SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – 2011 S.A.L. POSTSEASON – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. West Virginia Power
21-20 Second Half, 55-55 – Miami Marlins 19-24 Second Half, 56-53 – Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, August 8, 2018 – 7:00 p.m. First National Bank Field – Greensboro, N.C. Josh Feldman | [email protected] Tel: 336-268-2891 | Fax: 336-273-7350 Game #111 of 136 408 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 www.gsohoppers.com LH Sean Guenther (2-1, 5.20) vs. RH Travis MacGregor (1-4, 3.43)
CLASS A AFFILIATE OF Today’s Preview: The Grasshoppers (A, Marlins) are back in action after a rain-shortened win Series Information against the Power (A, Pirates) at First National Bank Field. Greensboro is sending left-hander Sean Guenther to the mound against West Virginia’s Travis MacGregor as the Hoppers look to Greensboro vs. West Virginia clinch a series win. The Grasshoppers lineup has experienced a shakeup over the last week with Last season: x x x 18 roster moves in the month of August, including the arrival of Miami’s top three draft picks from this June. In welcoming many new faces to the dugout, the Grasshoppers recently 2018: Greensboro, 2-1 (of 6) Miami Marlins (Majors) promoted shortstop Jose Devers and outfielder Tristan Pompey to the Class A-Advanced Jupiter In Greensboro: Greensboro, 2-1 National League (East) Hammerheads. In West Virginia: Series tied, 0-0 47-68 5th 17.5 GB One-Run Games: Series tied, 0-0 Last night: L, 3-2 vs. St. Louis Hoppers Hurlers: Sean Guenther, 22, makes his fourth start and ninth appearance with the Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0
Grasshoppers as he faces a Pirates affiliate for the second time this year. He is coming off a no
decision on July 30 at Rome, allowing five runs (three earned)on 10 hits over 6.0 innings while 2018 Meetings: Marlins System walking none and striking out five. The left-hander has issued only three walks while fanning 22 Date Location Result/Time over 27.2 innings with Greensboro. While Guenther has not faced West Virginia before, he had
a strong start April 26 vs. Bradenton (High-A, Pirates) when he tossed 6.0 innings, allowing a 6/1 GREENSBORO W 10-3 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) run on seven hits in a no decision. He opened this season with Class A-Advanced Jupiter where Pacific Coast League he went 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA in seven games (seven starts) in the Florida State League. The 6/2 GREENSBORO L 0-4 (American Southern) Marlins selected him in the seventh round of the June 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Notre 54-60 3rd 17.0 GB 6/3 GREENSBORO W 5-2 Dame. He split his debut season between the GCL Marlins and Batavia, going 1-4 with a 3.18 Last night: W, 15-6 vs. Albuquerque ERA (18 ER/51.0 IP) and 44 strikeouts in 13 games (12 starts). 8/7 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM Ortega (NO), 4-for-6, 3 R , 2 3B , 2 RBI
8/8 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM About Last Night: The Grasshoppers dropped five runs in the first to surge past the Power on Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) Tuesday before the game was called due to nearby lightning. Daniel Castano (4-2) worked all Southern League (South) 8/9 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM 6.0 innings for Greensboro to earn a complete-game win in the storm-shortened contest. He 17-27 5th 12.0 GB allowed one run on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts. West Virginia Power starter Sergio Last night: Off Cubilete (3-5) took the loss, giving up eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits over 4 and 2/3 South Atlantic League
innings. He struck out five and walked three before giving way to reliever Ike Schlabach. In the 2nd Half Standings Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) bottom of the first, Greensboro sent 11 men to the plate while scoring five runs on five hits. Florida State League (South) Connor Scott, the Marlins first round pick (13th overall) in this June's First-Year Player Draft, SAL Northern Division 17-25 5th 8.5 GB and Thomas Jones led off with back-to-back doubles for a quick 1-0 lead. Two batters W-L GB Last night: L, 3-1 vs. St. Lucie later, Isael Soto followed with an RBI-single. Chris Torres then drew a 2-out walk before Marcos *Lakewood 30-14 - Mahan (JUP), 3-for-4, SB Rivera reached base on a strikeout-wild pitch that loaded the bases. Will Allen stepped to the Hickory 26-18 4.0
plate and slapped a 2-run single to left field for a 4-0 lead, and Ricardo Cespedes followed with Kannapolis 23-19 6.0 Greensboro Grasshoppers (Class A) an RBI-single to cap the big inning. Allen finished 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI while GREENSBORO 21-20 7.5 South Atlantic League (Northern) Soto drove in two runs on a 2-for-3 night. Scott reached base in every plate appearance in his Delmarva 22-21 7.5 21-20 T-4th 7.5 GB Class A debut, going 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, two walks, and two runs scored. Fellow top West Virginia 19-24 10.5 Last night: W, 8-1 vs. West Virginia (6) draft picks Osiris Johnson (Second Round, 53rd overall) and Will Banfield (Competitive Balance Hagerstown 16-25 12.5 Allen (GBO), 2-for-3, R , HR , 4 RBI Round B, 69th overall) also made their Class A debut with Greensboro on Tuesday night. Castano (GBO), W, 6 IP , 5 H , ER , 5 SO SAL Southern Division
Youth Movement: The Grasshoppers received the Miami Marlins top three draft picks from W-L GB Batavia Muckdogs (Short-Season A) this June’s First Year Player Draft on Tuesday as Connor Scott (First Round, 13th overall), Osiris Lexington 24-19 - New York Penn League (North) Johnson (Second Round, 53rd overall), and Will Banfield (Competitive Balance Round B, 69th Greenville 24-21 1.0 23-27 3rd 6.5 GB overall) all made their Class A debut Tuesday against West Virginia. The trio of teenagers are Asheville 22-21 2.0 Last game: W, 1-0 vs. West Virginia the three youngest members of the Grasshoppers as Scott (18) was born Oct. 8, 1999, Banfield Charleston 19-24 5.0 Rodriguez, M (BAT), W, 4.0 IP , H , SO (18) was born Nov. 18, 1999, and Johnson (17) was born Oct. 18, 2000. With his promotion to *Rome 19-24 5.0 Wolf (BAT) Sv, 2.0 IP , 2 SO Greensboro, Orisis Johnson becomes the first player born in the new millennium to suit up for Augusta 18-25 6.0
the Grasshoppers. Columbia 17-25 6.5 Gulf Coast League Marlins (Rookie)
Gulf Coast League (East) Where there’s a Will: Grasshoppers catcher Will Allen put together his third 4-RBI game of the *First Half Division Champion 14-27 5th 14.5 GB season on Tuesday, going 2-for-3 with a 2-run home run in the 8-1 win over West Virginia in six Last night: L, 9-4 vs. GCL Nationals innings. Allen, who played first base on Tuesday, also slapped a 2-run single in the first inning as
Greensboro built an early 5-0 lead. Earlier this season, Allen torched the Hickory Crawdads Dominican Summer Lg. Marlins (Rk) with eight RBI in three games played, driving in four runs on June 11 and again on June 13 in Dominican Summer League the second game of a doubleheader. The most RBI by a Grasshopper in a single game this (Northwest) season is five, accomplished by Zach Sullivan and Isael Soto. 32-23 2nd 5.5 GB
No-Hitter History: Sunday’s no-hitter against Kannapolis is Greensboro’s first since April 23, 2012, when Jose Fernandez combined with Gregory Nappo and Kevin Cravey in a 6-0 win over Hickory for the first no-hitter in Grasshoppers history. Prior to that, Greensboro’s last no-hitter came during the Bats era, when Jason Vargas spun a 9-inning no-no on Aug. 24, 2004, against the Savannah Sand Gnats.
Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Greensboro/Opponents.
Thursday, Aug. 9 vs. West Virginia RH Ethan Clark (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Max Kranick (3-4, 3.71) 7:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 vs. Asheville LH Trevor Rogers (1-4, 5.02) vs. TBA 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 vs. Asheville RH Trevor Braley (5-5, 4.28) vs. TBA 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 vs. Asheville LH Daniel Castano (4-2, 2.05) vs. TBA 4:00 p.m.
GRASSHOPPERS POSITION PLAYER SNAPSHOTS
BANFIELD, WILL 1B Height 6’0” | Weight 200 | Bats Right | Throws Right Born November 18, 1999 | School Brookwood, Snellville, Ga. Acquired Selected in Competitive Balance Round B (69th overall) in June 2018 First-Year Player Draft
