Final from Wednesday Night at Truist Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.:
Our Fred Anderson of Raleigh Game Report…..
Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, WS Dash 2…10 Innings
WP:Jacob Bimbi(3-1)/LP:Aric McAtee(1-1)/SV:Jose Garces(1)
Hoppers' Line-4-6-1 Dash' Line- 2-6-3
Greensboro Grasshoppers improve to (13-10) and the WS Dash fall to (15-8)…..The Weekly Series with the Dash and the Hoppers now all tied up at 1-1, with Four Games remaining on the Six-Game Slate…
For the second straight night, the game went 10 Innings with the Hoppers falling 7-6 back on Tuesday, but ‘Turning the Beat Around’, and taking Wednesday night’s ballgame, 4-2…Two runs in the Top of the Tenth Inning, and the Hoppers head back to Greensboro, with the victory…
The Grasshoppers did not have anyone in the lineup pick up more than one hit, but Easton Carmichael homered, Shalin Polanco smacked a Triple, and Sammy Stafura and Jared Jones both picked up Doubles…Four extra base hits for the Hoppers, and they were in business…
Here’s how it was happening as the Hoppers got the help they needed in the Top of the Tenth Winning, to take the lead and they were Winning, and never looked back…
Lonnie White Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ryan Burrowes. Brian Sanchez scores. Matt King to 3rd.
GBO 3,WS 2
Easton Carmichael reaches on a fielder’s choice out, shortstop Kyle Lodise to catcher Boston Smith. Matt King out at home. Lonnie White Jr. to 3rd. 2 outs
Easton Carmichael steals 2nd base. Lonnie White Jr. scores.
GBO 4,WS 2
The Hoppers took that 4-2 lead, and that would be all they would need to succeed, and bring home the win…BUT, let’s bring you into the Bottom of 10, and see how the Hoppers were able to seal the win…It took some solid pitching to finish off the WS Dash….
Jose Garces on the hill for the Hoppers, and Greensboro again leads the Dash, 4-2, and Garces gets the WS Dash, 1-2-3 in the bottom of the tenth…And here is how it happened for the Hoppers, and Garces…
Caleb Bonemer strikes out swinging. 1 out
Colby Shelton strikes out swinging. 2 outs
George Wolkow pops out to third baseman Matt King. 3 outs
GAME OVER and Garces strikes out 2 Dash batters and he gets the very solid Save for the Grasshoppers…Jacob Bimbi was in the game on the hill for the Hoppers, when they took that 4-2 lead, and Bimbi picks up the Win…Bimbi went 1 1/3 Innings for the Hoppers and he gave up 0 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 1 BB/1 K…Garces worked that 1 Inning, the Bottom of the Tenth, he allowed 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 BBs/2 Ks…
Hoppers win the ballgame with 4 Runs, on 6 Hits, and they only walked Once, and the Grasshoppers struck out 17 times, in this contest…For example, Wyatt Sanford experienced a tough night for the Hoppers going 0-5, and Striking out 5 Times…Bryan Sanchez and Sammy Stafura each got hits for the Grasshoppers, but they struck out 3 times a-piece…
For the Dash, Caleb Bonemer homered again, and now has 11 HRs on the season, but the Home Run for Bonemer, was his only hit on the night, and it was a Solo Shot…
But, in the end, the Hoppers got the Win, and they do it in Ten, and they will do it all again, on Thursday night…
Game Details:
Attendance-1,214
Time of Game-2:53
Game Time Temp-73 Degrees and Partly Cloudy
Next Up:Greensboro Grasshoppers(13-10) at the Winston-Salem Dash(15-8) on Thursday night at 6:30pm, at Truist Stadium….