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Down East Duel

May 31, 2023

5/30 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game one of the series between the Columbia Fireflies and the Down East Wood Ducks, the starters, Zobac and Corniell dualled it out on the mound through the first four innings. Zobac faced 14 batters, giving up a single in the first and

DEWDS Double Down to Tie the Series

May 23, 2023

5/21 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game six of the series between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks, solid pitching led the way in the first three innings by Woodpeckers starter, Nodal and Woodies starter, Curry. The Woodies were the first to reach scoring position in

Doubleheader Day

May 21, 2023

5/20 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game 1 Two seven inning games kicked off the day, as last night’s game was rained out. In game four of the series between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Woodpeckers threatened with runner’s reaching scoring position in the first

May 19th Game Postponed

May 19, 2023

Kinston, N.C. – Due to weather conditions, tonight’s game (May 19) has been postponed. In lieu of today’s game, we will play a single-admission double header tomorrow, May 20th starting at 4 pm. Gates will open at 3:00 pm. Game two will begin approximately 45 minutes after the completion of

Woodpeckers Shutout Woodies

May 19, 2023

5/19 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game three between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Woodpeckers went three up, three down in the top of the first against Woodies starter Leandro Lopez. Taylor, the Fayetteville starter, gave up one hit to the Woodies in the

DeVos Dominated

May 17, 2023

5/17 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game two of the series between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Woodpeckers jumped on the board early as Cole smashed a leadoff double into the right center field gap. Balogh drove Cole in with an RBI single. Putting

Woodies Whacked the Woodpeckers

May 17, 2023

5/16 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game one of the series between the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and the Down East Wood Ducks, the starters, McCarty for the Woodies and Dombrowski for the Woodpeckers, both dominated through the first three innings. The starters both faced eleven batters through the first three

Delmarva Digs Deep

May 15, 2023

5/14 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game six, the final game of the series between the Delmarva Shorebirds and Down East Wood Ducks began with the first six outs of the game recorded via a pop-up or flyball, as Carter Young was the only to reach in the first on

Woodies Wildin' Off

May 14, 2023

5/13 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game five of the series between the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Down East Wood Ducks began with both teams having identical innings as four batters came to the plate in the first, both leaving one stranded on first, reaching via a walk. In the

Battle of the Birds

May 13, 2023

5/12 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game four of the series between the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Down East Wood Ducks began with Woodies starter, Brock Porter, going three up three down in the top of the first. The Woodies were first to score runs on the night, with a

Error Fest

May 12, 2023

5/11 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game three of the series between the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Down East Wood Ducks began with Woodies starter, Josh Gessner, getting a groundout and a double play to retire the Shorebirds in the opening half of the inning. Juan De Los Santos, the

Woodies School Shorebirds

May 10, 2023

5/10 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Game two of the series between the Delmarva Shorebirds and the Down East Wood Ducks began with the Shorebirds loading the bases with two outs against Woodies starter Joseph Montalvo. Montalvo struck out the six-hole hitter leaving three stranded. The Woodies offense also left

Lightning Hot Bats in Kinston

May 10, 2023

5/9/2023 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass Wood Ducks starter D.J. McCarty started game one off strong versus the Delmarva Shorebirds, with just a four-pitch inning, retiring three batters. The Delmarva’s starting pitcher started off strong as well, striking out three Wood Ducks batters and only allowing one on base via

Celebrating 75 years at Grainger Stadium

April 27, 2023

75th Celebration By: Shivar Person & Maddy Meehan On April 23, 2023, the Down East Wood Ducks celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Historic Grainger Stadium. “The Lady” as the stadium has been known for well over 7 decades, officially opened on April 8, 1949. When Grainger High School defeated Tarboro

April 22nd Game Postponed

April 22, 2023

Kinston, N.C. – Due to weather conditions, tonight’s game (April 22) has been postponed. In lieu of today’s game, we will play a single-admission double header tomorrow (April 23) starting at 12:00 pm. Gates will open at 11:00 am. Game one will begin at 12:00 pm. Game two will begin

Woodies Walk-Off for 1st Win Against the Mudcats

April 22, 2023

4/22/2023 By: Jackson Pass In game four of the series between the Carolina Mudcats and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Mudcats once again were first to put a run on the board with an RBI single from Matt Wood, scoring Hall from second against Woodies starter Brock Porter. The

Long Ball Not Enough for the Woodies

April 21, 2023

4/20/2023 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game three of the series between the Carolina Mudcats and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Mudcats struck first in the top of the first inning with Barrios scoring on a RBI double by Avina down the right field line against Woodies starter,

Muddy Mudcats

April 19, 2023

4/19/2023 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game three of the series between the Carolina Mudcats and the Down East Wood Ducks, both starters threw a scoreless first inning. The Mudcats went on a scoring run in the next three innings. The Mudcats put up one in the second inning

Mudcats Take the Series Opener

April 19, 2023

4/18/23 Game Recap By: Jackson Pass In game one of the series between the Carolina Mudcats and the Down East Wood Ducks, the Mudcats were the first to score after a four-walk inning and a hit by pitch inning allowed two to cross the plate against the Woodies starter before

April 8th Game Postponed

April 14, 2023

Due to weather conditions, tonight’s game (April 8) has been postponed. In lieu of today’s game, we will play a single-admission double header on Thirsty Thursday presented by Natural Light on June 15th starting at 5pm. Gates will open at 4:30pm. Game one will begin at 5pm. Game two will

Hot Woodies Bats on a Cold Rainy Night in K-Town

April 14, 2023

Friday, April 7, 2023 By Jackson Pass Tonight was game two of the series between the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and Down East Wood Ducks which started off with a 10-minute rain delay. Aidan Curry started on the mound for the Wood Ducks, retiring two of three Cannon Baller batters on

Woodies Fall in Home Opener

April 14, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023 By Jackson Pass In the three-game series between the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and Down East Wood Ducks, the Cannon Ballers struck one across the board in the opening frame with Camilletti crossing the plate on a bases loaded RBI walk to Logan. The Woodies bats started

2023 Break Camp Roster

March 31, 2023

KINSTON, NC – The Texas Rangers released the Break Camp Roster that will be arriving in Kinston to start the season. The initial 30-man roster includes 16 pitchers (X left handers), 3 catchers, 6 infielders, and 5 outfielders. Four of the Ranger’s top thirty prospects are on the Wood Ducks

2023 Giveaways, Theme Nights & Fireworks

February 24, 2023

TextDescription automatically generated KINSTON, NC - The Down East Wood Ducks released their 2023 full promotional calendar. There are a total of 19 different giveaways included in the promotional calendar. Each giveaway will be available for the first 1,000 fans. Giveaways are limited to one item per person per ticket.

2023 Woodies Schedule

September 20, 2022

The Down East Wood Ducks have officially released our 2023 schedule. Opening Day is Thursday, April 6 vs. the Kannapolis Cannonballers. The Wood Ducks will play a total of 132 games: 66 at Historic Grainger Stadium and 66 on the road. The regular season is scheduled to conclude on Sunday,