Walk-off HR by J.C. Millan in the 12 Inning on Monday night at First National Bank Field wins it in the end for the Greensboro Grasshoppers….Strong pitching efforts from the Hoppers Kolton Mahoney, Kyle Keller and Michael Hertz(WP)…More from Bill Hass on Baseball to follow this report….
Final/12:Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, Asheville Tourists 3…12 Innings
WP:Michael Mertz(5-1)/LP:Heath Holder(0-1)
GSO(51-46/14-15)….ASHE(49-50/20-11)
GSO Line-4-8-0/ASHE Line-3-7-1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E EAsheville 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Greensboro 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
W: Mertz (5-1, 2.22) ; L: Holder (0-1, 1.45)
HR: ASH: Fernandez (13) . GBO: Hill (1) , Millan (1) .
Game Story: Asheville
Asheville Tourists
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG* Manuel Melendez RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Vince Fernandez LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .311 Tyler Nevin DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Joel Diaz C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 J Bosiokovic 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 Carlos Herrera SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 .217 Taylor Snyder 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 Max George 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Ben Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .163 Totals 40 3 7 0 0 1 3 0 15 .264
BATTING
HR: Fernandez (13, 6th inning off Mahoney, K, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Fernandez 4; Herrera, C; George; Nevin 3; Diaz, J.
RBI: Herrera, C 2 (19); Fernandez (37).
2-out RBI: Herrera, C 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Herrera, C.
SAC: Diaz, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING
CS: Herrera, C (6, 3rd base by Mahoney, K/Rindfleisch); George (5, 2nd base by Keller/Rindfleisch).
FIELDING
E: Herrera, C (11, pickoff).
DP: (George-Herrera, C-Bosiokovic).
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Brian Miller CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Corey Bird LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .294 James Nelson DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .309 Trenton Hill 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .250 Walker Olis RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .175 J.C. Millan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .160 Jar Rindfleisch C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Rony Cabrera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 Luis Pintor SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 Totals 39 4 8 2 0 2 4 2 12 .244
BATTING
2B: Miller 2 (7, Requena, A, Requena, A).
HR: Hill (1, 6th inning off Requena, A, 0 on, 0 out); Millan (1, 12th inning off Holder, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bird; Millan 4; Rindfleisch; Hill 4; Miller 4; Olis 2.
RBI: Bird 2 (30); Hill (4); Millan (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, R; Olis.
GIDP: Millan.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING
CS: Bird (9, 2nd base by Requena, A/Diaz, J).
Asheville Tourists
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA* Alejandro Requena 6.0 7 3 2 1 6 1 2.85 Matt Dennis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 Julian Fernandez 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.32 Juan Pena 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Heath Holder (L, 0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.45 Totals 11.0 8 4 3 2 12 2 3.87
Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Kolton Mahoney 6.0 7 3 3 0 8 1 3.53 Kyle Keller 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.90 Michael Mertz (W, 5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.22 Totals 12.0 7 3 3 0 15 1 3.81
Holder pitched to 1 batter in the 12th.
Game Scores: Requena, A 51; Mahoney, K 55.
HBP: George (by Keller); Rindfleisch (by Requena, A).
Pitches-strikes: Requena, A 97-68; Dennis 6-6; Fernandez, J 22-13; Pena, Ju 21-15; Holder 4-2; Mahoney, K 76-56; Keller 44-34; Mertz 20-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Requena, A 6-2; Dennis 1-2; Fernandez, J 2-0; Pena, Ju 2-1; Holder 0-0; Mahoney, K 7-2; Keller 4-2; Mertz 3-0.
Batters faced: Requena, A 25; Dennis 3; Fernandez, J 7; Pena, Ju 6; Holder 1; Mahoney, K 24; Keller 12; Mertz 6.
Umpires: HP: John Benken. 1B: Reed Basner.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
First pitch: 7:00 PM.
T: 2:54.
Att: 5,493.
Venue: First National Bank Field.
July 24, 2017