Final from Tuesday night at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, Hub City Spartanburgers 3…11 Innings
(Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Carlson Reed(6-4)/LP:Je-Breil Easley(0-3)
Hoppers' Line-4-3-2 Burgers' Line-3-4-2
Hoppers now at (74-57) and Burgers are at (55-66)…Hoppers and Frederick still tied for First Place in SALLY North, Second Half…Hudson Valley still 1 Game Back, of both Hoppers and Keys…
Edward Florentino’s Two-Run Walk-Off Home Run wins the game for the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the bottom of the 11th Inning…The HR scored both Florentino and Wyatt Sanford, to give the Grasshoppers the edge…
Two Home Runs for Hub City’s Maxton Mason and also had a single, and he went 3-4/2 HRs/2 Runs/2 RBI…Maxton’s brother Mason Martin, used to play for the Grasshoppers…
Hoppers with just three hits total…Florentino 1-4/HR/2 RBI..Jhonny Severino 1-3/BB/RBI…Tony Blanco Jr. 1-4…Josh Tate 0-4/RBI…Florentino was our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game, coming off the strength of his Game-Winning, Walk-Off HR, HR #21 of the season for Florentino…Wyatt Sanford was 0-2/BB/HBP/2 Runs/SB, and Sanford with SB #29 for the year…
Greensboro won in 11 Innings, back on Sunday, at Bowling Green, and then won in 11 Innings, again tonight….Edward Florentino with the Game-Winning Home Run, in both games…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,817
Time of Game-2:33
Game Time Temp-81 Degrees
Up Next:Hub City(55-66) at Greensboro Grasshoppers(74-57) at FNB Field, with the first pitch coming in at 6:30pm, on Wednesday evening…CLICK HERE to listen to the game Live, on The LOOOOOONG GONE Baseball Network…
Florentino Delivers Walk-Off Home Run in Grasshoppers’ Extra-Inning Win
from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com/www.gsohoppers.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Hub City Spartanburgers, 4-3, in extra innings on a walk-off home run by Edward Florentino. With the win, Greensboro improved to 33-22 in the second half of the season, while Hub City fell to 21-34. The Spartanburgers outhit the Grasshoppers, 4-3, as both teams committed two mishaps.
Florentino led Greensboro at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. Jhonny Severino and Tony Blanco Jr. each recorded a hit for the Grasshoppers.
Maxton Martin led the Spartanburgers offensively, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI, and two runs scored. Evan Morrison recorded Hub City’s only other hit.
Right-handed pitcher Ronaldo Gallo made the start on the mound for Greensboro. He recorded three strikeouts while allowing one hit and one earned run over three innings. Right-handed pitcher Carlson Reed earned the win for the Grasshoppers, improving to 6-4 on the season.
Right-handed pitcher Ismael Agreda started for Hub City and tallied six strikeouts while allowing two hits, two runs (one earned), and one walk over six innings. Right-handed pitcher J’Briell Easley took the loss for the Spartanburgers and fell to 0-3 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their final homestand against the Hub City Spartanburgers tomorrow, Wednesday August 26 at 6:30PM. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.