Waner Luciano Named Carolina League Player of the Week

July 7, 2026 - Fayetteville, NC - The Fayetteville Woodpeckers, in conjunction with Minor League Baseball, have announced that infielder Waner Luciano has been named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the week ending on July 5th, 2026. This is the second time during the 2026 season that a Woodpeckers' position player has earned a weekly league award and the first honor of Luciano's career. Luciano, who has spent parts of three seasons with Fayetteville, had a huge showing at the plate across a six-g... Full Story

Kenny Returns for Fourth Season in Fayetteville

July 1, 2026 - FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The Fayetteville Marksmen, proud members of the SPHL, announced Wednesday that they have signed goaltender Ryan Kenny for the 2026-27 season. Kenny, 26, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is one of the longest tenured active players with the Fayetteville Marksmen, and his 95 games played is the most by a Marksmen goaltender. The mark is second in franchise history, only to Chad Collins who played 174 games for the Fayetteville FireAntz from 2004-09. "Getting Ryan back this se... Full Story

Pitching Staff Surrenders 15 Hits in Series Finale Loss

June 28, 2026 - Fayetteville, NC - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-37, 5-4 2nd Half) pitching retired nine in a row to start Sunday's game before things turned sour and the Delmarva Shorebirds (27-48, 4-5 2nd Half) scored 11 runs on 15 hits across the final six innings of the night, handing Fayetteville an 11-4 defeat. Aubrey Smith (L, 1-5) got the start and cruised through three perfect innings on just 26 pitches. The game flipped the second time through the order as Braylon Whitaker, DJ Layton and Joshua Lira... Full Story

Four-Game Win Streak Ends in Delmarva Defeat

June 27, 2026 - Fayetteville, NC - The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-36, 5-3 2nd Half) saw their four-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday night, surrendering four runs in the top of the fourth to the Delmarva Shorebirds (26-48, 3-5 2nd Half) and trailing for the remainder of the night in an 8-3 defeat at Segra Stadium. Fayetteville held the lead across the first three innings of the game on an Xavier Neyens solo homer in the bottom of the first inning and an RBI single from German Ramirez in the th... Full Story

• Four-Game Win Streak Ends in Delmarva Defeat - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 27
• Generals Make 30-Year Return with Win over Shorebirds - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 26
• Flores' Tenth Home Run Leads Charge in Third Straight Win - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 25
• Four-Run Eighth Inning Lands Woodpeckers Second Win over Shorebirds - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 24
• Murphy Kicks off 2026-27 Marksmen Signings - Fayetteville Marksmen (SPHL) June 24
• Back-To-Back-To-Back Blasts Earn Woodpeckers Win over Shorebirds - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 23
• Rough Eighth Inning Costs Fayetteville in Series Finale - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 21
• Bats Go Quiet against Ballers in Saturday Shutout - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 20
• Vasquez's Winning Homer Completes Big Comeback in Start of Second Half - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 19
• Potter Fires Five Scoreless in Loss that Ends Streak - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 17
• Huezo Homers Twice in Start of Long Homestand - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 16
• Trevor Jewell Named New Marksmen Assistant Coach - Fayetteville Marksmen (SPHL) June 10
• Javier Perez Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 8
• Huezo's Homer and Game-Saving Catch Clinch Friday Win - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 5
• Woodpeckers Peck Away at Fireflies' Rally for 3-2 Win - Fayetteville Woodpeckers (CarL) June 5
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July 8	CarL	Fayetteville at Wilson	11:05 a.m.
July 7	CarL	Fayetteville at Wilson	6:05 p.m.
July 5	CarL	Fayetteville 10 at Hill City 9	Final
July 4	CarL	Fayetteville 2 at Hill City 4	Final
July 3	CarL	Fayetteville 3 at Hill City 0	Final
July 2	CarL	Fayetteville 11 at Hill City 5	Final
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• Howlers turn City Stadium field patriotic on Fourth of July - CarL Lynchburg News & Advance (July 4)
• Fayetteville defeats Howlers in second game of series - CarL Lynchburg News & Advance (July 3)
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• RidgeYaks suffer another one-run loss to Fayetteville - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (June 11)
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