East Carolina alum Alec Burleson played a big role in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
Insurance provided by Victor Scott II! pic.twitter.com/TEIKjGofbe
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 23, 2025
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.
Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart
New ballgame thanks to J.J.C! 2-2 pic.twitter.com/SpuafhzjNt
— Jupiter Hammerheads (@GoHammerheads) April 23, 2025
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 with a nice play at third base to end the top of the fifth inning.#Marlins trail, 2-1 pic.twitter.com/IwuftmMBku
— Kevin Barral (@kevin_barral) April 22, 2025
WE ARE TIED
Otto Lopez with a RBI single, moving up to second on the throw. He drove in Connor Norby, who led the inning off with a ground-rule double.#Marlins pic.twitter.com/6Seug7FnIx
— Kevin Barral (@kevin_barral) April 23, 2025
- 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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