Since we're more than a month into the season and haven't yet done so, let's take a jaunt through the standings:
Charlotte Knights: 18-17, in third place out of four teams in the International League South, but just 2½ games back of first-place Durham.
Birmingham Barons: 13-22, in last place in the Southern league North, 9½ games back of Montgomery.
Winston-Salem Dash: 18-17, in third place in the Carolina League Southern, eight games behind Down East.
Kannapolis Intimidators: 16-18,in fifth place out of seven in the South Atlantic League Northern, 11 games back of Delmarva.
The cumulative record puts the White Sox affiliates 19th out of 30 organizations in terms of winning percentage.
Charlotte 7, Louisville 6 (Completion of May 11 game)
- Danny Mendick went 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks.
- Daniel Palka was 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Joel Booker was 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Dylan Cease in a steady rain before the delay: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Matt Foster was finally scored upon: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Louisville 5, Charlotte 4 (10 innings)
- Danny Mendick went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Daniel Palka went 1-for-4 with his sixth homer and a strikeout.
- Ian Hamilton: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Carson Fulmer: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Down East 2, Winston-Salem 1 (Game 1, 8 innings)
- Nick Madrigal went 0-for-4.
- Steele Walker was 0-for-2 with two walks.
- Carlos Perez went 1-for-4.
Down East 9, Winston-Salem 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Nick Madrigal went 0-for-3, so he's hitless in his last 14 plate appearances.
- Steele Walker, 0-for-2 with a walk.
- Lincoln Henzman: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP
Kannapolis 2, West Virginia 1
- Lenyn Sosa was 2-for-4.
- Romy Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and was picked off.
- Bryce Bush was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Luis Curbelo singled and struck out twice.
- Amado Nunez replaced Curbelo as a pinch runner and struck out in his only plate appearance.
- Jason Bilous: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Heavy lifting from Andrew Perez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP
