from Wednesday night, at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 14, Bowling Green Hot Rods 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Cesar Aquino(1-0)/LP:Dominic Niman(7-3)
Hoppers’ Line-14-18-1
Hot Rods’ Line-4-10-1
Greensboro Grasshoppers improve to (60-38/19-13), while Bowling Green Hot Rods fall to (69-28/22-10)…Weekly Series with Hoppers vs. Hot Rods now at 1-1…For the season, Hoppers are 5-3 vs. Bowling Green, at FNB Field…
Hoppers’ Homers, well there were only Four of them, but it was Multi-Homer nights for Jared Jones and Tony Blanco Jr….Both with Two-Run LOOOOOOOOONG GONE Hopper Homers…
They were our REMAX Revolution Players of the Game, and they were joined in that circle by Josh Tate, who had Three(3) Doubles in this contest…Jones goes 3-5/2 HR/2 Runs/4 RBI…Blanco Jr. went 3-5/2 HRs/Double/2 Runs/3 RBI…Tate was 4-5/3 Doubles/Run/4 RBI…That is some prime Extra-Base Hit Territory right there…
Other Hot Hopper Hitters, in their 18-hit effort…Camden Janik went 2-4/3 Runs/RBI…Carlos Caro goes 3-5/2 Runs/RBI…Jhonny Severino was 1-5/Double/Run…Axiel Plaz 1-4/Double/2 Runs/RBI…Dylan Palmer 1-4…And that covers your 18 Hits right there…
Hoppers’ Winning Pitcher was Cesar Aquino who worked 2 1/3 Innings, allowing 0 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 3 BBs/3 Ks…Jacob Bimbi got the start for the Hoppers and he went 3 2/3s Innings, giving up 2 Runs, on 4 Hits, with 3 BBs/3 Ks…As a staff, with Draven Zeigler and Carlson Reed also working, the Hoppers struck out 8 BG Hot Rods, and that 8 was just enough to get all of the fans their 20 ounce Pepsi product from the Circle K Convenience Stores…
All in all, a very solid win by the Greensboro Grasshoppers, after the 9-7 loss to the Rods, back on Tuesday night…The Hoppers made a strong Winners Statement, in the Wednesday Win…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,181
Time of Game-2:45
Game Time Temp-83 Degrees and Clear…
Up Next:Bowling Green Hot Rods(69-28) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(60-38) on Thursday night at 6:30pm…You can listen to this game, with Jay Ramey joining us for the Broadcast, when you CLICK HERE…Again, Listen Live, when you CLICK HERE…We met one of our listeners, Greg from Badin Lake, and he is from San Diego back in the day, and Greg was at the Wednesday night game, and tuned into the LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network, where “That Suckas, LOOOOOOONG GONE”…..
from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com:
Grasshoppers’ 18-Hit Effort Leads to 14-4 Victory
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 14-4, on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Grasshoppers improved to 19-13 in the second half of the season, while the Hot Rods fell to 22-10. Greensboro outhit Bowling Green, 18-10, with both teams committing one mishap.
Leading the Grasshoppers at the plate was outfielder Josh Tate, who went 4-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and one run scored. Infielder Jared Jones followed with a 3-for-5 performance that included two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored. Designated hitter Tony Blanco Jr. also recorded three hits, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, one double, three RBI, and two runs scored. Infielder Carlos Caro went 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored. Additional hits for Greensboro were recorded by Cam Janik (2), Jhonny Severino, Axiel Plaz, and Dylan Palmer.
Outfielder Nicandro Aybar led the Hot Rods offensively, going 3-for-4. Outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy followed with a 2-for-3 performance and one run scored, while infielder Ryan McCoy went 2-for-3. Additional hits for Bowling Green were recorded by Aiden Smith, Connor Hujsak, and Narciso Polanco.
Left-handed pitcher Jacob Bimbi got the start on the mound for Greensboro, recording three strikeouts while allowing four hits, two runs (one earned), and three free bases over 3.2 innings of work. Cesar Aquino earned the win for the Grasshoppers, improving to 1-0 on the season.
Left-handed pitcher Dominic Niman started for Bowling Green, recording six strikeouts while allowing nine hits, seven runs (six earned), and one free base over five innings. Niman was charged with the loss, falling to 7-3 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow, Thursday July 30 at 6:30 PM for Thirsty Thursday presented by Action Greensboro. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
South Atlantic League Games from Wednesday:
FRE 7, WIL 6
WIL 12, FRE 6
BRK 8, WS 6
GBO 14, BG 4
GVL 13, ASH 1
ROM 12, HCS 1
Jersey Shore @ Hudson Valley Postponed
South Atlantic League Games for Thursday:
Jersey Shore @ Hudson Valley 5:05 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Hudson Valley Game 2
Greenville @ Asheville 5:05 PM ET
Greenville @ Asheville Game 2
Bowling Green @ Greensboro
Rome @ Hub City 6:35 PM ET
Winston-Salem @ Brooklyn 6:40 PM ET
Wilmington @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings:
SALLY North-
Greensboro(19-13)
Frederick(18-13) ½ Game Back
Wilmington(18-14) 1 Game Back
Hudson Valley(16-14) 2 Games Back
Brooklyn(15-16) 3 ½ Games Back
Jersey Shore(9-20) 8 ½ Games Back
SALLY South-
Bowling Green(22-10)
Asheville(16-15) 5 ½ Games Back
WS Dash(16-16) 6 Games Back
Rome and Greenville both at (14-17) and 7 ½ Games Back
Hub City(10-22) 12 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates Organization/System:
Single A Bradenton Marauders(44-52) Lost 6-5, to Daytona on Wednesday…
Double A Altoona Curve(42-56) and dropped game on Wednesday to Chesapeake, 9-2…Lonnie White Jr. 1-3/BB..Javier Rivas 1-3 Run…Will Taylor 1-3/HR/2 RBI…Callen Moss 1-4…Joshua Loeschorn, Cy Nielson, and Mike Walsh all from the bullpen on Wednesday for the Curve…
Triple A Indianapolis Indians(49-55) Lost, 5-3, to Louisville on Wednesday…LP:Thomas Harrington(1-6)…Termarr Johnson 1-3/Run…Mitch Jebb 2-5…Deuce Gourson 1-4/Double/BB…Jack Brannigan 1-4/Double/Run/RBI…
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates(55-54)..Lost, 3-0, to Arizona on Wednesday…LP:Jared Jones(2-2)…Jared Triolo 2-3/SB…Nick Gonzales 1-4…Today, Pittsburgh(55-54) at Cincinnati(50-57) 7:10pm