JOHNSON, OSIRIS 1B Height 6’0” | Weight 181 | Bats Right | Throws Right Born October 18, 2000 in Alameda, Calif. | School Encial, Alameda, Calif. Acquired Selected in Second Round (53rd overall) of June 2018 First-Year Player Draft
GRASSHOPPER POSITION PLAYER SNAPSHOTS
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OSBORNE, J.D. OF Height 6’1” | Weight 215 | Bats Right | Throws Right Born July 13, 1995 in Whitby, ON, Canada | School Tampa Acquired Selected in 22nd round of June 2017 First-Year Player Draft Miscellaneous: Full name: John-Daniel Jurgen Worner Osborne
SCHUBERT, GUNNAR OF Height 5’11” | Weight 205 | Bats Right | Throws Right Born May 19, 1996 in Auburn, Wa. | School Gonzaga Acquired Selected in 28th round of June 2018 First-Year Player Draft
SCOTT, CONNOR OF Height 6’4” | Weight 180 | Bats Left | Throws Left Born October 8, 1999 in Tampa, Fla. | School Plant, Tampa, Fla. Acquired Selected in First round (13th overall) of June 2018 First-Year Player Draft
GRASSHOPPER POSITION PLAYER SNAPSHOTS
TORRES, CHRIS SS Height 5’11” | Weight 170 | Bats Switch | Throws Right Born February 6, 1998 in Santiago, Dominican Republic | School N/A Acquired Via trade from Seattle Mariners along with RHP Nick Neidert and RHP Robert Dugger in exchange for CF Dee Gordon and Future Considerations on December 7, 2017
CURRENT HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Current Hit Streak Long Hit Streak Current On-Base Streak Long OB Streak Allen +1 5G, +1 6G Alonso +1 8G, 5/19 – 5/24 +4 9G Ayarza -1 2G -1 4G Banfield -1 -1 Baranek +13 13G, present +21 21G Brown +1 5G, 7/4 – 7/9 +1 13G Castro -2 6G, 4/8 – 4/17 & 4/26 – 5/2 -1 8G Cespedes +1 4G +1 4G Devers +1 11G, 5/19 – 5/28 +9 15G Dinicola -2 4G +6 6G Gutierrez 6G, 4/11 – 4/17 Hernandez -1 6G, 4/29 – 5/11 -1 6G Hollins -3 1G, 7/20 -1 3G Johnson -1 -1 Jones +1 8G, 7/6 – 7/15 +1 16G Knapp +4 4G, 4/20 – 4/25(1) +4 15G Lara -6 5G, 7/1 – 7/6 -5 6G Lopez -1 4G, 4/6 – 4/13 -1 6G Millan -1 4G, 4/18 – 6/9 +2 9G Osborne -1 -1 Pompey -3 5G, 2x, last: 7/24-7/28 +10 10G Rivera +1 9G, 4/25(1) – 5/3 +2 9G Santos -3 10G, 5/2 – 5/13 -2 20G Schubert -1 3G, 7/20-7/23 -1 5G Scott +1 1G, 8/7 +1 1G Soto +1 6G, +10 14G Sullivan -1 7G, 4/22 – 5/5 -1 7G Torres -1 5G, 7/27-8/4 +2 5G
HOPPERS ON THE HILL
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CASTANO, DANIEL LHP Height 6’4” | Weight 230 | Bats Left | Throws Left Born September 17. 1994 in Orlando, Fla. | School Baylor Acquired Via trade from St. Louis Cardinals along with RF Magneuris Sierra, RHP Sandy Alcantara and RHP Zac Gallen in exchange for LF Marcell Ozuna on December 14, 2017
HOPPERS ON THE HILL
HOPPERS ON THE HILL
SEBALD, SCOTT LHP Height 6’5” | Weight 230 | Bats Left | Throws Left Born June 16, 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio | School Lindsey Wilson Acquired Signed as Free Agent on June 1, 2018 Notable: Began career with Texas Rangers in 2016 and played independent league ball in 2017
NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES
Games Decided In Final At-Bats (16-8) SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Games Won in Bold Walk -Off Games (5-5) PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK Date Opp Result Notes 4/12 @HAG W, 10-9 (10) First extra-inning game under new rules AWARD WINNERS 2018 4/13 @HAG W, 6-4 BJ Lopez 2-RBI single in Top 9 is difference 4/14 @HAG L, 4-5 Juan Soto hits walk-off single to cap 2-run 9th Name Week Stats 4/17 @LWD L, 4-5 (10) Colby Fitch hits 2-out walk-off single in 10th 4/18 @LWD W, 5-4 (10) Aaron Knapp’s infield hit plates BJ Lopez Thomas Jones 4/30 – 5/6 .350 (7-20), 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R 4/19 CSC W, 3-2 Eric Gutierrez hits game-winner with 2 outs 4/22 CSC W, 3-2 Isael Soto caps 3-run 8th with RBI-double 4/29 @ASH W, 11-7 (10) GBO allows 2 in 9th, respond with 7 in 10th 5/2 HAG W, 10-8 Hernandez GW-HR caps GBO’s 4-HR day 5/4 GVL W, 9-8 Sullivan’s GW completes 6-run comeback 5/8 @ASH L, 10-14 Casey Golden’s GA 2-R hit part of 6-run Bot 8 5/17 LWD L, 1-4 Gregori Rivero’s hits GT-RBI-3B, scores in 9th 5/26 @HAG L, 0-4 HAG plates 4 in Bot 6 on 2 hits, 3 BB, 1 HBP Hitting Streaks of 10+ Games (3) 6/17 @KAN W, 3-1 Two runs in Top 9 spoils First Half for KAN 6/23-1 @HAG W, 5-4 (7) Jhonny Santos hits 3-run HR in Top 7 Games Player Dates Stats 6/26 KAN W, 8-7 Rodrigo Ayarza’s RBI-2B caps 4-run Bot 8 13 Cameron Baranek 6/1 – pres. .420 (21-50), 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI 7/8 @LEX W, 11-10 (11) Soto’s 5th RBI plates go-ahead run in 11th 11 Jose Devers 5/19 – 5/28 .444 (16-36), 2 RBI, 2 2B 7/13 KAN W, 5-4 (10) Allen’s GW infield chopper scores Jones 7/20 @DEL L, 2-3 Zach Jarrett RBI-single scores Mason McCoy 10 Jhonny Santos 5/2 – 5/13 .371 (13-35), HR, 4 RBI, 4 2B 7/22-1 @DEL L, 3-4 (7) Devers E6 allows 2 runs, Jarrett adds GW hit 7/22-2 @DEL W, 1-0 (9) Gunner Schubert drives in Garvis Lara 7/23 @LWD L, 6-7 (10) Scheiner triples twice, scores GW run in 10th 7/29 HIC W, 2-1 Rogers takes no-no 7.2 IP, Soto hits GW 2B 7/30 @ROM W, 6-5 Isael Soto hits 2-run double in Top 9
QUALITY STARTS (36) W-L: 26-10 GRASSHOPPERS RECORDS IN 2018 Quality starts: 6 IP or more, 3 ER or less Total HOME ROAD Overall Record 55-55 30-28 25-27 Date Pitcher Opp. Dec IP H R ER BB K HRA 4/5 Brady Puckett HIC W(1) 6.0 7 0 0 2 4 0 1st Half Record 34-35 17-20 17-15 4/14 Taylor Braley @HAG - 6.0 4 3 3 3 1 1 2nd Half Record 21-20 12-8 9-12 4/16 Edward Cabrera @LWD - 6.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 4/17 Puckett (2) @LWD - 7.0 6 3 1 0 6 1 vs. Northern Division 46-36 24-18 22-18 4/19 Ryan Lillie CSC - 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 vs. Southern Division 9-19 5-10 4-9 4/20 Braley (2) CSC W(1) 7.0 7 1 1 1 9 1 4/22 Puckett (3) CSC - 7.0 7 2 2 0 5 0 4/29 Puckett (4) @ASH - 6.0 6 1 0 0 7 0 Series Openers (& 1-game series) 18-15 9-7 9-8 5/4 Puckett (5) GVL L(2) 7.2 7 2 1 1 7 0 Series Finales 18-13 11-7 7-6 5/7 Lillie (2) GVL L(1) 6.1 6 3 1 1 8 1 After Off Days 8-7 4-3 4-4 5/12 Lillie (3) @AUG W(2) 7.0 3 0 0 0 8 0 5/17 Puckett (6) LWD - 7.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 Grasshoppers Score First 42-21 20-8 22-13 5/19 Brandon Miller LWD L(3) 6.0 12 3 3 0 5 1 5/20-1 Edward Cabrera LWD W(1) 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 Opponents Score First 13-34 9-20 4-14 5/23 Braley (3) KAN - 6.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 Games Won/Lost In Last ABs 16-8 7-1 9-7 5/24 Miller (2) KAN W(1) 6.0 5 2 1 1 6 0 Come-From-Behind Wins 20 12 8 5/26-1 Lillie (4) @HAG W(3) 7.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Losses After Leading 25 7 18 5/28 Braley (4) @HAG W(2) 6.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 Bat Around For/Against 14/20 9/10 6/10 5/29 Miller (3) @LWD L(4) 7.0 8 4 2 0 8 2 5/30 Cabrera (2) @LWD L(5) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 5/31 Lillie (5) @LWD W(4) 6.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 Grasshoppers start RHP 41-42 20-23 21-19 6/3 Miller (4) WVA W(2) 6.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 Grasshoppers start LHP 14-13 9-5 5-8 6/5 Lillie (6) @DEL W(5) 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 vs. RH Starter 45-39 24-18 21-21 6/8 Braley (5) LWD W(3) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 0 vs. LH Starter 10-16 5-10 5-6 6/15 Cabrera (3) @KAN W(3) 7.0 6 1 1 1 8 0 Grasshoppers Starter 6+ IP 26-16 14-9 12-7 6/16 Lillie (7) @KAN W(6) 6.0 5 1 0 0 7 0 6/29 Daniel Castano DEL W(1) 6.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 Grasshoppers Starter 7+ IP 12-7 7-3 5-4 7/4 Castano (2) LWD W(2) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 2 Grasshoppers Starter 8+ IP 7/9 Castano (3) @LEX L(1) 7.0 5 2 2 0 8 1 7/17 Trevor Rogers ASH W(1) 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 0 More Hits than opp. 31-6 14-3 17-3 7/22-2 Daniel Castano @DEL - 7.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 Equal # of Hits 7-7 3-3 4-4 7/23 Rogers (2) @LWD - 6.0 3 2 2 4 7 0 7/27 Castano (4) HIC W(3) 6.0 6 0 0 3 7 0 Less Hits than opp. 17-42 12-23 5-19 7/29 Rogers (3) HIC - 7.2 1 0 0 2 12 0 Grasshoppers Homer 32-21 15-12 17-9 7/30 Sean Guenther @ROM - 6.0 10 5 3 0 5 0 Grasshoppers Allow Homer 25-39 17-21 8-18 8/7 Castano (5) WVA W(4) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 When Scoring 0-3 16-39 7-19 9-20 11-7 Bold denotes complete game When Scoring 4-6 22-12 11-5 When Scoring 7+ 18-4 11-2 7-2
