GRASSHOPPERS SECURE THE SEERIES WIN WITH A 4-2 VICTORY OVER THE EMPERORS
Courtesy of Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com/www.gsohoppers.com
GREEENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers secured the series win with a 4-2 victory over the Rome Emperors on Saturday, May 17. The Grasshoppers improved to 27-11 while the Emperors fell to 20-18. Rome outhit Greensboro 6-5 as the Emperors had two mishaps to the Grasshoppers one.
Outfielder Enmanuel Terrero led the Grasshoppers offense as he went 1-3 with a home run, three RBI, and one run scored. Infielder Maikol Escotto followed close behind as he went 1-3 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Hits for Greensboro were also recorded by Lonnie White Jr., Omar Alfonzo, and Shalin Polanco.
Leading at the plate for the Emperors was outfielder Patrick Clohisy as he went 1-3 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. Hits for Rome were also recorded by Titus Dumitru, Will Verdung, Bryson Horne, Justin Janas, and Jace Grady.
Starting on the mound for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Khristian Curtis as he tallied four strikeouts and gave up four hits, two earned runs, and three free bases on 4.1 innings of work. Lefthander Blake Townsend recorded the win for the Grasshoppers and improved to 2-0 on the season while righthander Ryan Harbin tallied his second save.
Starting on the mound for Rome was righthanded pitcher Brett Sears as he tallied five strikeouts and gave up four hits, four runs (three earned), and one free base on 7 innings of work. Sears took the loss for the Emperors and fell to 2-1 on the season.
The Grasshoppers finish up their home series against the Emperors tomorrow, Saturday May 18, at 2:00 PM for Family Funday Sunday To purchase tickets to any Grasshoppers home game, visit gsohoppers.com or call 336-268-2255.
from the LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network:
Last night/Friday night it was the Super Catch in center field by the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ OF P.J. Hilson that helped secure the Hoppers win over the Rome Emperors and then tonight/Saturday night, it was hit the Copy and Carbon of Hoppers’ RHP Ryan Harbin, and Harbin struck out six straight Rome Emperor batters in the eighth and ninth innings, to help the Hoppers knock off the Emperors, 4-2…
Copy and Carbon and there goes Harbin getting those Rome batters, to make this victory happen…Hopper homers on Friday proved BIG, and then on Saturday night, it was two more BIG LONG GONE Hopper homers, coming from Enmanuel Terrero and Maikol Escotto, that made the Offense Magic…
Escotto homers on both Friday and Saturday nights…Excellent work from the Greensboro bullpen by Hoppers reliver Blake Townsend, and then comes Harbin and there is no lying, and no deneying, the righty Ryan was ready on this night…Six Straight Ks…..You have to be kidding me, right??? No, Ryan Harbin got it done….He walked one Rome batter, and then he struck out Six Straight Rome batters…Don’t get action like that every day…We talked about Landon Tomkins hitting Mike Marshall-like strides last night from the Hoppers pen, and tonight it was Ryan Harbin coming out there and throwing like Dennis Eckersley…
Enough offense with the two LONG GONE Home Runs, from Terrero and his Three-Run long ball, and then from Escotto, and his solo shot…
Let’s look at those game details, and see how the Grasshoppers took this game, and made it their Fourth Win in a-row…Greensboro leads the Six-Game Weekly Series, 4-1…
Hoppers for the season….Greensboro Grasshoppers(27-11)/Rome Emperors(20-18)
Final Score from Saturday night:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, Rome Emperors 2
WP:Blake Townsend(2-0)/LP:Brett Sears(2-1)/SV:Ryan Harbin(2)
Hoppers' Line- 4-5-1 Emperors' Line-2-6-2
Other Hopper hitters who along with Terrero and Escotto got it going were Lonnie White Jr. going 1-4, Omar Alfonzo went 1-4, and Shalin Polanco was 1-4…Runs scored by Polanco, Terrero, and it was two runs for Escotto…Stolen Bases for Lonnie White Jr. and Kalae Harrison…Hoppers’ starting pitcher Khristian Curtis went 4 1/3 Innings, giving up 2 Runs, on 4 Hits, with 3 BBs/4 Ks…Middle reliever Blake Townsend came in and cleaned things up to get the Win, then Ryan Harbin put on his Superman Cape, and laid out the Emperors with those Six Huge Ks…
Attendance-5,803 and our guess was 6,429….
Time of Game-2:11
Game Time Temp-84 degrees
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