63 years ago, Milward Quinn, better known as “Mel”, took the field for the Roanoke Red Sox.  It was Easter Sunday 1946, and it was the day he saw his future wife for the first time.

Before last season began, the Pirates’ front office made a fundamental change in how the organization’s pitchers were taught

Four days. Four designated hitters. It’s not a sign of indecisiveness on Hillcats manager P.J. Forbes’ part. Not at all. He wants to keep his hitters fresh, engaged and involved and doesn’t want anyone languishing on the bench for too long.

The Sox were down 5-0 after five innings, and down three runs going into the bottom of the ninth

The kind fan in the Cincinnati Reds cap just had just one request — a signed bat.  He had run all the way behind the center field wall at City Stadium to fetch the ball that Pedro Alvarez crushed for his first professional home run, a blast that gave the Hillcats the lead for good Thursday night.

With multiple foreign born players, the Red Sox roster is easy to look at but difficult to pronounce

A packed house is expected for opening night in Salem

It will be called Lewis-Gale field, Salem Memorial Ballpark, and feature Salem’s version of the “Green Monster”

The Red Sox will carry 13 pitchers, 3 catchers, 7 infielders, and 5 outfielders.  Among them is one of Jonathan Papelbon’s younger brothers

Monday they flew in to Roanoke, and Tuesday they hit the field for pratice to get ready for opening night.

Most of the players arrived Monday, and will see the stadium Tuesday.

Season ticket sales are on the rise, and Salem Red Sox merchandise is going fast.  All getting ready for the 2009 baseball season. 

  A Red Sox great helped Salem and Roanoke celebrate another Hall of Fame Class.

Friday’s unveiling of the new minor league baseball team logo follows a two-year player development contract agreed to earlier this Fall

Atlanta Braves minor league pitcher Matthew Small, who played for the Danville Braves this summer, was suspended for 50 games Tuesday after testing positive for a banned amphetamine.

The Pirates promised a new day when the franchise completely overhauled its management from top to bottom in the offseason, hoping to end 15 years of futility and restock a minor league system in disrepair.  As the Hillcats’ 2008 season proved, that wave of change might take a while to reach Lynchburg.

The Hillcats’ Chris Jones sent the Lynchburg fans home happy on the final day of the season by driving in the game-winning run with a double in the bottom of the eighth

Hillcats catcher Kris Watts found himself in the middle of nearly all the action in Lynchburg’s four-run, eighth inning rally that led to a 9-7 victory over Salem at City Stadium on Sunday.

It was another soggy, miserable night for the Hillcats as Frederick scored seven runs before Lynchburg got its first hit and the Keys cruised to a 7-3 victory Tuesday at City Stadium.

It’s hard to tell which aspect of the Hillcats’ 5-0 loss to Frederick on Monday was more embarrassing

The struggling left-handed pitcher has plodded along in the two weeks since he couldn’t close out the Danville Braves’ 13-9 win against Princeton on Aug. 10th, sporadically appearing in a relief role.

The Danville Braves began their final series of the season with a 4-0 shutout over the Burlington Royals on Sunday

Jon Shehan took his little brother to the batting cages Sunday morning, and the former Danville Braves catcher and Millersville (Pa.) University baseball coach offered some tips.

When Jim Negrych and Jamie Romak, two of the Carolina League’s premier hitters, were promoted to Double-A Altoona two weeks ago, it appeared the Lynchburg lineup wasn’t left with a whole lot to work with.  The Hillcats who remain beg to differ.

Angelo Paulino was rocked for five runs in just two innings of work and the Pulaski Mariners (28-18) poured on eight runs in the first four innings to thrash the Danville Braves 8-2 on Monday night

It might not seem like it, but Lynchburg’s recent 10-game road trip — which produced an astounding 10 straight losses — was not nearly as bad as it sounds.

Former Tunstall High and University of Virginia star pitcher Jacob Thompson signed with the Atlanta Braves this weekend and will join the Danville Braves, the parent club’s advanced rookie league affiliate, the team announced late Sunday night

Mike Elkerson stood in the on-deck circle, swinging his hips and keeping loose, preparing for his shot to potentially win an important game for the second night in a row.  Elkerson, however, struck out to end the game.

The Hillcats lost two of the best bats in the Carolina League on Tuesday when third baseman Jim Negrych and outfielder Jamie Romak were promoted to Double-A Altoona.

The D-Braves only produced three hits and had four base runners the entire game against Johnson City