GRASSHOPPERS FALL TO SPARTANBURGERS, 7-4, ON THURSDAY NIGHT
from Callie Cline, Director of Media for the Greensboro Grasshoppers and at GSOHoppers.com…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Hub City Spartanburgers, 7-4, on Thursday evening at First National Bank Field. With the loss, the Grasshoppers dropped to 35-18 on the season, while the Spartanburgers improved to 29-25. Hub City edged Greensboro in hits, 9-8, with both teams committing one error.
Infielder Keiner Delgado led the charge for the Grasshoppers, going 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Duce Gourson added to the effort, finishing 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. Additional hits for Greensboro came from Kalae Harrison, Esmerlyn Valdez, Javier Rivas, Omar Alfonzo, and Lonnie White Jr.
Yeison Morrobel paced the Spartanburgers offensively, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI, and one run scored. Arturo Disla followed with a 2-for-4 performance that included a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. Anthony Gutierrez, Keith Jones II, and Julian Brock also contributed hits for Hub City.
Right-handed pitcher Khristian Curtis got the start for Greensboro, striking out four while allowing three hits, two earned runs, and four walks over 3.2 innings. Curtis was charged with the loss and moved to 1-4 on the season.
Left-hander Josh Trentadue started for the Spartanburgers, striking out six and surrendering just two hits and one walk across four innings of work. Trentadue earned the win and improved his record to 2-1.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Hub City Spartanburgers tomorrow, Friday, June 6 at 6:30 PM for FANomenal Fireworks Friday. To purchase tickets to any Grasshoppers home game, visit gsohoppers.com or call 336-268-2255.
from our Notes and Details at GreensboroSports.com and from The LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network….
Two LONG GONE HRs on the night for the Hoppers, with both Keiner Delgado and Duce Gourson going LONG…Gourson with a Two-Run home run, and Delgado with a solo shot…Delgado went 2-4, with his HR and he had two runs scored…Delgado with at least two defensive glove gem plays at third base…He handled two pop ups that were tough to get, and Delgado got the job done…Two glove gem plays that made him/Delgado a standout in this contest…Gourson with his two-run home run, and he just had a three-run game-winning homer back in on Tuesday night, in the Hoppers win over Hub City…
Hub City Spartanburgers, now up 2 games to 1 this week in this Six-Game Series at First National Bank Field…So the Hoppers had two LONG GONE homers on Thursday night, and the Burgers countered that, with FOUR of their own…Yeison Morrobel, Keith Jones II, Anthony Gutierrez, and Arturo Disla, all went LONG for the Hub City Spartanburgers…Dislas went 2-4/BB, Jones II was 2-4/BB, Gutierrez goes 2-4/HBP/3 Runs, Morrobel really hit the jackpot going 3-4/Double/BB/2 RBI…Those four guys right there for the Burgers, with all 9 of the Hub City hits…
Hub City winning pitcher Colton Curtis came on in relief of the Burgers starter, Josh Trentadue, and Colton Curtis finsihed the game for the Burgers, after Trentadue worked the first four frames…Five innings of relief for Colton Curtis, and he gave up all four of the Hoppers runs, on six hits, with 1 BB/6 Ks, and Curtis gave up two Hopper homers…Trentadue pitched well for the Burgers start, giving up 0 Runs, and just 2 hits, with 1 BB/6 Ks…Trentadue, did not get in the five innings, he needed to qualify for the victory…The five Hopper pitchers gave up the 7 runs, on 9 hits, with 6 BBs/10 Ks, and they saw the Burgers connect for their Four Home Runs…
Game Details:
Game Attendance-4,182
Time of Game-2:45
Game Time Temp-77 degrees
Final Score:
Hub City Spartanburgers 7, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
WP:Colton Curtis(2-1)/LP:Khristian Curtis(1-4)
Burgers' Line-7-9-1 Hoppers' Line-4-8-1
Greensboro Grasshoppers(35-18)
Hub City Spartanburgers/Spartanburg, S.C.(29-25)
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South Atlantic League Thursday Scores…
HCS 7, GBO 4…BRK 1, WIL 0…ASH 2, WS 0…HV 11, ABD 2…BG 5, JS 4…GVL 7, ROM 2
South Atlantic League Games for Friday Night…
Hub City
@
Greensboro
6:30 PM ET
Davalillo
(4 – 0)
vs.
Wietgrefe
(0 – 2)
Brooklyn
@
Wilmington
6:35 PM ET
Winston-Salem
@
Asheville
6:35 PM ET
Rome
@
Greenville
6:45 PM ET
Hudson Valley
@
Aberdeen
7:05 PM ET
Jersey Shore
@
Bowling Green
7:35 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings…
SALLY North…First Place:Brooklyn(38-16)…2nd Place:Greensboro(35-18) Two and a-Half Games back…3rd Place:Hudson Valley(33-20) 4 ½ games back…4th Place:Wilmington(20-32) 16 games behind…5th Place:Aberdeen(20-34) 18 games back…6th Place:Jersey Shore(18-35) 19 ½ game out of First Place…
SALLY South…First Place:Bowling Green(30-23)…2nd Place:Hub City(29-25) A game and a-half back of First…3rd Place:Greenville(27-27) and Rome(27-27) and both teams are 3 ½ games back…5th Place:Asheville(25-29) 5 ½ games back…6th Place:WS Dash(18-36) 12 ½ games out of First Place…
Pittsburgh Pirates System/Organization…..
Class A Bradenton Marauders…Today it is Bradenton(25-29) at Clearwater Threshers(30-24) 6:30pm…Thursday it was Bradenton 9-1 over Clearwater…SS Konnor Griffin went 3-5/Run/3 RBI…Batting .325…C Axiel Plaz 2-3/HR/Double/BB/Run…2b Wyatt Sanford 3-5/Run…Second Round Pick in 2024 from high school…
Double A Altoona Curve…Today Altoona(24-30) at New Hampshire Fisher Cats(24-30) at 6:35pm…Cy Nielson(1-2) going for the Curve…New Hampshire, 2-0, over Curve on Thursday…1b Nick Cimillo 1-3 and C Wyatt Hendrie 1-3 for Altoona…Only 3 hits total for Altoona….
Triple A Indianapolis Indians…Today Indians(33-25) at Memphis Redbirds(32-26) at 8:05pm…Hunter Barco going/throwing for Indians…Thursday it was Indy, 10-9, over Memphis…WP:Eddy Yean(3-2)…SS Sun-Chi Cheng 2-4/Double/BB/2 Runs…RF Matt Frazier 1-5/RBI…3b Liover Peguero 0-4/BB/Run…
Pittsburgh Pirates…Today it is Philadelphia(37-25) at Pittsburgh(23-40) 6:40pm…Thursday it was Houston Astros 8, Pirates 2…1b Jared Triolo 2-2/Double/BB/2 Runs…C Henry Davis 0-4…