Pitching Dominates in Split Double-Header

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists and the Greensboro Grasshoppers played an entertaining double-header on Friday night with each team coming away with a victory. The Tourists blanked the Grasshoppers in Game One 3-0 while Greensboro rebounded to defeat Asheville 3-1 in the second contest.

Chayce McDermott spearheaded a superb pitching attack in the first game which led to Asheville’s first shutout win of the season. McDermott pitched six scoreless frames with only one hit allowed and eight strikeouts. Danny Cody worked a perfect seventh inning to earn his third save of the season.

Offensively, Asheville received solo Home Runs from Will Wagner and Chad Stevens. Michael Sandle plated A.J. Lee late in the game with an RBI double. The Grasshoppers finished the game with only one hit.

In Game Two, it was Greensboro’s starting pitcher, Domingo Gonzalez, who pitched six innings and held the Tourists to only one run. Quincy Hamilton hit a solo Homer off Gonzalez in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Spencer Arrighetti was nearly just as dominant for Asheville on the mound. Arrighetti spun four shutout innings before some tough luck and an error allowed the Grasshoppers to score two runs in the fifth. Cole McDonald struck out four in his two innings of work out of the pen.

Asheville and Greensboro are back in action on Saturday night for Game Five of their six-game series. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:35pm ET.

Tourists Game Recaps are presented by Jackson Electrical Contractors, Inc