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Keys Strike Early, Hold Off Tourists 6-3 in Series Opener

August 25, 2026

FREDERICK, Md. — A four-run first inning was all Frederick needed. Everything after that was a pitchers duel that Asheville couldn't quite win. The Frederick Keys beat the Tourists 6-3 Tuesday night in the opener of the final road series of the season, getting all the damage they needed in

Pitchers Duel Turns Blowout as Brooklyn Takes Series Finale 12-1

August 23, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Dylan Howard retired the first eight Brooklyn batters Sunday afternoon. He struck out seven across 5.1 innings and allowed just one earned run. He still took the loss. That is the story of the series finale in a nutshell. A string of costly errors turned what began

Tourists Ambushed Early, Can't Recover in 15-3 Loss to Brooklyn

August 22, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Parker Smith threw 34 pitches Saturday night and didn't record a single out. By the time the dust settled on the first inning, Brooklyn led 6-0 and the game was effectively over. The Cyclones ambushed the Tourists early and never looked back, winning 15-3 to take a

Brooklyn Tallies Season-High 16 Runs in 16-12 Win Over Tourists

August 21, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Friday night at HomeTrust Park was a shootout from the first pitch, and Brooklyn controlled it wire to wire. The Cyclones put up a season-high 16 runs on 20 hits in a 16-12 win, handing Asheville its second loss of the series. Kellan Oakes was roughed up

Ten-Run Fourth Inning Powers Tourists Past Cyclones in Season’s Longest Game

August 20, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — It started with a loud Thirsty Thursday crowd and ended well past ten o'clock at night in front of fewer than a hundred die-hard fans who stuck around through an hour-long lightning delay. Through it all, the Tourists put together one of the most explosive innings of

Vasquez RBI Double Flips the Game as Tourists Rally Past Cyclones 7-6

August 19, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Yosweld Vasquez has played three games for the Asheville Tourists. He has a hit in all three of them. Wednesday night's was his biggest by a mile. With two runners on and Asheville trailing 6-5 in the seventh, Vasquez drilled a ball toward right-center field. Trey Snyder

Brooklyn Pitching Dominates Asheville in 9-1 Series Opening Loss

August 18, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville’s Nick Potter was excellent Tuesday night. Brooklyn’s Nicolas Carreño was better. The Brooklyn Cyclones out-dueled the Tourists from the first pitch, winning 9-1 behind a dominant pitching performance that held Asheville to just six hits and never let the Tourists find any offensive rhythm. Potter continued

Huezo Walkoff Homer Caps 9-Run Comeback in Unbelievable 16-14 Win

August 16, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — There are games that defy explanation. Sunday afternoon at HomeTrust Park was one of them. Anthony Huezo launched a two-run home run into a picturesque pale blue sky in the bottom of the tenth inning to complete a twelve-run comeback and give the Asheville Tourists a 16-14

Rome Rolls to 19-6 Win, Most Runs Allowed by Tourists This Season

August 15, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Dixon Williams had himself a night that Asheville fans will want to forget. The Rome center fielder drove in ten runs Saturday night, the most by any player against the Tourists in 2026, as the Emperors rolled to a 19-6 win, the most runs Asheville has allowed

Powell Homers Through Chaos, Tourists Win Thriller 6-5 in Front of Sellout Crowd

August 14, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Two ejections. Four errors. A 100th walk. A revenge home run. And fireworks both on and off the field. Friday night at HomeTrust Park had everything, and the Tourists came out on the right side of it, beating the Rome Emperors 6-5 in front of a sellout

Two-Out Rally in Fifth Sinks Tourists 8-3, Rome Takes Series Lead

August 13, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Anthony Cruz was one strike away from escaping the fifth inning unscathed. What followed was a chain reaction that led to a loss. Five consecutive two-out hits produced six runs and turned a 2-2 tie into a 7-2 Rome lead that the Tourists could never overcome. The

Perez Deals in Debut but Rome Edges Tourists 4-1 in Lowest Scoring Home Game of the Season

August 12, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Wednesday night at HomeTrust Park was a pitchers duel from the first pitch. Unfortunately for Asheville, Rome got the better of it. The Tourists managed just one run on five hits in a 4-1 loss to the Rome Emperors, the lowest scoring home game of the season

