GRASSHOPPERS DROP SERIES OPENER TO HOT RODS, 4-2, ON TUESDAY EVENING
from Callie Cline with Greensboro Grasshoppers Media, and from www.gsohoppers.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4–2, on Tuesday, July 8, at First National Bank Field. With the win, the Hot Rods improved to 10–6 in the second half of the season, while the Grasshoppers dropped to 11–5. Bowling Green edged Greensboro in hits, 6–5, and committed just one error to Greensboro’s three.
Outfielder Titus Dumitru led the Grasshoppers offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double. Additional hits came from Will Taylor, Shalin Polanco, and Derek Berg, who contributed a solo home run.
Designated hitter Raudelis Martinez paced the Hot Rods, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate. Adrian Santana, Emilien Pitre, Noah Myers, and Daniel Vellojin also recorded hits for Bowling Green.
Greensboro employed a bullpen day, beginning with left-handed pitcher Julian Bosnic, who struck out four and issued three walks over two innings. Hung-Leng Chang was tagged with the loss and now sits at 4–4 on the season.
Bowling Green’s Hayden Snelsire earned the win, improving to 4–2. The right-hander struck out six while allowing just two hits, one earned run, and two walks over six innings.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30PM for White Claw® Wednesday. To purchase tickets to any Grasshoppers home game, visit gsohoppers.com or call 336-268-2255.
Game Details from GreensboroSports.com and from The LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network….
Game Attendance-2,429
Game Time Temp-88 degrees
Game Time of Game-2:38
Final Score:Bowling Green Hot Rods 4, Greensboro Grasshoppers 2
WP:Hayden Snelsire(4-2)/LP:Hung-Leng Chang(4-4)/SV:Alexander Alberto(1)
Hot Rods' Line-4-6-1 Hoppers' Line- 2-5-3
Greensboro Grasshoppers(56-25)
Bowling Green Hot Rods(44-36)
Top Hoppers hitters were Titus Dumitru going 2-4/Double and Derek Berg who went 1-3/HR…Also Will Taylor goes 1-4, plus Shalin Polanco went 1-4/RBI…Top pitcher in the game was the Hot Rods’ starting righthander, Hayden Snelsire, who was on fire, and he was able to retire 6 Hoppers, by way of the K, over his 6 Innings of work on the hill, on Tuesday night, at First National Bank Field…For Snelsire, it was like preaching to the Choir, as his Hot Rod batsmen got up 4-0 early in the contest, and they never looked back, and they never trailed in this contest…
Hoppers and Hot Rods now tied up at 6-6/Six Games Each, this season…Hopppers now at 2-4 vs. Bowling Green at home in 2025, and the Grasshoppers are at 4-2 vs. Bowling Green on the road this season…Sort of like ‘Even Steven’, when these two clubs get together….
They will hook up again on Wednesday night at First National Bank Field, with the first pitch of the game coming in, at 6:30pm….Listen Live to the Hoppers-Hot Rods on Wednesday night, when you CLICK HERE for The LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network, at www.gsohoppers.com….
South Atlantic League from Tuesday:
BG 4, GBO 2
W:Snelsire(4 – 2)
L:Chang(4 – 4)
HV 7, ASH 6…WIL 4, BRK 1…GVL 2, WS 1…ROM 4, HCS 0…JS 14, ABD 3
South Atlantic League Today/Wednesday:
Bowling Green
@
Greensboro
6:30 PM ET…Gill Hill(3 – 6)
vs.Stumbo(0 – 0)
Asheville
@
Hudson Valley
6:35 PM ET
Wilmington
@
Brooklyn
6:40 PM ET
Winston-Salem
@
Greenville
6:45 PM ET
Hub City
@
Rome
7:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore
@
Aberdeen
7:05 PM ET
South Atlantic League/SALLY League Standings….
SALLY North-First Place:Greensboro(11-5)…2nd Place:Hudson Valley(10-6)/1 Game Back…3rd Place:Brooklyn and Wilmington(8-8)/3 Games Back…5th Place:Aberdeen and Jersey Shore(6-10)/5 Games Back…
SALLY South-First Place:Bowling Green(10-6)…2nd Place:Hub City(9-7)/1 Game Back…3rd Place:Greenville(8-7)/1 ½ Games Back…4th Place:Asheville(8-8)/2 Games Back…5th Place:Rome(7-8)/2 ½ Games Back…6th Place:WS Dash(4-12)/6 Games Back…
Pittsburgh Pirates Affiliates: Single A Bradenton Marauders(40-41)…Double A Altoona Curve(39-42)…Triple A Indianapolis Indians(51-36)…MLB Pirates(38-55)…Lost 4-3 to KC Royals on Tuesday…HR for 2B Nick Gonzalez #4 for 2025…Double for C Henry Davis…