Chicago White Sox: Minor League Daily Recap

Sep 22, 2013; Detroit, MI, USA; Chicago White Sox catcher Josh Phegley (36) at bat against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

The 2014 Minor League Baseball season began on Thursday with the Chicago White Sox affiliates going 2-2 on their respective Opening Days.

Here are some stats and results from Thursday, April 3.

Triple-A: Charlotte Knights
Charlotte 3, Norfolk 0

Box Score
CHA — 000 020 001  — 3 7 0
NOR — 000 000 000 — 0 5 0

The winning pitcher was Charlotte’s Scott Carroll (1-0). He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing no runs on five hits and two walks. Carroll had four strikeouts.

The save went to David Purcey. He pitched 2.0 innings, allowing no runs and no hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Matt Davidson led Charlotte at the plate, finishing 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Davidson also drew one walk.

Josh Phegley was 1-for-4 with a triple. Jared Mitchell hit a home run and finished with two RBIs.

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Double-A: Birmingham Barons
Birmingham 9, Montgomery 2

Box Score
BIR      — 230 121 000 — 9 11 0
MON   — 100 010 000 — 2  6 2

The winning pitcher was Birmingham’s Chris Beck (1-0). He pitched 5.0 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and one walk. Beck had three strikeouts and gave up a home run.

Micah Johnson, Michael Earley and Jaime Pedroza each had two hits. Johnson’s two hits were a triple and home run, finishing with two RBIs and one walk.

Pedroza hit two home runs and totaled two RBIs. Josh Richmond had one hit and two RBIs.

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Single-A: Winston-Salem Dash
Wilmington 3, Winston-Salem 1

Box Score
WIL — 001 020 000 — 3 4 0
WS   — 000 000 100 — 1 3 4

Jeffery Wendelken (0-1) was charged with the loss. He pitched five innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits and two walks. Wendelken struck out three.

Winston-Salem totaled three hits with Courtney Hawkins hitting a double. Martin Medina went 2-for-3. Keon Barnum walked three times.

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Single-A: Kannapolis Intimidators

Greenville 3, Kannapolis 1

Box Score

GRN — 002 000 100 — 3 9 0
KAN  — 001 000 000 — 1 4 1

James Dykstra (0-1) suffered the loss for Kannapolis. He pitched five innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out four.

Gaining one hit each for Kannapolis were Cleuluis Rondon, Danny Hayes, Jacob Morris and Trey Michalczewski. Rondon had the lone RBI for Kannapolis. Rondon and Hayes’ hits were doubles.

Adam Engel scored the lone run for the Intimidators.