It's not surprising to see Charlotte's BB&T Balllpark top a list of best minor league stadiums, especially when the field is only the International League. But I liked the Toledo Blade's survey of league broadcasters because it also delved into the worst ones.
Charlotte finished atop the list of received 10 first-place votes out of 19 league announcers, with a score of 11.8 out of a maximum 13 (announcers couldn't vote for their own stadium). The ones I've been to are in bold.
- Charlotte, 11.8
- Indianapolis, 10.9
- Columbus, 9.9
- Toledo, 9.7
- Louisville, 8.8
- Lehigh Valley, 8.1
- Durham, 7.4
- Buffalo, 6.2
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 5.8
- Pawtucket, 5.4
- Rochester, 4.2
- Gwinnett, 4.1
- Norfolk, 2.8
- Syracuse, 1.7
If Pawtucket and Rochester are in the bottom half, it must mean it's a deep field. If Syracuse is dead last, yeah, that's probably about right. There's no fun there.
Birmingham 8, Mississippi 1
- Joel Booker went 1-for-5.
- Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout. He also stole a base.
- Zack Collins was Zack Collins: 1-for-2 with three walks and a stolen base.
- Danny Mendick was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Alex Call singled, walked, struck out twice and was picked off/caught stealing.
- Jameson Fisher went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Jimmy Lambert: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Winston-Salem 7, Salem 3
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Laz Rivera, 2-for-5 with two doubles and a strikeout.
- Blake Rutherford went 2-for-5 with two doubles, but no strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a sac fly.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 1-for-4 with a double. The Dash doubled 10 times overall.
Kannapolis 6, Lakewood 2
- Michael Hickman went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Carlos Perez, 2-for-4 with two doubles.
- Justin Yurchak was 1-for-3 with a walk.
DSL Padres 5, DSL White Sox 3
- Jose Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Jefferson Mendoza, 1-for-3 with a strikeout. He was also caught stealing.
