Pirates in baseball: Norby has big game in Marlins victory in 10 over Phillies

by | Apr 21, 2025

ECU alum and third baseman Connor Norby had his first breakout game for the Marlins in 7-5 win over the Phillies in 10 innings on Sunday.

He was 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and two runs scored to raise his batting average to .313 for the season. He also stole his first base of the season.

He reached on a fielder’s choice in the first, then stole second base. In the third, he singled. He doubled in the sixth but was left at third. He singled in the eighth and later scored to give Miami the lead at 5-4.

He started the 10th inning at second base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Stowers for a 6-5 lead. Miami added another run for the final margin.

The Marlins improved to 9-12 under ECU alum and manager Clayton McCullough.

Josh Moylan

He was 1-for-3 with his first homer of the season in 3-1 win over Wilmington. He was named Player of the Game after his homer in the third inning tied the game at 1-all.

Check out what the other ECU alumni did in the pros and minors on Sunday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Was 1-for-4 with a RBI in a 7-4 loss to the Mets. He singled but did not score in the fourth.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 1-0 loss to Dodgers.
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 5-4 win over Pirates
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 8-3 loss to Mariners
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: See above
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 5-2 loss to Salt Lake.

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Erie
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in Dunedin’s 4-1 win over Lakeland.
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not play in 8-3 loss to Eugene
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): see above
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 3-1 win over Wilmington.
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Game was rained out. No makeup date was announced.
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): Was 1-for-3 with a run and two walks in a 11-7 win over Daytona.
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 11-7 loss to Jupiter.
  • 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 Palm Beach.

Frontier League

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

Photo credit: Connor Norby (AP photo)

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