Patience Pays Off for Tourists Late
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists completed their biggest come-from-behind win of the season on Wednesday night, once down by six runs, with a thrilling 14-10 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Tourists did not take their first lead until the bottom of the eighth and left the visitors stunned.Greensboro built a
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists completed their biggest come-from-behind win of the season on Wednesday night, once down by six runs, with a thrilling 14-10 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Tourists did not take their first lead until the bottom of the eighth and left the visitors stunned.
Greensboro built a 6-1 lead through the first three innings with Asheville's lone run coming on a
With the score 6-4, Greensboro once again turned up the offense. The Grasshoppers plated four runs in the top of the seventh and led 10-4 heading to the seventh inning stretch. That is when the Tourists made their move.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Tourists worked three walks, had two batters hit by a pitch, and chipped in a pair of singles including
The Grasshoppers went down in order in the top of the ninth. Spanberger finished with a season-high six RBI while Golden added a season-high four hits. Spanberger also stole two bases and scored four runs.