Greensboro Grasshoppers hit hard as they fall 17-2 at Kannapolis back on Thursday night

The Hoppers took one on the chin, falling 17-2, to the Kannapolis Intimidators last night, down in Kannapolis….We have the Box Score for you down below, courtesy of the South Atlantic League….The Hoppers have a new infielder/shortstop in Austin Nola and Austin Barnes(2B) remains out of the Hoppers lineup, with his bruised shoulder and Brent Keys(CF) is still down and out with his hamstring issues….See how the Hoppers did on Thursday and they will remain in Kannapolis tonight(Friday), as they continue their Five Game Series with the Intimidators….Hoppers back home next Tueady night at NewBridge Bank Park….

SAL Box Score:

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Ryan Goetz 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
Austin Nola SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .375
John Schultz CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Aaron Senne LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
a- James Wooster PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Ryan Rieger DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .271
Matt Smith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
Tony Caldwell C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Josh Adams 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265
Ryan McIntyre RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298

a-Struck out for Senne in the 5th.
BATTING
2B: Rieger (21, Devenski), Adams (19, Devenski).
HR: Nola (1, 1st inning off Devenski, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Rieger 2; Wooster; Adams 3; Schultz; Nola 5; Caldwell; Senne.
RBI: Nola 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Nola.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McIntyre; Caldwell; Wooster; Smith, M.
SAC: Caldwell.
GIDP: Smith, M.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Nola (1, throw), Nygren (1, fielding), Adams (12, fielding).

Kannapolis Intimidators
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Keenyn Walker CF 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
Joey DeMichele 2B 6 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .529
Kevan Smith C 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .284
Mark Haddow RF 4 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 .328
Grant Buckner 3B-1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 .272
Leighton Pangilinan 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .239
D.J. Jarrad 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
Joe De Pinto DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .238
Bill Rice LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .300
Garis Pena SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206

BATTING
2B: Smith, K (21, Lowell), DeMichele (1, Nygren), De Pinto (7, Nygren), Buckner (11, Rodriguez, Js).
TB: Pena; Buckner 2; Walker; Pangilinan 2; De Pinto 3; Smith, K 2; Haddow 2; DeMichele 5.
RBI: Smith, K (48), Haddow 3 (47), Pangilinan 2 (39), DeMichele 3 (4), De Pinto 3 (14), Rice (4), Buckner 3 (36).
2-out RBI: Haddow 3; Pangilinan 2; DeMichele 3; Buckner 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pangilinan 2; DeMichele; De Pinto; Smith, K 2; Pena.
Team RISP: 8-for-20.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Walker (38, 2nd base off Lowell/Caldwell).

FIELDING
PB: Smith, K (8).
DP: (DeMichele-Pena-Pangilinan).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Charlie Lowell (L, 3-4) 2.0 6 6 1 3 3 0 4.31
James Nygren 1.2 5 8 7 3 1 0 5.01
Jose Rodriguez 1.2 3 3 2 4 2 0 5.68
Daniel Oliver 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.76
Kannapolis Intimidators
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chris Devenski (W, 5-3) 5.0 6 2 2 2 4 1 4.19
Jeff Soptic 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.48
Jason Van Skike 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Dustin Umberger 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

WP: Rodriguez, Js.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowell 2-1, Nygren 5-0, Rodriguez, Js 2-1, Oliver 1-2, Devenski 4-5, Soptic 2-0, Van Skike, J 3-0, Umberger 0-0.
Batters faced: Lowell 16, Nygren 14, Rodriguez, Js 13, Oliver 9, Devenski 22, Soptic 7, Van Skike, J 4, Umberger 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rodriguez, Js 3-3, Oliver 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Sean Ryan. 1B: JJ January.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Varies.
T: 3:02.
Att: 1,019.