GREENSBORO ― So close. So very close. A few inches here, a few inches there, and a victory turns into a loss. Such is the nature of playoff baseball, when the last few outs are the hardest to get and every pitch can be a game-changer. Curtis Mead's clutch single

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― Anthony Volpe and Jake Sanford hit solo home runs and Hudson Valley scored an unearned run on an errant pickoff throw, as the Renegades defeated the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-2 at Dutchess Stadium on Friday night. One night after clinching a spot in the High-A East championship

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― The Greensboro Grasshoppers are officially a playoff team. Matt Gorski hit a two-run home run, Will Matthiessen drove in two runs and right-hander Steven Jennings pitched four scoreless innings of relief as Greensboro beat the Hudson Valley Renegades 5-2 at Dutchess Stadium on Thursday night to

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― One more win. Just one. That's all the Greensboro Grasshoppers need to lock up a spot in next week's High-A East championship series. Aaron Shackelford went 3-for-3 with a double, two walks and three RBIs, and Lolo Sanchez hit his 17th home run and swiped his

LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― Aaron Shackelford hit his 22nd home run of the season, a grand slam in the second inning as the Greensboro Grasshoppers jumped on the Jersey Shore BlueClaws early en route to a 13-4 victory Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Field. Shackelford has homered in back-to-back games, and he

LAKEWOOD, N.J. ― There are bounce-back wins, and then there are Bounce-Back Wins with capital letters. The kind like Tuesday's win. Aaron Shackelford hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers clobbered the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 21-4 at FirstEnergy Park on Tuesday night. Shackelford finished

GREENSBORO ― The games dwindle away, one by one. And the Greensboro Grasshoppers get closer and closer to a spot in the postseason. Will Matthiessen homered and drove in four runs in the opener, and ace Quinn Priester struck out six in six shutout innings in the second game, leading

ASHEVILLE ― Quinn Priester and Colin Selby combined for 19 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers offense hit four home runs in an 8-0 victory over the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field on Friday night. Priester (6-3, 2.86 ERA) struck out the first nine Asheville batters of

GREENSBORO ― Miller Hogan and two relievers combined on a one-hit shutout and the Bowling Green Hot Rods hit three more home runs on the way to a 10-0 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Nick Gonzales just missed a home run leading

GREENSBORO ― Top draft pick Henry Davis hit his first home run with Greensboro, but the Grasshoppers lost their series opener against the league-leading Bowling Green Hot Rods in a 17-8 slugfest on a rainy Tuesday night at First National Bank Field. The loss snapped Greensboro's seven-game winning streak. Davis,

GREENSBORO ― All of a sudden, Sunday's series finale takes on added importance. There's a streak in jeopardy. Winning pitcher Kevin Gowdy struck out five in six dominant innings, and Dustin Harris went 5-for-6 with a double and two RBIs to lead the Hickory Crawdads to a 16-2 victory over

GREENSBORO ― The best offensive player in the league so far this season was promoted Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the Greensboro Grasshoppers won without him in the lineup. Lead-off hitter Matthew Fraizer had a scheduled day off for the Hoppers' matinee against the Hickory Crawdads, watching from the dugout in

GREENSBORO ― In the long baseball season, there are days to remember and days to forget. For the Ocelotes de Grasshoppers (aka the Grasshoppers), this was a night to forget. Dustin Harris hit a pair of two-run home runs, and the new-look Hickory Llamas (aka the Crawdads) hit five home

GREENSBORO ― Liover Peguero and Matthew Fraizer both went 3-for-4 with home runs, and Greensboro won its third straight in the "Battle of I-40" rivalry as the Grasshoppers rallied to beat the Winston-Salem Dash 11-7 before a crowd of 6,221 at First National Bank Field on Saturday night. Fraizer's league-leading

GREENVILLE, S.C. ― Third baseman Jared Triolo went 3-for-4 with two doubles and spot starter Grant Ford pitched five effective innings, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 7-4 victory over the Greenville Drive in their series opener at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. The Hoppers (41-26) have won 12 of

ROME, Ga. ― Nick Gonzales hit a tie-breaking, two-run single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Rome Braves 8-5 on Saturday night at State Mutual Stadium. Aaron Shackelford hit his 15th home run of the season

ROME, Ga. ― Aaron Shackelford hit a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, and four Greensboro pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as the Grasshoppers beat the Rome Braves 2-0 on Tuesday night at State Mutual Stadium. Hoppers lead-off hitter Matthew Fraizer went 1-for-3 to

GREENSBORO ― Alex Holderbach hit two of Asheville's five home runs, and the Tourists pounded out 17 hits on the way to a 13-7 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at First National Bank Field on Thursday night. Holderbach, the ninth hitter in Ashville's lineup, went 4-for-5 with three runs scored

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Evan Edwards hit the second pitch thrown by reliever Garrett Leonard for a solo home run, breaking a 2-2 tie, and the Hot Rods held off the Greensboro Grasshoppers for a 3-2 victory Wednesday at Bowling Green Stadium. Greensboro (28-22) put its lead-off hitter on base

GREENSBORO ― The three-run lead evaporated the afternoon sun, a disastrous ninth inning for the Greensboro Grasshoppers that threatened to ruin a gorgeous day at First National Bank Field. And then Matt Gorski came to bat in the bottom of the 10th. Gorski's line-drive single on a full-count pitch whistled

WINSTON-SALEM ― Right-hander J.C. Flowers won in his second start, combining with two relievers on a three-hit shutout as the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Winston-Salem Dash 7-0 at Truist Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Fabricio Macias and Jared Triolo both went 3-for-5 for the Hoppers, who split the series and evened

WINSTON-SALEM ― Winning pitcher Jeremiah Burke allowed one hit in five shutout innings, and Alex Destino hit a two-run home run, leading the Winston-Salem Dash to a 4-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Truist Stadium on Saturday night. Burke (1-1, 2.57 ERA) and three relievers combined to hold the

WINSTON-SALEM ― Left-hander Omar Cruz struck out five in six strong innings, and slugger Aaron Shackelford moved into a tie for the league lead in home runs, helping the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 6-2 victory over the Winston-Salem Dash at Truist Stadium on Friday night. Shackelford reached base in all

WINSTON-SALEM -- Right-hander Johan Dominguez allowed no earned runs in six strong innings, and 21-year-old shortstop Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Winston-Salem Dash to a 3-2 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Truist Stadium on Wednesday night. The loss snapped Greensboro's four-game winning streak, and