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WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN THE TURNSTILE STRIKES 2.5 MILLION?

WHERE WILL YOU BE WHEN THE TURNSTILE STRIKES 2.5 MILLION?

GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS


GREENSBORO, NC– The Greensboro Grasshoppers are eagerly anticipating their 2.5 millionth fan, expected to step foot in NewBridge Bank Park on Thursday, September 2 against the Savannah Sand Gnats.

After reaching the two million mark in July of the 2009 season, the Grasshoppers have inched towards their 2.5 millionth fan at an even quicker pace.

The Grasshoppers have welcomed an average of 5,472 fans per game, which ranks second in the South Atlantic League, just slightly behind perennial attendance rival, the Lakewood BlueClaws.

“It is a tribute to our fans and this community that we are going to hit this mark so quickly,” said President and General Manager Donald Moore.  “We could not be more grateful to our fans for their great support these first six years.”

“We are thrilled about the idea of our 2.5 millionth guest,” said Moore. “But it is not always about the numbers or the records, it is truly amazing to have watched Greensboro Baseball grow in front of our eyes.”

The Greensboro franchise certainly has grown under the direction of Moore, seeing minor league baseball in Greensboro garner nationwide recognition for attendance.  The Grasshoppers were recently tabbed second in attendance for Class-A by minor league baseball.

The Grasshoppers plan on expressing their gratitude by showering the lucky fan with Grasshoppers’ gifts and memorabilia. The 2.5 millionth guest will receive a baseball signed by the 2010 Hoppers, a special jersey, and two hundred fifty dollars in Babe’s Bucks.  They will also be awarded the first pitch on Opening Day of the 2011 season.

For more information, please contact the Grasshoppers office at 336.268.2255 or visit www.gsohoppers.com.

JohnO September 2, 2010 Baseball

PROEHLIFIC POWER BLUE TRAVEL BASEBALL SQUAD (12U) LOOK PROMISING IN FALL TOURNAMENT DEBUT

The newly assembled Proehlific Park Power Blue 12U travel baseball team played their first Fall tournament this past weekend and they brought home a win, tie and a lot of positives going forward.

The coaches of this team, Mitchell Hall and Lindy Hall, got their first look at a team that has added 5 new players to the roster from this past summer. The PP Blue added some strong ball players that includes Lucas Olszewski, Trevor Patrick, Cameron Lyons, and Harrison Holtz from the dismantled Summerfield Surge and Patrick Callaghan from the High Point Raiders. This Fab 5 joined an already solid 7 of Josh Reffey, Bill Osteen, Harrison Hill, Jack Maginnes, Pearce Landry, Matthew Fenner, and Joey Chestnutt. This past weekend showed some nice progress in a ‘work in progress’ squad.

The PP Blue started off on saturday with a game against a strong North Carolina Baseball Academy team. The Blue struggled in the first 5 innings as they found themselves down 6-0 going into the last inning.The team looked defeated but the coaching of the son father duo of Mitchell and Lindy Hall must of said something to wake them up. The team rallied for 2 runs early in the inning. Then with 2 outs and down 6-2, Lucas Olszewski doubled in 2 runs to make it a 6-4 ball game. The fans of PP Blue started to feel like it just may happen. With Olszewski on second base it was up to big boy Harrison Hill to keep it going. Well Hill certainly did, as he blasted a 2 run 2out 225 ft home run over the centerfield fence to tie the ball game. The game ended a tie but it really showed what kind of team they can be as they showed they have a never die attitude.

The second game of the day included some great hitting by the Blue but they ran into a team, Stokes Cyclones, that had no weakness in any part of their lineup. The Blue went down 21-10 for their 1st loss of the Fall. The Blue fought hard as Patrick Callaghan blasted a 3 run homerun, but the Stokes bats were just too much on this day.

On Sunday The Blue played the NCBA again and came up on the short end of a 9-5 ball game. Again they fell behind early and tried to chip away but they ran out of time.

They then played the Kernersville Giants in the afternoon and really put it all together with a 14-6 triumph that ended the weekend on a positive note. Cameron Lyons pitched a nice ball game to hold down the Giants. Everybody had their their bats rolling this game as Patrick, Olszewski (3hits), Callaghan, Hill(2hits,triple), Osteen(2hits), Landry, Reffey, Lyons(2hits),Holtz(2hits),Maginnes, and Ferner all aided the cause with a super offensive showing.

