only six hits allowed.

2018 Down East Rotation Set

The six-man rotation is anchored by five righties and opens with Emerson Martinez
April 3, 2018

KINSTON, NC -- The Wood Ducks have set the season's starting pitching rotation ahead of Thursday's opener. Right-hander Emerson Martinez gets the nod for the Woodies in Lynchburg, VA on Thursday night. It is the first Opening Day start in the minors for the 22-year-old Venezuelan.The next three games with

Torres delivers in spot start for Crawdads

Rangers southpaw tosses career-high six scoreless innings
August 11, 2017

No matter what role he's been used in this year, Christian Torres has been a model of consistency for Class A Hickory. So when the Crawdads played a stretch of six games in five days and were short on arms, manager Spike Owen had no concerns about calling upon the southpaw