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Asheville Tourists
43–87 · 30th in the South Atlantic League South · L2
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Tourists Fall 6-4 in Season Finale, Close Out 2026 with Record AttendanceGame 130 of 130. The final chapter of the 2026 Asheville Tourists season ended Sunday night the way so many games this year did, right down to the wire, with the tying run at the plate and the crowd holding its breath.
Three straight strikeouts in theHigh-A · 49d agoEarly Deficit Too Much to Overcome as Tourists Fall 11-4Saturday night at HomeTrust Park was not the sendoff the Tourists were looking for heading into the final game of the season. Greensboro jumped out to a five-run lead through four innings and never let Asheville back in, winning 11-4 to set up a season finale SundayHigh-A · 50d agoPowell Blasts Two Home Runs as Tourists Roll Past Grasshoppers 10-6Caden Powell saved his best for last.
With three games remaining in the 2026 season, Powell put together his best offensive performance of the year, going 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs to power the Tourists to a 10-6 win over the Grasshoppers Friday nightHigh-A · 51d agoGrasshoppers Clinch Playoff Spot with 6-5 Win Over TouristsGreensboro came to HomeTrust Park Wednesday night looking to punch its ticket to the playoffs. Asheville made them work for every inch.
The Grasshoppers beat Asheville 6-5 to clinch a playoff spot in the Northern Division, celebrating on the HomeTrust Park field after a back and forthHigh-A · 52d agoPerez Shines Again But Grasshoppers Steal It Late, 4-2Javier Perez turned in another strong outing for the Asheville Tourists, but it was enough. Greensboro escaped HomeTrust Park with a 4-2 win on the strength of a late three-run homer. The game went by in the blink of an eye, wrapping up in 2 hours and 12 minutes, theHigh-A · 53d agoGrasshoppers Rout Tourists 15-0 in Lopsided DefeatThe Greensboro Grasshoppers stormed past the Tourists 15-0 on Tuesday night, handing Asheville its largest margin of defeat at home in 2026.
Greensboro's offense was relentless from the start. Wyatt Sanford opened the scoring with a leadoff home run in the top of the first, his 14th of the season.High-A · 54d agoTourists and Enbridge Gas Donate $16,000 to American Red Cross Through Safe at Home CampaignThe 2026 season was a home run for supporting home safety across Western North Carolina.
Thanks to the success of the Safe at Home Campaign, Enbridge Gas and the Asheville Tourists have donated $16,000 to the American Red Cross to help fund local home safety programs, including the installation ofHigh-A · 55d agoTourists Split Sunday Doubleheader, Drop Series 5-1 to FrederickGame One
Parker Smith needed a clean game. Sunday afternoon in the opener of a doubleheader, he got one.
The right-hander was dominant across 5.2 innings, holding Frederick to just four hits and no runs while striking out four. Max Martin followed with 1.1 scoreless innings to complete the shutout,High-A · 56d agoSeven-Run Rally Falls Short as Keys Walk Off Tourists 8-7For two innings Saturday night, the Tourists were on an offensive mission. Seven straight runs. A five-run deficit erased. A two-run lead in hand.
Then Frederick took it right back.
The Keys walked off Asheville for the second time in the series, winning 8-7 on a LeandroHigh-A · 57d agoKeys Win Third Straight Over Tourists at HomeThe Frederick Keys took down the Asheville Tourists (Astros) for the third time in as many days Friday night, winning by a score of 4-2 in game three of the six-game series at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.
Led by a 10-strikeout performance from Keys startingHigh-A · 58d agoTourists Manage Just Four Hits in 4-2 Loss to FrederickStephen Still had the Tourists' number Friday night. The Frederick starter struck out ten batters across 6.2 innings, holding Asheville to just four hits and keeping the Tourists off balance from the first pitch to the last. The Keys won 4-2 to take a 3-0 series lead,High-A · 58d agoAsheville Tourists Announce Downtown Diamond Dash 5k, Saturday, October 17, 2026Tourists Signature Events, the beyond baseball events arm of the Asheville Tourists baseball club, has announced the inaugural Downtown Diamond Dash 5k, starting at HomeTrust Park on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
“This inaugural 5K is about more than just a race—it’s about celebrating what this ballpark andHigh-A · 60d agoTourists Fall in 11-Inning Thriller, 3-2, as Huezo Joins 20-40 ClubThere were enough storylines Wednesday night to fill a novel. A bullpen catcher turned unlikely hero. A 20-40 club entry. A double play to escape a bases loaded tenth inning jam, and a walkoff single in the eleventh that ended it all.
Frederick edged Asheville 3-2 inHigh-A · 60d agoKeys Strike Early, Hold Off Tourists 6-3 in Series OpenerA four-run first inning was all Frederick needed. Everything after that was a pitchers duel that Asheville couldn't quite win.
The Frederick Keys beat the Tourists 6-3 Tuesday night in the opener of the final road series of the season, getting all the damage they needed inHigh-A · 61d agoPitchers Duel Turns Blowout as Brooklyn Takes Series Finale 12-1Dylan Howard retired the first eight Brooklyn batters Sunday afternoon. He struck out seven across 5.1 innings and allowed just one earned run. He still took the loss. That is the story of the series finale in a nutshell.
A string of costly errors turned what beganHigh-A · 63d agoTourists Ambushed Early, Can't Recover in 15-3 Loss to BrooklynParker Smith threw 34 pitches Saturday night and didn't record a single out. By the time the dust settled on the first inning, Brooklyn led 6-0 and the game was effectively over.
The Cyclones ambushed the Tourists early and never looked back, winning 15-3 to take aHigh-A · 64d agoBrooklyn Tallies Season-High 16 Runs in 16-12 Win Over TouristsFriday night at HomeTrust Park was a shootout from the first pitch, and Brooklyn controlled it wire to wire. The Cyclones put up a season-high 16 runs on 20 hits in a 16-12 win, handing Asheville its second loss of the series.
Kellan Oakes was roughed upHigh-A · 65d agoTen-Run Fourth Inning Powers Tourists Past Cyclones in Season’s Longest GameIt started with a loud Thirsty Thursday crowd and ended well past ten o'clock at night in front of fewer than a hundred die-hard fans who stuck around through an hour-long lightning delay. Through it all, the Tourists put together one of the most explosive innings ofHigh-A · 66d agoVasquez RBI Double Flips the Game as Tourists Rally Past Cyclones 7-6Yosweld Vasquez has played three games for the Asheville Tourists. He has a hit in all three of them. Wednesday night's was his biggest by a mile.
With two runners on and Asheville trailing 6-5 in the seventh, Vasquez drilled a ball toward right-center field. Trey SnyderHigh-A · 67d agoBrooklyn Pitching Dominates Asheville in 9-1 Series Opening LossAsheville’s Nick Potter was excellent Tuesday night. Brooklyn’s Nicolas Carreño was better.
The Brooklyn Cyclones out-dueled the Tourists from the first pitch, winning 9-1 behind a dominant pitching performance that held Asheville to just six hits and never let the Tourists find any offensive rhythm.
Potter continuedHigh-A · 68d ago
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