Pitching Dominates, Call Homers Again in Tourists 4-2 Win
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Saturday night at HomeTrust Park belonged to the pitchers. And one red-hot outfielder.
Nolan Devos and Garrett Apker combined for seven innings of dominant baseball, and Chase Call continued one of the best individual stretches of the season as Asheville beat Winston-Salem 4-2 to clinch the series with
Seven-Run Ninth Inning Dooms Tourists in 7-3 Heartbreaker
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — For eight innings Friday night, this had the makings of one of the best-pitched games of the season at HomeTrust Park. Then the ninth inning arrived and it all fell apart.
Twelve Winston-Salem batters came to the plate in the top of the ninth. Seven runs scored. A
Call Hits Two Home Runs, Tourists Rally Past Dash 5-4
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Chase Call did it almost by himself.
With Asheville's bullpen taxed after using ten relievers in the first two games of the series, the Tourists needed someone to carry the offense Thursday night. Call answered with two home runs and four RBIs, both shots landing in the same
Dash Explode for Seven in 11th, Hand Tourists 15-9 Extra-Innings Loss
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — For ten innings it was a slugfest. The final one became a blowout. Winston-Salem outscored Asheville 7-1 in extra innings Wednesday night to take a 15-9 win in a nearly four-hour marathon that left the Tourists with a one-game lead in the Southern Division.
Yeriel Santos was roughed
Bullpen Delivers, Tourists Roll Past Dash 11-3 Despite Early Starter Exit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Luis Rodriguez threw five pitches Tuesday night before clutching his shoulder and walking off the mound. What followed was one of the most complete bullpen performances of the season.
Five Asheville relievers combined to throw 8.2 innings, allowing just two runs and striking out seven to back an
Tourists Take Series 5-1, Top Hub City 11-8 in Sunday Finale
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The best series of the season ended the right way. Asheville beat Hub City 11-8 Sunday afternoon to take the series five games to one, the best series result for the Tourists all year.
It wasn't clean. Dylan Howard allowed six runs in 3.2 innings and the Tourists fell
Eight Straight: Tourists Hold Off Hub City 4-3 in Front of Sellout Crowd
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When Justin Thomas Jr. crashed into the left field netting and squeezed the final out of Friday night's game, he didn't need to check the scoreboard. He already knew what it meant.
"Eight straight," he yelled.
For the first time since 2017, the Asheville Tourists have won eight consecutive
Tourists Explode for 17 Runs, Win Seventh Straight Behind Oakes' Best Start
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Seven straight wins. A nine-run third inning. Fifteen batters to the plate. Every Tourist with at least one hit. Wednesday night was one of those games where everything went right.
Asheville dismantled the Hub City Spartanburgers 17-3 Thursday night at HomeTrust Park in the most complete performance of
A Santos Gem: Tourists Win Sixth Straight to Take Sole Possession of First
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Six straight wins. Sole possession of first place in the South Atlantic League Southern Division. And a dominant pitching performance.
Wednesday night had everything, and the Tourists came out on the right side of all of it, beating the Hub City Spartanburgers 10-8 behind a gem from Yeriel
Five Straight Wins and a Share of First: Tourists Top Hub City 10-8
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Five straight wins. It is the longest winning streak of the season for the Tourists, and Tuesday night they earned every bit of it.
Chase Call was the offensive engine, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs in a performance that carried Asheville to a 10-8 win over the Hub
Tourists Win Fourth Straight, Take Series from Drive 4-2
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Tourists came to Greenville and got shut out in the first two games. They leave having won four straight, taking the series four games to two.
A three-run ninth inning sealed an 8-5 win Sunday afternoon, giving Asheville its second four-game winning streak of June and a
Tourists Rally in Extras for Third Straight Win, 11-9
GREENVILLE, S.C. — For the second straight night, Asheville needed a late-game miracle. For the second straight night, they got one.
Cesar Hernandez tied the game with a two-run shot to the deepest part of the park in the top of the ninth, and the Tourists surged for four runs in
Down to Their Final Out, Tourists Steal 7-4 Win
GREENVILLE, S.C. — It looked bleak. Two strikes, two outs, down two in the top of the ninth. With their backs against the wall, the Tourists strung together gritty at bats to stay alive.