GRASSHOPPERS VS. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE IN 2017 Commit 0 Errors 25-16 13-9 12-7 Home Road Total Commit 1-2 Errors 26-31 16-14 10-17 vs. Delmarva Shorebirds 1-2 4-3 5-5 Commit 3+ Errors 4-8 1-5 3-3 Hagerstown Suns 1-2 7-3 8-5 Hickory Crawdads 8-4 3-4 11-8 Leading After 7th 41-9 24-5 17-4 Kannapolis Intimidators 6-4 4-2 10-6 Lakewood BlueClaws 5-5 4-6 9-11 Tied After 7th 6-2 1-2 5-0 West Virginia Power 3-1 3-1 Trailing After 7th 7-44 3-21 4-23 Total vs. Northern Division 24-18 22-18 46-36 Leading After 8th 32-2 19-1 13-1 Tied After 8th 7-3 4-0 3-3 vs. Asheville Tourists 1-3 1-5 2-8 Trailing After 8th 3-43 0-25 3-18 Augusta GreenJackets 0-3 1-2 1-5 Charleston RiverDogs 3-1 3-1 Extra Innings 6-2 1-0 5-2 Greenville Drive 1-3 1-3 One-Run Games 23-16 12-9 11-7 Lexington Legends 1-2 1-2 Rome Braves 1-0 1-0 Two-Run Games 9-8 4-5 5-3 Columbia Fireflies 5+ Run Games 8-12 5-6 3-6 Total vs. Southern Division 5-10 4-9 9-19 Day Games (before 5pm start) 18-13 11-7 7-6 Night Games 37-42 18-21 19-21 Shutout Record 9-8 4-4 5-4 Doubleheader Record 10-6 4-2 6-4 Series Record (W-L-T) 15-14-3 7-7-2 8-7-1
April Record 13-9 6-4 7-5 May Record 11-18 6-9 5-9 June Record 16-11 8-10 8-1 July Record 13-15 8-5 5-10 August Record 2-2 1-0 1-2 September Record
Home Run Breakdown Home Run Breakdown Outs vs. GBO GRAND SLAMS (1) PLAYER No. H/R Solo 2R 3R GS 0 1 2 LHP RHP GT GA Rec. Last Cameron Baranek – 6/13 vs. HIC-1 Allen, Will 8 6/2 4 3 1 2 4 2 8 1 1 4-4 8/7 vs. WVA Alonso, Lazaro 4 2/2 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2-2 6/5 at DEL INSIDE THE PARK (0) Ayarza, Rodrigo 2 0/2 2 2 2 2-0 7/8 at LEX Baranek, Cameron 4 3/1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 4-0 6/13 vs. HIC-1 MULTI-HR GAMES (4) Brown, Micah 6 5/1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 3 4 3-2 7/4 vs. LWD Thomas Jones, 2 – 5/3 vs. HAG Cespedes, Ricardo 1 1/0 1 1 1 1 0-1 7/6 vs. LWD Jhonny Santos, 2 – 5/21 vs. KAN Gutierrez, Eric 2 1/1 2 1 1 2 1-1 4/26 at HIC-1 Micah Brown, 2 – 6/1 vs. WV Hernandez, MIchael 4 2/2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2-2 7/28 vs. HIC Marcos Rivera, 2 – 6/1 vs. WV Jones, Thomas 9 7/2 7 1 1 4 2 3 4 5 1 2 5-3 7/30 at ROM Knapp, Aaron 1 0/1 1 1 1 1-0 4/26 at HIC-1 PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0) Lara, Garvis 4 2/2 2 2 2 2 4 1 3-1 7/8 at LEX Millan, J.C. 2 0/2 2 1 1 2 1 1-1 4/18 at LWD BACK-TO-BACK HR (2) Pompey, Tristan 2 0/2 2 1 1 2 1 0-2 7/25 at LWD 6/1 vs. WV – Rivera/Brown Rivera, Marcos 10 6/4 3 4 2 2 2 5 1 9 1 3 6-3 7/26 at LWD 6/5 at DEL – Alonso/Rivera Santos, Jhonny 6 3/3 4 1 1 3 3 6 4 3-2 7/3 at HIC Soto, Isael 7 4/3 2 3 2 2 2 3 7 5 5-2 8/5 at KAN-1 WALK-OFF HR (1) Sullivan, Zach 2 0/2 2 2 1 1 1 2-0 5/31 at LWD 5/2 – Michael Hernandez vs. HAG Torres, Chris 1 1/0 1 1 1 1-0 7/28 vs. HIC CONSEC. HR GAMES (2) 3 – Thomas Jones, 5/2 - 5/4 2 – Lazaro Alonso, 5/2 - 5/3
TOTAL 74 43/31 37 25 11 1 22 25 27 13 61 4 27 32-21 8/7 vs. WVA LEAD OFF GAME (1) 7/30 at ROM – Thomas Jones
Base Running Breakdown BASERUNNING INFORMATION PLAYER SB - ATT SB2 – ATT SB3 - ATT SBH - ATT CS PO Allen 1-1 1-1 Alonso 2-2 2-2 1 Baranek 4-6 3-5 1-1 2 1 Brown 11-12 8-9 3-3 1 1 Castro 4-6 3-5 1-1 2 2 Cespedes 5-5 4-4 1-1 Devers 13-19 10-16 3-3 6 2 DiNicola 0-1 0-1 1 Hernandez 0-1 0-1 1 Gutierrez 1-1 1-1 Jones 17-24 13-19 3-3 1-2 7 5 Knapp 4-6 4-6 2 1 Lara 9-13 7-10 1-2 1-1 4 3 Millan 2-2 2-2 Pompey 5-6 5-6 1 Rivera 4-6 4-6 2 1 Santos 14-20 9-13 5-6 0-1 6 1 Schubert 1-1 1-1 Soto 2-4 2-3 0-1 2 Sullivan 3-4 3-4 1 Torres 1-2 1-2 1
TOTALS 102-141 82-116 18-20 2-5 39 16
Starting vs. Relief Pitcher Breakdown
STARTER/RELIEVER BREAKDOWN W L S ERA R ER IP BB K HRA Starters: 26 38 - 4.16 309 266 575.0 139 531 72 Relievers: 29 17 26 3.86 184 153 357.0 122 381 36 Position Players: Totals: 55 55 26 4.04 493 419 932.0 261 912 108
Games Started by Position/Batting Order
Games Started By Position C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Hernandez (61) Alonso (31) Lara (43) Rivera (57) Devers (58) Santos (43) Jones (58) Soto (63) Castro (13) Lopez (24) Brown (24) Castro (31) Brown (23) Rivera (34) Cespedes (19) Knapp (15) Brown (10) Devers (13) Allen (23) Dinicola (18) Devers (14) Millan (14) Lara (8) Sullivan (15) Santos (14) Sullivan (10) Alonso (12) Banfield (1) Gutierrez (17) Ayarza (10) Lara (11) Torres (5) Pompey (10) Sullivan (8) Santos (9) Soto (10) Osborne (1) Allen (14) Brown (5) Hollins (5) Schubert (3) Baranek (9) Baranek (6) Baranek (6) Brown (9) Millan (5) Schubert (5) Brown (1) Jones (9) Pompey (5) Jones (5) Rivera (8) Hollins (1) Torres (2) Johnson (1) Knapp (5) Cespedes (2) Pompey (5) Baranek (7) Scott (1) Cespedes (2) Cespedes (7) Jones (6) Lara (6) Millan (6) DiNicola (5) Pompey (4) Gutierrez (2) Hollins (1) Torres (1)
Games Started By Batting Order Leadoff 2 3 Cleanup 5 6 7 8 9 Jones (73) Devers (77) Santos (36) Alonso (42) Rivera (51) Rivera (33) Brown (20) Hernandez (41) Lara (49) Knapp (20) Lara (14) Pompey (24) Soto (29) Soto (13) Brown (17) DiNicola (15) Santos (11) Castro (21) Devers (8) Castro (7) Soto (22) Gutierrez (19) Brown (12) Millan (11) Sullivan (15) Sullivan (8) Ayarza (9) Baranek (4) Torres (5) Brown (13) Allen (14) Allen (11) Cespedes (10) Lopez (12) Castro (7) Hernandez (7) Castro (2) Baranek (2) Baranek (10) Millan (4) Millan (8) Soto (7) Rivera (11) Lopez (9) Santos (6) Scott (1) Schubert (2) Rivera (2) Brown (2) Cespedes (6) Baranek (5) Hernandez (9) Allen (8) Schubert (6) Brown (1) Allen (1) Santos (6) Hernandez (4) Cespedes (6) Brown (5) Sullivan (6) Jones (1) Castro (1) Baranek (2) Sullivan (4) Castro (5) Cespedes (5) Cespedes (3) Santos (1) Johnson (1) Banfield (1) Dinicola (3) Hollins (4) DiNicola (5) Brown (2) Jones (3) Santos (4) Hollins (3) Torres (1) Lara (3) Baranek (3) Baranek (2) Lopez (3) Allen (2) Lara (2) Santos (2) Millan (2) Rivera (2) Allen (1) Soto (2) Ayarza (1) Alonso (1) Torres (1) Castro (1) Osborne (1) Torres (1)
Multi-Hit Games Multi-RBI Games Hitter 2 3 4 5+ Total (last) Hitter 2 3 4 5+ Total (last) Allen, Will 8 1 9 (8/7) Allen, Will 2 3 5 (8/7) Alonso, Lazaro 10 4 1 15 (5/29) Alonso, Lazaro 4 2 6 (6/5) Ayarza, Ricardo 1 1 (7/8) Banarek, Cameron 10 10 (6/17) Baranek, Cameron 1 2 1 4 (6/13-1) Brown, Micah 11 1 12 (7/8) Brown, Micah 2 2 1 5 (6/1) Castro, Sam 7 1 8 (6/1) Castro, Sam 3 3 (4/29) Cespedes, Ricardo 4 4 (7/24) Cespedes, Ricardo 1 (7/6) Devers, Jose 11 6 1 18 (7/26) Devers, Jose 4 1 5 (6/13-2) Dinicola, Harrison 1 1 (7/19) DiNicola, Harrison 1 1 (7/23) Gutierrez, Eric 5 1 6 (4/19) Gutierrez, Eric 4 4 (4/26-1) Hernandez, Michael 3 3 6 (7/22-1) Hernandez, Michael 2 2 1 5 (7/22-1) Jones, Thomas 12 3 15 (7/30) Jones, Thomas 3 1 4 (6/26) Knapp, Aaron 2 1 3 (4/27) Knapp, Aaron 1 1 (4/26-1) Lara, Garvis 7 1 8 (7/14) Lara, Garvis 6 6 (7/5) Lopez, BJ 5 5 (5/26-1) Lopez, BJ 1 1 (4/13) Millan, JC 2 2 4 (6/15) Millan 2 2 (4/13) Pompey, Tristan 5 3 1 9 (7/30) Rivera, Marcos 12 7 19 (8/7) Rivera, Marcos 7 1 1 9 (7/26) Santos, Jhonny 10 4 14 (6/30) Santos, Jhonny 2 4 6 (6/23-1) Schubert, Gunnar 2 2 (8/4) Scott, Connor 1 1 (8/7) Soto, Isael 11 4 15 (8/7) Soto, Isael 7 3 1 1 12 (8/7) Sullivan, Zach 5 1 6 (5/14) Sullivan, Zach 2 1 3 (5/31) Torres, Chris 5 5 (8/5-2) Torres, Chris 1 1 (7/28)
The Last Time the Grasshoppers… Hit a home run… 8/7/18 vs. WVA (Will Allen off Sergio Cubilete) Allowed a home run… 8/7/18 vs. WVA (Deon Stafford off Daniel Castano) Hit Inside The Park HR… Allowed Inside The Park HR… Hit a grand slam… 6/13/18 vs. HIC-1 (Cameron Baranek off Demarcus Evans) Allowed a grand slam… 5/27/18 at HAG (Jake Scudder off Trevor Rogers) Led off a game with a HR… Allowed HR to lead off game… 6/27/18 vs. DEL (Kirvin Moesquit off Scott Sebald, third pitch) Hit a pinch-hit HR…
Pitched a shutout… 7/27/18 vs. HIC (W, 3-0) Were Shutout… 8/5/18 at KAN-2 (L, 0-9)
Scored 10 runs… 7/8/18 at LEX (W, 11-10, 11 inn.) Allowed 10 runs… 7/16/18 vs. ASH (L, 12-1)
Scored 15 runs… 7/1/14 at LEX (W, 16-12) Allowed 15 runs… 6/27/18 vs. DEL (L, 2-20)
Scored 20 runs… 6/30/14 at ASH (W, 20-2) Allowed 20 runs… 6/27/18 vs. DEL (L, 2-20)
Had a walk-off win… 7/29/18 vs. HIC (W, 2-1) Had a walk-off loss… 7/23/18 at LWD (L, 7-6, 10 inn.)
Swept a series… 7/27/18 – 7/29/18 vs. HIC (3 games) Got swept… 5/9/18 – 5/11/18 at ASH (3 games)
Won in extra innings… 7/22/18 at DEL-2 (W, 1-0, 9 inn.) Lost in extra innings… 7/23/18 at LWD (L, 7-6, 10 inn.)
