The Barons remained on fire, improving to 19-8 in the second half
Charlotte Knights
Record 2-7 (last week), 13-13 (second half), 49-52 (overall)
Knights Player of the Week
Yoendrys Gómez 9 IP, 0 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 14 K
Will Robertson .286/.318/.667, 21 at-bats
Dominic Fletcher .400/.462/.600, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 10 at-bats
Bryan Ramos .200/.188/.267, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 15 at-bats
Korey Lee .278/.316/.556, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 18 at-bats
Noah Schultz Did not play (7-Day Injured List)
Owen White 5 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Bryce Wilson 4 2⁄3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 K
Noah Syndergaard 4 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Evan McKendry 4 1⁄3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K
After briefly getting above .500 last week, the Knights fell back below that mark with a rough stretch of games.
Right-handed starter Yoendrys Gómez, 25, provided some much-needed reliability during his nine innings of work. Gómez made two starts, and he was impossible for the Bulls (61-39) and Sounds (58-41) to solve. Despite facing strong lineups, Gómez was not fazed in the slightest, throwing nine shutout innings and striking out 14 while only issuing three walks.
2025 Charlotte Knights Players of the Week
Tim Elko (April 7-13)
Bobby Dalbec (April 14-20)
Tim Elko (April 21-27)
Tristan Gray (April 28-May 4)
Jason Matthews (May 5-11)
Andre Lipcius (May 12-18)
Kyle Teel (May 19-25)
Jacob Amaya (May 26-June 1)
Brooks Baldwin (June 2-8)
Brooks Baldwin (June 9-15)
Brooks Baldwin (June 16-22)
Colson Montgomery (June 23-29)
Jacob Amaya (June 30-July 6)
Andre Lipcius (July 7-13)
Yoendrys Gómez (July 18-27)
Birmingham Barons
Record 8-1 (last week), 19-8 (second half), 57-39 (overall)
Barons Player of the Week
Sam Antonacci .429/.619/.643, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 14 at-bats (promoted to Birmingham on July 18)
Rikuu Nishida .471/.591/.471, 3-for-3 stolen bases, 17 at-bats
Caden Connor .278/.350/.333, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 18 at-bats
Wilfred Veras .286/.313/.357, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 14 at-bats
William Bergolla .300/.300/.300, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Riley Gowens 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K
Shane Murphy 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Tyler Schweitzer 3 2⁄3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Jake Palisch 4 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Tanner McDougal 5 1⁄3 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Hagen Smith 6 2⁄3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 10 K
The Barons had another great week, and they are on a tear in the second half of the season.
I regret to inform you that Tanner McDougal is human, as he had a rough start on Thursday to break his incredible run of excellent performances since late May. Instead, infielder Sam Antonacci, 22, won the weekly award this time around. Antonacci could hardly be kept off base, and after making it on base, he made his presence felt. Antonacci has spent most of this season in Winston-Salem, where played 63 games and slashed .280/.426/.413 with 27 stolen bases in 34 attempts. However, Antonacci is off to an even better start in Birmingham, where he has played nine games and slashed .400/.583/.520 with five steals in five attempts.
2025 Birmingham Barons Players of the Week
William Bergolla (April 7-13)
Tyler Schweitzer (April 14-20)
Wilfred Veras (April 21-27)
Caden Connor (April 28-May 4)
Ryan Galanie (May 5-11)
Riley Gowens (May 12-18)
Jacob Gonzalez (May 19-25)
William Bergolla (May 26-June 1)
Jake Palisch (June 2-8)
Shane Murphy (June 9-15)
Lucas Gordon (June 16-22)
Tanner McDougal (June 23-29)
Tanner McDougal (June 30-July 6)
Tanner McDougal (July 7-13)
Sam Antonacci (July 18-27)
Winston-Salem Dash
Record 4-4 (last week), 11-15 (second half), 36-57 (overall)
Dash Player of the Week
Braden Montgomery .300/.417/.450, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 20 at-bats (promoted to Birmingham on July 27)
Ryan Burrowes .222/.286/.333, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 18 at-bats
Alec Makarewicz .200/.304/.450, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Jeral Perez .136/.240/.273, 22 at-bats
Drake Logan .250/.357/.250, 5-for-5 stolen bases, 12 at-bats
Samuel Zavala .267/.368/.267, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 15 at-bats
Wilber Sánchez .273/.333/.545, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 11 at-bats
Dylan Cumming 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Nick Altermatt 4 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Morris Austin 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Frankeli Arias 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K
Phil Fox 3 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Carson Jacobs 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 K
After Sunday’s game against Aberdeen (37-57) got cancelled due to inclement weather, the Dash are 4-4 since we last checked in.
Outfielder Braden Montgomery, 22, a major piece of the Garrett Crochet trade, had another nice week for the Dash. Montgomery started the year with Kannapolis, posting a .304/.393/.493 slash line in 18 games before getting promoted. Montgomery played 69 games with the Dash, posting a .260/.348/.445 slash line, and on Sunday, he earned a promotion to Birmingham. Congratulations to Montgomery on his second well-deserved promotion of the season, and it will be interesting to see how he handles Double-A.
