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The Greenville Drive piggybacked on dominant pitching to win 2-0 and set the tone strongly for this six-game series against the Asheville Tourists. The Drive improves to 29-38, while the Tourists drops to 18-51.
SHUTOUT W! 😤
Greenville pitching took control of game one in a 2-0 win against the Asheville Tourists! #YourHomeTeam will be back in action tomorrow night with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 pm! #GVLHomeTeam #UpstateHomeTeam #Togetherwewin pic.twitter.com/IXaV4UpJvo
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 24, 2026
After tossing a seven-inning, scoreless performance last week, the longest outing by a Drive pitcher all season, Devin Futrell returned to the mound in game one for another lights-out showing. Futrell held the Tourists scoreless through six innings, sending batters down in order in four frames he pitched.
Middle of the eighth and it's still 2-0 Drive.
Greenville looks to add some insurance in the bottom of the frame.
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 24, 2026
Tyler Davis relieved Futrell and saw seven batters before handing it over to Steven Brooks in the eighth. Davis sat down three batters straight in the seventh before heading back to the dugout. Brooks secured the shutout win for the Drive, earning his fifth save of the season by throwing 1.1 innings with one hit and one punchout.
Davis with a 1-2-3 inning all down by way of the K! 🤩
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 24, 2026
Greenville’s pitching totaled 16 strikeouts against the Asheville lineup, allowing four hits and issuing two walks. Futrell earned the well-deserved win on the night with Luis Rodriguez taking the loss for the Tourists, faulting for the Drive’s winning runs.
HEY(MAN) AND GOODBYE! 👋
Luke Heyman sends one out to center for his fourth of the year.
Tourists 0 | Drive 2 | B4 pic.twitter.com/jqwUG2QMY2
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 23, 2026
As for the offense, Justin Gonzales collected his 33rd RBI of the season on a line-drive single, bringing in Ronny Hernandez for the first run of the game in the third. Luke Heyman extended the Drive’s lead to two runs on a long ball to lead off the following inning, marking the end of all scoring.
🔟 STIKEOUTS FOR FUTRELL! 🔥
He has sent down batters in order in three out of the four innings he's pitched. The Tourists remain scoreless! pic.twitter.com/os17ANJE9w
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 23, 2026
The Greenville offense did just enough, finishing with seven hits. Asheville struggled at the plate tonight with just four hits to show for it, going 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position and leaving six runners stranded.
JUSTIN GONZALES FOR THE LEAD! 👏
After Futrell collected two more punchouts in the third to keep the score at zero apiece, Gonzales scores the first run of the game on a single down the line!
Tourists 0 | Drive 1 | B3 pic.twitter.com/Ou8dXU3SzK
— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) June 23, 2026
The Greenville Drive return tomorrow for game two against the Asheville Tourists for Game Show Night, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM at Fluor Field.
Credit: www.milb.com/greenville/
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