The Cannon Ballers finished with the best record of the week, going 4-2 against Fayetteville. Much of that performance was led by Sam Antonacci, the White Sox’s fifth-round pick in this year’s draft. The Knights and Barons finished .500 this week, and overall, there was plenty of competition for this week’s honors.

The Birmingham Barons split a six-game set with the Biloxi Shuckers. Solid pitching performances from Noah Schultz, Jairo Iriarte, Jacob Gonzalez, and more!

Blake Shepardson – San Francisco If there was ever a project of a draft pick with sky-high upside, it’s University of San Francisco’s Blake Shepardson. Shepardson pitched his first two collegiate seasons at Regis University, a Division-II school in Colorado. There, Shepardson struggled through those first two campaigns with an 8.89 ERA over 85 IP,… read more

This week brings some additional categories, comparisons to last week’s lists, and short spotlights on Jairo Iriarte, Sean Burke, Aaron McGarity, Jesús Méndez and other top arms.

The bullpen piles on another loss in what was once a close game.

Despite a stretch of two wins in six, the Norfolk Tides actually played worse, and fell to the bottom of the International League East Division … the Knights are no longer a last-place team! And really, with the talent in Charlotte now (and with as much likely still to come as to be lost to the parent club), there’s no reason the club should fall back into the basement. The charge to .500, at least for the second half, continues!

It was another rough seven-game stretch for the Ballers losing five of seven contests. Despite the defeats, there are bright spots including the continued development of George Wolkow.

Chicago broke its four-game losing streak by plating four runs in the ninth inning. Garrett Crochet pitched four solid innings and reliever Fraser Ellard earned his first win.

After starting off with a dominant pitching performance to beat Jersey Shore on last Wednesday, the Dash suffered a setback, finishing the week 1-5. Overall, the offense did not pull its weight, only scoring 10 runs during these six games. It appeared that the Dash might pull themselves to the .500 mark on the season with a strong week, but that did not happen.