Gibson, Former Spinners Honored by Red Sox End of Season Awards

The Boston Red Sox released their end of season Minor League Awards and Derrik Gibson and a trio of former Spinners were honored for their great 2009 seasons.
Spinners shortstop Derrik Gibson picked up the first honor, earning the Baserunner of the Year title for his great season on the basepaths. Gibson, who made a cameo [...]

Playoff Baseball Returns to LeLacheur

Today is the day! Playoff baseball returns to LeLacheur Park and it’s Red Sox vs. Yankees as the Spinners (45-30) take on Staten Island (47-29). This season the teams split six games against each other with each team sweeping the other in it’s respective home stadium.
This season has been an exciting one for the [...]

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 [...]

Bermudez, Hassan Keep Spinners Hot

Ronald Bermudez belted a three run homer off the Hookslide Kelly’s sign in left in the fifth inning of last nights game to help the Spinners win 5-2 against the Batavia Muckdogs.
Spinners starter Kason Gabbard, in his fifth rehab start, pitched six scoreless innings and struck out five Muckdogs on the way to the win. [...]

Rice Finally Gets His Due

Jim Rice was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, he was elected with 76.4% of the vote in his 15th and final year of eligibility. Rice batted .298 with 382 home runs and 1,451 RBIs from 1974-89, and his numbers were not those generally considered Hall of Fame worthy, due to his [...]

Road to the Show: Kyle Rutter

Welcome to our third segment of “Road to the Show” with Kyle Rutter.
Rutter was selected in the 41st round of the 2009 Major League Amateur Draft. Rutter’s path to becoming a pro is an interesting one, including changing his delivery upon his arrival at NC State. Rutter features impressive separation on his pitches, with his [...]

Westmoreland, Spinners Spike State College 8-5

Ryan Westmoreland was 3-3 with his third homerun, and came a double short of a cycle, driving in the go ahead runs in the top of the 9th, as the Spinners charged past the State College Spikes 8-5. Westmoreland reached base all 5 times he stepped to the plate, Wilfred Pichardo was 3 for 4 [...]

(Not) Easy Like Sunday Morning, Spinners Miscues Lead to 8-1 Loss

Joantoni Garcia Scores

The Spinners committed four errors, all of them in the Cross Cutters four run 7th inning, leading to a 8-1 loss on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Pressly the Spinners starter pitched one inning striking out three but allowing three runs on three hits and a walk. Chris McGuiness’ RBI single in the first accounted [...]

Spinners Win Three, Then Fall to the Dark Side on Star Wars Night

The Spinners, currently on a six game homestand, won two out of three from the Aberdeen Ironbirds after dropping the first game. The Spinners then defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters 7-1 to open the first game of a three game series.
Tonight, however, the Spinners fell to the “Dark Side” on Star Wars night here at LeLacheur [...]

Spinners Fire Blanks, Then Blank Ironbirds

On Tuesday Night, the Spinners opened a 6 game homestand with the first of three games vs. the Aberdeen Ironbirds. Ryan Pressly took the mound and had his first tough outing of the year, giving up 3 runs and 8 hits in 4.2 innings of work. Ironbirds starter Tyler Sexton hurled a gem, going 6 [...]