Final from Thursday Night at First National Bank Field:
Greenville Drive 6, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh game report.)
WP:Brandon Neely(1-1)/LP:Bryan Mena(0-3)/LP:Matt McShane(2)
Drive' Line- 6-16-0 Hoppers' Line-4- 7-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers’ record falls to (18-12), while the Greenville Drive see their seasonal mark improve to (14-16)…..
Hoppers were out-hit 16-7 by the Drive, but only out-scored, 6-4…Part of that Two-Run difference came from the first two batters of the ballgame, from Greenville…On the very first pitch of the night, Justin Gonzales hit a sharp shot, out of the ballpark, and into deep left field…The very next batter for Greenville, Henry Godbout, followed suit, and he hit another solo Home Run for the Greenville Drive, and before you could blink an eye, the Drive led 2-0 over the Hoppers, and the Drive go on to win the game by two runs…Greenvillle had extended their 2-0 adavantage to a 3-0 margin over the Grasshoppers, by the end of the first inning…T
The Greensboro Grasshoppers had won four straight games headed into the Thursday night affair, but they never led on Thursday night…The Hoppers felt that their home image was surging a bit, when Greensboro tied up Greenville, at 4-4, at the end of Three Innings…But, Greenville found a go-ahead run in the fourth inning, and the Drive added an insurance run in the Top of the Ninth Inning, and after the game was tied by the Grasshoppers at four, the Hoppers could score no more, and their four game win streak was halted…
When you look at more numbers, the Hoppers could only find seven hits on the night, and they only drew two walks, and struck out 16 times…Lots of Ks on the Hoppers ledger…Of the seven Hopper hits, Jhonny Severino collected 3 of them…Severino went 3-4/Double/Run for the game, and he was our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game, for the Greensboro Grasshoppers…Edward Florentino was 2-4/RBI/Run/SB for the Grasshoppers, and that made it kind of a, Florentino and Severino-type Show…Other Hopper hits went to Wyatt Sanford 1-4/Run/SB…Easton Carmichael goes 1-3/BB/SB…Jared Jones was 0-3/BB/Run…And that is pretty much it, for the Hoppers offense on this Thursday evening…
For the top Hoppers’ pitcher, I would have to go with Bryan Mena…He did take the loss, but he only gave up that 1 Run, on 6 hits, with 3 BBs/5 Ks…He just had the tough luck of being in the game, when the Greenville Drive took the lead, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers could never get back in the game, after that moment…Top Drive pitcher would be their reliever, Danny Kirwan, who worked 3 Innings, and he gave 0 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 0 BBs/6 Ks…Kirwan ended up getting the Hold for the Greenville Drive…
After Tuesday’s 11-9 Hoppers win, and the Wednesday 13-12 winner, the Thurday night 6-4 war, made for a totally different look, but Greenville was still crushing the baseball…Eight homers for Greenville on Wednesday, and then two more LOOOOOOONG GONE HRs for Greenville on Thursday….
Just for LOOOOONG GONE’s sake, here are the Two Homers that got the Drive off and running on Thursday night….
Justin Gonzales homers on a line drive to left center field.
GVL 1,GBO 0
Henry Godbout homers on a line drive to left field.
GVL 2,GBO 0
And By the Way, the Drive had 7 different batters with 2 hits in this contest…Lots of hitting balance in the Drive lineup on this night…Two numbers that really give you a hard kick in the seat of the pants…16 hits for the Drive, and 16 strikeouts by the Hoppers…OK, and like the old man used to say, “It is Time to Move on”…..
Game Details:
Attendance-2,023
Time of Game-2:37
Game Time Temp-55 Degrees and Cloudy/Overcast
We all know Friday gametime can’t get here quick enough, with the Hoppers and their faithful fanbase in need of another Win again…Up Next we have Greenville(14-16) at Greensboro(18-12) on Friday night, at First National Bank Field, with that first pitch coming in at 7pm…Remember, that new Friday start time at 7pm, and there should be Fireworks after the game, with the Burn Ban having been lifted on Thursday, after the steady rains….If you can’t make it to the game, or if you want to follow the team while at the game, You Can Listen LIVE, when you
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from Callie Cline, at www.gsohoppers.com, on the Thursday night Hoppers-Drive Game…..
Grasshoppers Drop 6-4 Contest to Greenville
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Greenville Drive 6-4 on Thursday, May 7. With the win, the Drive improved to 14-16 on the season while the Grasshoppers dropped to 18-12. Greenville outhit Greensboro 16-7 in the contest.
Infielder Jhonny Severino paced the Grasshoppers offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and one run scored. Outfielder Edward Florentino followed with a 2-for-4 performance that included one RBI and one run scored. Wyatt Sanford and Easton Carmichael also recorded hits for Greensboro.
Greenville’s offense was led by infielder Yoeilin Cespedes, who finished 2-for-5 with one run scored. Outfielder Yophery Rodriguez added a 2-for-4 outing with one RBI and one run scored. Every batter in the Drive lineup recorded at least one hit in the game.
Southpaw Victor Cabreja made the start for Greensboro, striking out one while allowing nine hits and four earned runs across three innings. Brian Mena was charged with the loss and fell to 0-3 on the season.
Austin Ehrlicher started on the mound for Greenville, recording four strikeouts while allowing one earned run and two walks over 1.1 innings. Brandon Neely earned the win for the Drive and improved to 1-1 on the year.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Greenville Drive tomorrow, Friday May 8, for ZOOperstars Live! and FANomenal Fireworks Friday at 7:00PM, presented by Procter & Gamble. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
Greensboro Grasshoppers, South Atlantic League, and Pittsburgh Pirates News and Notes…
Thursday’s SALLY League Games
HCS 7, WIL 5
HCS 5, WIL 4
ROM 7, ASH 5
ASH 6, ROM 5
GVL 6, GBO 4
WS 7, HV 3
FRE 11, JS 4
BG 9, BRK 2
Friday’s Games in the South Atlantic League
Rome @ Asheville 6:35 PM ET
Greenville @ Greensboro 7:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
Winston-Salem @ Hudson Valley 7:05 PM ET
Wilmington @ Hub City 7:05 PM ET
Brooklyn @ Bowling Green 7:35 PM ET
SALLY League Standings
North-
Greensboro(18-12)
Frederick(17-12)…1/2 Game Back
Wilmington(16-13)…1 ½ Games Back
Hudson Valley(15-14) 2 ½ Games Back
Jersey Shore(14-15) 3 ½ Games Back
Brooklyn(7-21) 10 Games Back
South-
Bowling Green(19-10)
WS Dash(18-12) 1 ½ Games Back
Hub City(15-14) 4 Games Back
Rome(15-15) 4 ½ Games Back
Greenville(14-16) 5 ½ Games Back
Asheville(8-22) 11 ½ Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates’ System:Class A Bradenton Marauders(16-14)…[Seth Hernandez on the hill today for Bradenton, he’s 2-0]Double A Altoona Curve(9-20)[Lonnie White Jr. 2-4 for Altoona Thursday, batting .316]Triple A Indianapolis Indians(14-22)[Termarr Johnson was 2-4 Thursday]…Pittsburgh Pirates(21-17) Won 4-2 over Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday…Pirates(21-17) at San Francisco Giants(14-23) at 10:15 Tonight…Carmen Mlodzinski(2-2) on the hill for the Pirates…