Final Score from Saturday Night at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 10, Greenville Drive 4
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From Saturday Night at FNB Field…
WP:Cameron Keshock(1-1)/LP:Marcus Phillips(0-2)
Hoppers' Line-10-12-0 Drive' Line- 4- 4-3
Greensboro Grasshoppers remain in First Place in the South Atlantic League’s Northern Division, as they see their record improve now to (20-12)…Greenville falls to (14-18) with the loss…Hoppers now at (4-1) vs. Greenville this week, in the Six-Game Series at FNB Field, and the Grasshoppers sit at (7-1) vs. the Drive for the season…A Win on Sunday would push the Hoppers to (5-1)/(8-1), and that is a good possibility for the hometown team on Mothers’ Day at the ballpark….
Got to give it up for Cameron Keshock with his No-Hit effort from Saturday night, versus the Greenville Drive…Keshock is the REMAX Revolution Player of the Game, as he allowed NO Runs, on NO Hits, with 3 BBs, and 9 Huge Strikeouts, over his Five Innings of work, on the Hill for the Hoppers…Keshock put a Lock on the Greenville bats, and would not turn them loose…Right after Keshock exited the baseball game, the first man to the plate for the Greenville Drive, hit a Solo Home Run to center field, off of Hoppers’ reliever Aldolfo Oviedo…Antonio Andreson went LONG for Greenville, and the Hoppers/Keshock No-Hitter was LOOOOONG GONE…
But, in true fairness to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, they were going LOOOOOOOOONG GONE on Saturday night too…There were FIVE Hopper Homers in this game, with Jones, Severino, Florentino, Polanco, and Plas all sending balls out of the yard on this night….Five Hopper Homers to give Greensboro 46 HRs as a team, in 2026…
Jhonny Severino with a Three-Run homer, and the rest of the Hoppers were taking the solo route to the hill/road/street…For the night, Shalin Polanco led the parade of Hopper Hitters, going 4-4/HR/1 Run/2 RBI/SB…Axiel Plaz went 2-4/HR/BB/3 Runs/RBI…Jared Jones was 2-5/HR/2 Runs/RBI…Jhonny Severino went 1-4/HR/BB/2 Runs/3 RBI…Very busy night for the Hoppers offense, and Greensboro led 7-0, and then stayed in place to win the game, 10-4…
We posted his numbers, and those numbers for Cameron Keshock do speak for themselves, and he was the top Hopper pitcher in this contest, but the finisher, Alexis Torres also was strong, as he went 1 2/3 Innings, allowing 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 BBs/3 Ks…In-between Keshock and Torres, the Hoppers had Oviedo and Lobo on the hill, and they gave up the 4 Drive Runs, on 4 Drive Hits, with 4 BBs/1 K…Keshock and Torres strong, with 12 Ks between them, plus Keshock and Torres, gave up 0 Runs, and 0 Hits…
Henry Godbout, and Antonio Anderson both hit home runs for Greenville, with Godbout going for a Two-Run shot, and Anderson taking the Solo HR route…
All of the Drive pitchers, starter Marcus Phillips, Shea Sprague, and Calvin Bickerstaff gave up HRs in this game…Two Homers off of Phillips and Sprague, and One off of Bickerstaff…
Still feel like the tone set for this game, by Greensboro Grasshoppers staring pitcher Cameron Keshock, was the difference in this game…Keshock in control from the get-go, and he retired 14 of the 17 batters he faced in the game…Nine of the fourteen batters that Keshock erased, were Strikeout Victims…
Again, plenty of offense from the Greensboro team, to compliment their Keshock/Torres mound memories, and offensively, Shalin Polanco had himself a heck of a night…He was on base four straight times, with his three singles, and his solo HR, plus he was dancing on the bases so much, we called him a “Dancing King”…Polanco advanced to third base three times in the ballgame, and stole one base…
In the game, every Hopper batter reached base at least one time, and Axiel Plaz led the scoring-parade around the bases, with Plaz scoring three of the Hoppers’ ten runs…Jared Jones and Jhonny Severino each scored twice…
Three Greenville Drive errors also played a part in what the Hoppers were able to do, scoring-wise…
The Greensboro Grasshoppers are getting the job done this season, and they have done an outstanding job at home this week, and just about time to try and finish off the homestand, with a solid win on Sunday…
Game Details from Saturday Night:
Attendance-4,577
Time of Game-2:59
Game Time Temp-68 Degrees and Partly Cloudy
Up Next:Greenville Drive(14-18) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(20-12) on Sunday afternoon, at 2pm, at First National Bank Field…Sunday Fun Day for the Family, with Kids and Moms playing catch on the field before the game, and then The Kids Run the Bases After the Game…We like to call it, Family Fun Day Sunday, at First National Bank Field…Be sure to CLICK HERE, and Listen Live to the Hoppers-Drive game on Sunday afternoon, when Bryant Rocch, from the News and Record, will join us for the broadcast….See you Sunday, at FNB Field, on The Long Gone Baseball Radio Network, from GSOHoppers.com….
Game Report on Hoppers-Drive from Saturday night, coming in from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com…..
Five Home Runs Power Grasshoppers Past Greenville, 10-4
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Greenville Drive 10-4 on Saturday, May 9. With the win, the Grasshoppers improved to 20-12 on the season while the Drive fell to 14-18. Greensboro outhit Greenville 12-4, while the Drive committed three errors in the contest.
Outfielder Shalin Polanco paced the Grasshoppers offense with a perfect 4-for-4 performance that included a home run, two RBI, and one run scored. Catcher Axiel Plaz also turned in a strong night at the plate, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, one RBI, and three runs scored. Additional hits for Greensboro came from Jared Jones (2), Wyatt Sanford, Edward Florentino, Jhonny Severino, and Matt King.
Infielder Henry Godbout led the Drive offensively, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and one run scored. Jack Winnay, Mason White, and Antonio Anderson each added a hit for Greenville.
Righthanded pitcher Cameron Keshock got the start for Greensboro and delivered a dominant outing, recording a career-high nine strikeouts over five innings. Keshock allowed just three walks while earning his first win of the season to improve to 1-1.
Righthanded pitcher Marcus Phillips started on the mound for Greenville and struck out three batters over 2.1 innings. Phillips allowed six hits, five earned runs, and two walks while taking the loss and falling to 0-2 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Greenville Drive tomorrow, Sunday May 10, for Mother’s Day and Family Funday Sunday at 2:00PM, presented by Cone Health. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.