Davis Germann (ZooKeepers photo)
ASHEBORO — Davis Germann made a big impression in the first home game of the season for the Asheboro ZooKeepers by belting three home runs.
The power displayed provided highlights as the ZooKeepers won back-to-back games following a season-opening loss as the Coastal Plain League baseball season began last week.
Germann’s three-homer game came in an 11-1, seven-inning victory against the High Point-Thomasville HiToms on Friday night at McCrary Park.
The right fielder out of Morehead State finished with seven runs batted in. He set the tone with a two-out grand slam in the first inning before adding a two-run shot in the third and a solo blast in the sixth. Germann also played for the ZooKeepers last year.
Jake Minarik also had three hits for Asheboro.
Mason McDaniel was the winning pitcher with three shutout innings of relief. Starting pitcher Joe Rauscher held the HiToms to one run on six innings across four innings.
Seojun Oh homered in Saturday’s 10-0 victory at Martinsville’s Hooker Field, while pitchers Connor Darling and Nathanael Volk combined for eight shutout innings with eight strikeouts against the Martinsville Mustangs. Darling logged five innings.
Asheboro fell 11-3 in its season opener last Thursday to the host Holly Springs Salamanders despite Yariel Diaz’s two-run home run in the top of the first inning. Shane Keup took the loss.
Asheboro’s upcoming home games include Thursday night against the Boone Bigfoots and Saturday night vs. Martinsville.
