Greensboro 9, at Greenville 5

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Interstat) — In a season opener that defied a low-scoring projection, the Greensboro Grasshoppers erupted for five runs in the 11th inning to outlast the Greenville Drive 9-5 on Thursday night at Fluor Field at the West End. The game, played before a crowd of 5,080 in 3 hours and 12 minutes, was a taut pitchers’ duel for eight innings before transforming into a late-inning slugfest, culminating in Greensboro’s decisive extra-inning rally. The contest was largely controlled by starters, particularly Greensboro’s Carlos Castillo. The right-hander delivered five scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and striking out four, setting… Read more...