The Greensboro Grasshoppers with Four More LOOOOOOOOOOONG GONE Home Runs on Friday night, to now give the team a total of 159 Home Runs on the season…Hoppers were down 9-3, going into the Bottom of the Ninth Inning, and that is where they rallied….Two outs and Sammy Stafura comes with a Two-Run HR to left center field…That made the score, 9-8 Greenville, and then the clock struck 9:46 o’clock, and the game was over…Close, but one run short of the full comeback…
But, the fans were treated to that solid comeback by the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and the fans also saw an exciting postgame Fireworks Show, plus there were plenty of Fireworks during the game, with the Hoppers hitting Big Home Runs…They usually hit the in-game Fireworks button, each time the Hoppers hit another in-game Home Run…
It was Three Solo HRs in the ballgame, until Stafura hit his Three-Run Bomb in the Ninth Inning…Solo Home Run by Edward Florentino in the First Inning, and it was his 12th of the season…Easton Carmichael’s solo HR in the Seventh Inning was his 14th of the year…Camden Janik jacked one out of the park in the Seventh Inning too, and for Janik it was HR #3 for 2026…And then Sammy Stafura smacked his 12th HR, in that comeback Ninth Inning…
Hoppers were up, 1-0, then it was tied up at 1-1…And then the Drive made the score 3-1, before the Hoppers tied it back up, at 3-3…The Drive moved on top 9-3, at the end of the Top of the Ninth Inning…Then the Hoppers got their groove back, and made it 9-5 Drive, right before Stafura hit his Three-Run Homer, and that ended up, ending it all, making the final score, Greenville Drive 9, Greensboro Grasshoppers 8…..
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Shea Sprague(3-2)/LP:Yulian Quintana(3-1)/SV:Tyler Davis(6)
Drive' Line- 9-13-0 Hoppers' Line-8- 8-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers now at (53-32/12-7), while the Greenville Drive sit at (34-48/8-11)…The Drive lead the Six-Game Weekly Hoppers-Drive Series, at First National Field, with The Drive on top, (3-1)…Three-Games-to-One, in favor of the Greenville Drive…
Greenville led in hitting by Mason White, who went 3-5/HR/2 Doubles/2 Runs/3 RBI…Gerardo Rodriguez was 3-5/HR/Double/2 Runs/2 RBI…
Hoppers top hitters were:Easton Carmichael 3-4/HR/2 Runs/RBI…Sammy Stafura was 1-5/HR/Run/RBI…Edward Florentino went 1-5/HR/Run/RBI…Camden Janik was 1-3/HR/Run/2 RBI…Jared Jones 1-3/BB/Run…Dylan Palmer 1-3/BB/Run/RBI…Jhonny Sevrino 0-3/BB/Run…Easton Carmichael and Jared Jones our REMAX Revolution Players of the Game…Carmichael for his work with the stick, and Jones for his glovework, at first base…Good see Jared Jones, back in the Greensboro Grasshoppers lineup…Eason Carmichael, in the photo Below…
The Drive Winning Pitcher, Shea Sprague, worked 2 1/3 Innings, allowing 2 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 0 BBs/1 Ks, and he gave up Home Runs to Easton Carmichael and Camden Janik…Hoppers’ Losing Pitcher, Yulian Quintana worked for 2/3s of an Inning, and he gave up 4 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 2 BBs/1 K, and Quintana gave up One Home Run(Mason White)…
The Greenville Drive with Four Homers in the Friday night affair, just like the Hoppers had…HRs from Justin Gonzales, Mason White, Gerardo Rodriguez, and from Luke Heyman…Plus the Drive also had Four Doubles coming their way…
Game Details:
Attendance-4,629
Time of Game-2:43
Game Time Temp-84 Degrees and Cloudy…
Up Next:
Greenville Drive(8-11) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(12-7), on Saturday night at First National Bank Field…First Pitch due in at 6:30pm…It will be Grateful Dead Night, with many promotions surrounding the memory of this iconic band from the past…Fireworks on tap after the game…You can Listen Live, when you CLICK HERE…
**********from Callie Cline at GSOHoppers.com, with the Hoppers-Drive game recap.************
Late Rally Falls Short as Grasshoppers Drop 9-8 Contest
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers dropped a 9-8 decision to the Greenville Drive on Friday, July 10. With the victory, Greenville improved to 8-11 in the second half, while Greensboro fell to 12-7. The Drive outhit the Grasshoppers, 13-8.
