South Atlantic League

The Single-A South Atlantic League is moving into Salisbury next season.Within the next few weeks, officials of Maryland Baseball Limited Partnership, Inc. will announce the purchase of the Albany (Ga.) Polecats and the franchise's relocation to the Eastern Shore.The sale of the club has been passed by the board of directors of the league and now requires only the approval of the baseball commissioner's office and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (minors)."We can't confirm this" until the final approvals are granted, said MBLP chief executive officer Peter Kirk.

Single-A Delmarva infielder Nicky Delmonico was named the Most Valuable Player of tonight's South Atlantic League All-Star Game in Charleston, S.C. Delmonico, the Orioles' No. 6-ranked prospect by Baseball America, played a key role in the North's 3-2 win, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. The 19-year-old Delmonico hit a one-out infield single to shortstop in the fifth inning, then scored two batters later on Kevan Smith's RBI double to left. Delmonico then laced a one-out double to right, moving to third on an error by South second baseman Delino DeShields.

HAGERSTOWN -- A six-run sixth inning highlighted the Hagerstown Suns' 11-1 victory over the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads last night in the Single-A South Atlantic League.

Yesterday TRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Syracuse 10, Ottawa 7: Winston Abreau gave up three runs on two home runs for the Sky Chiefs in the top of the 10th after the host Lynx (41-41) rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth. DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUE Bowie, idle SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUE Frederick 2, Myrtle Beach 0: Jason Fransz hit his Carolina League-leading 13th homer run, helping the visiting Keys shut out the Pelicans and win three in a row for the first time since April.

HAGERSTOWN -- The Hagerstown Suns split a Single-A South Atlantic League doubleheader with the Columbus Red Stixx at Municipal Stadium last night, winning the opener, 6-5, and dropping the nightcap, 3-1.

HAGERSTOWN -- Santiago Henry drove in three runs, leading the Hagerstown Suns to a 4-3 victory over the Hickory Crawdads last night in a Single-A South Atlantic League game.

Yesterday Single-A South Atlantic League playoffs Kannapolis 3, Hagerstown 0: The host Intimidators beat the Suns three games to one to win their their first South Atlantic League Championship. Kannapolis scored the game-winning run in the second and added two more in the fifth. Jack Egbert (1-0) got the win and Garry Baker earned his first save. Blake Eager (0-1) took the loss for Hagerstown. Ryan McCarthy hit his first homer.

Results, scheduleYesterdayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUERochester 9, Buffalo 2DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUEBowie 5, Reading 4SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUEDanville at FrederickSINGLE-A SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFSCapital City at HagerstownTodayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUERochester at Buffalo, 7: 15 p.m.DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUEBowie at Reading, 7: 05 p.m.SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUEDanville at Frederick, 6: 35 p.m.SINGLE-A SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFSCapital City at...