White Sox Minor League Update: June 12, 2025

The Sox farm won two of five one-run games, capped off by a Braden Montgomery walk-off bomb in Winston-Salem

Durham Bulls 2, Charlotte Knights 1 (Statcast box)
The Knights (32-34) were out-hit by the Bulls (37-29), 6-3, but held a one-run lead heading into the ninth inning before blowing it and getting walked off, losing a game they definitely should have won. Maybe that’s just karma for the White Sox giving an abuser yet another an opportunity to start a game.

The only Charlotte batters to get a hit were Korey Lee, Dominic Fletcher, and Brooks Baldwin, and Baldwin held the lone RBI on a solo 414-foot bomb to right-center in the top of the sixth. The offense otherwise went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position, and left six on base as a team. Outside of a few walks and a hit-by-pitch, the offense was fairly pathetic, and went down in order four of nine innings.

The bullpen was solid for the seventh and eighth, and didn’t give up a hit until Justin Anderson gave up two in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Bulls the win. Only one of the runs was earned, however, as Colson Montgomery made a throwing error to start the inning and put the tying run on base. Just a couple batters later, Durham left fielder Andrew Stevenson ripped the game-winning double to right, sending the Knights home with the L and down 1-2 in the series.

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Montgomery Biscuits 2, Birmingham Barons 1 (12 innings)
The Barons (33-27) lost an absolute heartbreaker to the Biscuits (31-29) Thursday, after an intense pitching duel in which lefthander Noah Schultz took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. We can probably blame MiLB, because as soon as they flashed that no-hitter banner, Schultz immediately gave up a hit.

Although Schultz was missing bats with seven strikeouts, he also walked five batters in his 5 2⁄3 innings of one-hit ball. He was able to work out of tough situations, though, and was the main reasons Birmingham remained in the game at all.

Montgomery starter Duncan Davitt was (unfortunately) also on his game, and gave up just three hits in eight innings. Colby Smelley was the first batter of the game to get a hit, recording was one of just four hits for Birmingham. The Barons offense couldn’t get anything going at all, and didn’t even sniff second base until they were given the ghost runner in extras.

The Barons bullpen was solid in relief of Schultz, as Dalton Roach and Garrett Schoenle combined for 2 1⁄3 no-hit innings with four strikeouts, but run support was nowhere to be found. The offense couldn’t cut themselves a break, either, to even attempt to lend the pitchers a hand.

Rikuu Nishida was caught stealing second in the fifth, and Birmingham was also picked off twice, including Mario Camilletti in the top of the 12th at second base ... literally the free runner they are allotted at the beginning of the inning. Pain.

Finally, in the top of the 10th, the Barons were able to score their first run at the hands of a Ryan Galanie sacrifice fly. But the bullpen wasn’t able to fend off the ghost runner at second for all three extra innings.

The 10th inning alone was a wild ride. Zach Franklin was missing bats left and right, and earned four strikeouts in one inning thanks to a dropped third strike that ended up getting to first base safely. The Biscuits were able to tie the game at one — and to add even more chaos to the inning, Montgomery’s shortstop and manager were ejected after the second out.

Eric Adler ultimately earned the loss on a tough, game-winning base hit that went up the middle off the mound. It really would have bee nice to have scored at least one real run behind this pitching staff.

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Winston-Salem Dash 8, Bowling Green Hot Rods 7
It was a rollercoaster of a game for Winston-Salem (23-37) but they ended up prevailing and defeating the Hot Rods (31-28), 8-7 in a matchup that started as a blowout but ended up tight. The Dash offense exploded for five runs in the bottom of the sixth, taking a 6-2 lead, with a rally that began with a Braden Montgomery leadoff triple. A slew of base hits commenced that allowed Winston-Salem to pile on run support — but the lead didn’t last long.

Tanner McDougal had the start on Thursday, and had yet another great outing. In 5 2⁄3 innings he gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits, and walked just one compared to seven strikeouts. Seven seemed to be the magic number for White Sox minors pitchers today, but we will absolutely take seven Ks any day of the week.

To replace McDougal, Morris Austin was out for the seventh and quickly loaded the bases and gave up a run, and was pulled out of the game before he was even able to record an out (four batters). Mark McLaughlin had to take over with the mess that was already made and allowed another three runs that were charged to Austin, and tacked on one for himself.

Somehow the Dash battled back, and Terrell Tatum tied the game at seven in the bottom of the eighth with a very timely home run. Tatum had himself a day, posting a double earlier in the game, scoring twice, and driving in four of the eight Winston-Salem runs.

This gave the Dash a new life, but they didn’t need extras today! Braden Montgomery called game on a walk off solo bomb to left.

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Columbia Fireflies 2, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 1
The Cannon Ballers (32-34) played another close game in the org but fell short, losing 2-1 to the Fireflies (37-29) due to lack of run support. Miguel Santos and Ryan Burrowes accounted for nearly all of the Kannapolis offensive production (five of six hits), but the bats were flat overall: The Ballers left nine runners on base and went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

Justin Sinibaldi made his 10th start of the season, and while he hasn’t been spectacular, he wasn’t bad for the first six innings ... but he immediately gave up a home run in the seventh. Maybe six should have been the cutoff, but hindsight is always 20/20. Sinibaldi ended up receiving the loss after 6 1⁄3 innings of work, gaving up two earned on six hits and three strikeouts.

Righthander Connor Housley made his debut for the Ballers after being promoted from the ACL team on Tuesday, and was solid in his 1 2⁄3 innings of work. He gave up just one hit and struck out one, and has a 1.88 ERA in 10 appearances in 2025.

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ACL White Sox 3, ACL D-backs 2
The ACL Sox (15-14) squad scored three runs early, in the second and third innings, and clung to the lead for dear life behind to secure the 3-2 win. Righthander Jordany Chirinos made the start and was solid for four innings despite walking three batters. He gave up just one unearned run on three hits, and also struck out three.

On the offensive front, Arnold Prado lined a base hit up the middle to drive in the first run of the day in the top of the second. Second baseman Grant Smith also had an excellent day at the plate, and racked up two RBIs on a double in the third.

Chirinos didn’t receive the W, though, falling short of five innings. The W was awarded to Yohemy Nolasco, who ironically struggled the most Thursday, loading the bases in the top of the fifth before hitting a batter to bring the D-backs within one run. Gil Luna was able to shut it down and earn the save; the southpaw was solid in 2 1⁄3 innings of work, allowing zero hits while striking out two and walking one.