Karros Named NWL MVP, Sullivan Earns POTY
Spokane, Wash. - Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) announced today the league awards and All-Star teams for the three leagues that make up the High Class-A classification. The Spokane Indians, fresh off a thrilling victory in the Northwest League Championship Series, topped the NWL with six All-Stars including the circuit's Most
Around the Curve | 2024 Spring Break Young Bucs Edition: Sean Sullivan Looks To Build On Strong 2023 Season In Altoona
This story is part of the series 2024 Spring Break: Young Bucs Edition, a compilation of reports from Bradenton leading up to Opening Day. BRADENTON, Fla. – One of the major focuses for the Pirates this spring is the development of their pitching depth in the organization as they build
Hoppers win second straight to move back over .500
GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani hit a two-run home run, and Endy Rodriguez’s two-run double was the key hit in a rally that led the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 8-4 victory over the Greenville Drive at First National Bank Field on Wednesday night. Siani finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and
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
Hoppers start second half of Sally League season
GREENSBORO ― It’s a fresh start for the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The second half of the South Atlantic League baseball season began Friday night, the records of all 12 teams reset to 0-0. The Hoppers finished the first half 27-38, 15½ games behind first-place Aberdeen in the Sally League’s North Division.
Hoppers pitch back-to-back shutouts in doubleheader
GREENSBORO ― What a difference a day makes. Well, to be honest, what a difference a day and a come-to-Jesus team meeting 30 minutes before the start of regular game-day prep. Right-handers Nick Garcia and Sean Sullivan pitched dominant games, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers bounced back from the worst day
Sammy Siani's homer lifts Hoppers in series finale
GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani and Yoyner Fajardo hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 4-2 victory over the Wilmington Blue Rocks in their series finale at First National Bank Field on Sunday afternoon. Siani’s home run was the key hit
Blue Rocks shut out luckless Grasshoppers
GREENSBORO ― Five pitchers combined to scatter eight hits as the Wilmington Blue Rocks shut out the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-0 in their series opener at First National Bank Field on Tuesday night. And in this case, "scatter" means pitch out of trouble over and over again. Fabricio Macias went 2-for-4
Crawdads' pitchers combine on two-hit shutout of Hoppers
HICKORY ― Right-hander Nick Krauth and two relievers combined on on two-hit shutout, leading the Hickory Crawdads to a 3-0 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at L.P. Frans Stadium on Friday night. Krauth (1-1) struck out five in six innings. Joe Corbett struck out four in two innings, and Marc