Hickory Crawdads Lose Sixth Straight Game
Justin Foscue had Hickory s only run, coming in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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Hickory Crawdads Lose Sixth Straight Game
May 19, 2021
The Hickory Crawdads dropped the series opener against the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-1 on Tuesday night, extending the ‘Dads losing streak to six games.
The Grasshoppers hopped on Crawdads’ starter Justin Slaten for two runs in the second inning. They tacked on another run (unearned) in the sixth off reliever Joe Kuzia. Tai Tiedemann came into the game in the seventh and allowed two runs in his two innings of work. Jean Casanova pitched a scoreless ninth.
The Hickory Crawdads rallied for 4 runs late in Friday night’s game against the Dash but weren’t able to complete the comeback as they fell 8-4 in front of a cr
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Down East was rained out and Round Rock has the day off, but Frisco balances that out somewhat by playing a doubleheader after last night’s rainout.
Cole Ragans made his second start of the year for the Hickory Crawdads, and it went much better than the first. Ragans went 4 innings, striking out 5 and walking 2 while allowing 3 hits. Per Mark Parker, the one run he allowed was due largely to a couple of defensive lapses by Ragans, first by allowing a runner to reach on an infield single by not covering first, then by getting just one out on a potential GIDP comebacker. For someone who has not been in game action for as long as Ragans has, though, some rust there is understandable.
Hickory Crawdads Pick Up First Home Win of Season
Cole Ragans pitched four innings and struck out five batters. photo courtesy of Hickory Crawdads
Hickory Crawdads Pick Up First Home Win of Season
May 13, 2021
The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Winston-Salem Dash 3-1 on Wednesday evening, holding their opponent to just 3 hits.
The Crawdads took the lead in the third inning with Miguel Aparicio’s first homerun of the season. Jonathan Ornelas kept the momentum going with a double and came around to score on a single by Frainyer Chavez. Chavez came around to score on a single by Jake Guenther to give the ‘Dads a 3-0 advantage.
Hickory Crawdads Drop Home Opener
Blaine Crim went two-for-four batting with a run scored and an RBI photo courtesy of Hickory Crawdads
Hickory Crawdads Drop Home Opener
May 11, 2021
The Hickory Crawdads fell to the Winston-Salem Dash in their home opener last night, 7-6. Hickory was down 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth before rallying for four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Hickory tacked on another run in the sixth inning, but Winston-Salem scored four runs of their own in the top of the seventh and held on for the win.
Blaine Crim once again shined for the Crawdads on offense. He went two-for-four with a run scored and an RBI. Crim’s run and RBI came off of a solo home run in the sixth inning. He has a current batting average of .385. Justin Foscue and Miguel Aparicio each had a pair of RBI.