Greensboro Grasshoppers move to (22-8) with win over West Virginia tonight and Frank Mickens(WFMY TV 2 NEWS) hits a perfect ‘pitch’ with the National Anthem

Frank Mickens of WFMY NEWS 2 sang the Star Spangled Banner prior to the game and he hit it right out of the park….Solid first-class job turned in by Mr. Mickens…..The ‘Pitch’ was near perfect….

Greensboro Grasshoppers 6
West Virginia Power 3

WP:Charlie Lowell(2-1)
LP:Zack Dodson(1-3)
HR:(GBO)Brent Keys(3)….(WVA)Willy Garcia(6)
Hoppers(22-8)/Power(11-20)….Hoppers (14-2) at home for 2012 and they have won Six in a-row…
GBO-6-8-3
WVA-3-6-2

Official Box Score from the South Atlantic League:
West Virginia Power
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Alen Hanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .376
Kirk Singer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Gregory Polanco CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Jose Osuna DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
Willy Garcia LF 4 1 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 .257
Carlos Mesa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
Chris Lashmet 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Jonathan Schwind C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Jodaneli Carvajal 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

BATTING
2B: Garcia, W 2 (5, Lowell, Lowell).
HR: Garcia, W (6, 9th inning off Nygren, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Garcia, W 8; Lashmet; Polanco, G 2.
RBI: Garcia, W 3 (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schwind; Mesa; Hanson.
GIDP: Osuna, Hanson, Schwind.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hanson (12, 2nd base off Lowell/Gimenez), Schwind (2, 2nd base off Lowell/Gimenez).
CS: Osuna (2, 2nd base by Lowell/Gimenez).

FIELDING
E: Carvajal (6, missed catch), Schwind (2, catcher interference).
Outfield assists: Polanco, G (Gimenez at home), Mesa (Barnes at home).
DP: (Mesa-Schwind).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Ryan McIntyre RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .343
Austin Barnes 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .363
Brent Keys CF 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .353
Josh Adams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Ryan Rieger DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .272
Terrence Dayleg SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Aaron Senne 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290
Wilfredo Gimenez C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .315
Rand Smith LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .145

BATTING
2B: Rieger (8, Dodson), Gimenez (1, Jefferson).
HR: Keys (3, 3rd inning off Dodson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Rieger 2; McIntyre 2; Keys 4; Gimenez 3; Dayleg; Barnes.
RBI: Rieger 2 (18), Keys (16), Gimenez (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gimenez 2; McIntyre 2.
SAC: Barnes.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Barnes (5, 2nd base off Dodson/Schwind).

FIELDING
E: Lowell (1, missed catch), Dayleg 2 (8, fielding, fielding).
Outfield assists: McIntyre (Hanson at 2nd base).
DP: 4 (McIntyre-Dayleg, Adams-Barnes-Senne 2, Barnes-Senne).

West Virginia Power
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zack Dodson (L, 1-3) 5.0 5 3 2 2 1 1 5.72
Mike Jefferson 3.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 5.87
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Charlie Lowell (W, 2-1) 6.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 4.15
Daniel Oliver (H, 4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.41
James Nygren 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 9.24

WP: Jefferson 3.
Balk: Nygren.
HBP: Rieger (by Jefferson).
Groundouts-flyouts: Dodson 5-6, Jefferson 1-2, Lowell 6-2, Oliver 2-1, Nygren 2-1.
Batters faced: Dodson 22, Jefferson 15, Lowell 22, Oliver 7, Nygren 6.
Umpires: HP: Dane Ratajski. 1B: Derek Eaton.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:20.
Att: 4,160.