Final from Sunday afternoon, at First National Bank Field:
WS Dash 7, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Justin Sinabaldi(5-3)/Draven Zeigler(4-4)
WS Dash' Line-7-11-1 Hoppers' Line-4-10-1
Hoppers’ record will fall to (68-46/27-21) while Dash now flash their (62-51/24-23) season mark….Hoppers(27-21) and 2 1/2 games back of the Frederick Keys(28-17), with the Keys-Bowling Green Hotrods’ game being cancelled on Sunday…Wilmington Blue Rocks(25-22) are 4 games behind Frederick, in the SALLY North…
The Grasshoppers were down 3-0 on Sunday, then it was 4-1 Dash, the Hoppers cut to 4-3 Dash, before the began to pull away vs. the Hoppers bullpen…It was a rough week/homestand for the Grasshoppers’ pen…They would come and they just couldn’t nail it down…Several bullpen members have also had to move into the starting rotation, and that has changed a lit of things…
Hoppers just need some solid and steady consistency…Hoopers’ starter, Draven Zeigler worked 3 2/3s Innings, allowing 3 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 0 BBs/2 Ks, and gave up 2 HRs…
Greensboro Grasshoppers’ offense was led by our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game, Axiel Plaz…Plaz goes 1-3/HR/BB/Run/2 RBI…Two-Run shot today for Plaz, as he followed up his Saturday night homer, and #13 of his season, with his 14th HR of the 2026 season on Sunday…Jhonny Severino 2-4 on Sunday, and connected for his 85th RBI of the year on Sunday afternoon…Edward Florentino 2-5 at the plate on Sunday…Dylan Palmer 1-3/BB, and he stole his 12th base of the season on Sunday…De Los Santos, Polanco, Caro, and Tate, all had one Hopper hit, to give the Greensboro Grasshoppers their 10 hits Sunday…
The WS Dash were led at the plate by an excellent day from Jeral Perez on Sunday…Perez goes 4-5, with Two Home Runs, and Two Doubles…He scored three times, and drove in three runs…Wes Kath with a 3-5 day, and Kath, with 3 Singles…
The Dash win the Six-Game Weekly Series with the Hoppers, 4-Games-to-2…..
Game Details:
Attendance-2,692
Time of Game-2:43
Game Time Temp-92 Degrees and muggy, sticky, stuffy, and sweaty…It was what it was cuz, and you Live and Play with the hand the Good Lord dealt you…
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers with an OFF Day on Monday, and then back on the road, on Tuesday…Hoppers at Bowling Green Hot Rods, at 7:35pm, on Tuesday…
Grasshoppers Fall to Dash in Final Game of Home Series
from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Winston-Salem Dash, 7-4, on Sunday, August 16, in the final game of their home series. With the win, Winston-Salem improved to 24-23 on the second half of the season, while Greensboro fell to 27-21. The Dash outhit the Grasshoppers, 11-10, as both teams committed one error.
Leading the Grasshoppers at the plate was infielder Jhonny Severino, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Designated hitter Edward Florentino followed with a 2-for-5 performance. Yordany De Los Santos, Shalin Polanco, Axiel Plaz, Carlos Caro, Dylan Palmer, and Josh Tate also recorded hits for Greensboro.
Jeral Perez led the Dash offensively, going 2-for-5 with two home runs, two doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored. Infielder Wes Kath followed with a 3-for-5 performance. George Wolkow recorded two hits, while Kaleb Freeman and Derek Cerda also contributed hits for Winston-Salem.
Right-handed pitcher Draven Zeigler started on the mound for Greensboro. He recorded two strikeouts while allowing three hits and three earned runs. Zeigler was charged with the loss and fell to 4-4 on the season.
Left-handed pitcher Justin Sinibaldi started for Winston-Salem and recorded four strikeouts while allowing five hits, three runs (two earned), and three walks over 5.2 innings. Sinibaldi earned the win and improved to 5-3 on the season.
The Grasshoppers are back in action at First National Bank Field for the final homestand of the 2026 season on Tuesday, August 25 against the Hub City Spartanburgers. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.