Won 3 straight… 7/26/18 – 7/30/18 (5 games) Lost 3 straight… 7/23/18 – 7/25/18 (3 games)
Won 5 straight… 7/26/18 – 7/30/18 (5 games) Lost 5 straight… 6/9/18 – 6/12/18 (Gm 2), 5 games
10-game hit streak… 6/1/18 – present (6/17/18), Cameron Baranek, 13 games 15-game hit streak… 5/14/17 – 6/9/17, James Nelson, 24 games 20-game hit streak… 5/14/17 – 6/9/17, James Nelson, 24 games
20-game on-base streak… 5/24/18 – present (6/17/18), Cameron Baranek, 21 games 25-game on-base streak… 4/28/17 – 6/9/17, James Nelson, 37 games
Hit for the Cycle… Allowed a Cycle… 8/24/17 at KAN, Jake Burger (5-5, 3 RBI)
3-Home Run Game… 3-HR Game Against… 8/15/17 vs. DEL, Collin Woody (5-5)
5-Hit Game… 4/29/17 vs. ASH, Colby Lusignan (5-5) 5-Hit Game Against… 6/27/18 vs. DEL, Will Robertson (5-6, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 2 R)
4 strikeouts in one inning… Struck out 4 times in one inning… 5/28/17 vs. KAN, Alec Hansen (3rd Inning) 10+ Strikeouts (Indiv.) 7/29/18 vs. HIC, Trevor Rogers (12 K, 7.2 IP) 10+ Strikeouts Against (Indiv.) 7/25/18 at LWD, Spencer Howard (10 K, 5.1 IP)
Threw no-hitter (Ind.)… 8/24/04 vs. SAV, Jason Vargas (9 inn.) *Greensboro Bats era Were No-hit (Ind.)… Threw 1-hitter (Ind.)… 8/13/17 at KAN, Max Duvall (won 3-0) Were 1-hit (Ind.)… 6/29/16 vs. DEL, Cristian Alvarado (lost, 6-0, Gm 2, 7 inn.) Threw no-hitter (Combined)… 8/5/18 at KAN-1, Taylor Braley (5.0 IP), Jeremy Ovalle (0.2), Michael Mertz (1.1), won 2-1 Were No-hit (Combined)… Threw 1-hitter (Combined)… 7/29/18 vs. HIC, Trevor Rogers (7.2 IP), Michael Mertz (1.1 IP), won, 2-1 Were 1-hit (Combined)…
Position Player Pitched… Faced Pos. Player pitching… 8/24/17 at KAN, Grant Massey (3.0 IP)
IN THE WEEDS: GRASSHOPPERS NOTES
Youth Movement: The Grasshoppers received the Miami giving up a run in the second. The Grasshoppers longest month. The Hoppers won 10-9 (10) at Hagerstown on Marlins top three draft picks from this June’s First Year scoreless pitching streak of the season came May 19-21 April 12, lost 5-4 (10) at Lakewood on April 17, and won Player Draft on August 7 as Connor Scott (First Round, 13th when the team tossed 19.0 consecutive scoreless 5-4 (10) at Lakewood on April 18 before playing the overall), Osiris Johnson (Second Round, 53rd overall), and innings, including back-to-back shutouts on May 20 in a team’s most recent extra-innings game prior to this series Will Banfield (Competitive Balance Round B, 69th overall) all doubleheader against Lakewood. with the win at Asheville. made their Class A debut Tuesday against West Virginia. The trio of teenagers are the three youngest members of the Thieves in the Night: Greensboro swiped a season-best Take Your Time: Sunday’s game was the longest for the Grasshoppers as Scott (18) was born Oct. 8, 1999, Banfield seven bases July 11 against Kannapolis, two more than Grasshoppers this season both in terms of the number of (18) was born Nov. 18, 1999, and Johnson (17) was born Oct. the team’s previous season-high. The Hoppers stole five innings played (11) and the time of the game (3:54). The 18, 2000. With his promotion to Greensboro, Orisis Johnson on June 11 against Hickory. Six different players stole at team’s four previous extra-innings games all finished in becomes the first player born in the new millennium to suit least one base with Ricardo Cespedes becoming the sixth 10 innings while the Hoppers longest game of 2018 by up for the Grasshoppers. Grasshoppers with two stolen bases in a game this season time before Sunday came April 29 at Asheville in a 3:28
and the first since Garvis Lara and Thomas Jones each contest. Sunday’s game was Greensboro longest by time No-Hitter History: Greensboro pitchers combined to throw a stole two bags on June 25 against Kannapolis. In total, since August 5, 2017, when the Grasshoppers needed 7-inning no-hitter in Game 1 of the August 5 doubleheader at Greensboro successfully stole seven bases in nine 4:39 to beat Kannapolis 5-4 in 15 innings. Kannapolis in a 2-1 win. Taylor Braley worked 5.0 scoreless, chances en route to a 6-2 win in the series opener. hitless innings, working around two walks while striking out four. Jeremy Ovalle walked two batters and plunked another while recording two outs in the sixth inning, leading to an Base on Balls for Brown: Micah Brown drew a team- LUCKY 13 best three walks in the July 11 win, 6-2, over Kannapolis, Intimidators run without the benefit of a hit. Michael Mertz Greensboro pitchers matched the team’s season-high tossed the final 1.1 innings of hitless ball, striking out two matching the most by a Grasshoppers batter in a game this season. On April 29, Aaron Knapp drew three walks with 13 strikeouts in back-to-back games against the and walking two to complete the gem. Kannapolis earned a Crawdads on July 28-29. This marked the eighth and measure of revenge, scoring a 9-0 win in Game 2. The August in an extra-inning game at Asheville. ninth times the Grasshoppers fanned 13 batters in a 5 no-hitter against Kannapolis is Greensboro’s first since game in 2018. April 23, 2012, when Jose Fernandez combined with Gregory Turning Two, Four Times: The Grasshoppers matched Nappo and Kevin Cravey in a 6-0 win over Hickory for the the team’s high watermark for double plays in the July 11 first no-hitter in Grasshoppers history. Prior to that, win over the Intimidators with four twin-killings in the 6- 4/9 vs. Augusta Greensboro’s last no-hitter came during the Bats era, when 2 victory. All four double plays came in their own 5/10 at Asheville Jason Vargas spun a 9-inning no-no on Aug. 24, 2004, against unique style. First baseman Micah Brown started a 3-6-3 6/5 at Delmarva the Savannah Sand Gnats. double play with Jose Devers returning fire in the second 6/29 vs. Delmarva inning. The Hoppers turned a traditional 5-4-3 from 7/5 vs. Lakewood Low-Hit Games: Prior to the August 5 no-hitter in Game 1 of Marcos Rivera to Garvis Lara to Brown as well as 4-3 7/17 vs. Asheville a doubleheader, a Greensboro 2-1 win at Kannapolis, the two-ball from Lara to Brown. The most unusual double 7/23 at Lakewood Grasshoppers had tossed a pair of 1-hit games this season, play came in the form of batters interference on a 7/28 vs. Hickory strikeout that obstructed catcher Michael Hernandez’s most recently on July 29 vs. Hickory in a 2-1 win over the 7/29 vs. Hickory Crawdads. On April 16, Greensboro 1-hit Lakewood in a 1-0 throw to try to pick off a runner at second base. The win at FirstEnergy Park. batter and base runner were both ruled out on the play. The only other 4-double play game Greensboro posted Rockin’ Rogers: Trevor Rogers’ 12 strikeouts on July 29 set a this season came May 3 vs. Hagerstown. STREAKING TO JUPITER new season-high by a Grasshoppers pitcher, surpassing the Cameron Baranek, who was promoted to Class-A Walk This Way: Kannapolis issued 10 walks to 10 strikeouts by Dustin Beggs on June 12 vs. Hickory in Game Advanced Jupiter to being the Second Half, finished the 1 of a doubleheader. That day, Beggs fanned 10 over 5.0 Greensboro on July 11, giving the Grasshoppers their first half on a 13-game hitting streak (since June 1) and most free passes in a game this season. The Hoppers innings of work – the only other Grasshoppers pitcher with a 21-game on-base streak (since May 24) with Greensboro. double-digit strikeout game this season. Rogers also previous high came on April 11 when they drew seven Both are the longest by a Hoppers hitter this season. He walks at home against Augusta, including six by matched the longest outing by a Greensboro pitching in surpassed an 11-game hitting streak by Jose Devers and a 2018, working 7.2 innings to equal Brady Puckett’s 7.2 GreenJackets starting pitcher Garrett Cave. In the game, 20-game on-base streak by Jhonny Santos earlier this innings of work on May 5 vs. Greenville. Intimidators starting pitcher Zach Lewis walked seven season. Baranek is batting .420 (21-50) with two home batters over 4.1 innings to set a new single-game high by runs, two doubles, and eight RBI over his 13-game hit Blanked by Bugs: Greensboro pitching enjoyed its ninth a Hoppers opposing pitcher this season. streak, the longest active streak the SAL and tied for the shutout win and its sixth combination shutout of 2018 in 10th-longest in 2018. His 21-game on-base streak is the a July 27 win, 3-0, over Hickory. Starting pitcher Daniel The Comeback: With Lexington ahead 8-2 after five longest by a Grasshopper since James Nelson reached innings on July 8 -- thanks to three in the second and five Castano has now spearheaded three of the base safely in 37 straight games from April 28-June 9, Grasshoppers nine shutouts this season. Greensboro is in the fifth -- Greensboro rallined in the top of the eighth 2017. now 9-7 in shutout games this season, tied with with a 5-run frame of their own en route to an 11-10 win in 11 innings. Jose Devers, Garvis Lara, and Tristan Lexington (9-5) for the fourth-most shutouts in the Pompey led off the frame with three straight base hits to South Atlantic League this season behind Lakewood (20- get one run back before Soto belted a 3-run blast to pull 7), Augusta (11-6), and Delmarva (10-11). A look at RECORD RUNS ALLOWED the Grasshoppers within two, 8-6. With the basepaths The June 27 run total against the Shorebirds matched Greensboro shutouts in 2018: empty and no outs, Tad Ratliff replaced Collin Snider on the Grasshoppers’ franchise record for runs allowed the mound. Micah Brownsmacked a 1-out double, when Greensboro gave up 20 runs for the second time Date Opp. Score Pitchers (Winning pitcher) and Michael Hernandez drove him in with an RBI-single since the team’s inaugural 2005 season. The only 4/16 @LWD 1-0 Cabrera (6.0), Howe (2.0) to cut the Legends' lead to one. In the top of the ninth, the Peace (1.0) Grasshoppers tied the game, 8-8, on Soto's sacrifice-fly other 20-run game for a Hoppers opponent came 5/20 LWD-1 8-0 (7) Cabrera (7.0) to cash Devers. Vincenzo Aiello tossed a scoreless nearly 10 years ago to the day, on June 28, 2008, in a 5/20 LWD-2 2-0 (7) Beggs (4.0), Hock (3.0) bottom of the ninth to pitch Greensboro into extra 20-6 loss to Kannapolis. That night, Greensboro 5/26 @HAG-1 3-0 (7) Lillie (7.0) innings. The 6-run deficit overcome for a win matches allowed 23 hits, one more than the June 27 loss, 20-2, 5/31 @LWD 2-0 (7) Lillie (6.0) the largest comeback with by Greensboro this season (the which was a 22-hit night by Delmarva. 6/29 DEL 1-0 Castano (6.0), Neubeck (1.0), Hoppers trailed the Greenville Drive 8-2 through five Aiello (2.0) innings on May 4 before charging back to win 9-8 thanks In the process of June 27’s 20-2 loss, Delmarva set or 7/19 @DEL 1-0 Guenther (4.0), Farnworth (1.0) to a 6-run sixth inning. tied 11 season high marks for offense against Sebald (2.0), McKay (2.0) Greensboro, including the following: Silky Soto: Isael Soto's 5-RBI night on July 8 matched 7/22 @DEL-2 1-0 (9) Castano (7.0), Mertz (2.0) the most by a Hoppers hitter in a game this season, tying 7/27 HIC 3-0 Castano (6.0), Castellanos (2.0) Category 6/27 vs DEL Previous Mark/Last Accomplished Zach Sullivan's 5-RBI game on May 9 at Asheville. Soto Most Runs, Game: 20 14, 5/9 at ASH Mertz (1.0) and Michael Hernandez each finished 3-for-5 to lead the Most Runs, Inning: 8 (7th) 8, 5/4 vs. GVL (5th) Most Hits, Game: 22 16, 5/3 vs. HAG six Hoppers hitters who had a multi-hit day. Scoreless Streaking: After allowing two runs in the first Most HR, Game: 4 4, 4/28 at ASH Most Doubles, Game: 6 3, 5x, last: 5/30 at LWD inning on July 26’s game at Lakewood, Greensboro Extra! Extra!: The Grasshoppers scored an extra- Most Triples, Game: 1 1, 13x, last: 6/25 vs. KAN pitching did not allowed a run in its 18.0 innings on the innings win July 8 at Lexington, 11-10 in 11 innings, Most Innings with a run: 6 5, 4/28 at ASH Most HR, Game (Indiv.): 2, Craport, 2, 2x, last: Spanberger, 5/9 at ASH mound, including July 27’s 9-inning shutout win over their first since April 29 at Asheville with an 11-7 victory Most Triples, Game (Indiv): 1, McCoy 1, 13x, last: Dedelow, 6/25 vs. KAN Hickory. With a scoreless first inning on July 28, the over the Tourists. Greensboro is now 4-1 in extra- Most Hits, Game (Indiv.): 5, Robertson 4, 6x, last: Dorow, 6/11 vs. HIC Hoppers came within one inning of matching the team’s innings games this season with the team’s first four extra- Largest Margin of Defeat: 18 8, 5/6 vs. GVL longest scoreless inning streak of the season before inning contests all coming during the season’s first
OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT NO FREE PASSES MULTI-HOMER HOPPERS June 27’s loss began with Greensboro giving up a Greensboro pitchers have put together 20 games For the first time since 2016 and the eighth time since home run to the first batter of the game for the second in 2018 without walking a batter, most recently on the start of the 2008 season, Greensboro had two men time this season. Delmarva’s Kirvin Moesquit set the July 30 at Rome. with two home runs in the same game as both Micah tone early when he launched Scott Sebald’s third pitch Brown and Marcos Rivera hit a pair of big flies on over the left field wall. On April 9, Augusta’s Malique Date Opponent Pitchers (IP) BB K June 1 vs. West Virginia, part of a 5-home run game Ziegler hit the first pitch of the game by Taylor Braley 7/30 @ROM Guenther (6.0), McKay (2.0) 0 8 for the Grasshoppers. out of the park in a 7-4 loss to the GreenJackets. Farnworth (1.0) 7/26 @LWD Sebald (5.0), Farnworth (1.2) 0 7 Jhonny Santos put on a show for Hoppers fans May Bautista (1.1), Mertz (1.0) 21 against Kannapolis, hitting two home runs in a 5-3 7/22-2 @DEL Castano (7.0), Mertz (2.0) 0 9 win over the Intimidators in Greensboro. Santos’ first GIVE ME FIVE 7/9 @LEX Castano (7.0), Hock (1.0) 0 8 career multi-HR game is the 50th by a Hoppers hitter 7/4 LWD Castano (7.0), Mertz (1.0) 0 9 Delmarva’s Will Robertson became the first since the start of 2008 and second this year. Aiello (1.0) Grasshopper opponent to collect five hits in a game 7/2 @HIC Sebald (4.0), Guenther (3.0) 0 3 this season when he went 5-for-6 as part of the Date/Opp Player (53) Stats Castellanos (1.0) 6/1/18 vs. WV Micah Brown 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Shorebirds’ 22-hit, 20-2 win in Greensboro on June 6/29 DEL Castano (6.0), Neubeck (1.0) 0 13 6/1/18 vs. WV Marcos Rivera 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR 27. It was the first 5-hit game by a Hoppers opponent Aiello (2.0) 5/21/18 vs. KAN Jhonny Santos 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR since August 24, 2017, Jake Burger went 5-for-5, 6/25 KAN Beggs (5.0), Neubeck (2.0) 0 10 5/3/18 vs. HAG Thomas Jones 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR hitting for the cycle and driving in three runs for 6/8 LWD Braley (7.0), Beggs (1.0) 0 7 Rodriguez (1.0) 8/31/16 vs. DEL J.J. Gould 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Kannapolis. 7/13/16 at GVL John Silviano 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR 6/6 @DEL Lillie (7.0), Hock (2.0) 0 11 5/31 @LWD Lillie (6.0) 0 4 5/27/16 at HIC Isael Soto 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR AIN’T IT GRAND 5/29 @LWD Miller (7.0), Neubeck (1.0) 0 10 5/27/16 at HIC Stone Garrett 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR 5/26-1 @HAG Lillie (7.0) 0 4 5/23/16 vs. DEL Josh Naylor 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Cameron Baranek hit the Grasshoppers’ first grand 5/20-2 LWD Beggs (4.0), Hock (3.0) 0 5 8/9/15 vs. KAN Arturo Rodriguez 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR slam of the 2018 season and the 13th in the South 5/20-1 LWD Cabrera (7.0) 0 5 7/23/15 vs. KAN K.J. Woods 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Atlantic League this season. The last Greensboro 5/19 LWD Miller (6.0), Rodriguez (2.0), 0 6 6/16/15 vs. GVL Arturo Rodriguez 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR slam came July 3, 2017, when Luis Pinto went yard Neubeck (1.0) 6/16/15 vs. GVL John Norwood 2-4, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR against Asheville’s Jared Gesell. Only three times in 5/10 @ASH Puckett (3.0), Bautista (3.0), 0 13 4/29/15 vs. HIC Arturo Rodriguez 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR the SAL –Asheville, Lexington, and Rome – have not Neubeck (2.0) 7/24/14 at ASH Felix Munoz 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR hit a grand slam this season. 4/22 CSC Puckett (7.0), Neubeck (1.0), 0 8 4/23/13 vs. HIC Viosergy Rosa 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Frohwirth (1.0) 8/17/12 vs. LWD Matt Smith 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR 4/17 @LWD Puckett (7.0), Frohwirth (1.0), 0 12 5/8/12 vs. WV Josh Adams 2-4, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR Bautista (1.0), Neubeck (0.2) BEGGS BETTER THAN BATTERS 4/9/12 vs. LWD Josh Adams 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR 4/8 HIC Lillie (5.0), Reed (2.0), 0 11 8/23/11 vs. WV J.T. Realmuto 4-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR Dustin Beggs set a new season-high by a Hoppers Peace (1.0), Frohwirth (1.0) 8/16/11 vs. AUG Noah Perio 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR pitcher when he struck out 10 batters over 5.0 innings 7/12/11 vs. CSC Isaac Galloway 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 2B in Tuesday’s spot-start. He surpassed Taylor Braley's FIRING BLANKS BACK-TO-BACK 7/2/11 at WV Marcell Ozuna 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR, 2B nine strikeouts April 20 against Charleston. Beggs 6/4/11 vs. LWD Brian McConkey 2-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR has now fanned 45 batters in 33.2 innings while The Grasshoppers tossed back-to-back shutouts on 6/4/11 vs. LWD Mark Canha 3-5, 3 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR walking only six. In addition to having the highest- May 20 against Lakewood to run the pitching staff’s 5/26/11 at LWD Mark Canha 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR strikeout performance as a starter with 10 on scoreless innings streak to 17.0 innings, including the 4/18/11 vs. DEL Marcell Ozuna 3-4, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 2B Tuesday, he also holds the season mark for most K’s final three innings May 19 against Lakewood. Since 4/16/11 vs. DEL Marcell Ozuna 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR out of the bullpen after fanning eight batters over 3.0 the franchise became the Grasshoppers in 2005, the 7/12/10 at HIC Chase Austin 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, 2B relief innings on April 27 at Asheville. team has thrown consecutive shutouts seven times, 7/6/10 vs. LWD Chase Austin 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR including thrice in both games of a doubleheader. 6/1/10 vs. DEL Justin Bass 2-2, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR 6/1/10 vs. DEL Chad Cregar 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR HOPPIN’ THEIVES Shutout #1: Shutout #2: 8/25/09 at ASH Thomas Hickman 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2HR Greensboro stole a season-high five bases on June 11 5/20/18 vs. LWD-1, 8-0 (7) 5/20/18 vs. LWD-2, 2-0 (7) 8/4/09 vs. HIC Kyle Skipworth 2-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR against Hickory, with a season-high two players 8/12/14 vs. LWD-1, 7-0 (7) 8/12/14 vs. LWD-2, 1-0 (7) 7/10/09 vs. HAG Justin Bass 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR recording multiple swiped bags in a game. Both Cameron 8/4/14 at DEL-1, 2-0 (7) 8/4/14 at DEL-2, 2-0 (7) 6/10/09 at WV Jake Smolinski 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Baranek and Thomas Jones stole two bases while Jose 8/28/11 vs. DEL, 6-0 8/29/11 vs. DEL, 8-0 5/26/09 at LC Justin Bass 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, 2B Devers added one. The highlight of the game came on a 4/28/10 vs. ROM, 5-0 4/29/10 vs. ROM, 3-0 5/17/09 vs. HAG Jeremy Synan 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR well-executed double-steal as Devers broke for second 7/31/07 at SAV-2, 3-0 (7) 8/1/07 at SAV, 10-0 8/31/08 vs. LEX Matt Dominguez 4-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR, 2B base, inducing a throw from Crawdads catcher Sam Huff, 7/19/07 at LCO, 3-0 7/20/07 at LCO, 2-0 8/31/08 vs. LEX Giancarlo Stanton 3-4, 4 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR allowing Jones to break from third and slide head first 8/28/08 vs. LEX Matt Dominguez 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR across the plate. The Grasshoppers’ previous season-high 8/11/08 at HIC Giancarlo Stanton 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR was three stolen bases, accomplished three times in 2018. NOT A FAN OF BEING FANNED The Grasshoppers struck out a season-high 15 times 7/29/08 at LC Giancarlo Stanton 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR 6/6/08 at LEX Thomas Hickman 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR on Saturday, May 19, against Lakewood. Greensboro 5/26/08 vs. DEL Hunter Mense 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR previously fanned 13 times in five games this season. DOUBLE THE TRIPLES 5/15/08 vs. LWD Thomas Hickman 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR 5/8/08 vs. LC Bryan Petersen 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Jose Devers became the first Grasshopper to triple July 9 at Lexington 17 strikeouts twice in a game this season on June 8 against the 5/6/08 at HAG Giancarlo Stanton 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR July 25 at Lakewood 15 strikeouts 5/2/08 at LC Daniel Garcia 2-6, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR BlueClaws. He finished 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI- July 23 at Lakewood 15 strikeouts 5/2/08 at LC Adam Howard 4-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR triples, two of the team’s season-high three triples in June 9 vs. Lakewood 15 strikeouts 4/13/08 vs. ASH Ben Lasater 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR the game. In the first inning, he scored Cameron May 19 vs. Lakewood 15 strikeouts 4/9/08 vs. HIC Thomas Hickman 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR Baranek from first base with a drive to the right-field June 10 vs. Lakewood 14 strikeouts 6/5/07 at WV Jacob Blackwood 4-5, 2 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR, 3B corner, and in a fit of déjà vu, hit a similar ball in the July 29 vs. Hickory 13 strikeouts third that also brought Baranek across the plate. July 24 at Lakewood 13 strikeouts July 8 at Lexington (11 inn.) 13 strikeouts July 2 at Hickory 13 strikeouts May 17 vs. Lakewood 13 strikeouts May 12 at Augusta 13 strikeouts May 11 at Asheville 13 strikeouts April 18 at Lakewood 13 strikeouts April 10 vs. Augusta 13 strikeouts
HEY NOW, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR WALKING OFF THE SUNS The Grasshoppers will be well-represented when in the Michael Hernandez gave the Grasshoppers their first 59th Annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game walk-off home run of the season on May 2 as part of presented by Pizza Hut on Tuesday, June 19, at First his career day, driving in four runs in an 10-8 win National Bank Field with two players and four members over the Hagerstown Suns. Hernandez finished 3-for- of the field staff selected for the event. Starting pitcher 5 with a pair of RBI-singles to go along with his Ryan Lillie joins designated hitter Lazaro Alonso as the game-winning 2-run home run off Jared Brasher with two Grasshoppers players selected, while manager Todd no outs in the bottom of the ninth. It was the Pratt, pitching coach Mark DiFelice, athletic trainer Eric Grasshoppers second walk-off win of the season and Reigelsberger, and strength & conditioning coach Brady Fitzgerald will serve on the field staff for the Northern seventh win in the final at-bats during the 2018 Division Squad. season.
SAL announced Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Eric Krupa, President of the South Atlantic League, has announced the members of the Class of 2018 for the South Atlantic League IT’S MILLER TIME Hall of Fame. The three new inductees will be honored as Brandon Miller opened his May 1 start against the part of the festivities surrounding the 59th Annual South Suns by retiring the first 16 batters faced, taking a Atlantic League All-Star Game, scheduled to be played on perfect game one out into the sixth inning in his fifth June 19, 2018, at First National Bank Field, home of the start of the season. Hagerstown eventually caught up Greensboro Grasshoppers. This year’s class includes three Greensboro natives: a former player in the Western Carolina to Miller, chasing him from the game after 5.1 League, a former mayor and a current executive. Former innings pitched. The right-hander took no decision Hickory Rebels player Ken Free, Former Greensboro that day, allowing four runs on three hits with a walk Mayor Jim Melvin, and Greensboro Grasshopper President and five strikeouts in the outing. and General Manager Donald Moore will be inducted.