Easton Carmichael paced the Greensboro offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Sammy Stafura, Edward Florentino, Jared Jones, Cam Janik, and Dylan Palmer each added a hit for the Grasshoppers.
Mason White led the Drive at the plate, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored. Gerardo Rodriguez also turned in a strong performance, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI, and two runs scored. Justin Gonzales and Luke Heyman each collected two hits, while Ronny Hernandez also recorded a hit.
Right-handed pitcher Bryan Mena made the start for Greensboro, striking out three while allowing five hits and three earned runs over 5.2 innings. Yulian Quintana was charged with the loss, dropping to 3-1 on the season.
Right-hander Marcus Phillips started for Greenville, striking out six while allowing two hits, one earned run, and issuing four walks over 4.2 innings. Shea Sprague earned the victory in relief to improve to 3-2 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Greenville Drive tomorrow, Saturday, July 11 at 6:30 PM for Grateful Dead Night. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
+++++++++Hoppers, South Atlantic League, and Pittsburgh Pirates’ News and Info:+++++++++++
Friday Scores from the South Atlantic League:
WS 7, ASH 3
BRK 3, WIL 1
GVL 9, GBO 8
FRE 5, JS 2
ROM 8, HV 3
BG 4, HCS 2
Saturday Games in the South Atlantic League:
Jersey Shore @ Frederick 4:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Frederick Game 2
Bowling Green @ Hub City 4:35 PM ET
Rome @ Hudson Valley 5:05 PM ET
Wilmington @ Brooklyn 6:00 PM ET
Winston-Salem @ Asheville 6:05 PM ET
Greenville @ Greensboro 6:30 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings:
SALLY North-
Greensboro(12-7)
Frederick(10-7) 1 Game Back
Wilmington(11-8) 1 Game Back
Hudson Valley(10-9) 2 Games Back
Brooklyn(9-9) 2 ½ Games Back
Jersey Shore(3-14) 8 Games Back
SALLY South-
Asheville(12-7)
Bowling Green(12-7)
WS Dash(11-8) 1 Game Back
Rome(8-10) 3 ½ Games Back
Greenville(8-11) 4 Games Back
Hub City(5-14) 7 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates Organization/System:
Single A Bradenton Marauders(39-43) Postponed on Friday…Today:Bradenton at Fort Myers(45-36) at 3:45pm-Doubleheader…
Double A Altoona Curve(37-48) from Friday:..Curve top Richmond Flying Squirrels, 5-4, and former Hoppers Matt Ager(4-1) gets the win…Save goes to Jake Skirk(3)…Ivan Brethowr 2-4/Run/RBI…Will Taylor 1-3/Triple/BB/2 Runs/2 RBI…Matt King 1-3/RBI…Callen Moss 1-4/Run…Titus Dumitru 1-4…Lonnie White Jr. 0-3/BB/Run…Today it is Richmond(52-31) at Altoona @ 6:30pm with Kyle Robinson(0-1) for the Curve…
Triple A Indianapolis Indians(41-50)…Friday:Indians win, 6-3, over the Toledo Mud Hens…WP:Dererk Diamond(2-0)…SV:Hunter Burrows(5)…Termarr Johnson 2-5/HR/Run/2 RBI…Nick Cimillo 1-4…Carlos Caro 0-0/Run…Shawn Ross 1-3…Justin Meis with Hold(4)…
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates(47-47) were Rained Out on Friday….Doubleheader today vs. Milwaukee(59-34) begins @ 12:05pm…Braxton Ashcraft(9-3) for Bucs in Game One, and Bubba Chandler(3-8) will go in Game Two, for Pittsburgh..