from Saturday afternoon, at Lakewood, New Jersey:
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws 8, Greensboro Grasshoppers 1
WP:Camron Hill(2-0)/LP:Cameron Keshock(1-2)
Claws' Line- 8-10-2 Hoppers' Line-1-10-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers now at (24-14) for the season, and the Jersey Shore BlueClaws stand at (17-20), in 2026…..
Hoppers tied the ‘Claws in hits, at 10 a-piece, but the 8-1 final score, was a decisive win for the BlueClaws…
Greensboro Grasshoppers hitting led by Jared Jones, who went 3-4(Three Singles), on the afternoon…Easton Carmichael and Edward Florentino both showed up well at the plate, with both of them going 2-5, for Saturday, plus Carmichael scored the only Hoppers run of the game, and Florentino drove him in, with his Double…Carmichael also doubled on the day for the Grasshoppers…Jhonny Severino came up with a Double, for his 1-4 day, while Brian Sanchez went 2-4 Saturday afternoon…Carlos Caro was back in the Hoppers’ lineup, and Caro did not come up with any hits, on his first day back, but he did draw 3 Walks…Caro, 0-1/3 BBs…For the day, the Hoppers were 1-9 with Runners in Scoring Position/RISP, and the Grasshoppes left a total of 11 men on base/LOB…
Hoppers’ starting pitcher Cameron Keshock, lasted just Two Innings, and he gave up 2 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 4 BBs/1 K… Keshock was saddled with the loss, and he is now at (1-2) for the season of ’26…Hoppers relief pitcher Kyle Larsen got roughed up the most by the BlueClaw batters, as Larsen goes 1 1/3 Innings, giving up 4 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 3 BBs/2 Ks…
While we are at it, let’s look at how the Hoppers got on the board, on Saturday afternoon….
Top 3rd
Edward Florentino singles on a line drive to right fielder Carter Mathison. Easton Carmichael scores. Edward Florentino to 2nd. Edward Florentino advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Carter Mathison.
GBO 1,JS 2
John Spikerman, Jose Colmenares, and Raider Tello, all had 2 hits on Saturday afternoon for Jersey Shore…And it was Colmenares who had himself a Triple…Two RBI each for BlueClaws’ Kodey Shojinaga and Joel Dragoo…Pretty basic day for the Claws’ Winning Pitcher, Camron Hill(2-0), as he worked just One Inning, giving up 0 Runs, on 1 Hit, with 1 BB/1 K…Hill coming in, from the Claws’ pen…
Hoppers had enough hits(10), but they left too many men in scoring position(8), and left way too many men on base(11)…
Game Details from Saturday afternoon in the Hoppers-‘Claws Game:
Attendance-4,341
Time of Game-2:48, and the game got underway at 4:05pm…
Game Time Temp-80 Degrees/Sunny
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(24-14) at Jersey Shore BlueClaws(17-20) on Sunday afternoon, at 1:05pm…The Grasshoppers led the Six-Game Series at Lakewood, New Jersy, 3-2, going into Sunday’s final game…….