Greensboro Grasshoppers drop Game Two at Kannapolis tonight and Hagerstown beats Hickory 4-0

The Hoppers won Game One over Kannapolis 16-5 and then dropped Game Two, 2-1, in 7 Innings….Hagerstown won out over Hickory 4-0, in a rain-shortened six inning game…Hoppers lead over Hagerstown now back down to just a game and a-half(1 1/2) with five games left to play in the first half….The First Half will end at home on Sunday for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, as they start a four-game series with Charleston at home, on Thursday….

Kannapolis Intimidators 2
Greensboro Grasshoppers 1

Box Score from the South Atlantic League:

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
James Wooster RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Austin Barnes 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Brent Keys CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
Josh Adams 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278
Matt Smith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
Ryan Rieger 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
Terrence Dayleg SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Tony Caldwell C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Rand Smith LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223

BATTING
2B: Dayleg (7, Johnson, E).
TB: Dayleg 2; Rieger; Wooster 2; Adams.
RBI: Adams (52).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Caldwell; Smith, R; Smith, M.
SAC: Barnes; Keys.
SF: Adams.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Wooster (4, 2nd base by Johnson, E/Medina).

FIELDING
E: Wooster (4, fielding).
DP: (Adams-Barnes-Rieger).

Kannapolis Intimidators
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Bill Rice CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .340
Ross Wilson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Rangel Ravelo 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Mark Haddow RF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Grant Buckner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
Kevin Dubler DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Martin Medina C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
David Herbek SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Tillman Pugh LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .082

BATTING
2B: Haddow (19, Hodges).
TB: Medina; Rice; Wilson, Ro; Haddow 3.
RBI: Buckner (19), Rice (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pugh; Dubler.
SAC: Ravelo; Herbek.
GIDP: Ravelo.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Blough (2, fielding).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Josh Hodges (L, 4-4) 6.1 5 2 2 3 2 0 3.41
Kannapolis Intimidators
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Erik Johnson 5.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 2.40
Bryan Blough (BS, 5)(W, 2-3) 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3.64

IBB: Haddow (by Hodges).
HBP: Herbek (by Hodges), Medina (by Hodges).
Groundouts-flyouts: Hodges 6-4, Johnson, E 4-5, Blough 3-1.
Batters faced: Hodges 28, Johnson, E 18, Blough 8.
Umpires: HP: Charlie Tierney. 1B: Ryan Bealo.
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 3 mph, In from CF.
T: 1:51.
Att: 1,691.