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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

Rome pitchers strike out 20 in Hoppers loss

Greensboro hitters strike out 36 times in back-to-back losses
April 30, 2022

ROME, Ga. ― Four Braves pitchers combined for 20 strikeouts, and prized prospect Vaughn Grissom doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lead Rome to a 10-6 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at AdventHealth Stadium on Friday night. Grissom, a shortstop rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7

Hoppers' loss sets up winner-take-all Game 5

Matt Gorski and Will Matthiessen homer for Greensboro, but Hoppers strand 13 baserunners in Game 4
September 28, 2021

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― And now it's winner take all. With five months and 124 games in the books, the Greensboro Grasshoppers' entire season comes down to one last game 10 hours from home in the Central time zone. Bowling Green left-hander Michael Constanzo struck out Andres Alvarez with two

Hoppers lose next-to-last game of season in 12 innings

Greensboro heads into finale needing victory to salvage split of six-game series
September 19, 2021

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. ― Everson Pereira hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning to drive home the winning run and lift the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 5-4 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Dutchess Stadium on Saturday night. Pereira finished 2-for-4 with a home run

Blake Sabol's 2 home runs lead Hoppers to 8th straight win

Andres Alvarez and Eli Wilson also hit home runs as Greensboro pads pennant race lead to 5 1/2 games
September 5, 2021

GREENSBORO ― Blake Sabol hit a pair of two-run home runs and the Greensboro Grasshoppers won their eighth consecutive game, beating the Hudson Valley Renegades 8-4 in a key High-A East matchup Saturday night at First National Bank Field. Shortstop Andres Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and

Hoppers pitchers combine on one-hit shutout at Rome

Aaron Shackelford's HR in 9th lifts Greensboro to 2-0 win; Braves break up no-hit bid in 8th inning
July 14, 2021

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