This has gotten just like Steve Martin used to say, “Wild and Crazy”…The Greensboro Grasshoppers lost 5-4, to the Winston-Salem Dash, on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, at Truist Stadium…Plus the Hoppers First Place Competition, the Frederick Keys, defeated the Hub City Spartanburgers twice…In Game One, it was the Keys over the Burgers, 9-3…In Game Two, the Keys clobbered the Burgers, 9-1….
As the teams go on to Thursday, this is how it all shakes out…Thursday is last day, of the First Half, of the South Atlantic League’s Northern Division…Last game for Half One is on Thursday…The Greensboro Grasshoppers are at (41-24) going to Winston-Salem for the Hoppers 6:30pm clash, with the Dash(37-28), on Thursday…Frederick(40-23) will be at home for the Keys key 7pm meeting, with the Hub City Spartanburgers(34-30)…
The Hoppers at (41-24) and the Frederick Keys at (40-23)…Both teams tied for First Place, but the Frederick Keys holding a Percentage Edge of .635, to the Hoppers .631…If the First Half ended tonight, the Frederick Keys would be the First Half Champs, due to the better Percentage Points Record/Winning Percentage…The same thing goes for Thursday…
Thursday is a Must-Win Game for the Greensboro Grasshoppers at the Winston-Salem Dash…Hoppers need to Win, and hope that Frederick loses to Hub City…If both Greensboro and Frederick both win, Frederick still gets the Top Spot and the First Half Title due to better Winning Percentage…If the Hoppers Win, and Frederick loses to Hub City, the Greensboro Grasshoppers are your First Half Champions…If the Hoppers and Keys both lose, the Keys can claim the Crown, due to their better overall Winning Percentage/%…..
Now MORE from the Greensboro Grasshoppers Wednesday night loss, at the Winston-Salem Dash…
Final Score from Winston-Salem’s Truist Stadium, on Wednesday night:
Winston-Salem Dash 5, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Jack Young(3-0)/LP:Draven Zeigler(2-1)/SV:Pierce George(4)
WS Dash' Line-5-8-0 Hoppers' Line-4-8-1
Records listed a couple of times above, but to rewind them, Greensboro nows stands at (41-24), and the WS Dash toe the line at, (37-28)…..
Eight of the Nine Greensboro Grasshoppers’ batters with One Hit Each on Wednesday, while Tony Blanco Jr., Murf Gray, and Yordany De Los Santos made most the most of their One Hit, with all three of them connecting for Solo Home Runs…Blanco Jr. and De Los Santos with their 11th HR of the season, and Gray smacked his 10th Homer as a Hopper, for 2026…The Hoppers’ Easton Carmichael went 1-4, and he had a Double…Edward Florentino and Sammy Stafura were both stealing bases, with Stafura swiping two…Florentino and Axiel Plaz were both 1-4 at the plate, while Stafura and Josh Tate, go 1-3, at the plate on Wednesday night….
The Grasshoppers took a 4-2 lead to the Bottom of the Eighth Inning, and that’s where the WS Dash posted Three Big Runs, to win this Wednesday affair, 5-4…..The Hoppers hit Two Home Runs, in the Top of that 8th Inning….
Top 8th
Tony Blanco Jr. homers on a fly ball to left field.
GBO 3,WS 2
Yordany De Los Santos homers on a fly ball to left center field.
GBO 4,WS 2
Game Details:
Attendance-2,489
Time of Game-2:30
Game Time Temp-87 Degrees/Partly Cloudy…..
Up Next: Greensboro Grasshoppers(41-24) at the WS Dash(37-28) at Truist Stadium, in Winston-Salem, N.C. The First Pitch is due to come in, @ 6:30p…..