Final from Friday Night, at Spartanburg, South Carolina:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 10, Hub City Spartanburgers 6
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Bryan Mena(5-4)/LP:Izack Tiger(0-4)
Hoppers' Line-10-15-1 Burgers' Line- 6- 4-3
Hoppers now at (55-33) for the season, while the Grasshoppers sit at (14-8) for the Second Half of the South Atlantic League’s Northern Division…The Hub City Spartanburgers now roll at (40-48) for the 2026 Season, and the Burgers roll at (6-16) for the Second Half of the SALLY’s Southern Division…..Hoppers in First Place in the SALLY League Northern Division, with the Brooklyn Cyclones(12-9) in Second Place…Brooklyn a Game and a-Half back of the Hoppers in that Northern Division for the Second Half..
Hoppers really pounding the ball on Friday night at Spartanburg….Four Homers for the Hoppers….
The Hopper Homers:Yordany De Los Santos(#13), Edward Florentino(#13), Brian Sanchez(#9), and Easton Carmichael with HR #16…Carmichael went 4-5/HR/2 RBI for the night…Hopper Doubles for Florentino, Stafura, and De Los Santos..
Hoppers with 15 hits on the night, and they were right on Friday night…Seven Extra-Base Hits for the Hoppers…
Four Runs in the First Inning, got the Greensboro Grasshoppers off and rolling….
Top 1st
Edward Florentino doubles on a line drive to right fielder Hector Osorio. Sammy Stafura scores. Edward Florentino to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Marcos Torres.
GBO 1,HCS 0
Yordany De Los Santos homers on a fly ball to center field. Edward Florentino scores.
GBO 3,HCS 0
Easton Carmichael homers on a fly ball to right field.
GBO 4,HCS 0
Steady start by the Hoppers’ Bryan Mena, as he went Five Innings, giving up 3 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 1 BB/6 Ks, but he did surrender Three Spartanburger Home Runs…Three Solo Homers given up by Mena…The Hoppers as a team, homered Four Times in this game, and the Hub City Spartanburgers also hit Four Home Runs…In fact, the Burgers with just Four Hits in this game, but all of the Burger Hits, were Home Runs…..
Game Details:
Attendance-3,763
Time of Game-2:32
Game Time Temp-92 Degrees and Cloudy
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(55-23) at the Hub City Spatanburgers(40-48) on Saturday afternoon at 4:35pm…