PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (April 16, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs got the tying run on base in both the eighth and ninth innings Tuesday, but were unable to scratch across a run in a 2-0 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays at Charlotte Sports Park.Trailing 2-0 in the bottom

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (April 13, 2019) - The Stone Crabs bullpen did not allow an earned run over four innings Saturday, but Charlotte could only muster four hits in a 7-1 loss to the Palm Beach Cardinals at Charlotte Sports Park. Brian Shaffer and Simon Rosenblum-Larson pitched two innings each,

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 28, 2018) - Ibandel Isabel homered twice to lead the Daytona Tortugas to a 5-3 win over the Charlotte Stone Crabs Tuesday night Charlotte Sports Park.With Fort Myers' 2-1 win, the Stone Crabs' (71-59, 37-26) lead in the division shrunk to 0.5 games with six contests

BRADENTON, Fla. (August 22, 2018) - Stone Crabs second baseman Vidal Brujan turned in a career performance Wednesday, leading Charlotte to an 8-3 win over the Bradenton Marauders Wednesday at LECOM Park. Brujan set career highs in four different categories, enjoying his first multi-home run night while setting his own

FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 16, 2018) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs were held to just three hits in a 2-1 loss at Hammond Stadium Thursday, ending a 39-day stretch in first place.Charlotte (65-54, 31-21) had led the FSL South since July 7, but this week's four-game series in Fort Myers

PORT CHAROTTE, Fla. (August 11, 2018) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs used a six-run rally in the first inning to win their sixth straight game with a 10-8 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays Saturday at Charlotte Sports Park.The Stone Crabs (64-50, 30-17) would open the scoring right out of the

Theme of the dayThese guys again?: Mobile's no-hitter against Birmingham was the second time the BayBears had held an opposing Southern League team hitless in 2018, and in both feats, Griffin Canning was the starter and Ryan Clark was the closer. More on that milestone from Vincent Lara-Cinisomo here. The

When playing the Tri-City Dust Devils this year, it certainly pays to take an early lead. And when Brian Shaffer and Kevin McCanna are pitching for the Hops, that lead doesn't have to be much.Shaffer and McCanna worked together as a "piggyback" combo for the fifth consecutive start and combined

Ron Tonkin Field played host to day baseball with a 1:05 pm start time. The dynamic duo of Brian Shaffer and Kevin McCanna took the bump for Hillsboro. Shaffer and McCanna have combined for four wins in five starts with two shutouts. Hillsboro's sixth round pick, Shaffer, started the game

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes shut out the Hops on four hits in the opening game of their current four-game series only to be eclipsed in game two.Hillsboro pitchers Brian Shaffer and Kevin McCanna combined on a two-hit shutout as the Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 2-0 Sunday afternoon at Volcanoes Stadium

It was Harry Potter Night at Ron Tonkin Field, and University of Maryland (Gryffindor) product Brian Shaffer started on the mound for the Hops. Shaffer has been limited this season after throwing 108 innings and earning Big Ten Pitcher of the Year this season. Regardless, Shaffer was again strong, throwing

The Hops improved to 8-1 on the year against the first half North Champions behind a dominant day on the mound. Brian Shaffer, the sixth round pick from Maryland and 2017 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year made his third start for the Hops on the season. Shaffer is on

A week ago, Kevin McCanna was pitching in an independent league, hoping for a second chance in the Minor Leagues.That came on Saturday night and he did not disappoint.Making his organizational debut, the D-backs right-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings of hitess relief -- striking out nine and walking two --