Fourth Inning Rally Dooms Tourists in Loss to Drive
GREENVILLE- One big inning did the Asheville Tourists in on Thursday night. The Greenville Drive scored five of their six runs in the fourth and held on to defeat the Tourists 6-3 in game one of the season's second half.After the Drive rallied for an unearned run in the bottom
GREENVILLE- One big inning did the Asheville Tourists in on Thursday night. The Greenville Drive scored five of their six runs in the fourth and held on to defeat the Tourists 6-3 in game one of the season's second half.
After the Drive rallied for an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning, Asheville tied the score with a run in the top of the fourth.
In the bottom of the fourth, Greenville hit back-to-back Home Runs with one out. That started a stretch of seven consecutive hits followed by a walk; all against Tourists starter
The game changed a bit in the seventh. The Tourists began to take a more patient approach at the plate and put together a couple late rallies. After
Asheville put together some good at bats in the eighth and ninth innings as well but could not sustain a run-scoring rally.