A lifelong Greensboro resident who is in his 17th year as President/GM of the Greensboro club, Donald Moore has EVERYBODY HITS been recognized as the SAL Executive of the Year four times All nine batters hit safely for the first time in 2018 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2013). Under Donald’s leadership, the when Greensboro fought off Asheville, 11-7 in 10 Grasshoppers have received the SAL Club Merit Award five times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013), the SAL Community innings, on April 29. Infielders Jose Devers and Service Award three times (2014, 2015, 2016) and the Bob Lazaro Alonso led the 16-hit charge with three hits Freitas Award, given by Baseball America to the best Class-A each as the Grasshoppers batted around in the top of organization, in 2008. Donald also serves as chairman of the the 10th for a 7-run inning. In the big frame, the SAL Scheduling Committee and is also the founder and team collected six hits, including four doubles, to run President of the North Carolina Association of Professional away from the Tourists after Asheville rallied for two Baseball Teams (NCAPBT), which consists of the 10 minor league teams in North Carolina. Moore was inducted into the runs in the bottom of the ninth to force the extra Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 for his inning. outstanding service to the community through his work with the Grasshoppers and many other youth sports initiatives he has been a part of in his lifetime. BEGGS BAFFLES BATTERS Dustin Beggs dominated out of the bullpen on April 27 at Asheville, striking out eight batters over 3.0
LILLIE LILLIE! nearly-perfect innings of work. He struck out the first Ryan Lillie tossed 7.0 shutout innings with eight six batters he faced in perfect sixth and seventh strikeouts to pitch Greensboro past Augusta in the innings. After inducing a groundout to open the team’s first game at the new SRP Park in North bottom of the eighth and allowing a base hit – the lone Augusta, S.C. The right hander worked around three batter to reach against him on the night – the right- hits and walked no batters in a 3-1 win for the hander fanned the final two batters he faced to close Grasshoppers. Lillie threw 88 pitches with 62 strikes his outing. Greensboro fell to Asheville, 3-2. en route to the win, improving to 2-1.
JONES DEBUTS WITH PLAYER OF SHARP STINGER AGAINST THE
THE WEEK HONORS GREENJACKETS: Thomas Jones was named the first weekly award In their first series against the new-look Augusta GreenJackets, Greensboro was stung early as Malique winner for the Grasshoppers this season, winning Ziegler led off the game for Augusta with a first-pitch South Atlantic League Player of the Week honors for home run off Hoppers starting pitcher Taylor Braley. The April 30-May 6, his first week with the team. He hit GreenJackets hit two home runs in the opening frame, .350 (7-20) with a double, four home runs, six RBI, with Ryan Kirby adding a 2-run blast, en route to a 7-4 and eight runs scored in five games with Greensboro, lead over the Grasshoppers. starting with his debut on May 2.
JONESING FOR OFFENSE When it comes to first impressions, no Hopper has made a bigger or better one than outfielder Thomas Jones, who joined the team May 2. In his first three games with Greensboro (May 2-4), he went 2-for-4 in each game with at least one home run in all contests. In total, he hit four home runs in three games while batting .500 (6-12) with a double and six RBI. The Marlins selected Jones, now 20 years old, in the third round of the June 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Laurens (S.C.) High School.
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April (10) July (12) Date ADD/DEL Pos Player To From Date ADD/DEL Pos Player To From 4/5 DEL RHP Tyler Kolek Disabled List Greensboro 7/7 DEL OF Jhonny Santos Jupiter Greensboro 4/5 ADD LHP Brett Lilek Greensboro Extended Spring 7/7 ADD OF Tristan Pompey Greensboro GCL Marlins 4/12 ADD P Travis Neubeck Greensboro Extended Spring 7/13 DEL RHP Vincenzo Aiello Jupiter Greensboro 4/12 DEL P Remey Reed Disabled List Greensboro 7/13 ADD RHP Jameson McGrane Greensboro 4/19 DEL P Reilly Hovis Jupiter Greensboro 7/17 DEL RHP Jameson McGrane Greensboro 4/19 DEL INF JC Millan Greensboro 7/17 ADD RHP Steven Farnworth Greensboro 4/19 ADD SS Jose Devers Greensboro Extended Spring 7/19 DEL 1B Micah Brown Greensboro 4/19 ADD P Dustin Beggs Greensboro Extended Spring 7/19 DEL 2B Rodrigo Ayarza Greensboro 4/27 DEL INF Eric Gutierrez Jupiter Greensboro 7/19 ADD - Bubba Hollins Greensboro 4/27 ADD INF Lazaro Alonso Greensboro Extended Spring 7/19 ADD - Schubert Greensboro 7/25 ADD INF Chris Torres Greensboro 7/25 DEL INF Garvis Lara Disabled List May (12) Date ADD/DEL Pos Player To From August (18) 5/1 DEL OF Aaron Knapp Jupiter Greensboro Date ADD/DEL Pos Player To From 5/1 ADD C Thomas Jones Greensboro Extended Spring 8/2 DEL INF Jose Devers Disabled List Greensboro 5/8 DEL RHP Tyler Frohwirth Free Agent Greensboro 8/2 DEL RHP Edward Cabrera Disabled List Greensboro 5/8 ADD RHP Michael Mertz Greensboro Jupiter 8/2 DEL RHP Steven Farnworth 5/13 ADD OF Cameron Baranek Greensboro Extended Spring 8/2 ADD RHP Taylor Braley Greensboro Jupiter 5/13 DEL OF Isael Soto Disabled List Greensboro 8/2 ADD RHP Ethan Clark Greensboro 5/22 ADD LHP Trevor Rogers Greensboro Extended Spring 8/2 ADD INF Rodrigo Ayarza Greensboro 5/22 DEL RHP Brady Puckett Jupiter Greensboro 8/5 DEL C Michael Hernandez Greensboro 5/24 DEL RHP R.J. Peace Greensboro 8/5 ADD C J.D. Osborne Greensboro 5/24 ADD RHP Vincenzo Aiello Greensboro Jupiter 8/6 DEL - Bubba Hollins Greensboro 5/29 DEL C BJ Lopez Jupiter Greensboro 8/6 DEL C Michael Hernandez Greensboro 5/29 ADD C Will Allen Greensboro Extended Spring 8/6 ADD C J.D. Osborne Greensboro Batavia 8/6 ADD INF Luis Pintor Greensboro 8/7 DEL INF Rodrigo Ayarza Greensboro June (28) 8/7 DEL INF Harrison DiNicola Greensboro Date ADD/DEL Pos Player To From 8/7 DEL OF Tristan Pompey Jupiter Greensboro 6/2 DEL OF Zach Sullivan Greensboro 8/7 ADD C Will Banfield Greensboro 6/2 ADD OF Isael Soto Greensboro Disabled List 8/7 ADD INF Osiris Johnson Greensboro 6/5 DEL INF Garvis Lara Greensboro 8/7 ADD OF Connor Scott Greensboro 6/5 ADD INF JC Millan Greensboro 6/11 DEL LHP Trevor Rogers Greensboro 6/11 ADD LHP Gabriel Castenallos Greensboro 6/14 DEL RHP Bryce Howe Greensboro 6/14 DEL RHP Manny Rodriguez Greensboro 6/14 ADD LHP Chris Reed Greensboro 6/14 ADD LHP Trevor Rogers 6/15 ADD INF Rodrigo Ayarza Greensboro Jupiter 6/15 DEL 1B Lazaro Alonso Disabled List Greensboro 6/21 DEL OF Cameron Baranek Jupiter Greensboro 6/21 ADD OF Ricardo Cespedes Greensboro Batavia 6/21 DEL RHP Taylor Braley Disabled List Greensboro 6/22 DEL INF JC Millan Jacksonville Greensboro 6/22 ADD 1B Lazaro Alonso Greensboro Disabled List 6/22 ADD LHP Scott Sebald Greensboro GCL Marlins 6/27 DEL LHP Chris Reed Jacksonville Greensboro 6/27 DEL RHP Ryan Lillie Jupiter Greensboro 6/27 DEL RHP Dustin Beggs Jupiter Greensboro 6/27 DEL 1B Lazaro Alonso Jupiter Greensboro 6/27 ADD LHP Sean Guenther Greensboro Jupiter 6/27 ADD LHP Daniel Castano Greensboro GCL Marlins 6/27 ADD RHP Jeremy Ovalle Greensboro Batavia 6/27 ADD OF Harrison Dinicola Greensboro Jupiter 6/30 DEL RHP Travis Neubeck Greensboro 6/30 ADD RHP Ryan McKay Greensboro
