Big First Fails to Hold for Stormers
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Big First Fails to Hold for Stormers

Published on September 5, 2025 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


For the first time since mid-June, the Lancaster Stormers have been swept in a series.

After Lancaster struck for four runs in the bottom of the first inning, York scored 12 unanswered tallies on Thursday night for a 12-4 win, the Revs third straight at Penn Medicine Park.

The Stormers were able to maintain a two-game lead over the Long Island Ducks, who lost, 5-2, at Gastonia.

The first part of the night appeared very promising for the Stormers. Lancaster loaded the bases off Mike Kickham (6-0, 10-8) with two outs, and Daniel Amaral cleared them with a double into the left field corner. Nick Lucky followed with a triple to the gap in left center for a 4-0 lead.

Then, Alex Isola was hit by a pitch, but an appeal to first base umpire Scott Hart ruled that Isola had swung, resulting in a strikeout to end the inning.

York came right back with a five-run second. Shayne Fontana led off with a homer to right off Noah Bremer (9-4). William Simoneit drilled a double to left and scored on a single by Miles Simington. The Stormers picked up an out when Simington overslid second on an attempt to advance on a throw home.

Nick Ward made a wild throw on a grounder by Caleb McNeely to reignite the inning. Elmer Peralta's single send McNeely to third. Jaylin Davis belted a three-run homer to right center to put York ahead, 5-4.

Bremer pitched two hitless innings but left the game after four innings and a 39-minute rain delay.

The game blew up in the top of the fifth. Fontana singled off reliever Michael McAvene and took second on a wild pitch. Simoneit drew a walk, and both runners moved up on a second wild pitch. Simington grounded a single through the infield to advance the lead to 6-4. After McNeely fouled out, Peralta tripled to the gap in left center. Davis belted his second homer of the night to stretch the lead to 10-4. Two errors and a single later, and it was 11-4.

McNeely finished the scoring with a homer in the ninth, the Revs' 13th long ball in the series.

Lancaster finished the night with a season-high six errors.

Matt Swarmer (1-3) will take the hill for the Stormers on Friday evening at York, and the Revs will counter with right-hander Chris Vallimont (8-4). Fans may follow the action on FloBaseball at 6:25.

NOTES: Amaral has an extra base hit in four straight games...York clinched the Community Cup, leading the season series, 11-7...Lucky's triple was his ninth of the season...Quincy Hamilton has reached base in five of eight plate appearances.

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