Buccos Cove

Over the weekend, the Greensboro Grasshoppers had one of the wildest endings to a game you will ever see courtesy of Will Mathiessen. Not only did he hit the walk-off grand slam to win it in the 12th, but he pitched the top of the inning and earned his first professional win. Baseball is such a great game because you never know what is going to happen on any given night at the ballpark. Case in point, the Pittsburgh Pirates High-A Affiliate, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, were involved in one of the wildest games you will ever see last Friday. The box score looks pretty normal, with the Grasshoppers winning the game 15-14 in the 12th inning. At first glance, the only real question that pops up is where was the pitching? However, when you dive into the box score, you will see something that rarely happens in a game. A position player not only got the win on the mound but hit the walk-off grand slam that won the game for the Grasshoppers. That position player was Grasshoppers f...