Minor League Baseball Coverage

Williams to return as Bulls' manager
The reigning Triple-A National Champion Durham Bulls, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Rays, have announced that Brady Williams will be returning for his third season as manager of the Bulls. Joining Williams on the coaching staff are pitching coach Brian Reith, hitting coach Will Bradley and bench coach Reinaldo Ruiz.

Bulls complete sweep of Stripers with 4-3 win
The Bulls took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, while catcher Rene Pinto clubbed two hits as Durham finished off their 2021 home slate in style with a five-game sweep of Gwinnett to improve to 5-0 in the Triple-A Final Stretch with a 4-3 victory in Sunday afternoon's 2021 home finale at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Bulls walk off with 3-2 extra-inning win over Gwinnett
Bulls designated hitter David Freitas smashed a game-tying two-run home run in the seventh, while first baseman Dalton Kelly's game-winning sacrifice fly in the tenth gave Durham a 3-2 come-from-behind walk-off victory over the Gwinnett Stripers to remain undefeated in the Triple-A Final Stretch on Saturday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Mudcats' Campbell plays all nine positions, earns save in season finale win
Noah Campbell played all nine positions and earned the save as the Mudcats defeated the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 5-2 in the final game of the 2021 season on Sunday afternoon at SEGRA Stadium. Tyler Black went 4-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI in the eighth and Alex Binelas hit a two-run home run in the first for the Mudcats in the season finale victory.

Bulls clinch Triple-A national championship with 9-5 win over Knights
Bulls designated hitter Rene Pinto smashed three hits and drove in four runs, while second baseman Esteban Quiroz and catcher David Freitas both homered as Durham clinched the regular season Triple-A National Championship title with a 9-5 win over the Charlotte Knights on Saturday evening at Truist Field.

Bulls clinch Triple-A East league title with 8-6 win vs. Knights
Bulls pinch hitter Esteban Quiroz crushed a game-tying grand slam to help erase an early six-run deficit, while left fielder Miles Mastrobuoni's go-ahead run-scoring single in the eighth inning as Durham scored eight unanswered runs en route to an 8-6 victory over the Charlotte Knights on Thursday evening at Truist Field to clinch the Triple-A East Championship.

Bulls walk off with 7-6 10-inning win vs. Tides
Bulls third baseman Curtis Mead mashed three hits, including two doubles, and left fielder Ryan Boldt homered, while pinch hitter Esteban Quiroz's game-winning two-run single gave Durham a 7-6 victory over the Norfolk Tides on Sunday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The triumph also lowers the Bulls' magic number to clinch the Southeast Division crown to just one with six games left in the regular season.

Jacksonville topples Durham, 5-1
Bulls catcher Brett Sullivan bashed his fifth home run of the year, however Jumbo Shrimp right fielder Monte Harrison homered and drove in three runs as part of a five-run fourth inning in Jacksonville's 5-1 win over Durham on Sunday evening at 121 Financial Ballpark.

Miller hits walk-off grand slam, Mudcats win 8-4 in 10
Darrien Miller hit a walk-off grand slam in the tenth to lead the Mudcats to an 8-4 series finale victory versus the Delmarva Shorebirds on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium. The grand slam was Miller's second of the series and Carolina's tenth of the season. It was also Miller's fourth home run in his last three games.

Mudcats snap losing streak with 3-1 finale victory at Fredericksburg
The Carolina Mudcats snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory versus the Fredericksburg Nationals at FredNats Ballpark on Sunday night. Ernesto Martinez went 4-for-5 with a RBI double while extending his hitting streak to 14 consecutive games, Zach Mort earned his third victory and James Meeker struck out four batters in the ninth and five overall while earning his third save as Carolina earned a victory in the final game of the series.

Kelly hits two homers for second straight day, Bulls beat Knights 5-3
Bulls designated hitter Dalton Kelly clobbered two home runs for the second consecutive day, while starter Tommy Romero recorded eleven strikeouts while only allowing two hits in six innings to lift Durham past the Charlotte Knights 5-3 on Sunday night in Truist Park.

Baz, Bulls bully Knights, 4-0
Bulls starting pitcher Shane Baz tossed five dominant frames while Bulls third baseman Tristan Gray and first baseman Dalton Kelly each notched two RBI Saturday afternoon in their 4-0 win over the Charlotte Knights at Truist Field.

Lowe makes 20-20 club; Jumbo Shrimp out-slug Bulls, 8-6
Bulls center fielder Josh Lowe stole his twentieth base of the year, becoming the first player since 2007 to record twenty steals and twenty home runs in a season, with shortstop Taylor Walls, third baseman Mike Brosseau and second baseman Esteban Quiroz each going deep, however the Jumbo Shrimp crushed four longballs of their own in an 8-6 win over Durham on Sunday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

First-place Mudcats sweep GreenJackets
Ashton McGee hit his second grand slam of the season, Wes Clarke hit a two-run home run in the sixth, Micah Bello had three hits, Freddy Zamora scored three runs and the Mudcats walked seven times during a five run seventh while finishing off a sweep of the visiting Augusta GreenJackets with a 15-7 victory on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium.

Bulls beat Stripers, 6-3
Bulls starting pitcher Shane Baz set down nine of ten batters faced, combining with three other pitchers to yield just three hits, while first baseman Mike Ford blasted a home run and third baseman Kevin Padlo drove in three runs in Durham's 6-3 win over the Gwinnett Stripers on Sunday afternoon at Coolray Field.

Mudcats lose late lead in rain-shortened loss
Felix Valerio went 3-for-4 while recording his 27th multi-hit game of the season, and Christian Tripp allowed just one unearned run and one hit in his first career start, but the Wood Ducks rallied for two runs in the sixth while defeating the Mudcats 3-2 in a rain-shortened, seven-inning, game on Sunday afternoon at Grainger Stadium.

Bulls beat Redbirds with a series-clinching walk-off, 4-3
Bulls starting pitcher Brent Honeywell Jr. tossed five solid frames, while second baseman Vidal Brujan recorded three hits, including a tenth-inning game-winning double in Durham's series-clinching walk-off 4-3 victory over the Memphis Redbirds on Sunday evening at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Carolina wins fifth straight while blasting Cannon Ballers, 13-1
Felix Valerio matched a franchise record with four doubles, Mike Wilson hit a two-run home run and Zavier Warren, Noah Campbell and Darrien Miller each had three hits as the Carolina offense exploded for 20 hits in a 13-1 series finale victory versus the Cannon Ballers on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium. TJ Shook started and struck out five over five scoreless and earned the win in what was Carolina's fifth straight victory.

Kelly and Pinto go deep again; Bulls fall to Tides, 5-3
Bulls left fielder Dalton Kelly bashed his third home run in a span of two games and designated hitter Rene Pinto went deep for the second straight game, however Tides designated hitter Kelvin Gutierrez crushed a three-run shot in Norfolk's 5-3 win over Durham on Sunday afternoon at Harbor Park.