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Hoppers fall to Dash, waste Nick Garcia's fine start

Winston-Salem roughs up bullpen to even I-40 rivalry season series 10-10.
August 31, 2022

GREENSBORO ― Nick Garcia deserved better. Garcia pitched six shutout innings and left the game with a 2-0 lead, but Greensboro’s bullpen struggled mightily and the Winston-Salem Dash rallied for a 10-3 victory over the Grasshoppers at First National Bank on Wednesday night. With the loss, Greensboro (54-65) slipped to

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”

Gutierrez's HR helps Hoppers snap 3-game skid

Abrahan Gutierrez hits 3-run shot in 8th inning as Greensboro rallies for 6-5 win
July 15, 2022

BROOKLYN ― Abrahan Gutierrez hit a three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers rallied from an early 4-1 deficit to beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 6-5 at Maimonides Park on Thursday night. Endy Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, an RBI 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

Hoppers pitch back-to-back shutouts in doubleheader

Right-hander Nick Garcia, Sean Sullivan lead Greensboro to 2-0 and 1-0 wins
June 19, 2022

GREENSBORO ― What a difference a day makes. Well, to be honest, what a difference a day and a come-to-Jesus team meeting 30 minutes before the start of regular game-day prep. Right-handers Nick Garcia and Sean Sullivan pitched dominant games, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers bounced back from the worst day

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

Ernny Ordoñez's grand slam powers Hoppers

Matt Gorski hits a two-run triple, and Hudson Head extends his hitting streak to eight games
May 13, 2022

HICKORY ― Ernny Ordonez hit a grand slam, and Matt Gorski had a two-run triple, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to a 7-1 victory over the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday night. With the bases loaded in the fourth inning, Ordoñez hit the first pitch he saw from

Greensboro loses third in a row at Rome

Maikol Escotto goes 3-for-4 with two RBIs, but Hoppers run strikeout total to 50 in last three games
April 30, 2022

ROME, Ga. ― Christian Robinson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, and Rome's pitching staff struck out 14 more batters as the Braves defeated the Greensboro Grasshoppers 8-5 at AdventHealth Stadium on Saturday night. It was the third straight loss for the Hoppers (7-13), who have struck out

Strong pitching lifts Hoppers to first win of season

Nick Garcia gets win in relief as bullpen shuts down Rome in last six innings
April 10, 2022

GREENSBORO ― In the light of day, on the first sunny Sunday afternoon game of the season, the Greensboro Grasshoppers found the kind of pitching they lacked the two dark nights before. Santiago Florez and three relievers combined to shut down Rome's offense, and Greensboro closed out its opening weekend