East Carolina baseball alum Carson Whisenhunt made another case for a promotion to the majors with his latest performance on Sunday.
Carson Whisenhunt has pitched seven innings in four straight outings this month. The first River Cat since Andrew Suarez to have done the feat. He only allowed one unearned run with two hits, one walk, and five Ks.
May 2025 stats for the Whiz: 28 IP | 20 H | 4 ER | 2 BB | 28 K pic.twitter.com/hhPO8ghEp9
— Giant Prospective (@giantprospectiv) May 18, 2025
He pitched seven innings, giving up a run (unearned) on two hits, a walk and five strikeouts in a 7-1 win over Salt Lake. He improved to 4-3 with the win.
Whisenhunt struck out two in the first inning to get things going. He gave up a single in the third and another in the fourth. Salt Lake scored in the third on an error.
Sunday’s outing makes him 2-1 in May with a 1.29 ERA in four starts over 28 innings. He’s given up 18 hits, four earned runs, walked two and struck out 28. He has pitched seven innings in four straight outings this month. The first River Cat since Andrew Suarez to have done the feat, according to Giant Prospective.
Alec Burleson
Alec Burleson was the lone bright spot for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.
Burleson hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his fourth of the season, to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead before the Royals rallied. Despite the loss, St. Louis went 7-2 on its road trip.
“I put a good swing on the slider,” Burleson said. “Didn’t think it was going off the bat, but I spun it well and the wind kind of helped it.”
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-4 in 5-1 win over Rays
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Astros
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Reds
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 3-2 loss to Tigers
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 1-0 loss to Diamondbacks
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Beat Rays for second straight day to improve to 18-27
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): See above
Double-A
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Pitched 1.2 innings, gave up a run on two hits with a strikeout in a 10-1 loss to Chesapeake. He came on in the sixth and gave up a two-run homer in the sixth.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in doubleheader loss to Everett (1-0, 10-2).
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Played in first game of doubleheader with Everett, a 1-0 loss. Was 0-for-2 with a walk. Team also lost 10-2.
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-3 in 3-2 win over Aberdeen
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 3-2 win over Aberdeen
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 7-1 win over Cedar Rapids
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 1-for-4 with walk and two runs scored in 8-6 win over Wisconsin
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-1 as pinch-hitter in 9-7 loss to St. Lucie
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 4-2 win over Lakeland.
Frontier League
Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 7-1 loss to New Jersey
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