Carlos Tocci had four hits, JP Crawford scored three runs and Willians Astudillo hit his first home run as Lakewood snapped a 7-game losing streak with a 7-5 win over Greensboro on Monday night at FirstEnergy Park.
Jake Johansen and Ryan Ullman combined on a three-hitter as Hagerstown completed a four-game sweep of the BlueClaws with a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park.
Kicking off their home schedule on Thursday evening the Lakewood BlueClaws saw a familiar result. For the 12th time in 14 seasons, the Class A affiliate of the Phillies dropped their home opener, as they fell 6-0 to the Hagerstown (MD) Suns.
Lucas Giolito and Wander Suero combined on a 3-hit shutout as Hgaerstown topped the BlueClaws 3-0 on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Park in the BlueClaws home opener.
The Lehigh Valley coaching staff includes some reinforcements this year, at the expense of the local shore team, with former Phillies second baseman Mickey Morandini added to the Triple-A team's dugout personnel.
After suffering his second major injury in a stretch of four months, 2013 Lakewood BlueClaws shortstop Roman Quinn is bouncing back both physically and mentally and hopes to be better than ever when he returns to the field this coming season.