SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – 2011 S.A.L. POSTSEASON – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. Asheville Tourists 21-23 Second Half, 55-58 – Miami Marlins 24-22 Second Half, 51-64 – Colorado Rockies Saturday, August 11, 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 #114 of 136 408 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 www.gsohoppers.com LH Trevor Rogers (1-4, 5.02) vs. LH Nick Kennedy (2-12, 7.53) CLASS A AFFILIATE OF Today’s Preview: The Grasshoppers (A, Marlins) look to snap a recent 3-game slide as they face Series Information the Tourists (A, Rockies) in the second game of this weekend’s 4-game series. Greensboro has dropped three in a row starting with Thursday’s doubleheader against West Virginia before then Greensboro vs. Asheville falling on Friday night in the series opener against Asheville. The Tourists have climbed to 2.0 Last season: Greensboro, 8-4 games out of first place in the South Atlantic League’s Southern Division standings, trailing the Legends (26-20) and Drive (27-21) which are tied atop that division. Greensboro has slipped to 2018: Asheville leads, 9-2 Miami Marlins (Majors) 9.5 games back in the Northern Division with less than a month to go in the regular season. In Asheville: Asheville leads, 5-1 National League (East) In Greensboro: Asheville, leads, 4-1 47-70 5th 18.5 GB Hoppers Hurlers: Trevor Rogers, 20, makes his 14th career start and second against Asheville. One-Run Games: Asheville, 2-0 Last night: L, 6-2 vs. NY Mets He is coming off a no decision on Aug. 4 at Kannapolis, allowing a run on two hits in 3.0 innings Extra-Innings: Greensboro, 1-0 with two strikeouts in a 52-pitch start. He is two starts removed from flirting with a no-hitter in a July 29 game vs. Hickory. That day, he took a no-hitter two outs into the eighth inning while 2017 Meetings: Marlins System striking out a career-high 12 batters – the most by a Hoppers hurler this season – and working Date Location Result/Time 7.2 scoreless innings. The left-hander has now fanned 67 batters in 57.1 IP with 20 walks since 4/27 at Asheville L 2-3 making his professional debut with Greensboro on May 22. In his lone outing against Asheville, 4/28 at Asheville L 8-10 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) he earned his first career win on July 17, limiting the Tourists to two runs on seven hits over 6.0 4/29 at Asheville W 11-7(10) Pacific Coast League innings, striking out a then-career-high eight and walking one. The Marlins selected Rogers in 5/9 at Asheville L 10-14 (American Southern) 5/10 at Asheville L 3-9 the first round (13th overall) in the June 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Carlsbad (N.M.) 55-60 3rd 16.5 GB 5/11 at Asheville L 5-10 High School. The 6’6” left-hander signed with Miami following a High-School All-American First 7/14 Greensboro L 7-8 Last night: W, 1-0 vs. Round Rock Team season in 2017. He entered the season as Miami’s No. 5 Prospect according to MLB.com. 7/15 Greensboro L 6-13 Diaz, J (NO), W, IP , 2 SO In his final season at Carlsbad High, he went 11-0 with a 0.33 ERA, 134 strikeouts and 13 walks 7/16 Greensboro L 1-12 Campbell (NO), 2-for-3, SB 7/17 Greensboro W 5-2 while throwing three no-hitters. 8/10 Greensboro L 4-9 8/11 Greensboro 7:00 PM About Last Night: The Grasshoppers paid tribute to the late Miss Babe Ruth, the beloved bat 8/12 Greensboro 4:00 PM Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) dog, as part of What Is Love Night throughout Friday night's game, a 9-4 loss to the Tourists. 8/13 Greensboro 12:00 PM Southern League (South) The Tourists pulled away late in the game with three runs in the sixth on a Casey Golden 3-run 19-28 5th 12.0 GB blast and four more in the seventh. The Grasshoppers attempted to rally in the home half of Last night: W, 5-4 (10) vs. Mississippi the ninth, trailing 9-2. With one out, Will Banfield belted his second home run (2) in as many Twine (JAX), 2-for-5, R , 2B , 2 RBI days. Chris Torres followed with a triple, and he scored on a wild pitch during the next at- South Atlantic League bat. Marcos Rivera followed with a controversial single that appeared to clear the left-field wall 2nd Half