Greensboro Grasshoppers take series 3-1 up in Asheville as Matt Smith does it again, with another Hopper homer(#14)

Hoppers take series from Asheville, Three Games-to-One and they win the Sunday game 3-2, over the Tourists….Jose Urena gets the win and there were RBI’s from Matt Smith(HR), Aaron Senne and Josh Adams….

Greensboro Grasshoppers 3
Asheville 2

WP:Jose Urena (6-4)
LP: Rafael Suarez (2-2)
SV:Kevin Cravey (2)
HR:(GSO) Matt Smith(14)

Box Score courtesy of the South Atlantic League:

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
John Schultz CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
Austin Barnes 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .309
Aaron Senne LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
Matt Smith DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .291
Austin Nola SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Ryan Rieger 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
Josh Adams 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 .261
James Wooster RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Wilfredo Gimenez C 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252

BATTING
2B: Adams 3 (25, Anderson, Suarez, Roberts).
HR: Smith, M (14, 4th inning off Anderson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Rieger; Wooster; Adams 6; Schultz; Nola; Smith, M 4; Barnes.
RBI: Smith, M (53), Senne (35), Adams (65).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wooster; Smith, M; Gimenez 2; Nola.
SF: Senne.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
PO: Rieger (1st base by Anderson).

FIELDING
E: Nola (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Senne (Mende at 3rd base).
DP: (Rieger).

Asheville Tourists
Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Brian Humphries CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Tyler Massey LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
William Swanner C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .326
Harold Riggins DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296
Samuel Mende 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Taylor Featherston SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Jordan Ribera 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250
Jared Simon RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Jose Rivera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274

BATTING
2B: Ribera (9, Urena, J), Humphries (22, Cravey).
TB: Swanner; Featherston 3; Riggins; Humphries 2; Ribera 2; Massey 2; Rivera.
RBI: Ribera 2 (22).
2-out RBI: Ribera 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mende; Simon; Ribera; Swanner; Massey.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Rivera (3, 2nd base by Urena, J/Gimenez).

FIELDING
E: Swanner (8, throw), Rivera (6, throw).
Pickoffs: Anderson (Rieger at 1st base).

Greensboro Grasshoppers
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jose Urena (W, 6-4) 6.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 3.15
Brad Mincey (H, 4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.58
Kevin Cravey (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.36
Asheville Tourists
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tyler Anderson 5.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 2.70
Rafael Suarez (L, 2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.99
Kenneth Roberts 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.89
Russell Brewer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.99

Balk: Anderson.
HBP: Mende (by Mincey).
Groundouts-flyouts: Urena, J 3-5, Mincey 3-0, Cravey 2-0, Anderson 8-1, Suarez 1-1, Roberts 4-1, Brewer 1-0.
Batters faced: Urena, J 25, Mincey 9, Cravey 4, Anderson 22, Suarez 5, Roberts 9, Brewer 3.
Umpires: HP: Mike Patterson. 1B: Alex Ziegler.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 1,311.