Final Score from Thursay Night in Downtown Greensboro:
Greenville Drive 5, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Calvin Bickerstaff(5-2)/LP:Draven Zeigler(2-3)/SV:Steven Brooks(6)
Drive' Line- 5-8-0 Hoppers' Line-4-5-2
Hoppers see their overall record fall to (53-31), while they stand at (12-6) in the South Atlantic League Second Half…Greenville Drive now at (33-48) for the entire season, and the Drive ride at (7-11) in the second half of the season…
The Greensboro Grasshoppers grabbed an early 2-0 lead in this game, on the Two-Run Home Run from Brian Sanchez, and that HR came in the Bottom of the Second Inning…The Sanchez Shot, scored both Brian and Murf Gray…But the Greenville Drive came alive and tied the score up, at 2-2, in the Top of the Third Inning…Solo Home Runs from Justin Gonzales and Antonio Anderson, got Greenville back in the game…
This was sort of like a back-and-forth ballgame, with Greenville moving on top 4-2, in the Top of Seventh Inning, and the Drive pushed ahead after their Two-Run Home Run, from Stanley Tucker…Tucker’s Blast scored both Tucker and Antonio Anderson…
The Drive added on an insurance run in the Top of the Eighth Inning, when Gerardo Rodriguez’ Two-Out RBI Double scored Yoeilin Cespedes…This put Greenville on top, 5-2, but the Greensboro Grasshoppers were not through, because when Sammy Stafura connected on a Two-Run HR, scoring Stafura and Dean Palmer, the new score was now very tight, with the Greenville Drive hanging on to a 5-4 lead…
The Drive took that lead to the Ninth Inning, and they were able to get the Hoppers, 1-2-3 in the Bottom of the Ninth, and it was the Greenville Drive the Winner, on Thursday night…
Hoppers with just Four Hits for the game, with Dylan Palmer going 2-3/Double/Run…Then Brian Sanchez went 1-3/HR/2 RBI…Sammy Stafura stayed White Hot, and he was 1-4/HR/2 RBI…Murf Gray was 1-4/Run…Hoppers with Four Runs, on Five Hits, and they drew NO Walks…Dylan Palmer was our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game, and he was the Hoppers top hitter, with two base-knocks…
See Dylan Palmer photo Below…
Greenville Drive Winning Pitcher, Calvin Bickerstaff, worked 4 1/3 Innings, allowing 1 Run, on 1 Hit, with 0 BB/5 Ks…The Drive staff struck out 12 Hoppers and walked None…Hoppers’ Losing Pitcher, Draven Zeigler, went 2 Innings, and he gave up 2 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 1 BB/O Ks, and he gave up one Home Run…
Greensboro Grasshoppers’ starting pitcher, Cameron Keshock, was only around for an Inning, and Two-Thirds, as he had to leave the game early, with what looked like an arm injury…The starter for Greenville was effective, but he must have been on a limited pitch count, because he only was around for 3 1/3 Innings, and the RHP Joe Vogatsky gave up 2 Hoppers runs on Three Hits, with 0 BBs/6 Ks, and he served up a Hoppers’ Homer to Brian Sanchez, and it was a Two-Run Dinger by Sanchez…Vogatsky was tough, and he had some strange pitching mechanics, but it worked for him, and he would twist his neck, and surge through his shoulders, as he delivered the baseball….Fifty-Eight(58) pitches on the night for Joe Vogatsky…..
