The Grasshoppers Drop Last Game of its Series Against the IronBirds, 11-10

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers dropped the last game of its series against the Aberdeen IronBirds, 11-10 on Saturday, July 6. The IronBirds improved to 6-9 on the second half of the season while the Grasshoppers fell to 12-3. Greensboro outhit Aberdeen 13-11 while the Grasshoppers had two mishaps to the IronBirds 1.

Infielder Mitch Jebb led the Grasshoppers offense as he went 3-5 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. Outfielder Hudson Head followed close behind as he went 3-5 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. Hits for Greensboro were also tallied by Termarr Johnson (2), Maikol Escotto (2), Nick Cimillo, P.J. Hilson, and Josiah Sightler.

Leading at the plate for the IronBirds was designated hitter Randy Florentino as he went 3-4 with one run scored. Hits for Aberdeen were also recorded by Enrique Bradfield Jr., Tavian Josenberger, Mac Horvath, Blake Hunt, Adam Retzbach, and Angel Tejada.

Starting on the mound for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Scott Randal as he tallied three strikeouts and gave up four hits and one earned run on three innings of work. Yoldin De La Paz took the loss for the Grasshoppers and fell to 0-2 on the season.

Starting on the mound for Aberdeen was righthanded pitcher Michael Forret as he tallied nine strikeouts and gave up seven hits, five earned runs, and one free base on 4.1 innings of work. Yaqui Rivera recorded the win for the IronBirds and improved to 5-1 on the season.

The Grasshoppers are back in action at First National Bank Field on Tuesday, July 9 against the Winston-Salem Dash at 6:30 pm for Two Dog Tuesday. To purchase tickets to any Greensboro Grasshoppers game, visit www.gsohoppers.com or call our front office at (336)-268-2255.