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Tourists end home slate with loss, begin giving back

Tourists end home slate with loss, begin giving back

The Asheville Tourists closed their 2025 home season at McCormick Field on Sunday with a 4-2 loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers. Photo: Contributed/Asheville Tourists


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) —  The Asheville Tourists closed their 2025 home season at McCormick Field on Sunday with a 4-2 loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers, undone by walks and errors despite a pair of home runs.

Drew Vogel tied the game in the second inning with a solo shot to left, and Alejandro Nunez pulled Asheville within a run in the sixth with a blast to right. But the Tourists (51-71) couldn’t overcome defensive miscues and free passes.

Two errors in the fifth inning set up an unearned run, and four walks in the eighth helped Spartanburg (63-62) tack on insurance.

Brandon McPherson (0-3) took the loss despite his longest outing of the season, working 3 2/3 innings with five strikeouts while allowing two runs, one earned.

The Asheville Tourists donated their field tarp to Enka High School. (Photo credit: Asheville Tourists)

With renovations underway for a new-look ballpark next season, the Tourists will finish their 2025 campaign on the road with a six-game series at Bowling Green beginning Tuesday. First pitch is set for 7:35 p.m.

Meanwhile, the club continued its “Ballpark Changeup” project this week, donating lockers to Erwin High School and sending the team tarp to Enka High.

The Asheville Tourists donated their lockers to Erwin High School. (Photo credit: Asheville Tourists)

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