With the Greenville Thursday Night Victory, the Weekly Series now favors the visiting Greenville Drive, as after Three Games, they are up 2-1…Two-Games-to-One Drive, and still three games left on the Weekly Six-Game slate…
Greenville Drive Home Runs on Thursday from Justin Gonzales, Antonio Anderson, and Stanley Tucker…Gonzales and Anderson with Solo HRs, and Mr. Tucker with a Two-Run Shot…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,727
Time of Game-2:25
Game Time Temp-90 Degrees and Partly Cloudy
Up Next:Greenville Drive(7-11) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(12-6) on Friday night, at 7pm, at First National Bank Field…Fireworks after the game on Friday…RHP Hung-Leng Chang throws for the Hoppers, and LHP Devin Futrell goes for the Drive….Be sure to Listen Live to the Game when you CLICK HERE, for the Long Gone Baseball Radio Network, on GSOHoppers.com…
from Callie Cline at GSOHoppers.com:
Grasshoppers Fall to Drive, 5-4
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Greenville Drive, 5-4, on Thursday, July 9. With the win, Greenville improved to 7-11 in the second half, while Greensboro dropped to 12-6. The Drive outhit the Grasshoppers, 8-5, and Greensboro committed two errors.
Designated hitter Dylan Palmer paced the Grasshoppers offensively, going 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Sammy Stafura, Murf Gray, and Brian Sanchez each added a hit for Greensboro.
Infielder Yoeilin Cespedes led the Drive at the plate, finishing 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Justin Gonzalez, Luke Heyman, Gerardo Rodriguez, Isaiah Jackson, Yophery Rodriguez, Antonio Anderson, and Stanley Tucker also recorded hits for Greenville.
Right-handed pitcher Cameron Keshock made the start for Greensboro, recording two strikeouts while facing five batters before exiting the game with an injury. Draven Zeigler was charged with the loss and fell to 2-3 on the season.
Right-handed pitcher Joe Vogatsky started for Greenville, striking out six while allowing three hits and two earned runs over 3.1 innings. Calvin Bickerstaff earned the win to improve to 5-2, and Steven Brooks recorded his sixth save of the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Greenville Drive tomorrow, Friday, July 10 at 7:00 PM for Princess Night. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
South Atlantic League Scores from Thursday:
GVL 5, GBO 4
HV 9, ROM 2
ASH 5, WS 4
BG 10, HCS 8
BRK 11, WIL 2
Jersey Shore
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Frederick
Postponed
South Atlantic League Games for Friday:
Winston-Salem @ Asheville 6:35 PM ET
Wilmington @ Brooklyn 6:40 PM ET
Greenville @ Greensboro 7:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
Rome @ Hudson Valley 7:05 PM ET
Bowling Green @ Hub City 7:05 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings:
SALLY North-
Greensboro(12-6)
Wilmington(11-7) 1 Game Back
Frederick(9-7) 2 Game Backs
Hudson Valley(10-8) 2 Game Back
Brooklyn(8-9) 3 Games Back
Jersey Shore(3-13) 8 Games Back
SALLY South-
Asheville(12-6)
Bowling Green(11-7) 1 Game Back
WS Dash(10-8) 2 Games Back
Rome(7-10) 4 ½ Games Back
Greenville(7-11) 5 Games Back
Hub City(5-13) 7 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates Organization/System:
Single A Bradenton Marauders(39-43)..Postponed on Thursday due to Rain…
Double A Altoona Curve(36-48) lost 5-3 to Richmond Flying Squirrels on Thursday…Derek Berg 2-3/2 BBs/Run…Titus Dumitru 2-5/Run/RBI…Callen Moss 1-3/BB/RBI…Will Taylor 1-4/RBI…Matt King 1-4…Duce Gourson 0-0/Run…Richmond(52-30) at Altoona today at 6pm…Matt Ager(3-1) going for the Curve…
Triple A Indianapolis Indians(40-50) won 6-5 over Toledo Mud Hens on Thursday…
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians rallied for a walk-off, 6-5 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Thursday night at Victory Field, with Jesus Castillo scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch. It was their first walk-off via wild pitch since Alex Presley scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning on May 30, 2013, vs. Pawtucket. This marked the seventh walk-off wild pitch in the Victory Field era.
MLB Pittsburgh Pirates(47-47) lost to the Atlanta Braves, 10-5 on Thursday…Esmerlyn Valdez 1-4/HR…Nick Gonzales 0-3/3 BBs/Run…Jared Triolo 0-3/Run…Today Brewers(59-34) at Pirates @6:40pm…Braxton Ashcraft(9-3) for Pirates…