Standings Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) and ricochet off a rail back into the field of play. Umpires ruled that the ball never left the yard, Florida State League (South) SAL Northern Division and Rivera was thrown out at second base, stunting the comeback effort. Asheville out-hit 20-25 4th 8.5 GB W-L GB Greensboro, 12-10, led by 3-hit games from Matt Hearn and Todd Czinege as both players Last night: W, 7-1 vs. Daytona (G1) *Lakewood 32-15 - finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Osiris Johnson smashed his first Class A home run and Beggs (JUP), W, 7.0 IP , 3 H , ER , 7 SO Hickory 29-19 3.5 second of his career in the sixth inning for Greensboro. The Miami Marlins second round pick Nelson (JUP), 2-for-4, R , 2B , 3 RBI Delmarva 23-23 8.5 from this June's First-Year Player Draft finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored while first Kannapolis 23-23 8.5 rounder Connor Scott also went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Both starters earned Last night: W, 6-5 vs. Daytona (G2) GREENSBORO 21-23 9.5 decisions as Asheville Will Gaddis (6-5) picked up a win, tossing 7.0 innings and allowing two Lemond (JUP), W, 2.0 IP , 4 SO West Virginia 21-25 10.5 runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and a walk. Taylor Braley (5-6) took the loss, allowing Hagerstown 16-28 14.5 four runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks. Greensboro Grasshoppers (Class A) Banfield’s Blasts: Catcher Will Banfield, 18, has smashed his first two professional home runs in SAL Southern Division South Atlantic League (Northern) consecutive days. The Marlins 2018 Competitive Balance Round B selection ripped a home run W-L GB 21-23 5th 9.5 GB in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday vs. West Virginia before going yard on Friday Lexington 26-20 - Last night: L, 9-4 vs. Asheville off Asheville starting pitcher Travis MacGregor. Banfield is batting .200 (2-10) in three games Greenville 27-21 - with the Grasshoppers with both of his Class A hits clearing the outfield wall. He has a slugging Asheville 24-22 2.0 Batavia Muckdogs (Short-Season A) percentage of .800 and an OPS of 1.000 with Greensboro. *Rome 22-24 4.0 New York Penn League (North) Charleston 21-25 5.0 23-29 T-3rd 9.0 GB The Big O: Osiris Johnson smashed his first Class A home run on Friday against Asheville with a Augusta 19-26 6.5 Last game: L, 5-3 vs. Auburn solo blast to lead off the sixth inning. Johnson, whom the Marlins picked in the second round Columbia 18-28 8.0 Jarvis (BAT), 1-for-3, R , HR , 2 RBI of this June’s draft, now has two career home runs with his first coming as a member of the *First Half Division Champion GCL Marlins on July 18 vs. the GCL Nationals. In 25 games in the GCL, he hit .301 (31-103) with Gulf Coast League Marlins (Rookie) eight doubles, two triples, a home run, 13 RBI, 12 runs scored and seven stolen bases. Gulf Coast League (East) 17-27 5th 12.0 GB Youth Movement: The Grasshoppers received the Miami Marlins top three draft picks from Last night: W, 6-0 vs. GCL Astros this June’s First Year Player Draft on Tuesday as Connor Scott (First Round, 13th overall), Osiris Johnson (Second Round, 53rd overall), and Will Banfield (Competitive Balance Round B, 69th Dominican Summer Lg. Marlins (Rk) overall) all made their Class A debut Tuesday against West Virginia. The trio of teenagers are Dominican Summer League the three youngest members of the Grasshoppers as Scott (18) was born Oct. 8, 1999, Banfield (Northwest) (18) was born Nov. 18, 1999, and Johnson (17) was born Oct. 18, 2000. With his promotion to 34-25 T-2nd 7.0 GB Greensboro, Orisis Johnson becomes the first player born in the new millennium to suit up for the Grasshoppers. Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Greensboro/Opponents. Sunday, Aug. 12 vs. Asheville RH Colton Hock (9-5, 4.02) vs. RH Garrett Schilling (5-4, 3.51) 4:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 vs. Asheville LH Daniel Castano (4-2, 2.05) vs. RH Frederis Parra (2-3, 4.61) 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Greenville TBD vs. TBA 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Greenville TBD vs. TBA 7:05 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.