Lowell Continues Charge Toward Playoffs Beat Cyclones 3-1

The Lowell Spinners continued their charge toward the playoffs as they beat a rattled Brooklyn Cyclones team 3-1. The Spinners are now 8-2 in their last 10 games and hold a 5.5 game lead on second place Oneonta in the Stedler Division.
Brooklyn started off strong, scoring one run quickly off of Spinners starter Pedro Perez [...]

Road to the Show: Drake Britton

Welcome to our latest installment of Road to the Show, with Spinners starter Drake Britton. Britton was drafted in the 23rd round of the 2007 Amateur Draft by the Boston Red Sox after sliding down draft boards due to a strong commitment to Texas A+M. Britton eventually signed for a sizeable bonus for a late [...]

Tom DiBenedetto Promoted to Greenville

Congratulations to Tom DiBenedetto, who has been promoted to Greenville following last night’s game.
DiBenedetto batted .286 in 42 at bats this season. DiBenedetto was drafted in the 37th round of the 2008 and split last season between Greenville and GCL.

Pichardo Draws Accolades

Congratulations to Wilfred Pichardo, on being named NY Penn League Player of the Week for August 17-23rd. Pichardo was also named SoxProspects.com player of the week for the same period.
Pichardo posted a .450/.542/.600 line in 20 at-bats in 5 games with 3 doubles, 7 RBI, and 7 steals. Pichardo is batting .296/.348/.383 [...]

Spinners Shoot Down Ironbirds 8-2

Last night the Spinners defeated the Aberdeen Ironbirds 8-2, and increased their division lead to 2.5 games with Oneonta’s loss. The Spinners had big nights from Derrik Gibson (SB, 2 R) and Ryan Westmoreland (3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 SB) on their way to the win.
For Gibson, his stolen base was his 25th, moving him within [...]

Kyle Rutter Promoted to Greenville

Congratulations to Kyle Rutter, who was promoted to Greenville recently. Kyle pitched in 15 games for the Spinners, compiling a 1.50 ERA and striking out 21 batters in 18 innings. Rutter was drafted in the 41st round of the 2009 Draft and previously played for NC State. Kyle was one of the players featured in [...]

Jacoby Runs Into Record Books

Congratulations to former Spinner Jacoby Ellsbury, who yesterday set the Red Sox single season record for stolen bases, after he stole third base in the first inning of last nights game. Ellsbury now has 55 steals, which breaks the previous record of 54 which was achieved by Tommy Harper in 1973.  Ellsbury played for the [...]

Spinners Tame Tigers, Alvarez Ties Record

The Lowell Spinners are rolling, their latest victim was their division foe the Oneonta Tigers. The first five Spinners reached base in yesterday’s game and chased Tigers starter Jose Diaz before he even recorded an out.
The Spinners scored four in the first on an RBI single by Ryan Westmoreland, an RBI double by Michael Almanzar, [...]

Spinners “Monster” Plans Coming to Life

The Lowell Spinners have cleared one of the first major hurdles in their quest to build a replica “Green Monster” wall in left field of LeLacheur Park. The Lowell Arena Commission unanimously agreed to approve the project, with the next step being the City Council voting on the 8th.
The plan calls for a new section [...]

Hassan, McGuiness Promoted to Greenville

Congratulations to Alex Hassan and Chris McGuiness, who were both promoted to the Greenville Drive after last nights game.
Chris McGuiness
Alex Hassan