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS DAY-BY-DAY FIRST HALF 2018 DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE REC. POS GB/GA WINNER LOSER SAVE TIME ATTEND. 4/5 HIC W 6-1 1-0 T-1st 0.0 Brady Puckett (1-0) Tyler Phillips (0-1) 2:45 6,604 4/6 HIC W 4-3 2-0 T-1st 0.0 Colton Hock (1-0) Alex Eubanks (0-1) Bryce Howe (1) 2:31 4,438 4/7 HIC PPD (Rain) T-2nd -0.5 4/8 HIC W 4-3 3-0 2nd -0.5 Remey Reed (1-0) Sal Mendez (0-1) Tyler Frohwirth (1) 2:20 3,323 4/9 AUG L 4-7 3-1 Joe Marciano (1-0) Taylor Braley (0-1) John Russell (1) 3:02 2,771 4/10 AUG L 0-5 3-2 Jason Bahr Edward Cabrera (0-1) 2:43 2,989 4/11 AUG L 2-5 3-3 Olbis Parra Brady Puckett (1-1) Frank Rubio 2:50 7,785 4/12 @HAG W 10-9 (10) 4-3 Reilly Hovis (1-0) Max Engelbrekt Manny Rodriguez (1) 3:14 1,486 4/13 @HAG W 6-4 5-3 Travis Neubeck (1-0) Kyle Johnston 2:51 687 4/14 @HAG L 4-5 5-4 Ben Braymer Colton Hock (1-1) 2:36 1,176 4/15 @HAG PPD (Rain) 4/16 @LWD W 1-0 6-4 Bryce Howe (1-0) Zach Warren RJ Peace (1) 2:20 1,547 4/17 @LWD L 4-5 (10) 6-5 Addison Russ Travis Neubeck (1-1) 3:02 1,529 4/18 @LWD W 5-4 (10) 7-5 Colton Hock (2-1) Luis Ramirez Manny Rodriguez (2) 2:50 1,581 4/19 CSC W 3-2 8-5 RJ Peace (1-0) Greg Weissert 2:17 4,892 4/20 CSC W 2-1 9-5 Taylor Brayley (1-1) Dalton Lehnen Dustin Beggs (1) 2:08 4,558 4/21 CSC L 2-4 9-6 Daniel Ramos Edward Cabrera (0-2) Matt Wivinis 2:35 6,013 4/22 CSC W 3-2 10-6 Travis Neubeck (2-1) Brian Trieglaff Tyler Frohwirth (2) 1:54 5,025 4/23 @HIC PPD (Rain) 4/24 @HIC PPD (Rain) 3rd -1.0 4/25 @HIC-1 L 1-4 (7) 10-7 - - Tyler Phillips Brandon Millers (0-1) 1:47 - @HIC-2 W 2-1 (7) 11-7 3rd -1.0 Colton Hock (3-1) Tyree Thompson Manny Rodriguez (3) 1:37 2,513 4/26 @HIC-1 W 8-5 (7) 12-7 - - Ryan Lillie (1-0) Alex Eubanks (1-2) 2:07 399 @HIC-2 PPD (Rain) T-2nd -1.0 4/27 @ASH L 2-3 12-8 3rd -2.0 Garrett Schilling (2-1) Taylor Braley (1-2) Robert Tyler (1) 2:31 2,011 4/28 @ASH L 8-10 12-9 T-3rd -3.0 Ben Bowden (1-0) Bryce Howe (1-1) Mike Bunal (1) 3:26 3,258 4/29 @ASH W 11-7 (10) 13-9 T-2nd -2.0 RJ Peace (2-0) Jose Valdespina (0-1) 3:28 2,828 4/30 OFF DAY 5/1 HAG L 6-8 13-10 T-3rd -3.0 Ben Braymer (3-0) Colton Hock (3-2) Jeremy McKinney (1) 2:53 3,180 5/2 HAG W 10-8 14-10 3rd -3.5 Dustin Beggs (1-0) Jared Brasher (0-1) 2:35 2,831 5/3 HAG L 4-11 14-11 T-3rd -4.0 Jackson Stoeckinger (1-2) Taylor Braley (1-3) 2:32 5,490 5/4 GVL W 9-8 15-11 3rd -4.0 Colton Hock (4-2) Angel Padron (1-1) 3:00 6,328 5/5 GVL L 1-2 15-12 3rd -4.0 Juan Florentino (2-0) Brady Puckett (1-2) Marcos Lantigua (1) 2:25 5,813 5/6 GVL L 2-10 15-13 T-3rd -4.0 Denyi Reyes (3-2) Brandon Miller (0-2) Lukas Young (1) 2:37 (1:39) 4,272 5/7 GVL L 2-3 15-14 T-4th -5.0 Enmanuel De Jesus (1-0) Ryan Lillie (1-1) 2:17 7,473 5/8 OFF DAY 5/9 @ASH L 10-14 15-15 5th -5.0 Ben Bowden (2-0) Michael Mertz (0-1) 3:26 1,926 5/10 @ASH L 3-9 15-16 5th -6.0 Will Gaddis (2-1) Brady Puckett (1-3) 2:54 2,800 5/11 @ASH L 5-10 15-17 5th -7.0 Erick Julio (1-1) Colton Hock (4-3) 3:03 2,556 5/12 @AUG W 3-1 16-17 5th -7.0 Ryan Lillie (2-1) John Gavin (2-1) Michael Mertz (1) 2:59 5,529 5/13 @AUG L 2-10 16-18 5th -7.0 Jose Marte (4-1) Edward Cabrera (0-3) 2:55 2,890 5/14 @AUG L 2-5 16-19 5th -8.0 Joey Marciano (3-1) Taylor Braley (1-4) Frank Rubio (7) 2:46 5/15 @AUG CANC. (Rain) - 5th -7.5 5/16 OFF DAY 5/17 LWD L 1-4 16-20 5th -8.0 Julian Garcia (1-1) Bryce Howe (1-2) Addison Russ (7) 2:32 4,136 5/18 LWD PPD (Rain) - 5th -8.0 5/19 LWD L 0-3 16-21 5th -8.5 Kyle Young (1-0) Brandon Miller (0-3) Kyle Dohy (5) 2:20 6,249 5/20 LWD W 8-0 (7) 17-21 - - Edward Cabrera (1-3) Spencer Howard (3-3) 1:54 - DH LWD W 2-0 (7) 18-21 5th -8.0 Colton Hock (5-3) Damon Jones (2-2) 1:36 4,101 5/21 KAN W 5-3 19-21 5th -7.0 Nestor Bautista (1-0) Lincoln Henzman (3-3) Michael Mertz (2) 2:25 (1:25) 2,920 5/22 KAN L 3-9 19-22 5th -8.0 Blake Battenfield (4-1) Trevor Rogers (0-1) 2:52 3,909 5/23 KAN L 2-3 19-23 5th -9.0 Tyler Johnson (3-0) Manny Rodriguez (0-1) 2:33 3,017 5/24 KAN W 5-2 20-23 5th -8.0 Brandon Miller (1-3) Zach Lewis (1-1) Vincenzo Aiello (1) 2:19 5,165 5/25 @HAG L 2-7 20-24 5th -8.0 Tomas Alastre (2-2) Edward Cabrera (1-4) Steven Fuentes (2) 2:52 1,634 5/26 @HAG W 3-0 (7) 21-24 Ryan Lillie (3-1) Jackson Tetreault (0-6) 1:56 - DH @HAG L 0-4 (7) 21-25 5th -8.5 Andrew Lee (1-0) Michael Mertz (0-2) 2:05 1,261 5/27 @HAG W 8-5 22-25 5th -8.5 Colton Hock (6-3) Carlos Acevedo (0-3) Bryce Howe (2) 2:36 (:57) 898 5/28 @HAG W 6-1 (7) 23-25 5th -8.5 Taylor Braley (2-4) Matthew DeRoser (2-2) 2:14 779 5/29 @LWD L 1-5 23-26 5th -9.0 Ramon Rosso (2-1) Brandon Miller (1-4) Luis Carrasco (1) 2:13 2,894 5/30 @LWD L 0-3 23-27 5th -10.0 Will Stewart (5-0) Edward Cabrera (1-5) 2:04 3,743 5/31 @LWD W 2-0 (7) 24-27 5th -9.5 Ryan Lillie (4-1) Kyle Young (1-2) 1:42 (:30) 3,315 6/1 WVA W 10-3 25-27 5th -9.5 Dustin Beggs (2-0) Evan Piechota (2-2) 2:14 (2:48) 5,610 6/2 WVA L 0-4 25-28 5th -9.5 Cody Bolton (2-0) Taylor Braley (2-5) 2:32 6,509 6/3 WVA W 5-2 26-28 5th -8.5 Brandon Miller (2-4) Hunter Stratton (1-3) 2:30 4,159 6/4 OFF DAY 6/5 @DEL W 5-3 27-28 5th -7.5 Edward Cabrera (2-5) Jhon Peluffo (0-1) Vincenzo Aiello (2) 2:47 2,033 6/6 @DEL W 4-1 28-28 5th -7.0 Ryan Lillie (5-1) Brenan Hanifee (4-2) Colton Hock (1) 2:14 2,784 6/7 @DEL L 3-6 28-29 5th -7.0 Cameron Bishop (5-3) Trevor Rogers (0-2) Nick Vespi (2) 2:42 2,721 6/8 LWD W 7-2 29-29 5th -7.0 Taylor Braley (3-5) Spencer Howard (3-5) 2:50 6,794 6/9 LWD L 5-6 29-30 5th -7.0 Connor Brogdon (2-2) Brandon Miller (2-5) Kyle Dohy (7) 2:23 (:24) 6,189 6/10 LWD L 0-2 29-31 5th -8.0 David Parkinson (5-1) Edward Cabrera (2-6) Addison Russ (12) 3:01 3,232 6/11 HIC L 7-8 29-32 5th -8.5 Jean Casanova (2-3) Michael Mertz (0-3) Alex Speas (6) 2:55 3,334 6/12 HIC-1 L 1-5 29-33 - - Noah Bremer (1-1) Dustin Beggs (2-1) 1:53 - 6/12 HIC-2 L 1-2 29-34 5th -10.5 Ryan Dease (1-0( Nestor Bautista (1-1) Joe Barlow (2) 2:04 3,820 6/13 HIC-1 W 7-5 30-24 - - Taylor Braley (4-5) AJ Alexy (2-5) Travis Neubeck (1) 2:42 - 6/13 HIC-2 W 13-4 31-34 5th -9.5 Manny Rodriguez (1-1) Derek Heffel (2-1) 2:17 3,452 6/14 HIC L 4-6 31-35 5th -9.0 Reid Anderson (2-4) Brandon Miller (2-6) Tyler Ferguson (1) 3:06 6,162 6/15 @KAN W 7-1 32-35 5th -8.0 Edward Cabrera (3-6) Parker Rigler (3-3) 2:53 1,009 6/16 @KAN W 4-1 33-35 5th -7.0 Ryan Lillie (6-1) Yosmer Solorzano (1-3) Vincenzo Aiello (3) 2:36 2,348 6/17 @KAN W 3-1 34-35 5th -7.0 Colton Hock (7-3) Zach Lewis (1-2) Travis Neubeck (2) 2:43 903
6/18 OFF DAY 6/19 S.A.L. All-Star Game 6/20
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS DAY-BY-DAY 2017 – SECOND HALF DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE REC. POS GB/GA WINNER LOSER SAVE TIME ATTEND. 2nd Half 2nd Half 6/21 @HAG W 4-3 1-0, 35-35 T-1st 0.0 Chris Reed (1-0 A.J. Bogucki (1-2) Vincenzo Aiello (4) 2:55 928 6/22 @HAG PPD Rain - 3rd -0.5 6/23 @HAG-1 W 5-4 (7) 2-0, 36-35 - - Gabriel Castellanos (1-0) Sam Held (2-3) 2:33 - @HAG-2 CANC. Rain - 2nd -0.5 6/24 KAN L 2-4 2-1, 36-36 T-3rd -1.0 Zach Lewis (2-2) Ryan Lillie (6-2) Will Kincanon (1) 2:28 4,024 6/25 KAN W 7-1 (7) 3-1, 37-36 2nd -0.5 Dustin Beggs (3-1) Luis Ledo (3-1) 1:50 (:32) 3,598 6/26 KAN W 8-7 4-1, 38-36 T-1st 0.0 Vincenzo Aiello (1-0) Aron McRee (2-2) 2:54 3,243 6/27 DEL L 2-20 4-2, 38-37 T-2nd -1.0 Cameron Bishop (7-4) Scott Sebald (0-1) 2:58 3,521 6/28 DEL L 3-8 4-3, 38-38 4th -1.0 Brenan Hanifee (7-3) Brandon Miller (2-7) 2:44 5,595 6/29 DEL W 1-0 5-3, 39-38 3rd -1.0 Daniel Castano (1-0) Matthias Dietz (6-2) Vincenzo Aiello (5) 2:15 7,009 6/30 @HIC SUSP. 7-2, Mid 4 - T-3rd -1.5 7/1 @HIC (6/30) W 9-4 6-3, 40-38 - - Colton Hock (8-3) Tyree Thompson (4-6) 2:32 (:58) 2,149 @HIC L 2-4 (7) 6-4, 40-39 3rd -1.0 Alex Eubanks (5-5) Trevor Rogers (0-3) Demarcus Evans (2) 1:53 913 7/2 @HIC L 1-5 6-5, 40-40 3rd -2.0 Tyler Phillips (5-5) Scott Sebald (0-2) 2:29 882 7/3 @HIC L 1-5 6-6, 40-41 5th -2.0 Noah Bremer (2-2) Brandon Miller (2-8) Josh Advocate (2) 2:43 4,776 7/4 LWD W 4-3 7-6, 41-41 4th -1.0 Daniel Castano (2-0) Ismael Cabrera (0-1) Vincenzo Aiello (6) 2:45 9,063 7/5 LWD W 5-4 8-6, 42-41 T-2nd -0.5 Colton Hock (9-3) Luis Cedeno (0-2) Vincenzo Aiello (7) 2:57 3,718 7/6 LWD L 4-5 8-7, 42-42 T-4th -1.0 Luis Carrasco (3-0) Ryan McKay (0-1) Zach Warren (5) 3:13 4,627 7/7 @LEX L 0-5 8-8, 42-43 T-4th -1.5 Andres Sotillet (6-5) Scott Sebald (0-3) 2:37 5,231 7/8 @LEX W 11-10 (11) 9-8, 43-43 T-3rd -1.5 Sean Guenther (1-0) Garrett Suchey (0-1) 3:54 3,044 7/9 @LEX L 1-2 9-9, 43-44 T-4th -1.5 Carlos Hernandez (6-3) Daniel Castano (2-1) Jacob Condra-Bogan (3) 2:16 3,748 7/11 KAN W 6-2 10-9, 44-44 T-3rd -1.5 Edward Cabrera (4-6) Zach Lewis (2-3) Jeremy Ovalle (1) 3:01 (:34) 3,142 7/12 KAN L 1-2 10-10, 44-45 T-4th -2.5 Drew Harrington (5-4) Trevor Rogers (0-4) Jose Nin (4) 2:34 5,210 7/13 KAN W 5-4 (10) 11-10, 45-45 T-3rd -2.5 Sean Guenther (2-0) Aron McRee (3-3) 2:59 5,795 7/14 ASH L 7-8 11-11, 45-46 T-5th -3.0 Hayden Robers (1-0) Jeremy Ovalle (0-1) Tyler Roberts (7) 3:28 6,023 7/15 ASH L 6-13 11-12, 45-47 T-5th -3.5 Derrik Watson (1-1) Daniel Castano (2-2) 3:20 4,333 7/16 ASH L 1-12 11-13, 45-48 6th -4.5 Frederis Parra (1-1) Edward Cabrera (4-7) 2:51 4,566 7/17 ASH W 5-2 12-13, 46-48 6th -4.0 Trevor Rogers (1-4) Lucas Gilbreath (4-6) Jeremy Ovalle (2) 2:50 3,783 7/19 @DEL W 1-0 13-13, 47-48 T-4th -4.0 Scott Sebald (1-3) Scott Burke (2-3) Ryan McKay (1) 2:20 2,884 7/20 @DEL L 2-3 13-14, 47-49 T-5th -4.0 Nick Vespi (4-3) Nestor Bautista (1-2) 2:41 4,116 7/21 @DEL PPD (Rain) - 4th -4.0 7/22 @DEL L 3-4 (7) 14-14, 48-49 - - Timothy Naughton (2-2) Gabriel Castellanos (1-1) 2:07 - @DEL W 1-0 (9) 14-15, 48-50 T-4th -4.0 Michael Mertz (1-3) Ryan Wilson (0-2) 2:27 2,235 7/23 @LWD L 6-7 (10) 14-16, 48-51 T-5th -5.0 Zach Warren (2-1) Michael Mertz (1-4) 3:14 2,018 7/24 @LWD L 2-6 14-17, 48-52 6th -6.0 Julian Garcia (4-2) Sean Guenther (2-1) 2:30 3,900 7/25 @LWD L 5-7 14-18, 48-53 T-5th -7.0 Luis Cedenos (1-2) Colton Hock (9-4) Connor Brogdon (3) 2:48 (:43) 3,350 7/26 @LWD W 6-2 15-18, 49-53 5th -6.0 Damon Jones (7-5) Scott Sebald (2-3) 3:02 4,660 7/27 HIC W 3-0 16-18, 50-53 5th -6.0 Daniel Castano (3-2) Tyree Thompson (6-8) Michael Mertz (3) 2:49 6,105 7/28 HIC W 8-5 17-18, 51-53 5th -6.0 Brandon Miller (3-8) Tyler Thomas (0-1) Jeremy Ovalle (3) 3:32 8,055 7/29 HIC W 2-1 18-18, 52-53 5th -6.0 Michael Mertz (2-1) Demarcus Evans (2-1) 2:33 3,405 7/30 @ROM W 6-5 19-18, 53-53 5th -6.0 Ryan McKay (1-1) Cutter Dyals (4-2) Steven Farnworth (1) 2:40 (:36) 1,518 7/31 @ROM PPD (Rain) - 5th -6.5 8/1 @ROM CANC. (Rain) - @ROM CANC. (Rain) - 4th -7.0 8/2 @KAN PPD (Rain) - 4th -6.5 8/3 @KAN PPD (Rain) - 4th -6.5 8/4 @KAN L 2-5 19-19, 53-54 5th -8.0 Jhoan Quijada (1-3) Gabriel Castellanos (1-3) Bennett Sousa (1) 3:22 1,502 8/5 @KAN W 2-1 (7) 20-19, 54-54 - - Taylor Braley (5-5) Zach Lewis (2-4) Michael Mertz (4) 2:04 - @KAN L 0-9 (7) 20-20, 54-55 T-4th -7.5 Yosmer Solorzano (3-6) Colton Hock (9-5) 2:00 713 8/7 WVA W 8-1 21-20, 55-55 T-4th -7.5 Daniel Castano (4-2) Sergio Cubilete (3-5) 2:14 (1:30) 3,430 8/8 WVA 8/9 WVA 8/10 ASH 8/11 ASH 8/12 ASH 8/13 ASH 8/15 @GVL 8/16 @GVL 8/17 @GVL 8/18 @KAN 8/19 @KAN 8/20 @KAN 8/21 @KAN 8/23 DEL 8/24 DEL 8/25 DEL 8/26 DEL 8/27 LWD 8/28 LWD 8/29 LWD 8/30 LWD 8/31 @HIC 9/1 @HIC 9/2 @HIC 9/3 @HIC
GREENSBORO 2018 HIGHS & LOWS
Greensboro Team Offense Grasshoppers Team Pitching Most Runs, Game: 11, 2x, last: 7/8 at LEX (11 inn.) Most Strikeouts, Game: 13, 9x, last: 7/29 vs. HIC Most Runs, Inning: 7, 4/29 at ASH (10th inning) Most Walks, Game: 7, 2x, last: 7/28 vs. HIC Most Hits, Game: 16, 4/29 at ASH Fewest Walks, Game: 0, 20x, last: 7/30 at ROM Fewest Hits, Game: 2, 4/10 vs. AUG Most Pitchers Used, Game: 5, 2x, last: 5/6 vs. GVL 10+ Hits, Game: 29x, last: 10, 8/7 vs. WVA 10 + Strikeouts: 36x, last: 11, 8/4 at KAN 20+ Hits, Game: 15 + Strikeouts: 0 Most Stolen Bases, Game: 7, 7/11 vs. KAN Shutouts: 9, last: 7/27 vs. HIC Most HR, Game: 5, 6/1 vs. WV Longest Scoreless Innings Streak: 19.0, 5/19 – 5/21 Most Triples, Game: 3, 6/8 vs. LWD Grasshoppers Individual Pitching Most Doubles, Game: 8, 4/29 at ASH Most Runs Allowed, Game: 8, 2x, last: Brandon Miller, 7/8 at LEX Most Runners Left on Base: 12, 4/11 vs. AUG Most Earned Runs Allowed, Game: 7, 4x, last: Brandon Miller, 7/8 at LEX Most Innings with a run scored: 7, 4/12 at HAG (10 innings) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 12, Brandon Miller, 5/19 vs. LWD Longest Scoreless Innings Streak: 20.0, 5/29 – 5/31 at LWD Most Home Runs Allowed, Game: 4, Daniel Castano, 7/15 vs. ASH Grasshoppers Individual Offense Most Walks Allowed, Game: 5, 2x, last: Edward Cabrera, 7/28 vs. HIC Most HR, Game: 2, 4x, last: Rivera/Brown, 6/1 vs. WV Most Strikeouts, Game: 12, Trevor Rogers, 7/29 vs. HIC Most Triples, Game: 2, Jose Devers, 6/8 vs. LWD Most Strikeouts, Game, Reliever: 8, Dustin Beggs, 4/27 at ASH Most Doubles, Game: 2, 12x, last: Isael Soto, 7/29 vs. HIC Most Consecutive Strikeouts, Game: 6, Dustin Beggs, 4/27 at ASH Most Runs Scored, Game: 4, Thomas Jones, 5/2 vs. HAG Most Inn. Pitched, Game, Starter: 7.2, 2x, last: Trevor Rogers, 7/29 vs. HIC Most RBI, Game: 5, 2x, last: Isael Soto, 7/8 at LEX Most Inn. Pitched, Game for Reliever: 5.0, Sean Guenther, 7/13 vs. KAN Most Hits, Game: 4, 4x, last: Tristan Pompey, 7/28 vs. HIC Fewest Inn. Pitched, Game for Starter: 1.1, Edward Cabrera, 4/28 at ASH Most Stolen Bases, Game: 2, 7x, last: Thomas Jones, 7/30 at ROM Most Walks, Game: 3, 2x, last: Micah Brown, 7/11 vs. KAN Opponents Pitching Most Strikeouts, Game: 4, 10x, last: Thomas Jones, 7/26 at LWD Most Strikeouts, Game (Team): 17, 7/9 at LEX Longest Hitting Streak: 13, Cameron Baranek, 6/1 – pres. Most Strikeouts, Game (Starter): 12, Carlos Hernandez, 7/9 at LEX Longest On-Base Streak: 21, Cameron Baranke, 5/24 – pres. Most Strikeouts, Game (Reliever): 6, 4x, last: Derek Heffel, 6/30 at HIC Most Walks, Game (Team): 10, 7/11 vs. KAN Opponents Team Offense Most Walks, Game (Indiv.): 7, Zach Lewis, 7/11 vs. KAN Most Runs, Game: 20, 6/27 vs. DEL Most Home Runs Allowed (Indiv.): 2, 4x, last: Damon Jones, 6/9 vs. LWD Most Runs, Inning: 8, 2x, last: 6/27 vs. DEL (7th inning) Most Inn. Pitched, Game (Indiv.): 9.0, Andres Sotillet, 7/7 at LEX Most Hits, Game: 22, 6/27 vs. DEL Most Pitchers Used, Game: 6, 4/28 at ASH Fewest Hits, Game: 0, 8/5 at KAN-1 10+ Hit Games: 37x, last: 10, 8/5 at KAN-2 Intimidators Miscellaneous Season Highs and Lows 20+ Hit Games: 1x, 22, 6/27 vs. DEL Longest Winning Streak: 5, 2x, last: 7/26-7/30 Most Stolen Bases, Game: 6, 7/27 vs. HIC Longest Winning Streak, Home: 3, 3x, last: 6/29 – 7/5 Most Home Runs, Game: 6, 7/15 vs. ASH Longest Winning Streak, Road: 6, 6/15 – 6/30 Most Doubles, Game: 6, 6/27 vs. DEL Most Triples, Game: 3, 7/23 at LWD Longest Losing Streak: 6, 5/5 – 5/11 Most Runners Left on Base: 12, 6/14 vs. HIC Longest Losing Streak, Home: 5, 5/5 – 5/19 Most Innings with a run scored: 7, 7/15 vs. ASH Longest Losing Streak, Road: 3, 7/1 – 7/3
Opponent Individual Offense Largest Margin of Victory: 9, 6/13 vs. HIC-2 Most Home Runs, Game (Indiv.): 2, 6x, last: Ramon Marcelino, 7/16 vs. ASH Largest Margin of Defeat: 18, 6/27 vs. DEL Most Doubles, Game (Indiv): 3, Logan Baldwin, 5/13 at AUG Most Triples, Game (Indiv): 2, Jake Scheiner, 7/23 at LWD Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 6, 2x, last: 7/8 at LEX Most RBI, Game (Indiv.): 6, Chad Spanberger, 5/9 at ASH Largest Come-From-Ahead Loss: 6, 5/1 vs. HAG Most Hits, Game (Indiv.): 5, Will Robertson, 6/27 vs. DEL Most Stolen Bases, Game (Indiv): 3, 2x, last: Yonny Hernandez, 7/27 vs. HIC Longest Game, Innings: 11, 7/8 at LEX Longest Game, Time 3:54, 7/8 at LEX Defensive Superlatives Longest Game, Time (Nine Innings): 3:26, 2x, last: 5/9 at ASH Most DP Turned, Game: 4, 2x, last: 7/11 vs. KAN Shortest Game, Time 1:36, 5/20 vs. LWD-2 (7 inn.) Most DP Against, Game: 3, 4/17 at LWD Shortest Game, Time (Nine Innings): 1:54, 4/22 vs. CSC Shortest Game, Time (Seven Innings): 1:36, 5/20 vs. LWD-2 Most Errors, One Game (Indiv.): 3, Sam Castro, 4/17 at LWD Longest Delay: 2:48, 6/1 vs. WV (2 delays of 1:35, 1:13) Most Errors, One Game (Team): 5, 5/10 at ASH 1:39, 5/6 vs. GVL
Most Errors, Game, Opponent (Indiv.): 2, Wilkerman Garcia, 4/19 vs. CSC Most Errors, Game, Opponent (Team): 3, 2x, last: 5/24 vs. KAN