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Offense was the name of the game on Thursday, with the Sox six affiliates combining to score 47 runs. The ACL White Sox led the way with 13 runs, while the Knights and Dash each plated nine.
The affiliates also combined for 11 home runs, as Caleb Bonemer, George Wolkow, and Anthony DePino were among those to leave the yard.
All this and more in today’s minor league recap!
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (36-30)
Trailing 8-6 in the eighth inning, the Knights mounted a comeback that culminated in a 9-8 walk-off win against the Oklahoma City Comets. Michael Turner and Korey Lee notched back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the ninth to send the Charlotte fans home happy.
Dustin Harris and Caden Connor homered in the win, with Connor turning on a well-inside Jake Eder curveball for his fifth longball of the season.
Ben Peoples logged two scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 2.27 and his WHIP to 1.17 in 31.2 innings this year.
Rikuu Nishida (2B): 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
Caden Connor (LF): 2-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Michael Turner (DH): 2-for-5, 2B
Korey Lee (C): 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
Dustin Harris (RF): 2-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
Ryan Galanie (1B): 1-for-4, 2B
Dru Baker (CF): 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Mario Camilletti (3B): 2-for-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI
Tyler Schweitzer (SP): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K
Zach Franklin (RP): 1.2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Ben Peoples (RP): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, K (WIN)
FINAL: Knights 9, Oklahoma City Comets 8 | Box Score
What a swing by Caden Connor!! ?? pic.twitter.com/iS7RoJXpis
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) June 12, 2026
The Knights are doing work in the 6th! Dustin Harris ?Mario Camilletti – RBI Triple pic.twitter.com/R2eeh82HJA
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) June 12, 2026
KOREY LEE WALKS IT OFF!!!!! ? pic.twitter.com/kObZ5TVTzI
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) June 12, 2026
Double-A Birmingham Barons (23-37)
The Barons found themselves ahead 8-0 after four innings on Thursday and never looked back, shutting out the Biloxi Shuckers. Gabe Davis turned in his first scoreless start as a Baron, striking out three over four frames. Carson Jacobs, Aric McAtee, and Nick Altermatt combined to blank Biloxi the rest of the way.
Anthony DePino continued his strong play with Birmingham, going deep for the fifth time and bringing his AA OPS to .912 in 27 games. Jacob Burke also went yard in the win, and Jordan Sprinkle stole his 25th base of the year.
Jordan Sprinkle (LF): 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
Alec Makarewicz (3B): 2-for-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SB
Anthony DePino (1B): 1-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI
Jacob Burke (CF): 1-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI
Jeral Perez (2B): 2-for-4, 2B, R
Grant Magill (C): 1-for-3, R, BB
Wilfred Veras (RF): 1-for-2, R, BB, K
Gabe Davis (SP): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Carson Jacobs (RP): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
Aric McAtee (RP): 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, K (WIN)
Nick Altermatt (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
FINAL: Barons 8, Biloxi Shuckers 0 | Box Score
Jacob Burke to the opposing bullpen for his 3rd HR of the year. 4-0 #Barons. pic.twitter.com/vyALzPuqSj
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
Anthony DePino with a ? to the concourse in LF. It’s his 5th HR with the #Barons. 3 score. 8-0 BHam. 24 game on base streak for him as well. pic.twitter.com/vlrcWHijRr
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
High-A Winston-Salem Dash (34-26)
All nine Dash batters recorded a hit in Thursday’s 9-1 victory over the Greenville Drive. Four of the team’s 11 hits left the yard, with Caleb Bonemer launching his 18th home run of the season, George Wolkow drilling his ninth, Kaleb Freeman hitting his fifth, and James Taussig notching his first as a member of the Dash.
On the mound, Justin Sinibaldi stayed hot, delivering his first scoreless outing of the season. Sinibaldi has now allowed just two earned runs over his last 17.0 innings of work.
Winston Salem dashed around the basepaths all game, with Ryan Burrowes swiping three bases to give himself 21 steals on the year. Kyle Lodise also notched his 21st steal, while Alex Ungar and Bryce Eblin each pulled off successful heists of their own.
