GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS

(33-18, 1ST, +0.5 SAL N)

VS

Asheville Tourists

(11-38, 6th, 25.0 GB SAL S)

ADVANCE INFORMATION REPORT

6/1/2026


CLUBHOUSE REPORT

TEAM OVERVIEW

Asheville was at Greenville last week. They finished the week 2-4, winning two of the last three of the series. At home, Asheville is 4-14. They currently post a -118 run differential, scoring 303 runs while giving up 421.


INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS/DEV LIST/INACTIVE LIST

RHP Garrett Apker 60-day IL
RHP Juan Bello 60-day IL
RHP Andrew Taylor 7-day IL
RHP Nico Zeglin 7-day IL
INF Narbe Cruz 7-day IL
OF Cesar Hernandez 7-day IL

STARTING ROTATION (Last Week)

Tuesday: RHP Anthony Cruz (4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K)
Wednesday: RHP Luis Rodriguez (3.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K)
Thursday: RHP Cole Hertzler (5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8K)
Friday: RHP Parker Smith (4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6K)
Saturday: RHP Nolan Devos (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K)
Sunday: RHP Dylan Howard (5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)

KEY RELIEVERS - BULLPEN

RHR Raimy Rodriguez #41 (3 G, 6.1 IP last 15 days)
RHR Conor Steinbaugh #39 (3 G, 4.0 IP last 15 days)
RHR Joan Ogando #23 (5 G, 2.1 IP last 15 days)

TOP PERFORMERS - POSITION PLAYERS (LAST 7 DAYS)

IF – Caden Powell
(6 for 16, 3 HR, 2B, 3 RBI)
vs RHP
vs LHP

C – Freuddy Batista
(5 for 16, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
vs RHP
vs LHP

OF - Ethan Frey
(10 for 21, 1 HR, 4 2B, 6 BB, 5 RBI)
vs RHP
vs LHP

TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS (LAST 7 DAYS)

RHP – Cole Hertzler
(1GS, 5.2 IP, 2H, 1ER, 4BB, 8K)

LHP – Colby Langford
(1 G, 2.0 IP, 1H, 0ER, 0BB, 3K)


HITTERS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES BUCKETS

STRENGTHS

POWER

  • Justin Thomas Jr 4
  • Chase Call 26
  • Caden Powell 7

CONTACT

  • Ethan Frey 16
  • Justin Thomas Jr 4
  • Kyle Walker 1

vs Pitches 95+

  • Zach Daudet 10
  • Ethan Frey 16
  • Justin Thomas Jr 4

SINK

  • Freuddy Batista 38
  • Jack Moss 28
  • Alejandro Nunez 9

RIDE

  • John Garcia 13
  • Ethan Frey 16
  • Justin Thomas Jr. 4

WEAKNESSES

MISS

  • Reylin Perez 11 (FF, SL, CH)
  • Chase Call 26 (FF, SL, CB, CH)
  • Caden Powell 7 (SL, CB, CH)
  • John Garcia 13 (2S/SI, SL, CH)

CHASE

  • Alejandro Nunez 9 (SL, CB, CH)
  • Freuddy Batista 38 (FF, CB, CH)
  • John Garcia 13 (SL, CB)
  • Caden Powell 7 (2S/SI, SL, CB, CH)

RUN PREVENTION

FOCUS MATCHUPS

OF - Ethan Frey
OF - Justin Thomas Jr
IF - Jack Moss
OF - Chase Call
IF - Caden Powell

RUNNERS

Asheville stole 20 bases this past week on 23 attempts. This year, Asheville is leading the league in stolen base attempts with 160, 2nd in the league in stolen bases with 120, and 8th in the league in success rate at 75.0%. They are 90 for 124 (72.6%) when stealing 2B and 29 for 35 (82.9%) when stealing 3B.

Justin Thomas Jr. 4 (16 for 20)
Chase Call 26 (14 for 18)
Kyle Walker 1 (14 for 20)
Ethan Frey 16 (12 for 16)
Caden Powell 7 (11 for 13)
Zach Daudet 10 (8 for 13)

BUNTERS

Asheville has the 8th most bunt attempts in the SAL with 15, 7 in play.

Alejandro Nunez 9 (7 att, 2 in play)
Reylin Perez 11 (4 att, 1 in play)


Opponent CRG

Overview

Asheville is 4th out of 12 in stolen bases attempts against (112).The Tourists have allowed the 4th most stolen bases (87). Asheville are tied for 4th in the league in caught stealings, having thrown out 25 runners. Overall, their SB success rate given up is 5th worst in the league at 77.7%. The pitchers who have allowed the most number of stolen bases are RHP Dylan Howard (12 for 14), Joan Ogando (10 for 12), and Cole Hertzler (10 for 15).

C - Freuddy Batista: 27/35 (77.1%)
C - John Garcia: 17/22 (77.3%)
C - Hemmanuel Rosario: 14/16 (87.5%)
C - Keduar Trujillo: 3/4 (75.0%)

ROSTER & RECENT TRANSACTIONS

ASHEVILLE ROSTER & TRANSACTIONS - June 01, 2026

Roster & Transactions

TOP 30 PROSPECTS ON ROSTER

Top 30 Prospects

OF – Ethan Frey - #3
RHP - Cole Hertzler – #21
RHP - Parker Smith - #23
OF - Caden Powell - #25