The Barons and Dash led the way this week, taking four games in their six-game series. The other affiliates did not have their best weeks, but as usual, all of the weekly award winners were quite impressive.

Charlotte Knights
Record 2-4 (last week), 51-60 (overall), 18-19 (second half)

Knights Player of the Week
Tim Elko .429/.455/.905, 21 at-bats

Colson Montgomery .211/.348/.526, 19 at-bats
Oscar Colás .188/.188/.438, 16 at-bats
Zach DeLoach .368/.455/.684, 19 at-bats
Edgar Quero .500/.500/.688, 16 at-bats
Michael Chavis .364/.417/.727, 11 at-bats
Bryan Ramos .313/.389/.750, 16 at-bats
Carlos Pérez .444/.444/.778, nine at-bats

Nick Nastrini 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Sean Burke 4 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Johan Domínguez 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K
Jake Eder 6 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Adisyn Coffey 1 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K

The Knights have been exceeding expectations during the second half of the season, but they stepped on the brakes this week, finishing 2-4.

Tim Elko, a 10th round pick in 2022, is on fire. Elko, who was playing for Kannapolis as recently as June 2023, has made some major strides forward in the past two years. Elko has only played 12 games for Charlotte, but he is lighting up the scoreboard in that time frame, hitting .313/.377/.646 while launching five homers. Largely due to his former Birmingham team’s pitching staff, he did not quite earn any weekly awards this year until now, but this feels long overdue.

2024 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Robbie Grossman (April 1-7)
Danny Mendick (April 8-14)
Danny Mendick (April 15-21)
Lenyn Sosa (April 22-28)
Colson Montgomery (April 29-May 5)
Jake Woodford (May 6-12)
Wilmer Difo (May 13-19)
Jared Walsh (May 20-26)
Oscar Colás (May 27-June 2)
Wynton Bernard (June 3-9)
Wilmer Difo (June 10-16)
Mark Payton (June 17-23)
Cory Abbott (June 24-30)
Michael Chavis (July 1-7)
Bryan Ramos (July 8-14)
Bryan Ramos (July 19-28)
Edgar Quero (July 29-August 4)
Tim Elko (August 5-11)

Birmingham Barons
Record 4-2 (last week), 56-52 (overall), 15-24 (second half)

Barons Player of the Week
Adam Hackenberg .615/.643/.846, 13 at-bats

Jacob Gonzalez .286/.360/.333, 21 at-bats
Wilfred Veras .429/.520/.619, 21 at-bats
DJ Gladney .412/.474/.824, 17 at-bats
Shawn Goosenberg .231/.474/.462, 13 at-bats

Jairo Iriarte 6 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Riley Gowens 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Tyler Schweitzer 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Noah Schultz 3 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

After an excellent first half, the Barons have gotten off to a very slow start in the second half. Granted, a lot of that is a result of players being promoted, but still, the 12-22 second half record entering this week was disappointing. The Barons stepped in the right direction with a 4-2 week.

Catcher Adam Hackenberg, an 18th round pick in 2021, had a monstrous week for the Barons, getting on base more often than he didn’t. Hackenberg, 24, is inching closer to the majors, where the White Sox are even thinner at catcher than they are at most positions. Wilfred Veras and DJ Gladney also had terrific weeks at the plate to earn honorable mention.

2024 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
Drew Thorpe (April 8-14)
Edgar Quero (April 15-21)
Ky Bush (April 22-28)
Bryan Ramos (April 29-May 5)
Mason Adams (May 6-12)
Brooks Baldwin (May 13-19)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 20-26)
Mason Adams (May 27-June 2)
Edgar Quero (June 3-9)
Ky Bush (June 10-16)
Mason Adams (June 17-23)
Matt Hogan (June 24-30)
Riley Gowens (July 1-7)
Mario Camilletti (July 8-14)
Jairo Iriarte (July 19-28)
Noah Schultz (July 29-August 4)
Adam Hackenberg (August 5-11)

Winston-Salem Dash
Record 4-2 (last week), 52-56 (overall), 21-21 (second half)

Dash Player of the Week
Ryan Galanie .231/.316/.692, 13 at-bats

William Bergolla .357/.526/.357, 14 at-bats
Rikuu Nishida .308/.500/.308, 13 at-bats, 4-for-4 stolen bases
Caden Connor .313/.313/.313, 16 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .100/.357/.400, 10 at-bats
Wes Kath .333/.368/.556, 18 at-bats

Juan Carela 5 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Lucas Gordon 4 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Shane Murphy 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Tommy Vail 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K

The Dash are continuing to creep closer to .500, as they posted four wins in six games against Greensboro.

Ryan Galanie has collected another weekly award, and this is his fifth of the season. Galanie won three of these with the Cannon Ballers, and this is his second with the Dash; no other player in the organization has more than three honors. Galanie was a 13th round pick in 2023, and he has wasted no time working his way up in the organization. During this week, he added two homers and nine RBI to his total.

2024 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Jacob Gonzalez (April 8-14)
Juan Carela (April 15-21)
Manuel Veloz (April 22-28)
Jacob Gonzalez (April 29-May 5)
DJ Gladney (May 6-12)
Shawn Goosenberg (May 13-19)
Tyler Schweitzer (May 20-26)
Bryce Willits (May 27-June 2)
Samuel Zavala (June 3-9)
Ryan Galanie (June 10-16)
Shawn Goosenberg (June 17-23)
Mario Camilletti (June 24-30)
Wes Kath (July 1-7)
Wes Kath (July 8-14)
Tommy Vail (July 19-28)
DJ Gladney (July 29-August 4)
Ryan Galanie (August 5-11)

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 2-4 (last week), 58-49 (overall), 17-24 (second half)

Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
George Wolkow .385/.529/.846, 13 at-bats

Nathan Archer .300/.300/.400, 10 at-bats
Arxy Hernández .273/.333/.273, 11 at-bats
Jeral Pérez .308/.308/.385, 13 at-bats

Tanner McDougal 4 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K
Jake Peppers 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Mark McLaughlin 3 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Frankeli Arias 4 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

The Cannon Ballers dropped four of six to Salem during an unremarkable week. However, there were solid individual performances, including another one from George Wolkow.

Did you miss Wolkow? It had been a few weeks since he went on a tear, but he made up for lost time with another huge week. Wolkow introduced himself to a substantial part of the White Sox fan community in late June and early July with his ability to hit for power. This week, Wolkow tapped into his potential once again en route to an OPS above 1.300.

2024 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Aldrin Batista (April 8-14)
Albertson Asigen (April 15-21)
Caden Connor (April 22-28)
Rikuu Nishida (April 29-May 5)
Ryan Galanie (May 6-12)
Ryan Galanie (May 13-19)
Drew McDaniel (May 20-26)
Ryan Galanie (May 27-June 2)
Ronny Hernández (June 3-9)
Tommy Vail (June 10-16)
Mikey Kane (June 17-23)
George Wolkow (June 24-30)
George Wolkow (July 1-7)
Luke Bell (July 8-14)
Drake Logan (July 19-28)
Drake Logan (July 29-August 4)
George Wolkow (August 5-11)

DSL White Sox
Record 1-4 (last week), 16-33 (overall)

Elier Gil .400/.571/1.000, five at-bats
Ryan Castillo .444/.455/.444, nine at-bats
Albert Alberto  .231/.333/.308, 13 at-bats
Christian González .308/.357/.308, 13 at-bats

Yhoiker Fajardo 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Carlos Bernal 3 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K
Fabian Ysalla 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

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Tim Elko photo via Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights