KINSTON, NC - It's not about how you start, it's how you finish. Steven Bruce embodied the cliche on Sunday tossing the first ever complete game shutout in Down East Wood Ducks history in a 5-0 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. The right-hander did not walk a single batter and

BUIES CREEK, NC - Steven Bruce set the tone with seven quality innings while the Wood Ducks (10-22, 45-57) scored in five different frames in an 8-4 victory over the Astros (20-12, 58-44). LeDarious Clark clocked his third homer in the last two games and Ricardo Valencia added a pair

BUIES CREEK, NC - A dominant performance from Steven Bruce on the mound propelled the Wood Ducks (8-11, 43-46) to a 6-3 victory over the Astros (13-6, 50-38) on Monday night. The right-hander tossed his second consecutive quality start and struck out six batters in the win.

WILMINGTON, DE - The 12th shutout of the season required three extra frames as the Wood Ducks (35-31, 59-76) had just enough in a 1-0 victory over the Blue Rocks (28-37, 67-68) in 12 innings. Steven Bruce and Scott Williams turned in career-highs in innings pitched with 8.1 and 3.1

KINSTON, NC - On Tuesday the Texas Rangers announced its prospects headed to Surprise, AZ to participate in the Arizona Fall League - a de facto all-star circuit of the minor leagues' top prospects. Of the eight representatives from the Rangers to the Surprise Saguaros, seven have suited up for

KINSTON, NC -Brett Martin's longest start of the season propelled the Wood Ducks (31-31, 55-76) over the Hillcats (80-51, 40-22) by a 6-2 final on Saturday night. Matt Lipka also matched a career-high with four hits on the night - including a two-run home run.

BUIES CREEK, NC - A late-arriving offense thrived in the middle innings to back a career-long performance from Steven Bruce in the Wood Ducks' (24-24, 48-69) series-opening win over the Astros (31-16, 68-49) by a 6-4 final. Bruce worked past the sixth inning for the first time as a professional,

ZEBULON, NC - A rain delay could not damper the Wood Duck (10-10, 34-53) offense in a 6-3 victory over the Mudcats (10-11, 46-43) on Thursday night. Down East received multi-RBI nights from Carlos Garay and Matt Lipka to fuel the effort.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Another productive night for the offense supplied plenty of runs for Steven Bruce and the pitching staff in an 11-7 win over Winston-Salem (6-9, 30-55) on Thursday night. Down East (8-6, 32-51) had three homers to tie a season-high and had five starters record multiple hits.