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Hoppers lose series opener on Drive's 3-run homer

Greensboro's Yoyner Fajardo goes 4-for-4 in losing effort
August 24, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Nathan Hickey hit a three-run home run to account for all of Greenville’s offense, and the Drive hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. Yoyner Fajardo went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases to lead the Hoppers, who have lost

Hoppers hit 2 sets of back-to-back HRs in loss

Dariel Lopez extends hitting streak to 14 games and hits two solo shots to take team lead with 18 homers
August 1, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs to take over the Grasshoppers’ team lead, but Winston-Salem defeated Greensboro 8-4 at First National Bank Field in Sunday afternoon’s series finale. The Hoppers won the series 4-2, but the Dash’s victory Sunday evened the season-long “Battle of I-40”

Hoppers take 9-8 lead in 'Battle of I-40' rivalry series

Abrahan Gutierrez's towering home run pushes Greensboro ahead of Winston-Salem in season series
July 31, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Abrahan Gutierrez hit a towering three-run home run and winning pitcher Cristian Charle worked three strong innings of relief, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 7-3 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at First National Bank Field on Friday night. Endy Rodriguez went 2-for-4 and stole home on the

Hoppers' pitchers combine for I-40 rivalry win

Jared Jones, Ricky DeVito and Cameron Junker help Hoppers pull even in 'Battle of I-40'
July 30, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Pitchers Jared Jones and Ricky DeVito combined for eight outstanding innings, and closer Cameron Junker doused a ninth-inning fire, lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-4 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at First National Bank Field on Friday night. Hudson Head, Dariel Lopezand newcomer Angel Basabe hit home

Hot-hitting Hoppers pull even in I-40 Rivalry

Jacob Gonzalez goes 4-for-6 and hits one of four Greensboro home runs, including Mike Jarvis' grand slam
July 27, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Jacob Gonzalez went 4-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs, and Mike Jarvis hit a grand slam as the Greensboro Grasshoppers clobbered the Winston-Salem Dash 19-5 at First National Bank Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Hoppers pulled even in this year’s “Battle of I-40” rivalry series with

Hoppers hit 3 home runs in win over Hickory

Hudson Head has HR and 3 RBIs, and Dariel Lopez hits two long solo shots
July 23, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez homered twice, and Hudson Head went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 12-10 victory over the Hickory Crawdads on a “Christmas in July” night Friday at First National Bank Field. Lopez and Jacob Gonzalez both finished 3-for-5 with

Drive pitcher's debut silences Hoppers offense

Dariel Lopez collects three of Hoppers' five hits against Greenville
July 10, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Winning pitcher Tyler Uberstine struck out 10 in his debut for Greenville, leading the Drive to a 7-1 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Uberstine (1-0) allowed two hits and a walk in 5⅓ innings, striking out 10 in a dominant

Hoppers slug out Marvel-ous 14-2 victory over Drive

Pitcher Jared Jones fans six in strong start, and Hoppers hit three homers in win
July 9, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Winning pitcher Jared Jones worked into the seventh inning and struck out six, and Dariel Lopez went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 14-2 victory over the Greenville Drive on Marvel Defenders of the Diamond night Friday at First National

Hoppers fall to .500 with 11-3 loss to Drive

Four errors cost Greensboro five unearned runs
July 7, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Joe Davis hit his 15th home runs of the season, and Phil Sikes went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs to lead the Greenville Drive to an 11-3 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Thursday night. The Hoppers (33-44 overall) made four

Greensboro loses finale, splits series in Hickory

Ernny Ordoñez hits his 11th home run and finishes with four RBIs, but Hoppers squander 6-1 lead
July 3, 2022

HICKORY ― Trevor Hauver drew a bases-loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch from Eddy Yean in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run as the Hickory Crawdads rallied for a 10-7 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at L.P. Frans Stadium on Sunday night. The Hoppers blew a 6-1

Domingo Gonzalez helps Hoppers win pitchers duel

Greensboro wins 2-1 as Gonzalez strikes out three in six scoreless innings
July 2, 2022

HICKORY ― Winning pitcher Domingo Gonzalez struck out three in six scoreless innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 2-1 victory over the Hickory Crawdads in a pitchers’ duel at L.P. Frans Stadium on Friday night. Gonzalez (5-2) worked the third through the eighth innings, scattering four hits ― all

Hoppers' ninth-inning rally falls short

Ernny Ordoñez stays hot with 3-run home run and double in loss for Greensboro
July 1, 2022

HICKORY ― Crawdads reliever Leury Tejada wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning and host Hickory rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-5 at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday night. Ernny Ordonez went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double

Asheville's ninth-inning rally beats Hoppers

Jared Jones fans nine in best start of season, and Greensboro hits three solo homers in loss
June 26, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Luis Santana grounded a two-run single through the drawn-in infield to cap a four-run rally in the ninth inning as the Asheville Tourists beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-4 at First National Bank Field on Sunday afternoon. Greensboro reliever Oliver Mateo inherited runners at first and second when he

