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from www.gsohoppers.com:
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers take a 6-1 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday, May 31. The Grasshoppers improved to 24-21 while the Dash fell to 26-19. Seven hits were tallied by both teams while the Dash had one mishap.
Starting on the mound for Greensboro was left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo who tallied five strikeouts and gave up only three hits and two free bases on six scoreless innings of work. Solometo took the win for the Grasshoppers and improved to 2-3 on the season.
Connor McCullough took the loss for the Dash for his first of the season, 0-1.
Leading at the Dish for the Grasshoppers was infielder Tsung-Che Cheng as he went 2-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, and one free base. Jase Bowen also recorded a home run for the Hoppers while Brenden Dixon tallied a double.
The Grasshoppers continue their away series tomorrow, Thursday, June 1, in Winston-Salem, N.C. For all information on Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball visit www.gsohoppers.com or follow us on social media @gsohoppers.
from GSOSports.com:
Game Details
Time of Game-2:43
Attendance:2,413
Game Time Temp was 73 degrees at 7:02pm
(Interesting game notes included Tsung-Che Cheng was 2-4/HR/2 Runs/2 RBI…Jase Bowen was 1-5/HR/Run/2 RBI…The Grasshoppers with four stolen bases…Tres Gonzalez with #11, Sammy Siani with #11, catcher Wyatt Hendrie with #1, and Brenden Dixon with #1…Dixon, who also had a Double in the game, well Dixon stole home…WP Anthony Solometo goes six innings, allowing 0 Runs, on 3 hits, with 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts…Looks to be Solometo’s best overall outing of the season.
The current six-game series with the Hoppers-Dash is now tied up at 1-1, while the Series Season with Greensboro and Winston-Salem, has the Dash out in front, 5-3.)
from www.milb.com/winston-salem:
Dash Come Up Short Against Greensboro, 6-1
Winston-Salem pitching strikes out 14 in loss
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem Dash fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers in game two of a six-game series, 6-1, Wednesday night at Truist Stadium in front of 2,413 fans.
Greensboro (24-21) started quickly in the top of the first inning on a Jase Bowen two-run home run to left center taking a 2-0 lead early.
Making his first start of the year for Winston-Salem (26-19), Connor McCullough (0-1) battled across four innings. In the third, the Grasshoppers tagged him for another two runs on a two-run long ball, but the right hander got through four innings allowing four runs and punching out six.
The Dash turned the ball over to Jeremiah Burke who dominated across three innings of relief. The New York native tossed three innings of no-hit baseball, allowing only one runner to reach and striking out six Grasshoppers. Burke left the game in the eighth and the Grasshoppers added a pair of insurance runs taking a 6-0 lead.
Winston-Salem showed signs of life in the bottom of the ninth after Michael Turner doubled driving in a run, but Greensboro held on to take a 6-1 win in game two.
Anthony Solometo (2-3) got the win for Greensboro tossing six shutout innings and Grant Ford fired two scoreless frames before Winston-Salem pushed a run across in the ninth.
Dash pitching combined for 14 strikeouts, just a punch out shy of tying a season-high 15 in the loss.
Game three between the Dash and Grasshoppers is set for Thursday. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. from Truist Stadium.