Hoppers' loss sets up winner-take-all Game 5
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― And now it's winner take all. With five months and 124 games in the books, the Greensboro Grasshoppers' entire season comes down to one last game 10 hours from home in the Central time zone. Bowling Green left-hander Michael Constanzo struck out Andres Alvarez with two
Hoppers win Game 3 as four pitchers combine for 19 strikeouts
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Blake Sabol's sharp single up the middle drove home Lolo Sanchez with the tie-breaking run in the seventh inning, and four Greensboro pitchers combined for 19 strikeouts, lifting the Grasshoppers to a 6-5 victory over the top-seeded Hot Rods in Game 3 of the High-A East
Hoppers clinch spot in High-A East championship series
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― The Greensboro Grasshoppers are officially a playoff team. Matt Gorski hit a two-run home run, Will Matthiessen drove in two runs and right-hander Steven Jennings pitched four scoreless innings of relief as Greensboro beat the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-2 at Dutchess Stadium on Thursday night to
BlueClaws hold Hoppers to 3 hits in shutout
LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Right-hander Tyler Phillips made his first start for Jersey Shore, and he and two relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, leading the host BlueClaws to a 6-0 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday night at FirstEnergy Park. Despite the loss, Greensboro's magic number for clinching a
Hoppers magic number down to 4
LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Carlos De La Cruz hit a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning, starting a three-run rally that broke a 4-4 tie and lifted the Jersey Shore BlueClaws to an 8-5 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at FirstEnergy Field on Thursday night. Jonathan Guzman
Aaron Shackelford, Blake Sabol hit homers as Hoppers cut magic number to 5
LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Aaron Shackelford hit his 22nd home run of the season, a grand slam in the second inning as the Greensboro Grasshoppers jumped on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws early en route to a 13-4 victory Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Field. Shackelford has homered in back-to-back games, and he
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
Hudson Valley snaps Hoppers' 8-game winning streak
GREENSBORO ― The postgame fireworks were spectacular. The in-game fireworks snapped the Greensboro Grasshoppers' eight-game winning streak. Everson Pereira hit three of Hudson Valley's 10 home runs, and the Renegades staved off a six-game series sweep by defeating the Grasshoppers 23-4 on Sunday night in Greensboro's regular-season home finale at
Blake Sabol's 2 home runs lead Hoppers to 8th straight win
GREENSBORO ― Blake Sabol hit a pair of two-run home runs and the Greensboro Grasshoppers won their eighth consecutive game, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades 8-4 in a key High-A East matchup Saturday night at First National Bank Field. Shortstop Andres Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and
Hoppers run winning streak to 7 games in pennant race
GREENSBORO ― The bunt was a beauty, a slow roller down the third-base line and a sure base hit if only the ball stayed fair. Instead, it trickled foul and Andres Alvarez had to trudge back to the batter's box to try again. Two pitches later, Alvarez drove a fly
Asheville starter shuts down Hoppers offense
ASHEVILLE ― Right-hander Misael Tamarez struck out 10 in seven strong innings, leading the host Asheville Tourists to a 4-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at McCormick Field on Thursday night. Tamarez (1-0, 2.87 ERA) was dominant in his third start for the Tourists, allowing one unearned run in a
Nick Gonzales sparks Hoppers to series finale win over Hot Rods
GREENSBORO ― Nick Gonzales went 4-for-5 with a home run and a double, continuing a torrid August and leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 11-6 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Sunday afternoon at First National Bank Field. Gonzales, a 22-year-old second baseman picked seventh overall in the
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
Liover Peguero homers in fourth straight I-40 rivalry game
GREENSBORO ― The man they call "Peggy" is both a free spirit and a leader in the clubhouse. And he happens to be a heck of a ballplayer, too. Prized prospect Liover Peguero has homered in four consecutive games, and he hit a pair of two-run home runs Sunday afternoon
Matthiessen doubles twice, homers to lead Hoppers over Hot Rods
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Greensboro first baseman Will Matthiessen went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs, leading the Grasshoppers to a 7-3 victory over the Hot Rods at Bowling Green Stadium on Thursday night. Matthiessen, who was promoted from Class-A Bradenton on May 21, had his