2025 Winston-Salem Dash Players of the Week
Jake Bockenstedt (April 7-13)
Lucas Gordon (April 14-20)
Sam Antonacci (April 21-27)
Jeral Perez (April 28-May 4)
Braden Montgomery (May 5-11)
Lucas Gordon (May 12-18)
Jordan Sprinkle (May 19-25)
Tanner McDougal (May 26-June 1)
Samuel Zavala (June 2-8)
Jake Bockenstedt (June 9-15)
Frankeli Arias (June 16-22)
Wilber Sánchez (June 23-29)
Samuel Zavala (June 30-July 6)
Nick Altermatt (July 7-13)
Braden Montgomery (July 18-27)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Record 5-4 (last week), 13-17 (second half), 45-51 (overall)
Cannon Ballers Player of the Week
Caleb Bonemer .400/.471/.800, 15 at-bats
Ryan Burrowes .227/.357/.364, 3-for-4 stolen bases, 22 at-bats
Abraham Núñez .333/.412/.333, 15 at-bats
Nathan Archer .263/.391/.316, 19 at-bats
George Wolkow .300/.333/.550, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 20 at-bats
Justin Sinibaldi 6 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 0 K
Ricardo Brizuela 4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Hale Sims 3 2⁄3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Mathias LaCombe 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Kevin Davis 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K
The Cannon Ballers got off to a decent start after the All-Star break, winning five of their last nine. Kannapolis pulled off a three-game sweep against Columbia (44-51) before dropping four of six to Carolina (55-37).
Shortstop Caleb Bonemer, 19, who the White Sox selected in the second round in 2024, is really turning some heads. This is his fourth weekly award of the season and his second in the past three weekly updates. Bonemer was making life very difficult for the Mudcats pitching staff, as he got on-base nearly half the time against them. Bonemer has a slash line of .259/.385/.423 in 81 games, all with Kannapolis.
2025 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Players of the Week
Jordan Sprinkle (April 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (April 14-20)
Jordan Sprinkle (April 21-27)
Miguel Santos (April 28-May 4)
Justin Sinibaldi (May 5-11)
George Wolkow (May 12-18)
Grant Umberger (May 19-25)
Caleb Bonemer (May 26-June 1)
Lyle Miller-Green (June 2-8)
George Wolkow (June 9-15)
Luis Reyes (June 16-22)
T.J. McCants (June 23-29)
Caleb Bonemer (June 30-July 6)
Abraham Núñez (July 7-13)
Caleb Bonemer (July 18-27)
ACL White Sox
Record 3-4 (last week), 33-27 (overall)
Complex Sox Player of the Week
Stiven Flores .545/.545/.636, 11 at-bats
Wes Kath .364/.364/.364, 11 at-bats
Adrian Gil .200/.273/.300, 10 at-bats (promoted to Kannapolis on July 25)
Bryce Elbin .667/.714/.667, six at-bats
Marcelo Alcala .250/.308/.333, 12 at-bats
Mason Dinesen .429/.429/.714, seven at-bats
Jurdrick Profar .375/.375/.750, eight at-bats
Jordany Chirinos 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Denny Lima 4 1⁄3 IP, 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Marco Barrios 2 1⁄3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Maximo Martinez 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K
The ACL White Sox won three of seven since the All-Star break, and this week marked the conclusion of their season. Overall, the ACL White Sox finished 33-27 with a +26 run differential. Their record was good enough to tie the ACL Rangers for the lead in the ACL West, but the tiebreaker went to the ACL Rangers.
Catcher Stiven Flores, 19, wrapped up the season on a high note, as he claimed his second weekly award of the season. Flores provided a lot of offensive consistency from a position where it does not often come from. Flores went 6-for-11 with a double to boost his season slash line to .289/.340/.394.
2025 ACL White Sox Players of the Week
Bryce Willits (May 5-11)
Stiven Flores (May 12-18)
Fabian Ysalla (May 19-25)
Adrian Gil (May 26-June 1)
Mason Dinesen (June 2-8)
D’Angelo Tejada (June 9-15)
Marcelo Alcala (June 16-22)
Adrian Gil (June 23-29)
Drake Logan (June 30-July 6)
Christian Gonzalez (July 7-13)
Stiven Flores (July 18-27)
DSL White Sox
Record 3-5 (last week), 17-19 (overall)
DSL Sox Player of the Week
Jose M. Mendoza .462/.563/.846, 13 at-bats
Alan Escobar .385/.529/.385, 13 at-bats
Hendry Alcala .300/.533/.400, 10 at-bats
Eduardo Herrera .250/.400/.333, 12 at-bats
Frank Mieses .364/.533/.364, 11 at-bats
Fidel Montero 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Andy Peralta 2 2⁄3 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Geraldo Hernandez 4 1⁄3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Orlando Suarez 4 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K
The DSL White Sox hit a bit of a speed bump, dropping five of their last eight games since we last checked in.
Catcher Jose M. Mendoza, 17, could not be stopped, as he went 6-for-13 with a homer, two doubles, three walks, and nine RBIs. That incredible performance resulted in a 1.409 OPS from a premium position, and the DSL White Sox would have struggled immensely without him. That home run was the first in the very early stages of Mendoza’s professional career. In 19 games, all with the DSL White Sox, Mendoza is slashing .396/.475/.528, nearly doubling what is known as the Mendoza line.
2025 DSL White Sox Players of the Week
Frank Mieses (June 2-8)
Eduardo Herrera (June 9-15)
Yobal Rodriguez (June 16-22)
Christian Gonzalez (June 23-29)
Christian Gonzalez (June 30-July 6)
Alejandro Cruz (July 7-13)
Jose M. Mendoza (July 18-27)