Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (August 9 vs. Fayetteville)
August 9, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Winston-Salem Dash News Release
Sitting 1.5 games back of a second-half wild card spot in the Southern Division, the Dash kick off a three-game set on Friday against one of the wild card spot holders in the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. First pitch is set for 7 p.m..
_________________
WINSTON-SALEM DASH (22-24, 60-50) vs. Fayetteville Woodpeckers (24-23, 55-61)
LHP Konnor Pilkington (3-8, 5.71 ERA) vs. RHP Shawn Dubin (2-4, 4.32 ERA)
7 p.m. - BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Game #111 (Home Game #56)
KONNOR WITH A "K"
Left-hander Konnor Pilkington will make his 15th start for Winston-Salem on Friday. Pilkington, who was named the White Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, is 2-7 with a 6.58 ERA in eight second-half starts. However, his last first-half start was spectacular, as he carried a no-hit bid into the sixth against the Mudcats before having it broken up by a single from Ryan Aguilar. His no-hit bid (5.2IP) on June 15 was the longest for a Dash pitcher since Dane Dunning went 6.1 no-hit frames at Myrtle Beach on April 11, 2018, before giving up a hit. A former third-round pick out of Mississippi State, Pilkington has allowed one run or fewer in eight out of 20 starts this year between Low-A Kannapolis and Winston-Salem.
DASH HOLD ON FOR 8-7 WIN THURSDAY
Andrew Perez, Jacob Lindgren and Will Kincanon combined to hold Myrtle Beach scoreless for the final five innings, as the Dash claimed an 8-7 victory over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Thursday night at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. After a back and forth first five innings that saw 15 combined runs between the two teams, the Dash bullpen shut down the Pelicans in the final four frames. Tate Blackman went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs and Andrew Vaughn was 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI.
VAUGHN PROMOTED TO WINSTON
Infielder Andrew Vaughn, who was picked by the Chicago White Sox out of the University of California-Berkeley with the third overall selection in the 2019 Draft, earned his first career promotion to High-A Winston-Salem, the White Sox announced on July 31. Prior to joining the White Sox system, Vaughn had an incredible career at Cal. As a sophomore in 2018, the first baseman won the Golden Spikes Award as the best amateur baseball player in the United States and the Pac-12 Player of the Year.
FIRST ROUNDERS IN DASH CITY
Since 2014, the Dash have had the White Sox first-round pick (or picks) in five out of the last six years, with the lone exception coming in 2017 when Jake Burger finished out his season with Low-A Kannapolis. Here is the full look over the years:
2014: LHP Carlos Rodon (3rd overall)
2015: RHP Carson Fulmer (8th overall)
2016: C Zack Collins (10th overall) and RHP Zack Burdi (26th overall)
2018: INF Nick Madrigal (4th overall)
2019: INF Andrew Vaughn (3rd overall)
STEALING THE SHOW
Dash outfielder Steele Walker was named the CL's Player of the Week for July 29-August 4, the league announced on Monday. Over his last nine games played, Walker is 16-for-35 with a homer, four doubles, a triple, eight runs and five RBIs.
Carolina League Stories from August 9, 2019
- Late Mudcats Home Run Sinks Sox 6-4 - Salem Red Sox
- Sierra's Blast Lifts Fayetteville over Winston-Salem - Fayetteville Woodpeckers
- Feliciano and Lutz Power Mudcats in Series Opening 6-4 Victory - Carolina Mudcats
- Hillcats Win Opener 6-4 in Extras - Potomac Nationals
- Hillcats Rock the P-Nats in the Tenth - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Dash Fall 6-2 in Series Opener against Woodpeckers - Winston-Salem Dash
- Zobrist Homers for Second-Straight Night, Birds Fall to Blue Rocks - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Wood Ducks Suffer Second Straight 1-0 Defeat - Down East Wood Ducks
- Peralta Dazzles as Keys Shut out Down East - Frederick Keys
- August 9 - Carolina Mudcats Game Information - Carolina Mudcats
- August 9 Game Information - Down East Wood Ducks
- Winston-Salem Dash: Game Notes (August 9 vs. Fayetteville) - Winston-Salem Dash
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans Game Notes: August 9 vs. Wilmington Blue Rocks - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Etan Thomas Celebrity Autograph Signing Cancelled Due to Illness - Potomac Nationals
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
