Thanks to a timely hit by Shay Whitcomb and a marvelous pitching performance by RHP AJ Blubaugh (W, 2-0), the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (12-5) defeated the Round Rock Express (7-10) 2-1 on Wednesday night at Constellation Field in their second-straight one-run game. Derek Hill got Round Rock on the

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-4) pitching regulated the Albuquerque Isotopes (2-10) offense to only five hits in a 5-2 win on Thursday night at Isotopes Park. RHP AJ Blubaugh (W, 1-0) took the mound for his Triple-A debut and struck out Greg Jones, the first batter he saw, to

CORPUS CHRISTI - Jeremy Eierman hit a two-run home run and Gunnar Hoglund authored 4 2/3 frames of scoreless relief Friday night, leading the RockHounds to a 3-2 victory over the Hooks before an Opening Night crowd of 6,849 fans at Whataburger Field. Miguel Ullola made the start for Corpus

Box Score TULSA - Jacob Melton went deep for the fifth time in a span of six games as the Hooks won, 7-1, Wednesday afternoon at ONEOK Field. Corpus Christi is 10-2 in its last 12 contests. A.J. Blubaugh blanked Tulsa over the first four innings, striking out five against

ASHEVILLE- The 2023 season of Asheville Tourists Baseball is in the books. The campaign was filled with memorable games, down-to-the-wire finishes, and a record number of fans that came out and saw the Tourists play.

Box Score FRISCO, TX - Due to a power outage at Riders Field, Friday's Texas League contest was shortened to a seven-inning affair following a two-our delay. Thanks to dominate pitching on both sides, the game extended to extras, with the Hooks prevailing, 3-2, in nine frames over the RoughRiders.

Box Score SPRINGFIELD, MO - Cesar Gomez, Cole McDonald, and Ray Gaither teamed for six sterling innings of relief Saturday night as the Hooks captured a 5-3 win in 10 innings at Hammons Field. Zach Dezenzo, who clubbed a lead-off double in the eighth, provided the go-ahead knock with one

LAKEWOOD- It was Asheville’s A.J. Blubaugh versus Jersey Shore’s BlueClaws on Tuesday night and A.J. along with his piggyback pitcher Alex Santos II pitched the Tourists to a thrilling 2-1 win. Both teams had a hard time generating offense but Asheville had just enough to take Game One of the

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists snapped the Hickory Crawdads seven-game win streak with a 9-3 victory at McCormick Field on Wednesday night. In the process, Asheville extended their home stretch to ten wins in their last 12 games. Zach Cole drove in four runs and Logan Cerny hit a two-run Home

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-3 on Thursday night. It is the fourth straight road loss for the Tourists; the offense has been held to three runs or less in all four games.

ASHEVILLE- Alex Santos II set the tone for the Asheville Tourists on Friday night. The right-handed starting pitcher stifled the Rome Braves for four innings and Asheville’s offense provided plenty of run support. The Tourists built a 7-0 lead and cruised to an 11-5 victory over the Braves.

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists recorded a critical 5-3 victory over the Greenville Drive on Saturday night. The win, Asheville’s sixth in their last eight games, gives the Tourists an opportunity to go for a series win tomorrow afternoon. Asheville is coming off a series sweep against divisional opponent Winston-Salem and

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists have come out of the All-Star Break hot. Asheville took care of business against the Winston-Salem Dash on Friday night, then won a pair of games on Sunday afternoon, 6-5 and 7-4, to complete a series sweep.

BOWLING GREEN- The Asheville Tourists lost by double-digits for the third time in four days to the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Asheville fell 12-0 in a game where the Tourists were held to two hits and committed a season-high six errors. The pitching surrendered an eight-run inning, allowed four Home

WINSTON-SALEM- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Winston-Salem Dash 9-2 on Tuesday night in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated. Asheville led for most of the game but Winston-Salem took advantage of a few fielding miscues and recorded some timely hits to seize control.

ABERDEEN- Collin Price drove in the final four runs of the game for Asheville and A.J. Blubaugh notched a career-high nine strikeouts in the Tourists 8-6 victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds. Price blasted his second Home Run of the season and added an RBI single late while Blubaugh dominated on

ASHEVILLE- Thirsty Thursday at McCormick Field was the annual Beer City Tourists night. The home team took on the Wilmington Blue Rocks and came up short 5-1. Beer City, playing in front of 3,500 strong, struggled to cash in their offensive opportunities and Wilmington used a couple of late Home

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists won their fourth game in a row on Thursday night with a 2-1 pitcher’s duel victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. A.J. Blubaugh, Alex Santos II, and Logan VanWey pitched the full nine innings and held the Grasshoppers to just one run. It is the fewest amount

ROME- The Asheville Tourists evened up their current series with the Rome Braves at two games apiece with a 6-2 victory at AdventHealth Stadium on Friday night. Asheville’s pitching duo of Edinson Batista and A.J. Blubaugh pitched the full nine innings. Rome was shutout for the first eight innings of

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists rallied to defeat the Winston-Salem Dash on Saturday night by a final score of 8-3. Asheville fell behind 2-0 then plated eight unanswered runs before Winston-Salem closed with a run at the end. Tim Borden II and Tommy Sacco Jr. each hit Home Runs for the

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists continued their early season theme of late comebacks; however, on Sunday afternoon Asheville came up one run short. Trailing by three, the Tourists scored once in the seventh and once more in the eighth. The Greenville Drive did not let Asheville rally in the ninth and

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists dropped their series-opener to the Greenville Drive on Tuesday night by a final score of 7-5. The loss drops the Tourists to 0-2 on the season and moves the Drive to 1-2 after they lost a pair of games at Rome last weekend.

ASHEVILLE- The 2023 Asheville Tourists Opening Day roster has officially been set by the Houston Astros Minor League Player Development Department. Assigned to the Tourists are several individuals who have previous experience at the High-A level, along with numerous players who are entering their first year in the South Atlantic

Baseball's evolution has brought about the emergence of what has become known as the "bullpen game." Usually an "opener" starts on the hill before giving way to another short-inning arm, and the pattern continues as nine innings are essentially pieced together. It's proven to be effective at the Major League