Down on the Farm

The Frederick Keys are pleased to announce that Mark Blackmar has been named the recipient of the 2014 Steve Bechler Memorial Spirit Award.

Mike Wright nearly tossed a seven inning no-hitter, but the Tides were swept in a doubleheader in front of 10,136 fans Friday night at Harbor Park.

The Delmarva Shorebirds started their final series of the season with a 4-1 loss to the Hickory Crawdads. Delmarva (65-71) surrendered three runs in the ninth inning to unlock a 1-1 tie in the Crawdads’ favor.

Jerome Pena drove in four of the Frederick Keys six runs with a pair of home runs, while Mark Blackmar became the fourth Carolina League pitcher to double-digit wins, as the orange and black topped the Salem Red Sox 6-4 on Friday at Harry Grove Stadium.

Buck Britton’s solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie for the Baysox as the team’s playoff hopes remain alive for another night

The Frederick Keys batted around in the first, scoring five times off Salem starter Cody Kukuk, while the Red Sox squandered multiple bases loaded opportunities throughout the game to give the orange and black a 10-3 win on Thursday night at Harry Grov…

Durham’s Mikie Mahtook homered twice and drove in four, powering the Bulls to a 5-3 win over the Tides Thursday night at Harbor Park.

Baysox starter Eddie Gamboa threw eight shutout, two-hit innings in the Bowie 3-0 win Thursday to stay alive in the playoff race

The Delmarva Shorebirds lost their final road game of the season by a final score of 6-1 to the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The loss on Wednesday night was the 70th of the year for Delmarva, dashing the Shorebirds’ hopes for their first winning record sin…

The Orioles today announced that INF JIMMY PAREDES has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk.