Grasshoppers Drop to the Drive, 8-7, on Saturday Evening

Infielder Josiah Sightler (Callie Cline)

August 14, 2023

GREENVILLE, SC – The Greensboro Grasshoppers dropped to the Greenville Drive, 8-7, on Saturday, August 12. The Drive improved to 20-21 in the second half of the season while the Grasshoppers fell to 20-20. Greenville outhit Greensboro 12-8 as both teams had two mishaps. Leading at the dish for the

GREENVILLE, SC – The Greensboro Grasshoppers dropped to the Greenville Drive, 8-7, on Saturday, August 12. The Drive improved to 20-21 in the second half of the season while the Grasshoppers fell to 20-20. Greenville outhit Greensboro 12-8 as both teams had two mishaps.

Leading at the dish for the Grasshoppers was infielder Josiah Sightler as he went 2-5 with two home runs, four RBI, and two runs scored. Following close behind was outfielder Jase Bowen as he went 2-5 with one home run, one RBI, and two runs scored. Infielder Termarr Johnson also recorded his first home run for the Grasshoppers.

Starting on the rubber for Greensboro was righthanded pitcher Thomas Harrington as he tallied six strikeouts and gave up six hits, three earned runs, and three free bases on five innings of work. Santiago Florez took the loss for the Grasshoppers and fell to 4-2 on the season.

Nate Tellier recorded the win for the Drive and improved to 5-0 on the season.

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