Final from Tuesday night, at First National Bank Field, in downtown Greensboro:
Frederick Keys 13, Greensboro Grasshoppers 1
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Boston Bateman(1-0)/Ronaldo Gallo(0-1)
Keys' Line- 13-10-0 Hoppers' Line-1- 2-1
Frederick Keys lead the Best-of-Three South Atlantic Northern Division Championship Series, One-Game-to-None…
Hoppers with just Two Hits…Edward Florentino 1-4/Single/Run…Josh Tate 1-2/BB/SB…Eddie King Jr. 0-2/2 BBs…Yordany De Los Santos 0-3/BB…Tony Blanco Jr. 0-3/BB..Dylan Palmer 0-3/BB…
Grasshoppers with 1 Run, on 2 Hits, and they Walked 6 Times, while Striking Out 14 Times…
The Frederick Keys with first-inning Bunts from Yasmil Brucce and Randal Diaz…Both bunts lead to runs, and the Keys led, 2-0 early…Later it was Home Runs from Ty Head and Enddy Azocar that got them going…What really got the Frederick Keys going was their Nine-Run top of the Eighth Inning…It was a 4-1 Keys’ game until that outburst…
Keys with big nights from Head and Azocar, and they also got a very solid start from their LHP Boston Bateman…Bateman worked Five Innings, giving up 1 Run, on 2 Hits, with 3 BBs/10 Big Ks…Bateman claimed the Win, and the Keys got a Hold, from Teddy Sharkey…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,385
Time of Game-2:32
Game Time Temp-80 Degrees
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(0-1) at Frederick Keys(1-0) on Thursday night at 7pm…
Grasshoppers Fall to Keys, 13-1, in Game One of SAL Divisional Series
from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Frederick Keys, 13-1, on Tuesday, September 8, in Game One of the best-of-three South Atlantic League Divisional Series. Frederick outhit Greensboro, 10-2, while the Grasshoppers committed one error.
Leading the way at the plate for Greensboro was outfielder Edward Florentino, who went 1-for-4 with one run scored. Outfielder Josh Tate went 1-for-2 and recorded the Grasshoppers’ only other hit of the game.
Outfielder Ty Head led the Keys offensively, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Outfielder Enddy Azocar followed with a 2-for-5 performance that included a home run, three RBI and two runs scored. Jaiden Lo Re and Braylin Tavera each recorded two hits, while DJ Layton and Leandro Arias each added a hit for Frederick.
Right-handed pitcher Ronaldo Gallo started on the mound for Greensboro and recorded four strikeouts while allowing three hits and three earned runs over 3.2 innings of work. Gallo was charged with the loss and fell to 0-1 in the postseason.
Left-handed pitcher Boston Bateman started for Frederick and recorded 10 strikeouts while allowing two hits, one earned run and three walks over five innings. Bateman earned the win and improved to 1-0 in the postseason.
The Grasshoppers will continue their SAL Divisional Series against the Keys in Frederick on Thursday, September 10. If necessary, Game Three will be played on Friday, September 11.