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2022 Season Recap — Asheville Tourists

September 15, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The 2022 season of Asheville Tourists baseball was a unique year filled with highlights, standout individual performances, and opportunities for the Tourists to showcase their resolve in times of frustration. 2022 was truly a tale of two halves. Asheville began the season with wins in only four of its

Santana Slams Drive in Season Finale

Tourists Crush Drive to Finish Out Season with Win
September 13, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists took the field for the final time in 2022 on Sunday afternoon and wasted no time in jumping out to a big lead on the Greenville Drive. Asheville used a pair of early Home Runs and a stellar starting pitching performance from Colton Gordon to conclude

Close Calls Go Against Asheville in 2-0 Defeat

Drive Hit Walk-Off Home Run in the Ninth
September 9, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists were the recipient of a pair of tough calls on Thursday night, both of which cost Asheville runs and a chance to extend innings. The game against the Greenville Drive remained scoreless going into the bottom of the ninth and the home team took advantage with

Elimination Number Drops to One in Mistake Filled Loss

Tourists Commit Four Errors, Allow Four Unearned Runs
September 8, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists picked a bad time to have a bad defensive game. The Tourists built a 3-0 lead on the Greenville Drive but the defensive miscues mounted and Asheville was unable to prevent Greenville from taking advantage.

Daniels Delivers Two Deep Shots in 7-5 Win

Correa, Santana, and Borden II All Produce Big Offensive Efforts
September 6, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists were challenged in their series opener in Greenville but they had all the answers. One of those answers was Zach Daniels. Asheville’s outfielder recorded his second multi-homer game of the season and helped lead the Tourists to a 7-5 win over the Drive.

Gonzalez Jumpstarts the Tourists in Crucial Win

Gusto, McDonald, and DeLabio Hold Hot Rods to One Run
September 3, 2022

ASHEVILLE- Cristian Gonzalez was everywhere on Saturday night. The Asheville Tourists shortstop made plays in the field, threw out a runner at home plate, and clobbered a two-run Home Run in the Tourists 5-1 win over the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Gonzalez had plenty of assistance.

Tourists Come Up Short in Ten Inning Thriller

Asheville Falls 11-0 in Extras
September 2, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists gave the Bowling Green Hot Rods everything they had in the tank on Friday night. Asheville fell behind 6-0 before the sellout crowd could settle in but the team rallied back to tie the game 9-9. The Tourists nearly walked off in the bottom of the

Borden Hits Third Home Run in 5-2 Defeat

Tourists Drop Hard Fought Contest to the Hot Rods
August 30, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods 5-2 on Tuesday night. Both teams played a solid game in all three phases; however, the Hot Rods were able to push a few runs across during the middle stages of the game and hold on late.

Asheville Finishes Road Trip in Style

Tourists Hit Three Home Runs, Hold the Dash to Two Hits
August 28, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM- The Asheville Tourists finished out a dominant week of baseball and a 13-game road trip with an 11-2 victory over the Winston-Salm Dash. Asheville scored all 11 of their runs off the Winston-Salem bullpen and the Tourists pitching trio of Ernesto Jaquez, Kasey Ford, and Ryan Gusto held the

Borden Belts First Pro Home Run, Batista Shines in Debut

Tourists Respond with Convincing Win
August 27, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM- The Asheville Tourists bounced back in a big way on Saturday night with an 11-3 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash. Tim Borden II delivered a perfect day at the plate including his first career Home Run and Edinson Batista pitched five scoreless, hitless innings in his Tourists debut.

Daniels Plates Career-High Six Runs in Tourists 14-7 Victory

Asheville's Offense Pounds Out 20 Hits
August 19, 2022

ABERDEEN- The Asheville Tourists took care of business on Friday night with an impressive 14-7 win over the Aberdeen IronBirds. Zach Daniels went 4-for-5 with two Home Runs and a career-high six RBI to pace the offensive attack. It was Daniels’ second four-hit game in August. The Tourists finished with

Hamilton and Santana Both Homer in 9-7 Win

Tourists Come Out On Top of Roller Coaster Contest
August 5, 2022

HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists battled their way to a 9-7 victory over the Hickory Crawdads on Friday night in a game that featured six lead changes. In the end, the Tourists had just enough firepower to defeat the Crawdads for the third time in four games.