Red-hot Dariel Lopez leads offense in Hoppers win

Lopez' grand slam leads 16-hit effort in Greensboro's 14-10 victory
June 26, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Dariel Lopez went 2-for-5 with a grand slam and six RBIs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers pounded out 16 hits on the way to a 14-10 victory over the Asheville Tourists at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Ernny Ordonez went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, and

Asheville pitchers hold Hoppers in check

Ernny Ordoñez hits solo home run in loss for Greensboro
June 24, 2022

GREENSBORO ― A.J. Lee drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly, and Asheville’s pitchers shut down the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-1 on a Thirsty Thursday at First National Bank Field. Lee drove in an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth inning, and Kenedy Corona went 2-for-2

Justin Meis' six shutout innings spark Hoppers

Meis strikes out eight in bounce-back start, and Hudson Head and Dariel Lopez hit home runs
June 22, 2022

GREENSBORO ― The slider is too darn pretty for the statistics to look so ugly. And so for Justin Meis, it was only a matter of time before things evened out a little bit. Meis struck out eight in six shutout innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 9-2 victory

Hoppers singing the 'Extra-Inning Blues'

Greensboro hard-luck reliever Wandi Montout loses third extra-inning game in seven days
June 22, 2022

GREENSBORO ― For the third time in a week, the Greensboro Grasshoppers ended nine innings locked in a tie score. And for the third time in a week, the Hoppers lost in extra innings. Kennedy Corona hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, and A.J. Lee added a two-run

Hoppers' Herman hurts leg in loss to Renegades

Jack Herman taken off field on a stretcher after crashing into outfield wall making spectacular catch
June 16, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Both of Jack Herman’s superb catches at the left-field fence saved runs Tuesday night. But the second one cost more than it saved. Herman, a 22-year-old corner outfielder and perhaps the most popular player in the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ clubhouse, suffered a leg injury and had to be carted

Hoppers lose late lead, fall in 10 innings

Prized prospect Quinn Priester returns to Greensboro to make injury rehab start
June 15, 2022

GREENSBORO ― One strike away from victory. One strike away from sending the faithful home with Porter House burger coupons. One strike away from … There’s a drive to deep left-center field … Everson Pereira drove a 3-2 pitch from right-hander Domingo Gonzalez over the fence for a two-out, two-run

Hoppers win series finale in I-40 rivalry

Ernny Ordoñez and Fabricio Macias drive in four runs apiece to lead Greensboro over Winston-Salem
June 13, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM ― Fabricio Macias hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the sixth inning, and Ernny Ordonez hit a three-run shot earlier in the third as the Greensboro Grasshoppers’ erupted for 15 hits on the way to an 11-10 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Dash takes 3-game lead in I-40 series with Hoppers

Dariel Lopez and Jackson Glenn hit home runs in loss for Grasshoppers
June 12, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM ― Alsander Womack scored the tie-breaking run on a wild pitch, and Terrell Tatum followed with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning, sparking the Winston-Salem Dash to a 7-3 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Truist Stadium on Saturday night. Oscar Colas went 2-for-5 and

Blue Rocks pitchers cool Hoppers' bats

Abrahan Gutierrez drives in both Hoppers runs in a 5-2 loss dominated by Wilmington's pitchers
June 4, 2022

GREENSBORO ― José Sánchez went 2-for-4 and broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run bloop single over the drawn-in infield in the eighth inning, helping the Wilmington Blue Rocks to a 5-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. But it was Wilmington’s pitchers

Sammy Siani's single sends Hoppers to 6-5 win

Siani's bases-loaded hit in the eighth inning drives in the go-ahead run
May 22, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Sammy Siani chopped a single through the drawn-in infield with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, breaking a tie score and lifting the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-5 victory over the Bowling Green Hot Rods at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Siani went 2-for-4 with

Hoppers win streak snapped in rain-shortened game

Yoyner Fajardo goes 2-for-3 and Dariel Lopez homers in loss that stopped four-game streak
May 7, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Michael Sandle hit a grand slam, and Asheville scored two unearned runs late as the Tourists beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 6-5 in a rain-shortened game stopped in the seventh inning at First National Bank Field on Friday night. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Hoppers

Hoppers hit six HRs in win over Asheville

Henry Davis goes 3-for-5 with career-high 4 RBIs, and Maikol Escotto hits 3-run shot
May 6, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Prized prospect Henry Davis went 3-for-5 and hit the first of six home runs launched by the Greensboro offense as the Grasshoppers beat the Asheville Tourists 13-6 on a Thirsty Thursday at First National Bank Field. The Grasshoppers (11-13) won their fourth game in a row and are