Pirates in baseball: Big nights for Connor Norby, Trey Yesavage, Carson Whisenhunt, Shawn Armstrong

by | May 14, 2025

After a quiet Monday for East Carolina baseball alumni in the pros and minors, it was very busy on Tuesday.

East Carolina baseball alum Connor Norby had a home run to remember. Unfortunately for his Miami Marlins, they had a ninth inning to forget.

Norby hit his second home run of the season, a solo blast that gave the Marlins the lead. However, Miami’s bullpen gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to drop a 5-4 decision on Tuesday.

Norby was 2-for-4 with two runs and the RBI. He reached on a throwing error in the second inning and hit his first triple of the season and scored in the fifth.

He was the first batter of the seventh and connected on a towering blast deep into the bleachers to give the Marlins a 3-2 lead. Miami added another run later in the inning before the Cubs rallied to win it.

The Marlins dropped to 15-26 under manager Clayton McCullough, also an ECU alumni.

Trey Yesavage

Despite giving up two solo homers, it was another pitching clinic for ECU alum and Dunedin Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage.

He struck out 12, a season high, over five innings. It’s his fifth straight game with seven or more Ks.

He improved to 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA as the Jays won 11-3. Dunedin is 7-0 in the games Yesavage has pitched this season.

Shawn Armstrong and Zach Agnos

Two ECU alumni were in the same game as Shawn Armstrong and the Rangers squared off with Zach Agnos and the Rockies.

The Rangers won, 4-1, as Armstrong got his first save of the season. He came on in the ninth inning and struck out all three batters. It’s the first time he’s done that all season as he dropped his ERA to 3.06.

Agnos didn’t have quite the night. He gave up a run on a homer, one of two hits, with a walk and a strikeout in .2 innings in the eighth inning. His ERA is now 1.64

Carson Whisenhunt

He had one of his best pitching performances of the season in a 5-3 win over Salt Lake.

Whisenhunt started and pitched seven innings, giving up no runs on three hits with nine strikeouts and no walks. He dropped his ERA to 3.48 and improved to 3-3 on the season.

He worked his way through the game with at least one strikeout in the second, third and fourth innings. He struck out the side in the fifth and another in the seventh before being lifted.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Tuesday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Game with Phillies rained out. Will play doubleheader on Wednesday
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: See above
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 2-0 win over Brewers
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Had his worst outing of the season in 11-9 loss to Devil Rays. Gave up five runs, including a grand slam, on four hits with a walk and a strikeout, the only out he recorded. It was his second blown save and dropped his record to 3-2. His ERA is now 6.05.
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: See above
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): See above

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Rained out vs Chesapeake. Will play doubleheader on Wednesday
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): See above
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-2 with a run, RBI and three walks in 9-4 win over Everett

  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-1 with a run and four walks in 7-6 loss in 10 innings to Aberdeen
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 7-6 loss in 10 innings to Aberdeen 
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 13-10 win over Cedar Rapids

  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Promoted from Low-A Jupiter. Click here to read more.
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 11-9 win over St. Lucie
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not play in 5-2 loss to Lakeland

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): : Game with New Jersey Jackals rained out. Will play that game on Aug. 19.

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