The Morey Story:Grasshoppers Righty Robert in Rare Air on Friday night win over Gnats(with Box Score)

It was a nine-inning complete game shutout, for Greensboro Grasshoppers right handed pitcher Robert Morey, on Friday night, at NewBridge Bank Park….

Morey a former University of Virginia Cavalier, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, tossed a real gem, as the Hoppers stopped the Savannah SandGnats 5-0…..This was the best outing we have seen by any pitcher this season, at NewBridge Bank Park…..Morey gave up 0 runs, on five hits and struck out 9 in 9, with no walks…….

Greensboro Grasshoppers 5
Savannah SandGnats 0

WP:Robert Morey(6-7)
LP:Ryan Fraser(6-7)
HR’s:(GSO) Marcell Ozuna(16) Christian Yelich(11) James Wooster(6)

GSO 5-11-1
SAV 0-5-0

GSO(17-17/57-47)
SAV(21-13/60-43)

Box score courtesy of South Atlantic League:

Savannah Sand Gnats
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Ceciliani CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244
Tovar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
Forsythe DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Cordero C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Rodriguez, A 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Bonfe RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Butler 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Nieves 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Harris, A LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274

BATTING
2B: Forsythe (18, Morey).
TB: Tovar; Forsythe 2; Cordero; Butler; Nieves.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ceciliani; Rodriguez, A.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bonfe (Wooster at home).
DP: (Rodriguez, A-Nieves-Butler).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Perio 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
Ozuna RF 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .245
Yelich CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .310
Canha 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
Dudley DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .309
Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
Black, Da SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
Fisher 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
Wooster LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .280

BATTING
2B: Dudley (8, Hebert).
HR: Ozuna (16, 1st inning off Fraser, 0 on, 1 out), Yelich (11, 3rd inning off Fraser, 0 on, 0 out), Wooster (6, 4th inning off Fraser, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Perio; Ozuna 6; Yelich 6; Dudley 2; Realmuto; Wooster 5.
RBI: Ozuna (52), Yelich (56), Wooster (23), Canha (56), Dudley (21).
2-out RBI: Dudley.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Realmuto 2; Wooster.
SF: Canha.
GIDP: Canha.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Black, Da 2 (27, 2nd base off Hebert/Cordero, 3rd base off Hebert/Cordero).

FIELDING
E: Fisher (16, fielding).

Savannah Sand Gnats
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fraser (L, 6-7) 5.0 8 3 3 2 3 3 3.59
Hebert 3.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 3.27
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Morey (W, 6-7) 9.0 5 0 0 0 9 0 6.06

Groundouts-flyouts: Fraser 5-4, Hebert 2-3, Morey 14-4.
Batters faced: Fraser 23, Hebert 13, Morey 32.
Umpires: HP: Shane Livensparger. 1B: Mike Cascioppo. 2B: . 3B: .
Weather: 97 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:26.
Att: 5,497.