Deming Collects Three Hits in Oat Milkers' 9-2 Loss
ASHEVILLE- The Malmo Oat Milkers took the field as the Asheville Tourists alter ego on Sunday afternoon and were defeated by the Greenville Drive 9-2. The Drive used a stretch in the middle of the game where they scored eight runs in a three-inning span.
Johnson Hits Tape-Measure Homer in 12-7 Defeat
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell 12-7 to the Greenville Drive on Tuesday night in Game One of their current homestand. Asheville delivered a big first inning and Ryan Johnson hit a monstrous Home Run, but the Drive did enough to counter the Tourists offense and keep Asheville from claiming a
Price's Four Hits Pace Asheville in 7-3 Win
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon and evened up the series at one game apiece. Asheville pounded out a season-high 14 hits, including four from Collin Price, and moved their early season record back over .500 at 3-2.
PiggyBackFires in 5-3 Loss to Hickory
HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists dropped Thursday night’s contest to the Hickory Crawdads in a tough way. Asheville’s starting pitcher Cesar Gomez, who has been on fire as of late, was dealing against the Crawdads. The piggyback system that the Tourists deploy came into play and as soon as Gomez was
Tourists Let Lead Slip Away in Series Finale
ASHEVILLE- An old habit crept back into action on Sunday afternoon when the Asheville Tourists were unable to hold a big lead against the Aberdeen IronBirds. In the first half of the season, the Tourists let massive leads slip away in multiple Sunday games but this was the first time
Asheville Rolls 17-3 For Third Straight Win
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists crushed the Aberdeen IronBirds on Friday night 17-3 in front of a sold-out McCormick Field. The 14-run margin of victory is the largest for Asheville this season. Chad Stevens, Kenedy Corona, Miguel Palma, and Deury Carrasco all homered for the home team and all four also
Guerrero's Grand Slam Helps Tourists Defeat IronBirds
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists defeated the Aberdeen IronBirds 8-3 on Wednesday night behind an early Grand Slam from Luis Guerrero and an excellent starting pitching performance from Cesar Gomez. The victory evened up the current series at one game apiece.
Baserunning Blunders, Walks Do In the Tourists
BOWLING GREEN- The Asheville Tourists dropped Sunday afternoon’s series finale to the Bowling Green Hot Rods 7-5. Despite playing with effort and energy throughout the contest, the Tourists shot themselves in the foot over and over again which led to the Hot Rods completing the series sweep.
Yacumamas Best the Salsa, 6-2
ASHEVILLE- The Yacumamas de Asheville claimed their fourth straight win and took five-of-six from the Winston-Salem Salsa with a 6-2 Sunday afternoon victory at McCormick Field. Asheville rallied for three runs in the sixth and added two more in the seventh to break away from Winston-Salem and earn the win.
Good to be Home — Gomez Leads Tourists to Victory
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists snapped their seven-game losing streak with a convincing 13-7 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash on Tuesday. The Tourists thoroughly outplayed the Dash across the first eight innings; however, the Dash rallied for five runs in the ninth. Fortunately for the Tourists, the game was called with
Tourists Fall to the Braves 6-0
ROME- The Asheville Tourists dropped their fourth consecutive ballgame on Thursday night with a 6-0 loss to the Rome Braves at AdventHealth Stadium. Asheville fell behind 3-0 early on and Rome used a few late insurance runs to finish out the contest.
Taveras and Brown Pitch Well in 2-1 Loss
ROME- Offense was at a premium on Monday night when the Asheville Tourists fell to the Rome Braves 2-1 in the series opener. Asheville was held to only two hits in the game, both singles. Rome’s offense did not fare much better with just five hits.
Barber and Santana Combine for 10 Hits in 17-9 Win
ASHEVILLE- Entering play on Thursday night, the Asheville Tourists had yet to have a player record five hits in a single game. Following their evening contest against the Bowling Green Hot Rods, Asheville now has two. Luis Santana and Colin Barber both recorded five-hit games in the Tourists 17-9 drubbing
Costes and Stubbs Lead a Strong Offensive Showing
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists pulled off a big come-from-behind win on Wednesday night against the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Asheville won by a final score of 11-9 and had to overcome deficits twice to do so.
Hot Rods Hit the Tourists in Series Opener
ASHEVILLE- The Bowling Green Hot Rods came into McCormick Field on Tuesday night with a statement. The first half Southern division champions moved to 4-0 on the season against the Asheville Tourists with a 14-5 series opening win.
Tourists Show Grit in 14-10 Loss
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists were tested by the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday night and the Tourists showed a lot of toughness despite falling by a final score of 14-10. Asheville had to play pretty much the entire game from well behind, but they continued to rally and keep the game
Rome Takes Over Beer City
BEER CITY- Thursday night’s Beer City celebration was short lived by Tourists fans thanks to the Rome Braves. The Tourists were handed their most lopsided loss of the season by the Braves; a 22-1 drubbing. Beer City was outhit 23-4 and Rome’s offense combined to hit six Home Runs.
Gonzalez Drives In Nine of Tourists Season-High 19 Runs
ASHEVILLE- On any other night Luis Guerrero’s eighth inning feat would headline Asheville’s 19-7 win over Rome. Guerrero hit a pair of two-run Home Runs, in the same inning. His teammate, Cristian Gonzalez, also hit two Home Runs albeit in different innings; however, Gonzalez’s full game performance netted nine RBI.
Tourists Drop Game Three to Drive 6-2
GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Greenville Drive on Thursday night 6-2 in large part due to a difficult sixth inning. The Drive plated all of their runs in the sixth and held Asheville’s offense in check for most of the game.
Betances Closes Out Drive in Style
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists won their fourth straight game on Wednesday night in thrilling fashion. Asheville defeated the Greenville Drive 4-3 and needed to escape a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the ninth inning to do so.
Grand Slam, Mother Nature Help End Skid
GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists took care of business on Friday night with a 6-5 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers in a rain-shortened game. Asheville was at the plate in the top of the seventh with two runners aboard when mother nature forced the tarp onto the field and an early
Arrighetti's Six Shutout Innings Help Snap Skid
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists said goodbye to their five-game losing streak on Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. Asheville built a 4-0 lead and held on late to even up their current series at one game apiece.
Dash Pull Away Late to Take Series Opener
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists were in good position for most of Tuesday night’s game; however, the Winston-Salem Dash broke the contest open late and beat the Tourists 14-4.
Up and Down Eighth Inning Sends Tourists Home Unhappy
LAKEWOOD- The Asheville Tourists entered the top of the eighth inning on Sunday down 3-2. Staring at a seventh loss in their last eight games, the Tourists rallied for their biggest inning of the season; a four-run frame. The Jersey Shore BlueClaws bested that effort with a ten-run bottom of
Gaither's Strong Start Impressive Despite Defeat
LAKEWOOD- The Asheville Tourists received strong pitching performances from Ray Gaither and Palmer Wenzel Saturday afternoon. It would not be enough to turn things around for the team, however, as the Jersey Shore BlueClaws hung on to beat Asheville 4-2.