SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
05/16/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10356 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (23-12) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Asheville Tourists (16-19) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0
Tourists Trip Grasshoppers, 3-2, in Extra Innings
The Asheville Tourists faced a tough opponent in Greensboro pitcher Sam David, but found a way to pull out the victory at McCormick Field by a final score of 3-2 in 10 innings. David went 5.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Asheville reliever Joe Mitchell picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Don Benson absorbed the loss. Asheville is now 16-19, Greensboro 23-12.

The decisive blow was delivered by Tim Alexander in the bottom of the tenth when he hit a run-scoring double off 23-year old right-handed pitcher Don Benson to win the game for Asheville. The home crowd went nuts.

"To become 'battle-tested,'" said Alexander, "you need to compete in this kind of contest."
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Burns RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .306 3 17
S. Lee LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .211 1 10
J. Camacho 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .364 2 13
J. Baca DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .258 4 16
D. Brown 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .310 0 3
   a-J. Dueñas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 2 11
   b-B. Connolly 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 7
J. Souza CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .258 1 9
J. Peña 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .214 3 7
J. Ayala SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .267 2 6
   c-S. Chang PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 2 9
J. McLaughlin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 0 7
Totals 36 2 8 2 2 15 19      
a - J. Dueñas pinch hit for D. Brown in the 8th
b - B. Connolly substituted for J. Dueñas in the 8th
c - S. Chang pinch hit for J. Ayala in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Burns (9, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baca (4, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Brown 2 (6, 4th Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Scott, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Burns 4 , J. Camacho , J. Baca 3 , D. Brown 4
2-out RBI: J. Baca
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brown , J. Peña , J. Ayala
GIDP: J. Souza
Hit by Pitch: J. Souza
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Burns (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Peña (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goodwin 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .187 1 11
M. Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285 4 23
   b-J. Wells PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278 0 2
   c-T. Alexander 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 3
J. Murdoch C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .411 1 7
L. Pérez LF, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 3 22
R. Powell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 0 4
J. MacKinney SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 3 10
   a-B. Grier PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 5 18
J. Reyes 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 1 12
D. Norman CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 3 11
R. Estes RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .303 1 14
Totals 35 3 7 2 2 9 15      
a - B. Grier pinch hit for J. MacKinney in the 6th
b - J. Wells pinch hit for M. Taylor in the 7th
c - T. Alexander substituted for J. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Pérez (13, 4th Inning off S. David, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Murdoch (5, 6th Inning off S. David, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Alexander (1, 10th Inning off D. Benson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Goodwin 2 , M. Taylor , J. Wells , T. Alexander 2 , J. Murdoch 2 , L. Pérez 2
2-out RBI: J. Wells
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Taylor , J. Murdoch , L. Pérez , B. Grier
Hit by Pitch: J. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Goodwin (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Alexander-Reyes)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. David 5.1 3 1 1 1 5 0 70 2.05   
D. Benson L (0-2), BS (1) 3.2 4 2 2 1 4 0 48 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. David 62
Batters Faced: S. David 22, D. Benson 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. David 8-3, D. Benson 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. David 70-45, D. Benson 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Benson 2-0
WP: S. David
Hit Batsmen: S. David
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Scott 5.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 81 4.08   
R. Deal 3.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 43 2.25   
J. Mitchell W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 56
Batters Faced: J. Scott 24, R. Deal 12, J. Mitchell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 4-4, R. Deal 1-3, J. Mitchell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 81-55, R. Deal 43-34, J. Mitchell 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Deal 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Scott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam David
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 3919
Special Notes: Rain delay of 25 minutes in the 6th inning.
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