oridddddd SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS – 2011 S.A.L. POSTSEASON – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. Delmarva Shorebirds 23-33 Second Half, 57-68 – Miami Marlins 27-29 Second Half, 62-61 – Baltimore Orioles Friday, August 24, 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 #126 of 136 408 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 www.gsohoppers.com LH Trevor Rogers (2-5, 5.06) vs. LH DL Hall (2-7, 2.21) CLASS A AFFILIATE OF Today’s Preview: The Grasshoppers (A, Marlins) faCes the Shorebirds (A, Orioles) in Game Series Information 2 of this 4-game series at First National Bank Field. Greensboro has dropped seven straight games at home and today hopes to put a stop to the home slide as Trevor Rogers Greensboro vs. Delmarva returns to the mound in a match-up against Delmarva’s DL Hall. The Shorebirds lead the Last Season: Greensboro, 12-8 season series, 6-5, inCluding 3-1 in Greensboro. 2018: Delmarva leads, 6-5 (of 14) Miami Marlins (Majors) In Delmarva: Greensboro leads, 4-3 National League (East) Hoppers Hurlers: Trevor Rogers, 20, makes his 16th career start and second against In Greensboro: Delmarva leads, 3-1 51-78 5th 22.0 GB Delmarva. He is Coming off his seCond Career win on Aug. 18 at Kannapolis, limiting the One-Run Games: Greensboro, 2-1 Last night: L, 5-0 vs. Atlanta Intimidators to a run on three hits in 5.0 innings. Rogers has totaled 74 strikeouts in 64.0 Extra-Innings: Series tied, 0-0 NewComb (ATL), W, 6.0 IP , 2 H , 8 SO innings Compared to 24 walks this season. On July 29, the left-hander fanned a Career- Culberson (ATL), 2-for-4, R , HR , 2 RBI high 12 batters over a Career-long 7.2 sCoreless innings in a no deCision at home against 2018 Meetings: HiCkory. In his one start against the Shorebirds, he suffered a road loss on June 7, giving Date Location Result/Time up four runs on five hits in 3.1 innings with six strikeouts and two walks. The Marlins Marlins System 6/5 at Delmarva W 5-3 6/6 at Delmarva W 4-1 selected Rogers in the first round (13th overall) in the June 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Carlsbad (N.M.) High SChool. The 6’6” left-hander signed with Miami following a 6/7 at Delmarva L 3-6 6/27 GREENSBORO L 2-20 New Orleans Baby Cakes (Triple-A) High-School All-AmeriCan First Team season in 2017. He entered the season as Miami’s 6/28 GREENSBORO L 3-8 Pacific Coast League No. 5 ProspeCt aCCording to MLB.Com. In his final season at Carlsbad High, he went 11-0 6/29 GREENSBORO W 1-0 with a 0.33 ERA, 134 strikeouts and 13 walks while throwing three no-hitters. 7/19 at Delmarva W 1-0 (American Southern) 7/20 at Delmarva L 2-3 64-64 3rd 12.5 GB 7/21 at Delmarva PPD Rain Last night: W, 4-2 vs. Memphis About Last Night: Isael Soto launChed a 2-run home run in the bottom of the eighth 7/22 at Delmarva L 3-4 Williams (MEM), 1-for-3, R , HR , 2 RBI inning, but the Grasshoppers Could not Climb out of a 5-run hole against the Delmarva at Delmarva W 1-0 Brigham (NO), W, 7 IP , 7 H , 2 ER , 6 K 8/23 GREENSBORO L 2-5 Shorebirds, falling 5-2 on Thursday night at First National Bank Field. Greensboro (23-33 8/24 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM SeCond Half, 57-68 Overall) managed three hits on the night, with two of them being 8/25 GREENSBORO 7:00 PM Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Double-A) rolled into double plays in the fifth and sixth inning. Delmarva's Brenan Hanifee (8-5) 8/26 GREENSBORO 4:00 PM Southern League (South) earned the win with 5.0 shutout innings, striking out four and walking none. He allowed 23-35 5th 11.0 GB just one hit, a Will Banfield single, before induCing a 6-4-3 twin-killing off the bat of Jerar Last night: L, 6-0 vs. Birmingham