Pirates in baseball: Two former Pirates help Renegades pick up win

by | Apr 25, 2025

It was a rather quiet night for the former East Carolina baseball players playing professionally. However, two of them helped their team to a win on Thursday.

Josh Moylan was 0-for-3 with a run scored and two walks in his team’s 9-4 win over Asheville. Josh Grosz started and pitched the first four innings. He gave up a run on two hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

Grosz didn’t factor in the decision despite Hudson Valley getting seven of its runs in the first two innings he pitched. Grosz lowered his ERA to 3.09 with the performance.

Zach Agnos

He didn’t pitch in Game 1 of the Rockies’ doubleheader, a 7-4 loss to Royals. But as he did in his first pro appearance, he did pitch in the second game. He up a hit with two outs in the 7th inning of his team’s 6-2 loss to Royals.

He still owns a 0.00 ERA.

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

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: No game on Thursday. At Mariners on Friday.
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: No game on Thursday. Hosting Brewers on Friday.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Athletics.
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: No game on Thursday. Hosting Red Sox on Friday.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: No game on Thursday. At Yankees on Friday.
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: See above
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): No game on Thursday. At Mariners on Friday.

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 7-5 loss to El Paso.

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 7-4 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 7-2 loss to Tampa.
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Transferred to the Development List.
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): See above.
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): See above
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 5-0 loss to Quad Cities.
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): Did not play in 5-4 loss to Palm Beach.
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-4 in 5-4 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 5-3 loss to Fort Myers.

Frontier League

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

Photo credit: Josh Grosz in the starting lineup on April 24. (Hudson Valley Renegades photo)

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