Moonshot Madness; Tourists Blast Six Home Runs in Win
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists played some serious longball on Sunday afternoon in a 13-6 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Asheville blasted six Home Runs in the win. It is the second most Home Runs the Tourists have hit in a game this season. Asheville hit seven in a win over
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists played some serious longball on Sunday afternoon in a 13-6 win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. Asheville blasted six Home Runs in the win. It is the second most Home Runs the Tourists have hit in a game this season. Asheville hit seven in a win over Lexington on April 25th.
After the Tourists added an unearned run in the fourth,
The Grasshoppers plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to briefly make things interesting.
In the eighth Golden struck again. The Siler City, NC native launched a tape-measure two run Home Run to left field and Asheville led 10-5. The Tourists added three more in the top of the ninth; two of which scored on a
Asheville totaled 15 hits in the game; ten of which went for extra-bases. Monday's contest between the Tourists and the Grasshoppers will begin at 7:00pm.