A two-out, bases-clearing double from Justin Thomas Jr. capped a five-run ninth inning and gave Asheville a
Offense Comes Alive, Bullpen Locks It Down in 7-6 Tourists Win
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After 18 consecutive scoreless innings to open the series, the Tourists finally found their offense Thursday night. It was exactly what they needed.
Asheville scored seven runs, got a dominant late-inning performance from its bullpen, and held on for a 7-6 win over the Greenville Drive to snap
Drive Shut Out Tourists for Second Straight Night, 5-0
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville's pitching staff has been something else this series. Wednesday night was more of the same.
Asheville was blanked for the second consecutive game Wednesday night at Fluor Field, falling 5-0 to the Greenville Drive and going 18 consecutive scoreless innings to open the series. The Tourists have
Drive Shut Out Tourists 2-0 in Pitchers Duel
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Tuesday night at Fluor Field was a pitcher’s showcase. Devin Futrell stole the show.
The Greenville starter was untouchable, striking out 12 Tourists across six innings while allowing just two hits and no runs. He was backed by a bullpen that added seven more strikeouts to finish off
Bullpen Shines but Errors Sink Tourists in 7-2 Loss
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A five-run second inning fueled by four Asheville errors did the damage Sunday afternoon. The Tourists dropped the series finale to Bowling Green 7-2, falling to 1-2 in the second half and dropping the series as a whole, four games to two.
Asheville struck first in the first.
Hot Rods Blast Six Home Runs in 14-1 Rout of Tourists
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One night after one of the most thrilling games in HomeTrust Park memory, Saturday brought the opposite. Bowling Green hit six home runs and rolled to a 14-1 blowout win, taking the series lead three games to two and handing Asheville its most lopsided loss of the
Miraculous: A Third Walkoff Win in Nine Games at HomeTrust Park
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — There are games you remember. Then there are games like Friday night.
Nehomar Ochoa Jr. singled up the middle in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Bowling Green Hot Rods 10-9, capping one of the most improbable comebacks in recent HomeTrust Park memory. It was
Rain Ends First Half on a Sour Note as Tourists Fall 3-2 in Five Innings
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The rain had been lurking all night. By the time it finally came, it had taken a competitive game and a first-half finale along with it.
Bowling Green edged Asheville 3-2 in a rain-shortened five-inning game Thursday night at HomeTrust Park, ending the first half of the season
Early Hot Rods Explosion Too Much to Overcome in 13-8 Tourists Loss
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Bowling Green came out swinging Wednesday night and never stopped. A nine-run explosion across the first two innings put the Tourists in a hole they couldn't climb out of, and the Hot Rods cruised to a 13-8 win at HomeTrust Park.
Yeriel Santos lasted just 1.2 innings, walking
Wild Pitch, Wild Throw, Wild Win: Tourists Take 9-8 Walk-Off
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Bowling Green closer Junior William had not allowed a run in June. Every fastball he threw Tuesday night was at or near triple digits. He had struck out 14 batters this month without issuing a single walk. On paper, he was unhittable.
Alejandro Nunez didn't care about the
Tourists Shut Out 9-0 in Series Finale, Drop Series 5-1 to Hub City
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Tourists couldn't get anything going Sunday afternoon. A poor defensive performance and a silenced offense added up to a 9-0 shutout loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers, capping a tough series that ended five games to one for Hub City's.
D.J. McCarty was the story on the
Missed Opportunities Doom Tourists in 6-2 Loss to Spartanburgers
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The chances were there. The Tourists just couldn't cash them in.
Asheville went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base Saturday afternoon, in a 6-2 loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers. The defeat drops Asheville to four losses in its last five games.
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Ninth Inning Pitching Collapse Sinks Tourists 6-5
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — For six innings Friday night, Asheville's bullpen was as good as it has been all season. Then came the ninth.
Eurys Martich entered with a three-run lead and one job to do. He couldn't do it. A walk-off three-run home run from Malcolm Moore ended the game, sent