Final from Sunday afternoon, at Rome, Georgia:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 11, Rome Emperors 10
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Jacob Bimbi(4-2)/LP:Logan Samuels(2-4)/SV:Owen Kellington(2)
Hoppers' Line- 11-12-0
Emperors' Line-10-12-1Hoppers improve to (48-27/7-2) on the season...Rome Emperors see their record fall to (35-38/2-7)...The Hoppers at (7-2), and the Emps at (2-7), are the teams' second half records/marks...Sunday afternoon marked the Hoppers Fifth Win in a-Row at Rome, from this past week...The Greensboro Grasshoppers take the Rome series, 5-1...Hot Hitters on Sunday were:Brian Sanchez went 4-4/Double/Run/RBI/SB...Yordany De Los Santos goes 2-5/2 Runs/RBI/2 SB...Sammy Stafura was 2-4/BB/Run/2 RBI/3 SB...Edward Florentino goes 1-5/Triple/Run/2 RBI...Dylan Palmer 1-4/BB/2 Runs/2 SB...Easton Carmichael was 2-5/Double/Run/2 RBI...Axiel Plaz went 1-4/Run...Josh Tate 0-4/Run...Jhonny Severino 0-0/Run...Severino came on as a Pinch Runner for Axiel Plaz...Murf Gray 0-4/BB...
The wildest thing about the Greensboro Grasshoppers bold offensive numbers might just be the SB/Stolen Bases...Ten(10) Stolen Bases for the Hoppers on Sunday, and not sure if we have ever seen SB numbers quite that strong, at this level...Three for Sammy Stafura, Two Stolen Bases each, for Yordany De Los Santos and Dylan Palmer...And the list goes on...Again, the number was 10, count them 10 Stolen Bases for the Hoppers on Sunday afternoon...
The Greensboro Grasshoppers trailed the Rome Emperors, 5-0, after Four Innings...The Hoppers got hot, and cut the lead to 5-3 Emps, after Five Innings...Hoppers took a 7-5 lead of their own, with 4 Greensboro Runs in the Top of the Seventh Inning...Rome tied it all up at 7-7, after 7...Then Greensboro jumps back on top, 8-7, after 7 1/2 Innings, then it was locked up again, at 8-8 Hoppers-Emperors at the end of Eight Innings...Hoppers post Three Runs in the Top of the Ninth Inning, and you look on the scoreboard, and see the road team at Rome, is back in front, with the score sitting at 11-8 Hoppers, as the teams took things to the Bottom of the Ninth Inning...Rome put up a Deuce, but the two Rome Runs were not enough, as the Greensboro Grasshoppers hang to win the ballgame, 11-10.....Carlson Reed got the start on the hill for the Hoppers, and then they looked to Bryan Mena, Draven Zeigler, Jacob Bimbi, and Owen Kellington...Bimbi picked up the win, in short relief work, going/throwing for a 1/3 of an Inning, and giving up 0 Runs, on 0 Hits, with 1 BB/1 K...Owen Kellington earned the Save for the Hoppers, working 1 Inning, and Kellington gave up 2 Runs, on 1 Hits, with 1 BB/1 K, and he served up a Two-Run Home Run, to the Emperors' Mason Guerra...
The Hoppers were able to overcome Five Home Runs from the Rome Hitters in this afternoon affair from Rome(Georgia), plus the Top Hitters for Rome, were Mason Guerra, as Guerra had Two Home Runs, and he went 3-4 overall, with 2 HRs/BB/2 Runs/4 RBI...Rome's Eric Hartman goes 3-5/HR/Double/2 Runs/2 RBI...
It is a little lengthy, but here is how the Hoppers were able to put together their Game-Winning Surge/Effort, in the Top of the Ninth Inning, to pick up the final part of the 11 runs they needed, to win this contest...
Here You Go...
Top 9th
Yordany De Los Santos singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tate Southisene.
GBO 8,ROM 8
Axiel Plaz singles on a soft line drive to right fielder John Estevez. Yordany De Los Santos to 2nd.
GBO 8,ROM 8
Edward Florentino strikes out swinging. 1 out
GBO 8,ROM 8
Yordany De Los Santos steals 3rd base. Jhonny Severino steals 2nd base.
Easton Carmichael doubles on a line drive to right fielder John Estevez. Yordany De Los Santos scores. Jhonny Severino, running for Axiel Plaz, scores.
GBO 10,ROM 8
Brian Sanchez singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Estevez. Easton Carmichael scores.
GBO 11,ROM 8But still, when it is all said and done, our GreensboroSports.com late-Sunday night sportsdesk feels like the Ten Stolen Bases, by the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Sunday, was a key part in the team's ability to finish the series, with this Road Victory...I remember the old phrase for the Braves, and it was SOB/Same Old Braves, but on Sunday, the SBs/Stolen Bases from this game, were just fine for the Greensboro Grasshoppers...
Game Details:
Attendance-672
Time of Game-2:58
Game Time Temp-87 Degrees/CloudyUp Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers will enjoy a well-deserved OFF Day on Monday, and then on Tuesday it will be, the Greensboro Grasshoppers(48-27) hosting the Bowling Green Hot Rods(53-21), with the First Pitch coming in, at First National Bank Field, at 6:30pm.....