Friday night at Fifth Third Park belonged to Maxton Martin. The 20-year-old infielder drove in a club-record six runs and finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Hub City Spartanburgers held off the Winston-Salem Dash 10-7, evening their High-A series at two games apiece.
Martin reached base in four of his five plate appearances. His three-run double in the eighth turned a one-run lead into a four-run cushion and gave reliever Cole Stasio (W, 2-0) the breathing room he needed to close out the ninth, according to the Spartanburgers’ game recap. The MiLB Stats API box score confirms the 10-7 final under gamePk 822112.
Hub City’s bullpen had to improvise. Scheduled starter Dalton Pence was scratched, so Joey Danielson made his first professional start and worked a scoreless frame with two strikeouts. Josh Sanders followed with six straight outs through the third before the Dash batted around in the fourth — Caleb Bonemer’s leadoff solo home run, his third of the series, sparked a three-run inning that briefly trimmed the Spartanburgers’ lead to 4-3.
The bottom of the fourth answered. Cal Stark doubled to left-center, and the home offense methodically rebuilt the cushion. Coming off a 16-run effort Thursday, the Spartanburgers have now scored 26 runs across two nights at Fifth Third Park. With one game remaining in the six-game set, the series is squared and Hub City sends its rotation back out for the rubber match.
For Spartanburgers fans tracking Texas Rangers prospects, Martin’s six-RBI night is the kind of performance that lands a 20-year-old on the organizational radar. The franchise — which moved from Hickory to Spartanburg ahead of the 2026 season — keeps drawing the kind of crowds that the city’s downtown business owners say validate the Fifth Third Park investment.
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Six RBIs from a 20-year-old in High-A is the kind of stat line that gets noticed in Arlington. Rangers fans should be paying attention.
Took my kids to Fifth Third last week and the place was rocking. So glad we have this team in Spartanburg now.
26 runs across two games at home — bats are alive. Need a rotation that holds up though, scratching Pence is concerning.
Danielson making his pro debut as a starter and getting two Ks is a great story. Bullpen depth is going to matter all summer.
Downtown Spartanburg is a different city on game nights. The restaurants and bars near the park are finally seeing the foot traffic everyone hoped for.
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