Hoppers lose series opener on Drive's 3-run homer
GREENSBORO ― Nathan Hickey hit a three-run home run to account for all of Greenville’s offense, and the Drive hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. Yoyner Fajardo went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases to lead the Hoppers, who have lost
Hoppers hit 2 sets of back-to-back HRs in loss
GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs to take over the Grasshoppers’ team lead, but Winston-Salem defeated Greensboro 8-4 at First National Bank Field in Sunday afternoon’s series finale. The Hoppers won the series 4-2, but the Dash’s victory Sunday evened the season-long “Battle of I-40”
Hoppers take 9-8 lead in 'Battle of I-40' rivalry series
GREENSBORO ― Abrahan Gutierrez hit a towering three-run home run and winning pitcher Cristian Charle worked three strong innings of relief, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 7-3 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at First National Bank Field on Friday night. Endy Rodriguez went 2-for-4 and stole home on the
Hoppers' pitchers combine for I-40 rivalry win
GREENSBORO ― Pitchers Jared Jones and Ricky DeVito combined for eight outstanding innings, and closer Cameron Junker doused a ninth-inning fire, lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at First National Bank Field on Friday night. Hudson Head, Dariel Lopezand newcomer Angel Basabe hit home
Hot-hitting Hoppers pull even in I-40 Rivalry
GREENSBORO ― Jacob Gonzalez went 4-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs, and Mike Jarvis hit a grand slam as the Greensboro Grasshoppers clobbered the Winston-Salem Dash 19-5 at First National Bank Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Hoppers pulled even in this year’s “Battle of I-40” rivalry series with
Hoppers hit 3 home runs in win over Hickory
GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez homered twice, and Hudson Head went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 12-10 victory over the Hickory Crawdads on a “Christmas in July” night Friday at First National Bank Field. Lopez and Jacob Gonzalez both finished 3-for-5 with
Drive pitcher's debut silences Hoppers offense
GREENSBORO ― Winning pitcher Tyler Uberstine struck out 10 in his debut for Greenville, leading the Drive to a 7-1 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Uberstine (1-0) allowed two hits and a walk in 5⅓ innings, striking out 10 in a dominant
Hoppers slug out Marvel-ous 14-2 victory over Drive
GREENSBORO ― Winning pitcher Jared Jones worked into the seventh inning and struck out six, and Dariel Lopez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 14-2 victory over the Greenville Drive on Marvel Defenders of the Diamond night Friday at First National
Hoppers fall to .500 with 11-3 loss to Drive
GREENSBORO ― Joe Davis hit his 15th home runs of the season, and Phil Sikes went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs to lead the Greenville Drive to an 11-3 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Thursday night. The Hoppers (33-44 overall) made four
Greensboro loses finale, splits series in Hickory
HICKORY ― Trevor Hauver drew a bases-loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch from Eddy Yean in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run as the Hickory Crawdads rallied for a 10-7 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at L.P. Frans Stadium on Sunday night. The Hoppers blew a 6-1
Domingo Gonzalez helps Hoppers win pitchers duel
HICKORY ― Winning pitcher Domingo Gonzalez struck out three in six scoreless innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 2-1 victory over the Hickory Crawdads in a pitchers’ duel at L.P. Frans Stadium on Friday night. Gonzalez (5-2) worked the third through the eighth innings, scattering four hits ― all
Hoppers' ninth-inning rally falls short
HICKORY ― Crawdads reliever Leury Tejada wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning and host Hickory rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-5 at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday night. Ernny Ordonez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double
Asheville's ninth-inning rally beats Hoppers
GREENSBORO ― Luis Santana grounded a two-run single through the drawn-in infield to cap a four-run rally in the ninth inning as the Asheville Tourists beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-4 at First National Bank Field on Sunday afternoon. Greensboro reliever Oliver Mateo inherited runners at first and second when he
Red-hot Dariel Lopez leads offense in Hoppers win
GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and six RBIs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers pounded out 16 hits on the way to a 14-10 victory over the Asheville Tourists at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Ernny Ordonez went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, and
Asheville pitchers hold Hoppers in check
GREENSBORO ― A.J. Lee drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly, and Asheville’s pitchers shut down the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-1 on a Thirsty Thursday at First National Bank Field. Lee drove in an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth inning, and Kenedy Corona went 2-for-2
Justin Meis' six shutout innings spark Hoppers
GREENSBORO ― The slider is too darn pretty for the statistics to look so ugly. And so for Justin Meis, it was only a matter of time before things evened out a little bit. Meis struck out eight in six shutout innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 9-2 victory
Hoppers singing the 'Extra-Inning Blues'
GREENSBORO ― For the third time in a week, the Greensboro Grasshoppers ended nine innings locked in a tie score. And for the third time in a week, the Hoppers lost in extra innings. Kennedy Corona hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, and A.J. Lee added a two-run
Hoppers' Herman hurts leg in loss to Renegades
GREENSBORO ― Both of Jack Herman’s superb catches at the left-field fence saved runs Tuesday night. But the second one cost more than it saved. Herman, a 22-year-old corner outfielder and perhaps the most popular player in the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ clubhouse, suffered a leg injury and had to be carted
Hoppers lose late lead, fall in 10 innings
GREENSBORO ― One strike away from victory. One strike away from sending the faithful home with Porter House burger coupons. One strike away from … There’s a drive to deep left-center field … Everson Pereira drove a 3-2 pitch from right-hander Domingo Gonzalez over the fence for a two-out, two-run
Hoppers win series finale in I-40 rivalry
WINSTON-SALEM ― Fabricio Macias hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the sixth inning, and Ernny Ordonez hit a three-run shot earlier in the third as the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ erupted for 15 hits on the way to an 11-10 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Dash takes 3-game lead in I-40 series with Hoppers
WINSTON-SALEM ― Alsander Womack scored the tie-breaking run on a wild pitch, and Terrell Tatum followed with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning, sparking the Winston-Salem Dash to a 7-3 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Truist Stadium on Saturday night. Oscar Colas went 2-for-5 and
Blue Rocks pitchers cool Hoppers' bats
GREENSBORO ― José Sánchez went 2-for-4 and broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run bloop single over the drawn-in infield in the eighth inning, helping the Wilmington Blue Rocks to a 5-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. But it was Wilmington’s pitchers
Sammy Siani's single sends Hoppers to 6-5 win
GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani chopped a single through the drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, breaking a tie score and lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-5 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Siani went 2-for-4 with
Hoppers win streak snapped in rain-shortened game
GREENSBORO ― Michael Sandle hit a grand slam, and Asheville scored two unearned runs late as the Tourists beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-5 in a rain-shortened game stopped in the seventh inning at First National Bank Field on Friday night. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Hoppers
Hoppers hit six HRs in win over Asheville
GREENSBORO ― Prized prospect Henry Davis went 3-for-5 and hit the first of six home runs launched by the Greensboro offense as the Grasshoppers beat the Asheville Tourists 13-6 on a Thirsty Thursday at First National Bank Field. The Grasshoppers (11-13) won their fourth game in a row and are