Kyle Lodise (SS): 2-for-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Caleb Bonemer (3B): 1-for-6, HR, R, RBI
Ryan Burrowes (CF): 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, 3 SB
George Wolkow (RF): 1-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB
Kaleb Freeman (C): 1-for-3, HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
Arxy Hernandez (1B): 1-for-5
James Taussig (LF): 1-for-5, HR, R, RBI
Alex Ungar (DH): 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
Bryce Eblin (2B): 1-for-4, R, BB, SB
Justin Sinibaldi (SP): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
Trey Cooper (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, K
Jack Young (RP): 2.0 IP, H, ER, BB, K
Drew Conover (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
FINAL: Dash 9, Greenville Drive 1 | Box Score
Kaleb Freeman just misses going OVER the batter’s eye in CF for his 5th HR of the year. 1-0 #Dash. pic.twitter.com/yATUQ7r1GK
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 11, 2026
Caleb Bonemer with a line shot HR off the facade of the condos in LCF for his 18th HR on the season. 2-0 #Dash. pic.twitter.com/OidhyjVL2s
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
George Wolkow goes 435′ to the top of the shed for his 9th HR on the year. Lodise and Burrowes score. 7-0 #Dash. pic.twitter.com/7Ojc6ce03u
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
Efren Teran singles to LF (via defensive indifference lol). 2 score. 6-3 #Ballers. pic.twitter.com/FNBDrck2VH
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
James Taussig goes yard for the first time in Adv. A. 9-1 #Dash on a 400’+ blast. pic.twitter.com/1H2wKwBRvi
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
Single-A Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (31-29)
Although it was a little closer than their 15-2 win on Wednesday, the Cannon Ballers still picked up a “W” on Thursday as they took down the Fredericksburg Nationals 6-4.
Tied at three in the bottom of the seventh, Kannapolis mounted a rally that saw four-straight walks followed by an Efren Teran single to put the team ahead 6-3. The FredNats got one back in the eighth, but Landen Payne shut the door in the final frame to pick up his fifth save of the season. The Sox 18th-round pick from last season now owns a 1.64 ERA and 1.14 WHIP across 22.0 innings with Kannapolis.
Abraham Nunez (DH): 1-for-4, R, SB, HBP
Jaden Fauske (CF): 1-for-4, RBI, BB
Alexander Albertus (3B): 2-for-3, R, BB, SB
Nathan Archer (LF): 1-for-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB
Efren Teran (2B): 2-for-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI
Riley Eikhoff (SP): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K
Daniel Wright (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
Landen Payne (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 0 K (SAVE)
FINAL: Cannon Ballers 6, Fredericksburg Nationals 4 | Box Score
Jaden Fauske singles to RF driving in Abraham Nunez (1B). #Ballers trail 2-1. pic.twitter.com/PKFGmistHR
— FutureSox (@FutureSox) June 12, 2026
ACL White Sox (10-20)
The ACL White Sox were the lone affiliate with quiet bats Thursday, scoring just two in an eight-run loss at the hands of the ACL Royals. Jose Mendoza drove in both of the team’s runs with a two-run homer in the second inning.
Starting pitcher Justin Fuson struggled, conceding nine runs over three innings before Brandon Drury tacked on the Royals’ tenth and final run in the fourth inning with a solo homer.
Alejandro Cruz (3B): 1-for-3, 2B, SB
Landon Hodge (C): 1-for-3
Jose Mendoza (1B): 1-for-3, HR, R, 2 RBI
Yordani Soto (SS): 1-for-3, SB
Frank Mieses (LF): 1-for-3, SB
Justin Fuson (SP): 3.0 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, BB, K
Cesar Nunez (RP): 2.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Reudis Diaz (RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 0 K
FINAL: ACL Royals 10, White Sox 2 | Box Score
DSL White Sox (3-5)
The DSL White Sox dropped a rollercoaster of a game 14-13 to the DSL Mariners. The Sox jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the second inning, but couldn’t hang on despite scoring another seven runs over the course of the game.
Sebastian Romero drilled a two-run homer in the loss, his fifth of the season in just game number eight. Ronald Cardozo also went deep in the losing effort.
Ronald Cardozo (C): 2-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Sebastian Romero (DH): 2-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, HBP
Orlando Patino (RF): 0-for-2, 2 R, BB, SB, 2 HBP
Hector Paulino (LF): 1-for-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Samuel Luis (2B): 2-for-6, R, 2 RBI
Dionys Medina (SS): 2-for-5, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Hector Hernandez (CF): 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB, SB, HBP
Roderic Ramirez (SP): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Erlyn Lauriano (RP): 2.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, K
Jose Taveras (RP): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
FINAL/10: DSL Mariners 14, White Sox 13 | Box Score
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