Bounce Back Performance Leaves No Doubt
August 17, 2012 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
After the Tourists dropped the series opener 10-5 on Thursday night, Asheville responded in a huge way in Game Two. The T's pounded out 19 hits in a 14-1 blowout win over the Greenville Drive.
Trevor Story Homered in his first two at-bats and finished the night with 5 RBI's. Brian Humphries and Jared Simon both reached base four times and Taylor Featherston also went deep in the ballgame.
Asheville plated three runs in the first, six in the sixth, and three more in the seventh. The Tourists added single runs in the second and eighth to account for their 14 runs. Greenville's lone run came in the top of the ninth on a David Renfroe solo blast.
Tyler Anderson threw seven shutout innings for his 11th win of the year, while Ken Roberts notched a scoreless eighth. Anderson did not walk a batter and struck out seven. Every player in the Tourists line-up recorded at least one hit.
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