Durham 5, Norfolk 2. Jeremy Hellickson struck out 6 and walked 1 in 5 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned)…Joaquin Benoit struck out 6 in 2 innings of work, giving up 1 hit and a walk…Hank Blalock had 2 singles and a walk…Fernando Perez was 1-5 and was caught stealing. [...]
Durham 5, Memphis 3 (11). Durham won the triple-A championship on a wild pitch in the 11th. Jeremy Hellickson was named the MVP with 5 shutout innings. He allowed just 2 hits and a walk while striking out 2…Desmond Jennings finished 3-5 and drove in the first run for Durham [...]
Durham 3, Scranton/WB 2 (Bulls win series 3-0). The Bulls won the IL championship in come-from-behind fashion. After getting just 1 hit in the first 7 innings, Durham scored twice in the 8th to tie it on a Desmond Jennings two-out single. And then the Bulls scored the go-ahead run [...]
Durham 4, Scranton/WB 1 (Durham leads 2-0). Durham takes a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-5 series. Mitch Talbot struggled with his control, walking 3 and giving up 3 hits in just 3.1 innings, but allowed only 1 unearned run…Rashad Eldridge, provided most of the offense, with 2 RBI doubles [...]
Durham 4, Montgomery 1 (Durham leads 1-0). Durham took game 1 of the Governor’s Cup Championship Series behind Jeremy Hellickson who did not allow a run until the 7th. He finished with 6.2 innings and 1 run on 5 hits and a walk. He struck out 6…Sean Rodriguez got the [...]
Tampa 3, Charlotte 1 (Tampa leads series 2-1). Alex Cobb held Tampa to 1 run in 6 innings on 4 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 5. However, Tampa scored 2 in the 9th on a double to stretch their lead to 3-0… Ryan Royster had an RBI single [...]
Durham 5, Louisville 3 (Bulls win series 3-2). Prior to being promoted to the Bulls last month, Paul Phillips had never made a start in 5 years as a pro. And yet on Sunday, Phillips made his second career start and picked up the win in the decisive 5th game, [...]
Louisville 5, Durham 2 (series tied 1-1). Mitch Talbot worked just 3 innings, and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits and 1 walk. He struck out 3…The first two batters of the game for the Bulls would score. The first on a Joe Dillon single and the second on [...]
Durham 8, Louisville 4 (Bulls lead 1-0). Jeremy Hellickson struck out 12 in 5.2 innings, but gave up 2 home runs and 3 runs total. He walked 3…Joe Dillon, Matt Joyce and Sean Rodriguez each had an RBI in the 3-run 5th and each had an RBI in the 5-run [...]
Ft. Myers 8, Charlotte 7 (Ft. Myers leads 1-0). Jeremy Hall allowed 6 runs (5 earned) in 4.1 innings…Emeel Salem and Henry Wrigley had 4 hits apiece and Shawn Williams drove in 2. Notes from Down on the Farm… Triangle Offense previews Durham’s first-round playoff matchup. [Triangle Offense] Rays Prospects [...]
