From Omega Sports, “Your Neighborhood Sports Store”, on Battleground Avenue, in Greensboro…..
Final from Saturday night, at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 6, Bowling Green Hot Rods 5
WP:Domingo Gonzalez(2-2)
LP:Matthew Peguero(2-3)
SV:Tyler Samaniego(3)
Hoppers(16-21)/Hot Rods(23-14)
Hoppers' line: 6-9-1 Hot Rods' line-5-6-0
Hoppers’ hitters:Sammy Siani 2-4/Double/RBI and Siani with Game-Winning RBI…Abrahan Gutierrez 2-4…Maikol Escotto 1-2/HR/2 RBI…Eli Wilson 1-3/2 Runs…Dariel Lopez 1-3/BB/HR…Jacob Gonzalez 1-3/Run/RBI…Endy Rodriguez 1-4/RBI…Hudson Head 0-3/Run/SB…
Hoppers’ pitching:Starter Nick Dombkowski goes three innings, giving up two runs on one hit, 0 BB/4 K’s…Domingo Gonzalez(WP) comes on board for five innings, allowing three runs on five hits, with 1 BB/6 K’s…Closer Tyler Samaniego worked the ninth inning, and he had a clean slate of 0 Runs/0 Hits/0 BB’s/2 K’s…Solid start with strong innings from Dombkowski, then Gonzalez worked in relief for the first time this season, to get the win, and Samaniego was a workhorse closing out the game, with his strong top of the ninth….Very steady effort from the Hoppers pitching staff on this evening…Maybe the best work turned this week, from the Hoppers pitchers….
Steak n Shake Players of the Game….Sammy Siani with the Game-Winning RBI, and his two hits…Domingo Gonzalez for his fine work on the hill, and his Win for the pitching staff…For the horse, Tyler Samaniego, as he used shut-down tactics to close out, and Save this game….A extra mention for Maikol Escotto, who came up with a clutch two-run home run, and he got the key hit, something he has not been able to do in recent games…
Time of Game-2:15 with a 47 minute Weather Delay…
Attendance:5,028
Next Up:Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. Bowling Green Hot Rods on Sunday afternoon, with First Pitch at 2pm, at First National Bank Field, in downtown Greensboro…Kids/families play catch on the field before the game, and the kids can Run the Bases after the game…If you can’t make it to the game on Sunday, you can Listen Live, when you CLICK HERE…..