SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
04/22/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10198 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (6-7) 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 0
Hickory Crawdads (9-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Esparza Lifts Grasshoppers to Win
The Greensboro Grasshoppers picked up a win at L.P. Frans Stadium, knocking off the Hickory Crawdads, 8-1. Starting pitcher Max Esparza was a big reason why. Hickory, with the loss, is still a stout 9-4.

Esparza kept the Crawdads under his thumb. He scattered 7 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 8. The right-hander upped his season record to 1-1.

"Max was throwing strikes, locating well," said Greensboro manager Josh Lex.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Neal CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .311 0 2
V. Gamez 1B 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 .250 0 3
K. Moore 3B 5 1 1 4 0 1 4 .324 2 7
G. Kimberlin DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .190 0 3
A. Kops RF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .150 0 5
P. Capito C 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .237 3 7
F. Jauregui LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-O. Ramirez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 0 0
S. Gemma 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .167 1 1
O. Abarca SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .176 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 8 7 10 17      
a - O. Ramirez pinch hit for F. Jauregui in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Neal (6, 3rd Inning off J. Barcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Moore (2, 4th Inning off J. Barcia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Neal 3 , K. Moore 4 , G. Kimberlin 2 , P. Capito , S. Gemma , O. Abarca 2
2-out RBI: K. Moore , G. Kimberlin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Neal
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Neal (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Valbom DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .429 0 1
C. Conley LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .220 1 6
   a-J. Perera PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 4
D. Mooney RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .375 3 6
K. Perry CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .356 1 8
J. Valencia 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .190 2 8
K. Buettner SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 1 3
B. Alfaro 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 3 6
A. Gutierrez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 0 0
   b-J. Drnek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 6
J. Brooks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 8 14      
a - J. Perera pinch hit for C. Conley in the 8th
b - J. Drnek pinch hit for A. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mooney 2 (3, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Valbom , C. Conley , J. Perera , D. Mooney 4 , K. Perry 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Perry , J. Valencia , K. Buettner , A. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: B. Alfaro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Valbom (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Alfaro (1)
OF assists: 2 (Perry(Moore at 3rd base), Perry(Kops at 3rd base))
PB: A. Gutierrez
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza W (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 8 0 116 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 76
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 116-74
Hit Batsmen: M. Esparza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barcia L (0-1) 3.2 8 8 7 3 5 1 72 17.18   
J. Rice 2.1 0 0 0 4 3 0 47 2.16   
J. Elder 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 46 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barcia 15
Batters Faced: J. Barcia 21, J. Rice 11, J. Elder 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barcia 1-3, J. Rice 0-4, J. Elder 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barcia 72-45, J. Rice 47-22, J. Elder 46-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Esparza
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5000
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