Final Score from Tuesday night, at First National Bank Field, in beautiful Downtown Greensboro:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 7, Wilmington Blue Rocks 5
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Draven Zeigler(1-0)/LP:Tucker Biven(0-1)/SV:Treyson Peters(1)
Hoppers' Line- 7-8-1 Blue Rocks' Line-5-8-1
Hoppers now at (36-22) for the First Half of the SALLY League Season, and Wilmington falls to (27-30), with the loss…Hoppers still a Game and a-Half behind the Frederick Keys(36-19) with First Place in the First Half, still on the line, in the Northern Division of the South Atlantic League…Frederick 3-0 winners over the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday night…
Hoppers got a solid start from top prospect Seth Hernandez, but he left out with No Decision…Hernandez worked 4 Innings, and he gave up 3 Runs, on 6 Hits, with 2 BBs/7 Ks, and he gave up a Two-Run Home Run to the Rocks’ Elijah Green, in the Second Inning….
Grasshoppers big plus hitters included Josh Tate and Jhonny Severino and they earned our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game awards…Tate was 1-3, with a Home Run, and his First Hopper Hit was Home Run…A Two-Run blast to left field by Tate tied up the game, at 3-3, in the Bottom of the Fourth Inning…For the night, it was Tate in his first game as a Greensboro Grasshopper, going 1-3/HR/HBP/2 RBI…The Hoppers’ Severino 1-3/Double/BB/2 RBI….Severino’s Two-Run Double, in the Bottom of the Seventh Inning, put the Hoppers on top of the Blue Rocks, 6-4, and those two runs that Severino sent to the plate, ended up being the Game-Winning Runs for the Greensboro Grasshoppers..
The Hoppers’ Easton Carmichael had a solid night, going 2-5/RBI…Carmichael’s RBI came in the Bottom of the Eighth Inning, and his RBI put Greensboro on top, 7-5, and that ended up being the final margin of victory, in this ballgame…Yordany De Los Santos scored on the Carmichael RBI, and De Los Santos was 0-2/3 BBs/Run on the evening, and if you can’t find a hit, you might just be able to find your way on with a Walk, and he did…Murf Gray was 1-3/2 BBs/Run…Sammy Stafura went 1-4/BB/Run…Tony Blanco Jr. was going 1-3/BB/2 Runs…Brian Sanchez went 1-2/Double/BB/Run/2 RBI…On those Walks, the Hoppers drew 10 Walks in this game and they only struck out, 7 times…
For the Blue Rocks, their starting pitcher, Mikey Tepper went 3 2/3s Innings, allowing 1 Run, on 2 Hits, with 3 BBs/4 Ks…The Rocks’ Losing Pitcher, Tucker Biven, did not complete an inning, and he gave up 3 Runs, on 1 Hit, with 3 BBs/0 Ks…
The Winning Pitcher for the Greensboro Grasshoppers was Draven Zeigler, who was going One Inning, and he gave up 1 Run, on 2 Hits, with 0 BBs/0 Ks…Zeigler, the right man, at the right place, at the right time for the Hoppers…Also solid game-finishing work from the Greensboro bullpen with Jacob Bimbi, and Treyson Peters picking up a Hold for Bimbi, and it was a Save going for Peters…The two combined to give up 0 Runs, and 0 Hits, over their 1 1/3 Innings…Bimbi got huge strikeout of Elijah Nunez, to close out the Top of the Eighth Inning, then Peters closed out the ninth…
Top Blue Rock hitters were, Elijah Green who was 2-4/HR/2 Runs/2 RBI…Green’s Two-Run Home Run, off of the Hoppers’ Seth Hernandez, gave the Blue Rocks an early 2-0 lead over the Hoppers, in Second Inning…Wilmington’s Jacob Moroknek went 2-2/Double/2 BBs/Run/RBI…
Nice win for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Tuesday night at FNB Field, and now the Hoppers have won Three Straight Games, going back to last week, at the Asheville Tourists…
Game Details:
Attendance-3,067
Time of Game-2:59
Game Time Temp-81 Degrees and Cloudy…
Up Next:The Wilmington, Delaware Blue Rocks(27-30) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(36-22), on Wednesday night, at First National Bank Field, with the First Pitch due in at 6:30pm…RHP Cameron Keshock for the Hoppers, and RHP Riley Maddox for the Rocks…
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Greensboro Opens Series with 7-5 Victory Over Wilmington
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 7-5, on Tuesday, June 9. With the victory, Greensboro improved to 36-27 on the season, while Wilmington fell to 27-30. Both clubs recorded eight hits and committed one error.
Catcher Easton Carmichael paced the Grasshoppers’ offense, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. Additional hits for Greensboro were recorded by Murf Gray, Sammy Stafura, Tony Blanco Jr., Jhonny Severino, Brian Sanchez, and Josh Tate.
Wilmington was led offensively by outfielder Jack Moroknek, who finished 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Outfielder Elijah Green went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. Ronny Cruz, Yeremy Cabrera, Jacob Walsh, and Angel Feliz also collected hits for the Blue Rocks.
Right-handed pitcher Seth Hernandez got the start for Greensboro, striking out seven while allowing six hits, three runs (two earned), and two walks over four innings. Draven Zeigler earned the victory in relief, improving to 1-0 on the season.
Right-handed pitcher Mikey Tepper started for Wilmington, recording four strikeouts while surrendering two hits, one earned run, and three walks across 3.2 innings. Tucker Biven was charged with the loss and fell to 0-1.
The Grasshoppers continue their homestand against the Wilmington Blue Rocks tomorrow, Wednesday June 10 at 6:30PM. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.