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from Wednesday night, at First National Bank Field:
Bowling Green Hot Rods 10, Greensboro Grasshoppers 3
WP:Colby White(1-0)/LP:Bubba Chandler(7-4)
Hot Rods-10-9-0 Hoppers- 3- 9-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers(57-50)
Bowling Green Hot Rods(58-46)
Four home runs from the Bowling Green Hots Rods was just too much for the Greensboro Grasshoppers to overcome on Wednesday night, at First National Bank Field…
Bowling Green got solo HR’s from Willy Vasquez and Nick Schnell, and they went long, back-to-back in the sixth inning…Brock Jones had come up with a two-run HR in the third inning for the Hot Rods..Then to blow the lid off of the game, Dominic Keegan blasted a Grand Slam home run to left field, in top of the ninth inning…
With all of those homers, the Hoppers felt left out, sort of like Homer Simpson, but the home team did still come up with 9 hits, but no Long Balls from the Greensboro Grasshoppers on this night…Chicks like the Long Ball and Hopper fans do too, but there were none to found on Wednesday…Three doubles for the Hoppers, but it all was not still enough, as the Rods got the runs, and the Rods got the key big hits…..
Hopper hitters:Tres Gonzalez 0-2/2 BB’s/RBI…Jack Brannigan 2-5…Josiah Sightler 0-4/RBI…Jase Bowen 1-4/SB…Termarr Johnson 0-3/BB…Shawn Ross 1-4/Double…Francisco Acuna 1-4/Double/Run…Luke Brown 2-4/2 Runs/SB…Brenden Dixon 2-4/Double…
*********The Grasshoppers getting six of their nine hits from the bottom four spots in their batting order, all three Hopper runs come from 6-9 in the order…Last four spots going 6-16, with three Doubles, all three Hopper runs and overall, 6-9 towing the line on Wednesday at FNB Field…**********
Hoppers pitching gave up the four home runs, plus they walked seven Hot Rods, and only struck out nine Rods…Rods pitching staff with three walks and thirteeen(13) K’s…
The Grasshoppers’ starting pitcher Bubba Chandler went six innings, giving up five runs on four hits, with four walks and five K’s, and Bubba Chandler gave up three home runs to the Hot Rods…Hoppers reliever Eddy Yean came on for new pitcher Julian Bosnic from the bullpen, and with the bases loaded, Yean surrendered a Grand Slam/Salami to Bowling Green’s Dominic Keegan, with Keegan, Blake Robertson, Shane Sasaki, and Brock Jones all scoring on Keegan’s clout…
The Greensboro Grasshoppers grabbed a 3-2 lead over the Bowling Green Hots Rods in the bottom of the fifth inning, but the lead was short-lived, as the Rods got rolling again quickly, by posting three runs in the top of the sixth inning, to go up 6-3, and the Hot Rods were ahead to stay….Final again was, Hot Rods 10, Greensboro Grasshoppers 3……
*********More solid defense tonight by Jack Brannigan, at shotrtstop for the Grasshoppers…He made plays going back deep in the hole at SS, and Brannigan is making it look smooth, and easy, as he keeps on getting the big outs, and making the key plays for the Hoppers defense….**********
Game Details:
Attendance-2,990
Time of Game-2:41
Game Time Temp-86 degrees at 6:32pm
Next Up:
Bowling Green Hot Rods(58-46/27-16) at Greensboro Grasshoppers(57-50/21-22) with the first pitch coming at 6:30pm, on Thursday night, at First National Bank Field, with the Thursday theme being “Thirsty Thursday”…
Shout Out to Jeffrey and Lyn Lego tonight:
Jeffrey Lego says:
August 16, 2023 at 9:01 pm (Edit)
Enjoying Andy Durham, watching in Bradenton Bomber Land, need a summer home in First National Vicinity. We visited in 2019, hooked on Hoppers ever since!
Lyn & Jef
Marauder STH from the beginning.
Grasshoppers Fall to the Hot Rods, 10-3 Wednesday Evening
from Callie Cline, at www.gsohoppers.com/GSOHoppers.com
GREENSBORO, NC – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 10-3 on Wednesday, August 16. The Hot Rods improved to 27-16 in the second half of the season while the Grasshoppers fell to 21-22 as both teams tallied nine hits.
Leading at the plate for the Grasshoppers was infielder Jack Brannigan as he went 2-5. Following close behind was outfielder Luke Brown and infielder Brenden Dixon. Brown went 2-4 with two runs scored while Dixon went 2-4 with one double and one RBI.
Starting on the mound for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Bubba Chandler as he tallied five strikeouts and gave up four hits, five earned runs, and four free bases on six innings of work. Chandler took the loss for the Grasshoppers and fell to 7-4 on the season.
Colby White recorded the win for the Hot Rods and improved to 1-0 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow Thursday, August 17, at 6:30 PM. Come out to First National Bank Field for Thirsty Thursday and Grasshoppers baseball. For all information on Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball visit www.gsohoppers.com or follow us on social media @gsohoppers.
Keegan’s Grand Slam Powers Hot Rods to 10-3 Win
Greensboro, North Carolina – Dominic Keegan pounded a grand slam in the top of the ninth, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-16, 58-46) to a 10-3 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers (21-22, 57-50) on Wednesday at First National Bank Field.
Bowling Green took the lead in the top of the third off Greensboro starter Bubba Chandler. Shane Sasaki reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on a two-run homer from Brock Jones to make it 2-0. The Grasshoppers scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the third with an RBI sacrifice fly from Tres Gonzalez off Hot Rods starter Sean Harney.
Greensboro took the lead in the bottom of the fifth against Bowling Green reliever Colby White. Brenden Dixon notched an RBI double, and Josiah Sightler drove in a run on a groundout to put the Grasshoppers up 3-2.
The Hot Rods offense found a rhythm off Chandler in the top of the sixth. Keegan led off with a walk and Willy Vasquez launched a two-run homer to make it 4-3. Nick Schnell blasted a solo homer to increase the lead to 5-3.
Bowling Green opened it up for five runs in the top of the ninth off Greensboro reliever Julian Bosnic, highlighted by a grand slam from Dominic Keegan.
Hot Rods reliever Alfredo Zarraga pitched a shutout ninth, carrying Bowling Green to a 10-3 win.
White (1-0) earned the win, letting up two runs on three hits, a walk, and a strikeout over 1.0 inning. Chandler (7-4) took the loss, allowing five runs on four hits, four walks, and five strikeouts over 6.0 frames.
The Hot Rods and the Grasshoppers play game three of a six-game series on Wednesday with first pitch set for 5:30 PM CT. Bowling Green is starting RHP Yoniel Curet (1-0, 1.80), while Greensboro is starting RHP Derek Diamond (2-0, 3.18).