Game 91 Preview: Dash vs. Hickory

Winston-Salem Dash (33–57) vs. Hickory Crawdads (40–48)

Wednesday, August 18–7:00 p.m.

L.P. Frans Stadium (Hickory, NC)

Game 89 Recap

Greensboro took both games of the Sunday afternoon doubleheader to complete the six-game sweep of the Dash. Kalep Roper and Yoelvin Silvin combined for seven solid innings in game one for Winston-Salem, giving up just two earned runs total. However, three errors in the field and quiet bats sunk the Dash. Jared Triolo opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo home run, and Aaron Shackelford drove in a run with a groundout in the second inning. The Dash cut the lead to just one after a double by Yoelqui Cespedes in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Will Matthiessen answered with a 2-run home run in the seventh inning to extend Greensboro’s lead. Will Kobos secured the save for the Grasshoppers with a scoreless seventh inning.

Game 90 Recap

Game two on Sunday afternoon saw an onslaught of runs from the Grasshoppers, as Greensboro scored 14 runs to win by eleven. An RBI groundout by Blake Sabol and a double by Will Matthiessen plated three runs for Greensboro in the first inning. Yoelqui Cespedes answered with an RBI double of his own in the bottom half of the opening frame, but the Grasshoppers scored eight runs in the second inning to build a ten-run lead. Andres Alvarez, Blake Sabol, Lolo Sanchez, Will Matthiessen, and Eli Wilson all tallied RBIs in the second inning alone. Matthiessen hit a three-run home run to bring his RBI total to five in just two innings. Jose Rodriguez drove in a run for the Dash in the second inning, but the game was well out of reach already. Matthiessen and Shackelford added two more runs in the fifth inning, and Liover Peguero brought Greensboro’s total to 14 runs with a single in the sixth.

Bullpen Strength

A scoreless inning in the second game on Sunday continued Sammy Peralta’s strong start with Winston-Salem. He has yet to allow an earned run in three appearances (4 innings pitched) for the Dash and has given up just one hit.

Back on Track

Although Kaleb Roper struggled for much of the season before Sunday, the right-hander tossed five stellar innings against a potent Greensboro offense in game one. Roper gave up just one earned run and four hits, while striking out seven and walking just one batter.

First pitch for the start of the six-game set against Hickory is billed for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at L.P. Frans Stadium.