Tourists Explode for 14 in Series Opener, Top Rome 14-9

August 11, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The homestand is off to a good start. Asheville put up fourteen runs Tuesday night at HomeTrust Park, getting big contributions from all over the lineup in a 14-9 win over the Rome Emperors to open the series. Nick Potter headlined the night on the mound. The

A Wild Week Ends in a Double-Header Sweep

August 9, 2026

What a week of baseball. Game One WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — It took three days, three starting pitchers and two rain delays to get there, but the Tourists got a much needed win. What began Friday night and finally concluded Sunday morning was one of the stranger experiences of the season,

Dash Pull Away Early, Hand Tourists 14-7 Loss

August 6, 2026

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — For the first half inning Thursday night, the Tourists looked like they were in great shape. But as the Dash started to take off, Asheville slipped and Winston-Salem blew the doors open to take an offensive battle 14-7. Asheville struck first and struck hard. Justin Thomas Jr.

Fifteen Walks and Three Errors Sink Tourists in 7-4 Loss

August 6, 2026

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Asheville outhit the Winston-Salem Dash nine to five Wednesday night, but that wasn’t the story. Fifteen combined walks and three errors told the real story of a 7-4 loss that put the Tourists back in the loss column. John Garcia got the Tourists on the board first

Drive Complete Sweep as Tourists Fall 11-7 in Series Finale

August 2, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Six games. Six losses. The Greenville Drive completed a sweep of the Tourists Sunday afternoon, winning 11-7 in a back and forth game that slipped away in the seventh inning. It is the second time this season Asheville has been swept in a six-game series, and it

Brown Dominates as Drive Hand Tourists Fifth Straight Loss, 11-3

August 1, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The playoff picture is getting complicated. With Winston-Salem, Greenville, Asheville, and Rome all separated by just two games, Saturday night was a missed opportunity for the Tourists. Dylan Brown made sure of it. The Greenville starter was dominant, going 6.1 innings and allowing just two runs, one

Asheville Tourists Announce Carolina EGGfest presented by Madden & Young’s ACE

August 1, 2026

Asheville, NC — Tourists Signature Events, the special events arm of the Asheville Tourists baseball team, has announced the inaugural Carolina EGGfest, presented by Madden & Young’s Ace Hardwares and benefiting Food Connection, at HomeTrust Park on Saturday, September 19, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will

One Inning Sinks Tourists as Drive Win 8-4

July 31, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Andrew Taylor made his first appearance at HomeTrust Park since August of 2025 Friday night and was sharp throughout. Devin Futrell was even better. For five innings it was exactly the kind of tight, well-pitched game the crowd of 4,001 came to see. Then a seven-run sixth

Tourists Drop Both Ends of Doubleheader, Lose 16-12 and 6-1

July 31, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Thursday’s doubleheader at HomeTrust Park had everything. A 49-baserunner slugfest that lasted over three hours. A viral home run. And a second game that was over almost as quickly as it started. The Greenville Drive took both ends and the Tourists have now lost three straight. Game

Drive Speed Past Tourists 13-1 as Witherspoon Continues to Crush Asheville

July 29, 2026

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Kyson Witherspoon has now faced the Asheville Tourists four times this season, the last three have been dominant. In 16.1 innings, he has allowed two runs and struck out 16. Tuesday night was more of the same. The Greenville Drive handed Asheville a 13-1 loss in the

Five Straight One-Run Losses as Hot Rods Walk Off Tourists 9-8 in 11th

July 25, 2026

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Five games. Five one-run losses. Each one more painful than the last. Saturday night’s 9-8 walk-off loss in eleven innings to the Bowling Green Hot Rods was the latest chapter in one of the most frustrating stretches of the Tourists’ season. The Tourists outhit Bowling Green

So Close, Still So Far: Tourists Fall 3-2 in Fourth Straight Loss

July 24, 2026

Once again, oh so close. Over four straight games in a pivotal series for the Tourists, only four runs divide both teams. Bowling Green has come out on top all four times, earning a series win. Friday night's 3-2 loss for Asheville was yet another example of a much improved

Wild Pitch in Seventh Sinks Tourists 4-3, Third Straight Loss

July 23, 2026

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — For the third straight game the Tourists had a chance to win late and couldn't close it out. Wednesday night it was a wild pitch that did them in. Jordan Carr threw one in the dirt in the seventh inning that Noah Myers read in-time, racing