ASHEVILLE- The 2023 season of Asheville Tourists Baseball is in the books. The campaign was filled with memorable games, down-to-the-wire finishes, and a record number of fans that came out and saw the Tourists play.

ROME- The Asheville Tourists defeated the Rome Braves 4-1 on Saturday night for their second straight victory. Asheville received a pair of two-run singles from Tommy Sacco Jr. and a tremendous pitching performance from Luis Angel Rodriguez, Brayan de Paula, and Deylen Miley.

ASHEVILLE- In some games it only takes one swing of the bat to decide a winner. Tuesday night Carson Williams of the Bowling Green Hot Rods had one swing that made all the difference. The Asheville Tourists led 3-0 until Williams belted a Grand Slam. Bowling Green went on to

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists took on the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday night in Game Two of this week’s series. Asheville built a 4-1 lead but Brooklyn outscored the home team 11-1 down the stretch and defeated the Tourists 12-5.

LAKEWOOD- The Asheville Tourists ran into a buzz-saw pitching performance on Thursday night. The Jersey Shore BlueClaws held the Tourists offense to no runs on one hit; an eighth inning single. Jersey Shore plated two runs in the third and another two in the eight to beat Asheville 4-0.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists offense jumped out to a quick start on Friday night; however, the bats had a tough time down the stretch and Asheville fell to the Hickory Crawdads 7-3. The Tourists were held without a hit during the game’s final four innings and the Crawdads used a

GREENSBORO- The Asheville Tourists continued their ninth inning fight on Saturday; however, Jacob Melton’s Home Run bid to put the Tourists in front was robbed at the wall. Asheville dropped their fifth straight to Greensboro, 5-3, thanks to the Jase Bowen catch to end the game.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists finished out their series with the Rome Braves on Sunday with a thrilling 6-5 victory in front of the home crowd. Justin Williams plated three runs late in the game and the bullpen secured the win. Asheville took the series from Rome five games to one.

GREENVILLE- Sometimes pitchers have a stadium they just love to pitch in. Greenville’s Fluor Field is that stadium for Asheville’s lefty Brayan De Paula. On a night where not much went right for the Tourists in their 7-2 loss to the Drive, De Paula came out of the bullpen and

BOWLING GREEN- The Asheville Tourists finished off their road series in Bowling Green on Sunday afternoon with a double header. The Tourists lost both games, 10-5 and 7-1, and dropped five out of six in the series. Asheville surrendered 61 runs in the six games; the most in a series

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Greenville Drive 6-1 on Thursday night. Asheville fell behind early and never were able to mount a rally against Greenville’s pitching staff. The Drive limited the Tourists to only one run and it came on a solo Homer by Tim Borden II.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Hickory Crawdads 8-2 in the second half opener. Asheville allowed three multi-run innings and the Tourists had a hard time cashing in with their offensive opportunities.

WINSTON-SALEM- Talk about a letdown. Over 7,000 people at Truist Stadium were confused and baffled as their Winston-Salem Dash scored the winning run to beat the Asheville Tourists 2-1 in 11 innings Saturday night. The Dash had a runner at third base with one out in the bottom of the

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists earned their series split with the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday afternoon with a 9-6 triumph at McCormick Field. Asheville jumped out to a big lead and held on late for the win.

ASHEVILLE- The Yacumamas de Asheville completed a stunning six-game sweep of the Greensboro Grasshoppers with a 10-9 win on Sunday afternoon. All six wins in the series were by two runs or less. The Yacumamas have won seven in a row overall and the team is receiving contributions across the

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists had two runners on with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-3. Jacob Melton fell behind in the count 0-2 before parking a three-run Moon Shot Homer over the right-centerfield wall. Melton’s blast gave the Tourists a 6-4 victory;

ROME- The Asheville Tourists took Game Two from the Rome Braves on Wednesday afternoon 5-4 on Michael Sandle’s late Sacrifice Fly. Asheville dropped the first game of the day 3-1. Both games were closely contested and each team was able to celebrate a victory at the end of the day.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists fell to the Greenville Drive Tuesday evening by a final score of 5-1. Asheville struck out 16 times, their most in a nine-inning contest this season, and could not overcome 16 Greenville hits in the series opener.

BOWLING GREEN- The Asheville Tourists throttled the Bowling Green Hot Rods 14-7 on Tuesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark. This was the first time the Tourists won in Bowling Green since May 13, 2021 and it snapped a ten-game skid over the last two years in games played in Kentucky.

ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists lost a close contest to the Winston-Salem Dash on Wednesday night 7-5 at McCormick Field. The game was strange in several ways, but remained entertaining until the end. Neither team hit well with runners in scoring position and both teams had to use their bullpens for

GREENVILLE- Mother Nature became a factor once again for the Asheville Tourists early in the season. Rain postponed the start of Thursday’s game one hour and twenty-nine minutes. Add on two extra innings and the Tourists had to wait until the early hours of Friday morning to celebrate a 10-8

ASHEVILLE- The 2023 Asheville Tourists Opening Day roster has officially been set by the Houston Astros Minor League Player Development Department. Assigned to the Tourists are several individuals who have previous experience at the High-A level, along with numerous players who are entering their first year in the South Atlantic