Final from downtown Greensboro, on Tuesday evening, at First National Bank Field:
Greenville Drive 6, Greensboro Grasshoppers 2
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
Drive' Line- 6-9-0 Hoppers' Line-2-3-1
Hoppers’ record falls to (52-20/6-10), while Greenville improves to (6-10) in the Second Half of the 2026 season…The Drive take a 1-0 lead in this week’s Six-Game Series, from FNB Field.
Starting pitcher from Greenville, LHP Jojo Ingrassia was mowing down the Grasshoppers early in the contest, as the Hoppers went 0-17 before the home guys even reached First Base…With two outs in the Bottom of the Sixth Inning, Dylan Palmer became the First Hopper to reach base on Tuesday night, when Palmer looped a base hit into left field…Palmer was at First Base, when Sammy Stafura blasted Ingrassia’s pitch to the yellow line, at the top of the Center Field Fence…..A Two-Run Home Run from Stafura, scoring Sammy and Palmer, and it was Palmer as the first man to reach base vs. Ingrassia, and that killed Ingrassia’s and Greenville’ perfect game/no-hitter, plus Stafura’s HR broke up the Shutout, and scored not just one, but Two Hoppers Runs..
(Our REMAX Revolution Players of the Game were Palmer and Stafura.)
It took a long time before the Hoppers could get on the scoreboard, and it was Going, Three-Up/Three-Down Hoppers for the first Five and Two-Thirds Innings of this contest/ballgame…Later in the game, the Ninth Inning to be exact, the Grasshoppers found one more hit in the Greenville Drive’ Armor, with Easton Carmichael coming up with a Single in the Bottom of the Ninth Inning…
To break down the Hoppers’ hits for Tuesday one more time, we had Sammy Stafura going 1-3/HR/BB/Run/RBI…Dylan Palmer went 1-3/Run…Easton Carmichael goes 1-4….And that was it…As a team, the Hopppers Walked once(Sammy Stafura), and struck out 13 times…Hoopers, with Two Runs, on just Three Hits…
Greenville’s starting pitcher, Jojo Ingrassia, worked 5 2/3s Innings, giving up 2 Runs, on 2 Hits, withi 0 BBs/10 Ks…Quite the outing by Ingrassia…Greenville’s finisher, Griffin Kilander, went 3 1/3 Innings, and gave up 0 Runs, on 1 Hit, with 1 BB/3 Ks…
The Greensboro Grasshoppers’ starting pitcher, Jack Anker went 5 Innings, and Anker gave up 5 Runs, on 6 Hits, with 1 BB/8 Ks…Hoppers as a staff, with Owen Kellington and Kyle Larsen backing up Anker, the Tuesday staff Walked 3 Greenville Drive batters, and struck out 14…
See Below, Greensboro Grasshoppers’ starting pitcher, Jack Anker…..
Top Greenville Drive batters were Ronny Hernandez, who was 3-3/HR/Double/Single/BB/3 Runs/RBI…Plus Greenville had Justin Gonzalez going 2-4/BB/Run…Four other Drive batters had one hit/single each…Yoeilin Cespedes went 1-5/HR/3 RBI…
Not enough Hopper hits early in this game, and that led to a lack of scoring, so the Hoppers must get back to work early on Wednesday…Going need hits and runs from the beginning, so the Hoppers can establish their control of the ballgame…RHP Seth Hernandez due up the mound for the Hoppers on Wednesday afternoon, at 12 Noon…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,072
Time of Game-2:21.
Game Time Temp-85 Degrees and Cloudy…
Up Next:Greenville Drive(6-10) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(52-30/11-5) on Wednesday at 12 Noon…..
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GRASSHOPPERS FALL TO DRIVE IN HOME SERIES OPENER
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers dropped the opener of their home series to the Greenville Drive, 6-2. With the victory, Greenville improved to 6-10 in the second half, while Greensboro fell to 11-5. The Drive outhit the Grasshoppers 9-3, and Greensboro committed one error.
Infielder Sammy Stafura paced the Grasshoppers offensively, going 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and one run scored. Easton Carmichael and Dylan Palmer each added a hit for Greensboro.
Greenville was led at the plate by outfielder Ronny Hernandez, who finished 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, one RBI, and three runs scored. Outfielder Justin Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Enddy Azocar, Yoeilin Cespedes, Luke Heyman, and Antonio Anderson each recorded a hit.
Right-handed pitcher Jack Anker made the start for Greensboro, striking out eight over five innings. He allowed six hits, five earned runs, and one walk while taking the loss to fall to 0-1 on the season.
Left-handed pitcher Jojo Ingrassia earned the win for Greenville, improving to 2-1 after allowing two earned runs on two hits while striking out 10 over 5.1 innings. Griffin Kilander recorded the final outs to earn his first save of the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Greenville Drive tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8 at 12:00PM. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
Hoppers, South Atlantic League, Pittsburgh Pirates:
South Atlantic League Games from Tuesday:
GVL 6, GBO 2
HV 3, ROM 2
ASH 11, WS 3
BG 4, HCS 2
WIL 2, BRK 1
FRE 8, JS 7
South Atlantic League Games for Wednesday:
Greenville @ Greensboro 12:00 PM ET
Witherspoon, K
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Hernandez
Rome @ Hudson Valley 6:35 PM ET
Winston-Salem @ Asheville 6:35 PM ET
Bowling Green @ Hub City 6:35 PM ET
Wilmington @ Brooklyn 6:40 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings:
SALLY North-
Greensboro(11-5)
Wilmington(10-6) 1 Game Back
Frederick(9-6) 1 ½ Games Back
Hudson Valley(8-8) 3 Games Back
Brooklyn(7-8) 3 ½ Games Back
Jersey Shore(2-13) 8 ½ Games Back
SALLY South-
Asheville(11-5)
WS Dash and Bowling Green(9-7) 2 Games Back
Rome(7-8) 3 ½ Games Back
Greenville(6-10) 5 Games Back
Hub City(5-11) 6 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates System/Organization:
Single A Bradenton Marauders(38-43) and Won, 4-3, over Fort Myers on Tuesday…SV:Adolfo Oviedo(1)..Jared Jones 1-4/RBI…
Double A Altoona Curve(35-47) lost 3-2, to the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday…LP:Connor Oliver(2-1)…Keiner Delgado 2-5/Run…Lonnie White Jr. 2-4/Run..Will Taylor 1-3…Ivan Brethowr and Matt King both 1-4…King with Double and RBI…Oliver with 5 Ks..LHP Dominic Perachi(1-2) going for the Curve today vs. Richmond @ 6pm…
Triple A Indianapolis Indians(39-49) Won over Toledo, 9-3, on Tuesday….WP:Connor Wietgrefe(1-2)…Termarr Johnson 2-5/2 Runs/2 RBI…PJ Hilson 1-3/Double/Run…Shawn Ross 0-2/2 BBs/Run..Nick Cimillo 0-3/2 BBs/Run…
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates(47-45) and Won, 12-4, over Braves on Tuesday…WP:Paul Skenes(7-8)…Esmerlyn Valdez 1-3/2 BBs/2 Runs..Nick Gonzales 2-5/RBI…Jared Triolo 1-4/BB…Henry Davis 0-4/BB…Jack Brannigan 0-1…Ryan Ohearn 3-5/3 HR/10 RBI…Today:Braves(52-38) at Pirates(47-45) at 6:40pm…Jared Jones(1-1) for Pirates…