Drive Blow Out Grasshoppers on Sunday
Greensboro, NC - The Greenville Drive dominated every facet of Sunday afternoon's contest against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and they cruised to a 10-2 victory to earn their second straight win.
Greensboro, NC - The Greenville Drive dominated every facet of Sunday afternoon's contest against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and they cruised to a 10-2 victory to earn their second straight win.
The Drive (7-23) never trailed in Sunday's game, as
Miller was tagged for three more runs in the fourth. After Acosta doubled and
Greensboro (15-13) scored single runs in the sixth and eighth innings to get on the board, but the Drive exploded for six runs in the top of the ninth to pull away. Suarez played a key role in the big inning, as he swatted a solo homer to left-center, his first of the year, to lead off, and he came up with an RBI single later in the frame to cap the scoring as well.
In between, the Drive plated runs on RBI hits from
In addition to the offensive outburst,
Suarez went 4-5 with three RBI to pace the Greenville offensive attack. Campana continued his torrid stretch at the plate by going 3-5 with two runs, while Acosta collected two hits and scored three runs.
The Drive will go for the series win on Monday morning at 10:45 in Greensboro. Right-hander
~Greenville Drive~