In a fitting conclusion to a season which saw many of Kansas City’s top prospects on their roster, in turn leading to their being one of the youngest teams in the league, the Lexington Legends edged the Lakewood BlueClaws, 2-1, taking the series three games to one and earning their first championship since the team […]
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Lexington Takes Game Three Over Lakewood, 6-3
After hitting the road for what probably seemed like a ridiculously-long bus trip, the Legends took Game Three of the SAL Championship, 6-3. This one saw the two teams commit a combined nine errors, two wild pitches, two balks, and a passed ball. Kyle Isbel, Nick Pratto, Cristian Perez, and Jeison Guzman had a pair […]
Lexington Rebounds, Takes Game Two of Championship, 5-2
After a bitter defeat at the hands of the visiting Lakewood BlueClaws on Monday, a loss that saw their bullpen falter to the tune of five runs in the ninth inning, the Lexington Legends took back their house in a 5-2 win on Tuesday in Game Two of the SAL Championship. We saw another dominant […]
Lakewood Downs Lexington 6-5, In SAL Championship Game One
The beauty of baseball is that anything, anything can happen, as long as you’ve got outs left. But beauty to one team may be beastly to another. Making their second appearance in the South Atlantic League Championship, as they were declared co-champions while holding a 2-0 lead in their inaugural season with the Asheville Tourists when […]
The Academy – Full Season Players of the Year
Presenting the third annual BPKC Minor League Players of the Year awards. These are the players who stirred the drink for their teams and are listed below with a few caveats. To qualify, a starting pitcher had to make 10 starts or spend half of the season with the club, while a position player needed to […]
Lexington Takes On Rome In First Round of Sally League Playoffs
Today, for the first time in twelve years, the Lexington Legends are playing postseason baseball. They face off against the Rome Braves (71-62 overall, 40-29 in the first half), the first-half champion of the Southern Division in the South Atlantic League. The Legends (76-60 overall, 39-29 in the second half) finished the year as the […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-29-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (23), Samir Duenez (10), Brewer Hicklen (17), Nathan Eaton (4), Matt Morales (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nathan Eaton 3-5, 2R, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, SB (16) BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Scott Barlow 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0-2 GO-FO, 47p/27k Augusta […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-20-18
HR Roll Call: Nick Hutchins (6) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Brewer Hicklen 3-5 R, 2b, 3 RBI, 3 SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Marcelo Martinez 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 6 K 8-1 GO-FO 95p/67k Lexington Legends 6 Lakewood BlueClaws 5 F/10 Starter Charlie Neuweiler gave up four runs […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-19-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (16), Manny Olloque (4), Marten Gasparini (3), Cristian Perez (2), Kyle Isbel (5), Chase Vallot (7), William Hancock (1), Randor Vargas DLS (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Cristian Perez 2-5, HR, 4 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Tyler Gray 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-12-18
HR Roll Call: Cam Gallagher (4), Brewer Hicklen (12), Nathan Eaton (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Brewer Hicklen 2-4 2R, HR, 2 RBI, BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day Kris Bubic 4 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 5 K 5-2 GO-FO 57p/35k Transactions – RHP Jackson Kowar assigned to Lexington, […]