South Atlantic League EnCarnacion to erase the runner. Cameron Ming kept Greensboro off the board in the Cease (BIR), 5.0 IP , 2 H , 11 SO 2nd Half Standings sixth and seventh before giving up Soto's blast in the eighth. NiCk Vespi tossed a Clean Clark, B (BIR), W, 2.0 IP , 2 H , 4 SO ninth inning for the save (7). Grasshoppers pitChers Combined to strikeout 12 batters, SAL Northern Division Jupiter Hammerheads (High-A) one shy of the team's season-high in 2018. Starter Taylor Braley (5-8) took the loss, giving W-L GB Florida State League (South) up four runs in nine hits in 5.0 innings. MiChael Mertz also fanned five batters in 2.0 relief *Lakewood 38-20 - 26-30 4th 8.0 GB innings to Close the game after taking over for Nestor Bautista. The Shorebirds, already Hickory 35-24 3.5 Last night: W, 9-8vs. Florida ahead 1-0, erupted for four more runs in the top of the sixth. Seamus Curran, Trevor Kannapolis 29-30 9.5 Delgado (FLO), 3-for-5, 2 R , 2B , 2 RBI Craport, and Ryan Ripken each hit safely against Braley to lead off the inning, inCluding Delmarva 27-29 10.0 Wilson (FLO), 2-for-4, 2 R , 2 RBI , SB Ripken's 2-run single to Chase the Hoppers starter from the mound. Greensboro left no West Virginia 26-30 11.0 runners on base in the game. After sending the minimum to the plate two outs into Hagerstown 23-31 13.0 Greensboro Grasshoppers (Class A) bottom of the eighth inning, Chris Torres reaChed base on a Shorebirds error by third GREENSBORO 23-33 14.0 South Atlantic League (Northern) baseman Jean Carlos EnCarnaCion. Soto followed with his home run (11), however SAL Southern Division 23-33 7th 14.0 GB Greensboro was unable to put another man on base the rest of the night. W-L GB Last night: L, 5-2 vs. Delmarva Lexington 34-23 - Hanifee (DEL), W, 5.0 IP , H , 4 SO So Much Soto: Isael Soto has found a stroke of power in the month of August, blasting Soto (GBO), 2-for-3, R , HR , 2 RBI Greenville 33-26 2.0 five of his 11 home runs in 2018 during the Current month of the season. SinCe the All- Asheville 31-26 3.0 Star Break, the Hoppers outfielder is batting .265 (45-170) with 12 doubles, two triples, Batavia Muckdogs (Short-Season A) *Rome 26-30 7.5 New York Penn League (North) eight home runs, and 46 RBI in 49 games after a tougher First Half where he hit .178 (24- Charleston 25-32 9.0 30-35 4th 6.5 GB 135), seven doubles, a triple, three home runs, and 14 RBI in 38 games to open the Columbia 24-31 9.0 season. Soto has hit seven of his 11 home runs at First National Bank Field. Augusta 24-33 10.0 Gulf Coast League Marlins (Rookie) Gulf Coast League (East) Home Sweet Home?: The Grasshoppers are hoping to snap a season-long 7-game home *First Half Division Champion 24-30 3rd 14.0 GB losing streak that dates back to the first game of an August 9 doubleheader. Greensboro dropped both games of a twin bill vs. West Virginia before falling in four straight games Dominican Summer Lg. Marlins (Rk) to Asheville to Close the team’s previous home stand. The Hoppers had lost a season- Dominican Summer League long nine straight games (8/9-Game 1 – 8/17) before a 7-2 win at Kannapolis earlier this (Northwest) week to snap the skid. 40-30 2nd 9.5 GB Upcoming Probable Pitchers: Greensboro/Opponents. Saturday, August 25 vs. Delmarva RH Colton Hock (9-6, 4.28) vs. RH Luis Perez (3-3, 3.50) 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August 26 vs. Delmarva LH Sean Guenther (3-3, 4.75) vs. RH Jhon Peluffo (4-6, 5.33) 4:00 p.m. Monday, August 27 vs. Lakewood RH Edward Cabrera (4-7, 4.07) vs. TBA 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 28 vs. Lakewood RH Taylor Braley (5-8, 4.42) vs. TBA 7:00 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 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.