Will Matthiessen's grand slam in 12th inning finishes wild walk-off win
THE TWILIGHT ZONE ― Did that game really happen? And if so, was it baseball or metaphysics? Where to begin? How about at the end. Winning pitcher Will Matthiessen's trip around the bases in the bottom of the 12th inning finished an unforgettable journey into a wondrous place whose boundaries
Dash rallies late to beat Hoppers, ties Battle of I-40
GREENSBORO ― Alex Destino hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, and his one-out single in the eighth drove in the tie-breaking run as the Winston-Salem Dash rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Wednesday night. Destino finished 3-for-4 with
Ford's strong start, Triolo's slam lead Hoppers in 8-0 win over Dash
GREENSBORO ― Pitchers Grant Ford and Colin Selby combined on a brilliant four-hit shutout, striking out 13, and red-hot Jared Triolo hit a grand slam to lead the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 8-0 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash in their series opener on a sultry Tuesday night at First National
Fraizer goes 4-for-5 with grand slam as Hoppers win slugfest
GREENVILLE, S.C. ― Lead-off hitter Matthew Fraizer went 4-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs, helping the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 12-10 victory over the Greenville Drive at Fluor Field on Thursday night. Fraizer's two-out grand slam in the top of the seventh inning broke a 5-5 tie and
Hoppers take advantage of 5 Rome errors in win
ROME, Ga. ― Jared Triolo went 2-for-4 with a double and scored the tie-breaking run on two errors in the eighth inning, as the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the mistake-prone Rome Braves 4-3 on Wednesday at State Mutual Stadium. Grant Koch doubled twice for the Hoppers, Matthew Fraizer was 1-for-5 with
Fraizer extends hitting streak in Hoppers loss
GREENSBORO ― Matthew Fraizer hit his team-leading 15th home run and extended his hitting streak to 10 games, but the Greensboro Grasshoppers lost their series finale to the Asheville Tourists 10-3 on Sunday afternoon at First National Bank Field. The Hoppers (35-25) won four out of six games in the
Tourists hit 5 home runs in 13-7 win over Hoppers
GREENSBORO ― Alex Holderbach hit two of Asheville's five home runs, and the Tourists pounded out 17 hits on the way to a 13-7 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Thursday night. Holderbach, the ninth hitter in Ashville's lineup, went 4-for-5 with three runs scored
Peguero hits 2 HRs as prospects power Hoppers over Drive
GREENSBORO ― Liover Peguero went 3-for-4 with two home runs, Nick Gonzales returned to the lineup and homered in his first plate appearance, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Greenville Drive 9-4 in front of a fireworks night crowd of 6,581 Saturday at First National Bank Field. The Hoppers (27-20)
Hoppers rally late, but lose to Greenville in 10 innings
GREENSBORO ― Greenville reliever Alex Scherff struck out two hitters with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the Drive held off the Greensboro Grasshoppers 8-7 in a Thirsty Thursday marathon game at First National Bank Field. The loss snapped the Hoppers' three-game winning streak, but
Koch completes hat trick for Grasshoppers
Grant Koch arrived at Appalachian Power Park on Friday night for his 92nd game this season. He carried a .193 average and four home runs with him, numbers he had posted in 326 at-bats. Past performance, though, does not dictate present production.So, the Pirates catching prospect blasted three solo shots