Overall the team looked good and they really came together as a team as they are still trying to  get to know each other. This is a great group of kids that have a great attitude of trying to be better baseball players every time they step on the field. The great attitude comes from the way they have been brought up by their very supportive families. This team probably wont win a bunch of championships(but they may sneak in 1 or 2)  but I guarantee you they will improve their game under the guidance of their fine coaches and the support of Proehlific Park.

Great job this weekend boys!!!

***A special get well wish to Paige Adams as she missed the Sunday games.

***GET WELL soon.

JohnO August 29, 2010 Baseball, Featured

WIL MYERS SWINGING HOT BAT (.390)FOR WILMINGTON BLUE ROCKS

2010 Season
Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS
BUR MID .289 68 242 42 70 19 1 10 45 121 48 55 10 3 .408 .500 .908
WIL CAR .395 35 119 14 47 13 1 0 22 62 20 19 1 3 .493 .521 1.014
Minors   .324 103 361 56 117 32 2 10 67 183 68 74 11 6 .436 .507 .943
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WINSTON SALEM NATIONALS LOSE IN REGIONALS 3-2: TREMENDOUS RUN ENDS 2 GAMES AWAY FROM LL WORLD SERIES IN WILLIAMSPORT

 

LL REGIONALS -SOUTHEAST GAME REPORT

COPYRIGHT BY POINTSTREAK SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

REPORT PRODUCED 11/08/2010 17:08:57

BOX SCORE

GAME DATE: 08/11/2010

North Carolina 2 AT Florida 3

YTD YTD

NC AB R H BI AVG FL AB R H BI AVG

J.Kent 2B,SS 4 1 2 0 .308 J.Cawley 2B 2 1 1 0 .222

B.Anstrom 1B,2B,C 3 0 0 0 .100 J.Prater CF 3 0 1 0 .400

S.Lentz SPR,LF,PH 2 0 0 0 .167 V.Benvenuto 1B 2 0 1 2 .636

L.Welch 2B,P 2 1 0 1 .333 C.McLoug C,SPR,PH 1 0 0 0 .000

L.Orr 1B,C,SS 3 0 2 0 .692 S.Samuels P,RF 3 1 1 0 .200

A.Kent 3B,SPR 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Wallace 3B,LF 3 0 1 1 .429

R.Casey 1B,C,P 3 0 0 0 .077 I.Swan LF 2 0 1 0 .333

B.Scanlon CF,RF 3 0 0 0 .400 C.Sm SPR,LF,PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .250

M.McHugh 3B,PH 2 0 0 0 .400 M.Pineda P,SS 3 1 3 0 .556

B.Kenan LF,RF 3 0 2 0 .333 H.Kingston 3B,P,SS 3 0 0 0 .167

J.Welsh CF 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Owens C,PH 2 0 0 0 .143

NC 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 6 1

FL 0 0 1 2 0 0 -3 9 2

2B–J.Cawley (2), B.Wallace (2), M.Pineda (2). RBI–L.Welch (6),

V.Benvenuto 2 (9), B.Wallace (3). E–A.Kent (2), J.Cawley (1), B.Wallace

(2).

LOB–NC 9, FL 9.

YTD

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

NC

L.Welch (L,1-1) 4.0 8 3 3 2 6 0 5.63

R.Casey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.15

FL

H.Kingston (W,2-0) 4.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 1.29

M.Pineda 1.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 1.59

S.Samuels 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

WP–L.Welch (1), M.Pineda (1). PB–B.Anstrom, C.McLoughlin, D.Owens 5.

SO–J.Kent, B.Anstrom 2, S.Lentz 2, L.Welch, L.Orr, A.Kent, R.Casey,

B.Scanlon 2, M.McHugh, V.Benvenuto, C.McLoughlin, S.Samuels 2, H.Kingston

2, D.Owens. BB–B.Anstrom, L.Welch, J.Cawley, V.Benvenuto. BF–L.Welch 22

(40), R.Casey 5 (20), H.Kingston 19 (31), M.Pineda 8 (21), S.Samuels 2 (6).

P-S–L.Welch 81-54, R.Casey 14-11, H.Kingston 65-44, M.Pineda 35-21,

S.Samuels

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