Minor league update for 8/19/26

Hickory starter Seong-Jun Kim made his full season debut, throwing two shutout innings and striking out four. Jormy Nivar allowed four runs in 1.2 IP, walking two. Michael Trausch struck out three and walked two in two scoreless innings.

Jay McQueen was 2 for 4 with a walk. Paulino Santana doubled and walked. Marco Argudin had a HBP and a stolen base before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the fourth. Dewar Tovar had a hit. Curley Martha had a hit. Yolfran Castillo and Pablo Guerrero each had a hit. Kolby Branch was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.

Hickory box score

Hub City played a pair.

In Game One, Connor O’Hara, a 25 year old signed out of the Atlantic League earlier this year, made his first appearance in high-A, going five shutout innings, striking out seven and walking one.

Maxton Martin doubled. Eduardo Mejia and Casey Cook each had a hit. Paxton Kling had a hit and a walk. Chandler Pollard had a pair of hits and a stolen base.

In Game Two, A.J. Russell struck out six and walked one in 3.1 IP, allowing one run. J’Briell Easley struck out two in two innings, allowing one run.

Gleider Figuereo had two of the Spartanburgers’ three hits in the game, with Maxton Martin recording the other.

Hub City Game One box score

Hub City Game Two box score

For Frisco, Josh Trentadue threw a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one. Leandro Lopez allowed three runs in two innings, striking out four. Bryan Magdaleno threw a scoreless inning. Wilian Bormie struck out two and walked one in an inning of work, allowing one run.

Rafe Perich was 2 for 4 with a double. Yeison Morrobel tripled. Dylan Dreiling was 3 for 4 with a walk. Arturo Disla had a hit and a walk.

Frisco box score

Round Rock starter Dalton Pence struck out six and allowed a pair of solo homers in five innings. Josh Sborz struck out one and walked one in a scoreless inning. Luis Curvelo threw a shutout inning.

Cam Cauley was 4 for 5 with a couple of homers. Alejandro Osuna was 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. Logan O’Hoppe was 2 for 4 with a homer and a walk. John Taylor was 2 for 5. Aaron Zavala was 3 for 5.

Round Rock box score