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Final from Tuesday night, at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, Bowling Green Hot Rods 1
WP:Jake Stevenson(2-0)/LP:Duncan Davit(3-2)
Hoppers- 5-9-1 Hot Rods-1-3-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers(57-49/21-21)
Bowling Green Hot Rods(57-46/26-16)
Home Runs by the Greensboro Grasshoppers coming tonight/Tuesday night from Josiah Sightler, Jack Brannigan, and Tremarr Johnson…Sightler with a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning…Then Brannigan and Johnson went back-to-back with solo home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning…When Brannigan and Johnson went Long Gone in the 8th, their blows were insurance HR’s and insurance runs, but on this night, That Brandenton Bunch of Bombers were going for the Northern Lights…North toward Altoona by next year(2024) Mid-Juner…Greensboro has become Bradenton North, with the four former Bradenton Marauders, Sightler, Brannigan, Johnson, and Nick Cimillo all cementing the Hoppers lineup with pure power and true skill, and they were right there on Tuesday night, lining up at 3-6, in the Greensboro Grasshoppes batting order…
These Bradenton North fellows, now Greensboro Grasshoppers, are making a huge difference, with the Hoppers now at (21-21) for the second half of the SALLY season, these kids are doing a fine job of making the new Greensboro Grasshoppers look and play like Winners….Jack Brannigan made at least two outstanding defensive plays at shortstop on Tuesday night, and he seems to be settling in there, with Termarr Johnson being a natural second baseman…
Steak n Shake Players of the Game were Sightler, Brannigan, and Johnson, plus SNS POG’s from the mound in Jake Stevenson and Valentin Linarez….
(On those Hopper homers, it was Sightler to right-center field, Brannigan going to left and leaving it around the corner, and Termarr Johnson left the yard in right field.)
The Hoppers also got a 2-3 night from Tres Gonzalez and he drove in a run…Sightler 1-4, Brannigan 2-4, Johnson 2-4, Wyatt Hendrie 1-2/BB/2 Runs/2 SB’s…Francisco Acuna 1-1/BB/SAC Fly…
Very solid work from the Hoppers’ bullpen, from Linarez and Stevenson, after starter Po-Yu Chen had to leave the game….As a staff, the Grasshoppers pitchers walked six Hot Rods, and they struck out 14 Bowling Green batters….Bowling Green walked just three Hoppers, and struck out 15 Hopper batters…
Big night for the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ defense with three Double Plays turned in by the Hoppers…
DP3 (Brannigan; Brannigan-Sightler; Brannigan-Johnson-Sightler)….Jack Brannigan part of all three of the Double Plays…On the first DP, Brannigan caught a liner at SS, and then he stepped on the second base bag for the force out(Unassisted Double Play)…On the DP Play two, Brannigan stepping on the second base bag, and then he went over to Josiah Sightler at first base to complete the DP….DP Play Three goes Brannigan grabbing up the ground ball and then going to Termarr Johnson at second, and Johnson goes to Sightler at first to finish off the DP….
Hopper pitchers on the night…Po-Yu Chen goes three innings, allowing 0 runs, on 2 hits, with 3 BB’s/5 K’s…Jake Stevenson went two innings, with 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 BB/3 K’s…Valentin Linarez worked 3 innings, giving up 0 runs, on 0 hits, with 1 BB/6 K’s…Cy Nielson going one inning, with 1 run on 1 hit, with 1 BB and 0 K’s….We feel like Linarez and Stevenson stood out in this contest…Hoppers for the WIN…
Game One for this week in the books, and Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win again…
Game Details:
Attendance-4,119
Time of Game-2:39
Game Time Temp-75 degrees at 6:32pm
Next Up:
Bowling Green Hot Rods(57-46) at Greensboro Grasshoppers(57-49) on Wednesday night at 6:30pm, with the First Pitch coming to the plate, at First National Bank Field….
Grasshoppers Defeat the Hot Rods, 5-1 in First Game of Home Series
from Callie Cline, with GSOHoppers.com/www.gsohoppers.com
GREENSBORO, NC – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods in the first game of their home series on Tuesday, August 15. The Grasshoppers improved to 21-21 in the second half of the season while the Hot Rods fell to 26-16. Greensboro outhit Bowling Green 9-3 as the Grasshoppers had one mishap.
Leading at the dish for the Grasshoppers was infielder Jack Brannigan as he went 2-4 with a home run, one RBI, and one run scored. Josiah Sightler and Termarr Johnson each also recorded a home run for the Grasshoppers.
Starting on the mound for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Po-Yu Chen as he tallied five strikeouts and gave up two hits and three free bases on three scoreless innings of work. Jake Stevenson recorded the win for the Grasshoppers and improved to 2-0 on the season.
Duncan Davitt took the loss for the Hot Rods and fell to 3-2 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, tomorrow Wednesday, August 16, at 6:30 PM. Come out to First National Bank Field for bark in the Park and White Claw® Wednesday. For all information on Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball visit www.gsohoppers.com or follow us on social media @gsohoppers.
from www.milb.com/bowlinggreen:
Davitt Strikes Out Five, Hot Rods Stumble in Series Opener 5-1
Greensboro, North Carolina – Duncan Davitt punched out five batters over 4.0 innings, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (26-16, 57-46) struck out 15 times in a 5-1 loss to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (21-21, 57-49) on Tuesday at First National Bank Field.
The Greensboro offense struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Davitt. Josiah Sightler blasted a solo homer to right center field, putting the Grasshoppers up 1-0. In the bottom of the third, Wyatt Hendrie singled, stole second, and came around to score on an RBI hit from Tres Gonzalez to make it 2-0.
The Grasshoppers increased the lead off Hot Rods reliever Evan Reifert in the bottom of the fifth. Hendrie singled, while Francisco Acuna and Gonzalez worked walks to load the bases. Bowling Green reliever Nate Dahle came into the game and balked, allowing Hendrie to score and make it a 3-0 game.
Jake Brannigan and Termarr Johnson launched back-to-back solo homers off Bowling Green reliever Haden Erbe in the bottom of the eighth to move the score to 5-0.
The Hot Rods notched their first run of the night in the top of the ninth against Grasshoppers reliever Cy Nielson. Brock Jones walked and Kamren James got hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Nick Schnell knocked a base hit to center, scoring Jones to cut the deficit to 5-1. Jalen Battles grounded into a double play, ending the game at 5-1.
Jake Stevenson (2-0) earned the win, letting up a walk and striking out three over 2.0 no-hit innings. Davitt (3-2) took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits and five strikeouts over 5.0 frames.
Bowling Green and Greensboro play game two of a six-game series on Wednesday with first pitch set for 5:30 PM CT. RHP Sean Harney (1-0, 3.86) starts for the Hot Rods, while RHP Bubba Chandler (7-3, 5.11) starts for the Grasshoppers.
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