Tourists Stun Crawdads in Extra-Innings

Brown and Coats Combine for Seven Shutout Frames
August 2, 2022

HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists came from behind to beat the Hickory Crawdads 6-5 in ten innings on Tuesday night. Asheville erased a three-run deficit entering the seventh inning and Cristian Gonzalez’s RBI double in the top of the tenth proved to be the game winner.

Asheville Rolls 17-3 For Third Straight Win

Tourists Score in Each of the First Seven Innings
July 29, 2022

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

Lee Tallies Three Hits in 9-5 Defeat

Tourists Four Game Home Winning Streak Snapped
July 26, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists dropped their series opener to the Aberdeen IronBirds 9-5 on Tuesday night which snapped a four-game home win streak. Both teams waited out a lengthy rain delay before the action began and Aberdeen used a few big innings to put the game away.

Daniels Belts Deep Home Run in 11-5 Loss

Tourists Fail to Cash in Early, Drop Fifth Straight
July 8, 2022

ROME- The Asheville Tourists dropped their fifth straight contest on Friday night with an 11-5 loss to the Rome Braves. Asheville had several scoring opportunities go by the boards early in the contest and the Braves offense took charge in the middle innings. The Tourists showed fight late in the

Braves Rally, Controversy, Spoils Special Comeback

Tourists Force Extras in Extraordinary Fashion
July 6, 2022

ROME- The Asheville Tourists used every bit of regulation to put Wednesday night’s game into extra innings. Then the Tourists plated three runs in the top of the tenth to build a 5-2 lead. The Rome Braves stormed back with four in the bottom half to beat Asheville 6-5.

Tourists Finish Out Suspended Game with a Win

Asheville Holds Off Bowling Green Late to Win Third Straight
July 2, 2022

ASHEVILLE- On Saturday night, the Asheville Tourists and the Bowling Green Hot Rods picked up where they left off Friday; the top of the second inning. Asheville led 1-0 entering play and both teams scored five runs. The Tourists ended up with a 6-5 victory.

Monstrous Ninth Inning Pushes Tourists Past Grasshoppers

Asheville Rallies to Win Series Four-Games-to-Two
June 26, 2022

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists recorded one of their most memorable victories of the season of Sunday afternoon; a 5-4 come-from-behind win against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The Tourists trailed 4-1 entering the top of the ninth inning and rallied to score four runs. Asheville held on in the bottom of the

Tourists Fall to Braves 10-4 in Game Two

Santana and Gonzalez Each Hit Two-Run Doubles
June 15, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists were unable to make it two wins in a row against the Rome Braves on Wednesday night. The visitors cruised to a 10-4 win at McCormick Field and evened up the series at one game apiece.

Gonzalez Drives In Nine of Tourists Season-High 19 Runs

Asheville Overcomes Early Deficit with Five Late Home Runs
June 14, 2022

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.

Three Solo Homers Not Enough to Compete with Northcut, Drive

Greenville Slugs Past Asheville 16-4 to Even Up Series
June 10, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists hit a trio of solo Home Runs on Friday night but it was nowhere near enough to keep pace with the Greenville Drive. The Drive’s DH, Nicholas Northcut, hit three Home Runs of his own and drove in eight as Greenville rolled past Asheville 16-4.

McDermott Strikes Out Ten as Tourists Handle Drive

Barber Hits His Sixth Home Run in Last Seven Games
June 7, 2022

GREENVILLE- The Asheville Tourists defeated the Greenville Drive 6-3 on Tuesday night despite committing four errors and striking out 18 times offensively. The main reason was Asheville’s starting pitcher Chayce McDermott. The right-hander struck out a career-high 10 and did not allow a hit until the sixth inning.

Santana Homers and Pitches Scoreless Inning in Loss

Barber Hits his Third Home Run of the Series
June 4, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Hickory Crawdads 13-4 on Saturday night despite only being outhit by one. The Crawdads had 12 hits in the game while the Tourists posted 11.

Six-Run Seventh Lifts Asheville over Greensboro

Tourists Bullpen Fires Four Shutout Innings Down the Stretch
May 29, 2022

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists rallied to earn a series split against the Greensboro Grasshoppers with an 8-4 Sunday afternoon victory in front of the home crowd. The Tourists played from behind for much of the game; however, Asheville’s seventh inning rally surged them into the lead and ultimately to their