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 […]
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 8-27-18
HR Roll Call: Manny Olloque 2 (9), Cal Jones (7), Chase Vallot (12), Nick Hutchins (7) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Manny Olloque 3-5 2 HR, 6 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yerelmy Garcia 9 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K 12-5 GO-FO 98p/69k Lexington Legends 18 Augusta GreenJackets […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-24-18
HR Roll Call Samir Duenez (9), Xavier Fernandez (5), Nick Pratto (11) BPKC Hitter of the Day Samir Duenez 4-4 R, 2b, HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Elvis Luciano 7 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 9 K 6-4 GO-FO 89p/61k Lexington Legends 11 Hagerstown Suns 1 The Legends […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-5-18
HR Roll Call: Kelvin Gutierrez (9), Manny Olloque (7), Nathan Eaton (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Kelvin Gutierrez 2-5 HR, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Daniel Lynch 5 IP 3 H 1 R 0 ER 2 BB 7 K 2-3 GO-FO 80p/54k Lexington Legends 5 Lakewood BlueClaws 1 First-round pick Daniel Lynch […]
Diamonds in the Rough 7-8-18
HR Roll Call: Billy Burns (3), Seuly Matias (26), Sebastian Rivero (7), Manny Olloque (3), Brady Cox (2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Manny Olloque 4-5 2-2b, HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Austin Cox 5 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 9 K 2-3 GO-FO 75p/52k Greensboro Grasshoppers 11 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-18-18
HR Roll Call: Alex Liddi (10), Jecksson Flores (5), Manny Olloque (1,2) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Manny Olloque 4-7, 4R, 2-HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Connor Mayes 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 9-1 GO-FO, 83p/60k NW Arkansas Naturals 11, Arkansas Travelers 10 […]