Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win…..Greensboro’s first professional baseball title in 29 years:Greensboro Grasshoppers South Atlantic League Champions!

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Greensboro Grasshoppers 7
Savannah Sand Gnats 3

Photo By Allision Moore

Final 
           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  R H E 
Greensboro 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0  7-16-2 
Savannah   0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0  3- 6-2 

WP: Kyle Winters (1-0, 4.09)
LP: Angel Cuan (0-1, 6.75)

*****Notes….Did the game start at 6pm? Tuned in the 7 o’clock hour and the score was already Hoppers up 7-2 and the game was in the 5th, heading toward the 6th inning, at around 8pm……Great job Kyle Winters…..There can’t be a better way to finish your time in Greensboro and the KWN(Kyle Winters Networkk), with Catherine, Erin, Mary and Loretta, plus many others, are very proud of you…..Big lead early up 7-2 and the game did not quite have the intrigue or exctitement of some of the earlier games, but that is OK and the win comes on without some of the earlier drama…..Ozuna had a MVP-type series and these kids will long be remembered in Greensboro and it would have been fun to see the guys take the crown at home, but the Title is headed back to Greensboro in 2011…..We’ll see you guys again in a few years in Marlins’ uniforms and stick together, these memories will last a lifetime for Andy, Willie, Kevin and the entire team…..Perio, Ozuna, Yelich, Canha, Realmuto, Fisher, Black, Galloway, Gimenez, Wooster, Dudley, Bonadonna and all the pitchers, that is quite a team……*****

Good job and you guys are CHAMPIONS!

 Greensboro Grasshoppers
 Player    Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
 Perio     2B  6  1 4 0  0  0  1   0  0 .316
 Ozuna     RF  4  1 2 1  0  0  3   1  0 .353
 Yelich    LF  5  1 2 1  0  0  0   0  0 .242
 Canha     1B  5  0 2 0  0  0  1   0  0 .258
 Realmuto  C   5  0 1 0  0  0  0   0  0 .206
 Gimenez   DH  4  0 1 0  0  0  0   0  0 .286
 Fisher    3B  5  0 1 0  0  0  0   0  3 .323
 Black, Da SS  4  2 1 0  0  0  0   1  1 .227
 Galloway  CF  5  2 2 0  1  0  1   0  2 .300
BATTING
 2B: Ozuna (2, Cuan), Yelich (2, Almonte, Y).
 3B: Galloway (1, Cuan).
 TB: Perio 4; Ozuna 3; Yelich 3; Canha 2; Realmuto; Gimenez; Fisher; Black, Da; Galloway 4.
 RBI: Galloway (1), Perio (7), Ozuna 3 (10), Canha (8).
 2-out RBI: Galloway; Perio; Ozuna 3; Canha.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Canha 5; Galloway; Realmuto 2.
 SAC: Ozuna.
 Team RISP: 4-for-12.
 Team LOB: 14.
FIELDING
 E: Fisher (2, fielding), Black, Da (3, throw).
 Outfield assists: Ozuna (Ceciliani at 2nd base).
Savannah Sand Gnats
 Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
 Ceciliani  CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .394
 Tovar  SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194
 Fernandez  RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194
 Bonfe  1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333
 Lawley  3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
 Rodriguez, A  DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
 Forsythe  C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
 Gamboa  2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
 Harris, A  LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250
BATTING
 2B: Harris, A (1, Winters).
 3B: Harris, A (1, Winters).
 TB: Ceciliani; Bonfe; Rodriguez, A; Gamboa; Harris, A 5.
 RBI: Harris, A (6), Ceciliani (4).
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tovar 3; Fernandez.
 Team RISP: 1-for-9.
 Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING
 E: Tovar 2 (2, fielding, throw).
Greensboro Grasshoppers
 Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
 Winters (W, 1-0) 6.2  5 3 2 3 4 0 4.09
 Ojala  1.1  0 0 0 0 2 0 2.25
 Dayton  1.0  1 0 0 0 3 0 2.57
 Savannah Sand Gnats
 Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
 Cuan (L, 0-1) 3.2 8 5 3 1 2 0 3.86
 Kolarek  1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.38
 Almonte, Y  1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
 Germen  2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
WP: Cuan, Kolarek.
 HBP: Forsythe (by Winters), Gimenez (by Cuan), Yelich (by Kolarek).
 Groundouts-flyouts: Winters 5-7, Ojala 1-1, Dayton 1-0, Cuan 4-6, Kolarek 2-1, Almonte, Y 1-0, Germen 1-2.
 Batters faced: Winters 28, Ojala 5, Dayton 5, Cuan 22, Kolarek 9, Almonte, Y 8, Germen 9.
 Inherited runners-scored: Ojala 2-1, Kolarek 1-0, Germen 2-0.
 Umpires: HP: Mike Cascioppo. 1B: Jeremy Riggs. 2B: Shane Livensparger. 3B: Aaron Reynolds.
 Weather: 71 degrees, overcast.
 Wind: 3 mph, Out to LF.
 T: 2:58.
 Att: 1,210.