Pirates in baseball: Alec Burleson does his part in win over Braves

by | Apr 23, 2025

East Carolina alum Alec Burleson played a big role in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.

He was 2-for-5 with two runs scored. He singled and scored in the sixth to cut the deficit to 4-3, and again singled and scored in the ninth for an 8-4 lead.

He’s batting .250 for the season as the Cardinals improved to 10-14 on the season.

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Went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a 7-5 loss by the Jupiter Hammerheads to Palm Beach. He had a sacrifice fly that tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth.

Check out what the other ECU alumni did in the pros on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-4 with run scored in 4-3 win over Reds.
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Pitched final two innings of sixth in 8-5 win over Athletics. He struck out one and walked one to drop his ERA to 3.12.
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 3-2 win over Yankees.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Astros.
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Royals.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team won 4-3 over Reds to improve to 11-12.

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 3-0 loss to El Paso.

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 5-1 win over Richmond.
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 6-3 win over Tampa.
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Has been transferred to the Development List.
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Game with Asheville postponed to doubleheader on Wednesday due to rain.
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Game with Asheville postponed to doubleheader on Wednesday due to rain.
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Pitched 1.1 innings in 10-3 loss to Quad Cities. Gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit with a walk and strikeout. His ERA is now 8.10.
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): See above
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-3 in 3-2 loss to St. Lucie.
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched the last of the fifth inning in an 8-3 loss to Fort Myers. Finished with .1 innings and a walk to drop his ERA to 27.00.

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Season begins May 9 

Photo credit: Alec Burleson (AP photo)

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