The Spartanburgers closed the Asheville road trip Sunday with a score line that looked more like a full-series total than a single-game box score. They beat the Tourists 19-12, and the club said the 19 runs set a new franchise record. For a new team still writing its own offensive benchmarks, that kind of game immediately becomes part of the early identity of the season.
The recap was packed with big swings. The team recap said the clubs combined for 34 hits over three hours and 44 minutes, with the Spartanburgers launching six home runs, another team record for a single game. Rafe Perich homered twice, Malcolm Moore went deep again, Paxton Kling continued his power surge, and Gleider Figuereo drove in runs in both the middle and late innings. By the end of the day, the Spartanburgers had turned a wild back-and-forth game into a record-setting finish.
The bigger series picture was just as loud. The team said it entered the week with 30 home runs on the season, then hit 22 in six games against Asheville while scoring 77 runs and winning five of the six meetings. That production gave local fans a useful read on what this lineup can look like when several bats heat up at once. It also helps explain why catcher Malcolm Moore followed the series by winning South Atlantic League Player of the Week. The offensive outburst was not a one-night fluke. It was the endpoint of a full six-game barrage.
For Spartanburg, the timing is ideal. The newest club records were set on the road, but the team now returns to Fifth Third Park with a little more buzz and a little more statistical history behind it. The franchise is still young enough that every single-game scoring record feels notable. Sunday’s 19-run finish gave the city another one to remember before the next homestand begins.
