Lee slugs first Arizona Fall League homer
Glendale 3, Mesa 2 Sometimes all it takes is one swing. For Korey Lee, Wednesday's sixth-inning at-bat might have been the one. Mired in a 2-for-25 slump entering his third plate appearance of the afternoon, the top Astros prospect evened the score with a two-run homer. The clout was Lee's
Hoppers lose Game 1 when Bowling Green rallies in 9th inning
GREENSBORO ― So close. So very close. A few inches here, a few inches there, and a victory turns into a loss. Such is the nature of playoff baseball, when the last few outs are the hardest to get and every pitch can be a game-changer. Curtis Mead's clutch single
Hoppers win at Hudson Valley, pull one win away from postseason berth
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― One more win. Just one. That's all the Greensboro Grasshoppers need to lock up a spot in next week's High-A East championship series. Aaron Shackelford went 3-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBIs, and Lolo Sanchez hit his 17th home run and swiped his
Aaron Shackelford hits for cycle in bounce-back victory
LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― There are bounce-back wins, and then there are Bounce-Back Wins with capital letters. The kind like Tuesday's win. Aaron Shackelford hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers clobbered the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 21-4 at FirstEnergy Park on Tuesday night. Shackelford finished
Hoppers pitchers combine on one-hit shutout at Rome
ROME, Ga. ― Aaron Shackelford hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, and four Greensboro pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as the Grasshoppers beat the Rome Braves 2-0 on Tuesday night at State Mutual Stadium. Hoppers lead-off hitter Matthew Fraizer went 1-for-3 to
Burrows' dominant start leads Hoppers over Tourists
GREENSBORO ― Michael Burrows took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out 10 batters, and Matthew Fraizer hit his 14th home run of the season to pull into a tie for the league lead, helping the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 5-2 victory over the Asheville Tourists on a
Hoppers lose back-to-back one-run games at Bowling Green
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Evan Edwards hit the second pitch thrown by reliever Garrett Leonard for a solo home run, breaking a 2-2 tie, and the Hot Rods held off the Greensboro Grasshoppers for a 3-2 victory Wednesday at Bowling Green Stadium. Greensboro (28-22) put its lead-off hitter on base
Dash edge Hoppers to pull even in Battle of I-40
WINSTON-SALEM -- Right-hander Johan Dominguez allowed no earned runs in six strong innings, and 21-year-old shortstop Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Winston-Salem Dash to a 3-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Truist Stadium on Wednesday night. The loss snapped Greensboro's four-game winning streak, and