Bush Battles, But Tourists Unable to Complete Sweep
May 2, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
ASHEVILLE- Asheville's Nick Bush went to work on Thursday night against the Hagerstown Suns. The starting pitcher spun a season-high six innings and struck out a season-high seven batters. Bush's effort was not quite enough to give the Tourists their first series sweep of the year and Asheville fell to Hagerstown 7-3.
The Suns used a big inning in the third and one more big inning in the seventh to account for all seven of their runs. Asheville had to deal with a game starting pitcher on the Hagerstown side all night. Joan Adon consistently pounded the strike zone with his high-90's velocity.
Asheville plated their first run of the contest in the sixth inning. Terrin Vavra led off the inning with a single and moved around the bases on some small ball. Grant Lavigne knocked in Vavra with an RBI groundout.
The Tourists were within striking distance at 3-1; however, the Suns broke the game open with a four-run seventh. Asheville countered with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. One of those runs came on Vavra's third hit of the game; an RBI double down the left field line.
Hagerstown was able to keep the Tourists from rallying over the game's final two innings. Asheville finished just 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position but stayed in the game with stellar defense. The Tourists have not committed an error in their last five ballgames.
Next on the slate is a date with the South Atlantic League's top team, the Delmarva Shorebirds. Friday night's contest at McCormick Field will begin at 7:05pm.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 2, 2019
- Adon, Four-Run 7th Put Tourists Away in Finale - Hagerstown Suns
- Knight Dazzles, 'Birds Blank 'Flies for Sweep - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Bush Battles, But Tourists Unable to Complete Sweep - Asheville Tourists
- Defense Optional as GreenJackets Sweep Lexington - Augusta GreenJackets
- Bies, Higgins Combine for Two-Hit Shutout to Finish Sweep of Kannapolis - Charleston RiverDogs
- Butto Brilliant But Columbia Blanked - Columbia Fireflies
- Power Blanked by BlueClaws in Series Finale - Charleston Dirty Birds
- BlueClaws Bats Burst out in 10-0 Thursday Win - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Fireflies Game Notes: May 2 vs. Delmarva (Game 26) - Columbia Fireflies
- Hagerstown Suns Game Notes - Hagerstown Suns
- Game Notes (May 2) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Greensboro Takes Series with 8-3 Win over Rome - Rome Emperors
- Greenville Falls to Hickory on Wednesday - Greenville Drive
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
