Final from Saturday night, at First National Bank Field:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, Bowling Green Hot Rods 4 10 Innings
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Draven Zeigler(4-3)/LP:Cade Cetelli(5-1)
Hoppers' Line- 5-9-0 Hot Rods' Line-4-9-1
Hoppers now at (61-40/20-15), while Bowling Green falls to (71-29/24-11)…Hot Rods lead the Six-Game Weekly Series, 3-2, and the Hoppers have a chance to get a split, on Sunday afternoon…Hoppers lead the Season-Series, 6-5…
Big night for Hoppers’ Jhonny Severino as he connected for his 27th Home Run of the season, with his Solo Blast to left field, in the 9th Inning…But Severino’s even bigger hit came when he singled in the Bottom of the Tenth Inning, and that drive to left center field scored Ghost-Runner Jared Jones from second base, and that RBI by Severino gave the Greensboro Grasshoppers their 5-4 victory, in 10 Innings…
And it was even a little sweeter for Jhonny since he had been thrown out at the plate earlier in the game, on a laser throw coming in from Rods’ center fielder Connor Hujsak…Rod’ catcher Nathan Flewelling tagged out Severino, but when the game was on the line, Jhonny sent Jared Jones marching home, for “The Game-Winner”…..
Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win, Hoppers Win Again…And they did it in Ten(10 Innings)…Greensboro lost to Bowling Green, back on Tuesday, in 10 Innings, and the Grasshoppers pretty much just gave that game away, but on Saturday night, the Greensboro Grasshoppers decided to take what is rightfully theirs, and they got the Win at home, in front of their loyal fans…
Jhonny Severino was named our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game…For the game, Jhonny went 3-4/HR/BB/Run/SB/Game-Winning RBI…Carlos Caro also had a good night, going 2-3/BB/Run..Yordany De Los Santos was 1-4/Double/BB/Run/RBI/SB…Edward Florentino went 1-4/BB/RBI…Jared Jones goes 0-5/RBI/Game-Winning Run Scored…Dylan Palmer was 1-3/BB/Run…Josh Tate went 1-4…Nine Hopper Hits on the Night, and One Super-Sized BIG Game-Ending Walkoff Hit off of the bat, of Jhonny Severino…
Winning Pitcher for the Hoppers was Draven Zeigler, and he worked late in the game, going 2 1/3 Innings, giving up 1 Run, on 1 Hit, with 0 BB/K…Jack Anker got the start for Greensboro, and he carried the game through the 6th Inning, having allowed 3 Runs, on 6 Hits, with 3 BBs/8 Ks, and he gave up 2 Bowling Green home runs…Middle innings work for the Hoppers’ Victor Cabreja, and he had 3 Strikeouts, over his 1 2/3s Innings..
Hoppers with a huge win, and it was good to see the team battle back, from being down 3-0, and then fight back and earn the victory…No quit, in this TEAM…
Connor Hujsak and Larry Martinez the Big Men for BG…They both had two hits in the contest, and they both hooked up on Solo Home Runs…
Game Details:
Attendance-3,837
Time of Game-2:43
Game Time Temp-82 Degrees and Overcast
Up Next:Bowling Green Hot Rods(71-29) at Greensboro Grasshoppers(61-40) on Sunday afternoon at 2pm…First National Bank Field for Family Fun Day…Be sure to Listen Live on Sunday, as Bryant Roche from the News and Record joins us, on the LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network…CLICK HERE to listen to the Hoppers-Hot Rods game…
from Callie Cline at GSOHoppers.com:
Severino’s Walk-Off Single Caps Grasshoppers’ Extra-Inning Victory
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 9-5, in extra innings on a walk-off single by Jhonny Severino. With the win, the Grasshoppers improved to 20-15 in the second half of the season, while the Hot Rods fell to 24-11. Both teams recorded nine hits, while Bowling Green committed one error.
Leading the way offensively for Greensboro was infielder Jhonny Severino, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, and one run scored. Designated hitter Carlos Caro followed with a 2-for-3 performance, recording one RBI and one run scored. The Grasshoppers also received hits from Yordany De Los Santos, Edward Florentino, Josh Tate, and Dylan Palmer.
Outfielder Jhon Diaz led the Hot Rods at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, and one run scored. Larry Martinez followed with a 2-for-4 performance that included a home run, one RBI, and one run scored. Conner Hujsak and Nicandro Aybar each recorded two hits for Bowling Green.
Right-handed pitcher Jack Anker got the start for Greensboro and recorded eight strikeouts while allowing six hits, three earned runs, and three walks over six innings of work. Right-handed pitcher Draven Zeigler earned the win for the Grasshoppers, improving to 4-3 on the season.
Right-handed pitcher Jack Kartsonas started on the mound for Bowling Green, striking out five batters while allowing two hits over four innings. Right-handed pitcher Cade Citelli suffered the loss for the Hot Rods, falling to 5-1 on the season.
The Grasshoppers finish up their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow, Sunday, August 2 at 2:00 PM for Family Funday Sunday presented by Cone Health. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.