Hoppers win on Sunday and fell back on Saturday to finish (32-38) in first half of SAL

Highlights on Sunday included Justin Bass’s 13th home run of the season and AJ Ramos got his 13th save of the year……

Sunday Final(Final game of First Half)
Greensboro Grasshoppers 2
Asheville Tourists 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Asheville 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 4

W: Rosario (4-1, 2.98) L: Rose (5-5, 3.21)
HR: GBO: Bass, J (13)
S: Ramos, A (13)

Sunday Box Score from www.mlb.com:

Greensboro
Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Duarte CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .308
Austin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
Skipworth DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Jensen, K LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Keedy 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Bass, J RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .254
Paulino, C C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163
Pasek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208
Torres SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Olmos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Montgomery, M P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martinez, A P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rosario P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramos, A P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Duarte (4, Perkins), Skipworth (16, Bargas, P).
HR: Bass, J (13, 7th inning off Rose, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Duarte 2; Austin; Skipworth 2; Keedy; Bass, J 5; Paulino, C; Torres.
RBI: Austin (25), Bass, J (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pasek; Duarte.
GIDP: Skipworth.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Keedy (1, 2nd base by Ballard/Gonzalez, J).
PO: Keedy (1st base by Gonzalez, J), Skipworth (2nd base by Gonzalez, J).

FIELDING
E: Martinez, A (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Bass, J (Mesa, E at 2nd base).
DP: (Bass, J-Pasek-Torres).
Pickoffs: Paulino, C (Arenado, N at 2nd base).

Asheville
Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Mesa, E DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .335
Cleary Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Arenado, N 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .352
Barnes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .291
Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Gonzalez, J C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Sandoval RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Massey LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210
Wong SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Perkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rose P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bargas, P P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ballard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Arenado, N (13, Montgomery, M), Wong (7, Martinez, A).
TB: Mesa, E; Arenado, N 3; Clark; Gonzalez, J; Sandoval; Wong 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barnes; Massey.
S: Mesa, E.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Mesa, E (3, 2nd base by Rosario/Paulino, C).
PO: Arenado, N (2nd base by Paulino, C).

FIELDING
E: Massey (6, fielding), Gonzalez, J (7, fielding), Barnes (6, fielding), Sandoval (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Cleary Jr. (Skipworth at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Wong-Barnes-Clark, Cleary Jr.-Clark).
Pickoffs: Gonzalez, J 2 (Keedy at 1st base, Skipworth at 2nd base).

Greensboro
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olmos 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.07
Montgomery, M 2.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 3.20
Martinez, A (BS, 2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.54
Rosario (W, 4-1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 2.98
Ramos, A (S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.45

Asheville
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Perkins 5.0 3 1 0 0 3 0 3.12
Rose (L, 5-5) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.21
Bargas, P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.97
Ballard 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.12

Martinez, A pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Olmos.
HBP: Keedy (by Perkins).
Groundouts-flyouts: Olmos 5-1, Montgomery, M 1-0, Martinez, A 0-0, Rosario 2-2, Ramos, A 1-1, Perkins 3-7, Rose 3-0, Bargas, P 1-1, Ballard 0-1.
Batters faced: Olmos 9, Montgomery, M 8, Martinez, A 2, Rosario 11, Ramos, A 3, Perkins 19, Rose 9, Bargas, P 3, Ballard 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rosario 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Aaron Roberts. 1B: Aaron Larsen. 2B: . 3B: .
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:18.
Att: 2,126.

*****Hoppers’ pitcher Chad James struck out 8 Asheville Tourist batters in a losing cause on Saturday night….Hoppers fell 3-2 to Asheville……

Box Score from Saturday’s game from www.mlb.com:

Greensboro
Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Duarte CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311
Smith, R RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Skipworth C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Jensen, K LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .238
Keedy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Austin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Bass, J DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Wade, C SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Pasek 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214
James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Caminero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ceda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rosario P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
2B: Skipworth (15, Schnaitmann), Jensen, K (7, Schnaitmann), Bass, J (10, Schnaitmann), Duarte (3, Schnaitmann).
TB: Duarte 2; Skipworth 2; Jensen, K 3; Bass, J 3; Pasek.
RBI: Jensen, K (40), Pasek (12).
2-out RBI: Jensen, K.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Austin; Smith, R.
S: Wade, C.
SF: Pasek.
GIDP: Austin.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Skipworth 2 (8, catcher interference, catcher interference), Keedy (2, pickoff).
DP: (Keedy).

Asheville
Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Mesa, E LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335
Cleary Jr. CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Arenado, N DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .346
Sanders, J 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262
Barnes RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
Velazquez, H 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Tarleton C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220
Wong SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
Schnaitmann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
DeRatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

BATTING
TB: Cleary Jr.; Barnes 2; Wong.
RBI: Tarleton (10), Clark (38), Barnes (15).
2-out RBI: Barnes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Clark; Velazquez, H.
SF: Tarleton; Clark.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cleary Jr. (1, 3rd base off James/Skipworth), Barnes 2 (14, 3rd base off Caminero/Skipworth, 3rd base off James/Skipworth).
CS: Sanders, J (3, 2nd base by Rosario/Skipworth).

FIELDING
E: Velazquez, H (12, throw).
Outfield assists: Mesa, E (Pasek at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Mesa, E-Clark, Wong-Velazquez, H-Clark).

Greensboro
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
James (L, 1-4) 5.1 2 3 2 2 8 0 4.50
Caminero (BS, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.92
Ceda 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
Rosario 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20

Asheville
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Schnaitmann (W, 5-5) 6.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5.94
DeRatt (S, 3) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.48

WP: Caminero.
Groundouts-flyouts: James 4-4, Caminero 0-1, Ceda 0-0, Rosario 1-1, Schnaitmann 9-5, DeRatt 5-2.
Batters faced: James 22, Caminero 3, Ceda 3, Rosario 3, Schnaitmann 24, DeRatt 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Caminero 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Aaron Larsen. 1B: Aaron Roberts. 2B: . 3B: .
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:25.
Att: 3,092.