RidgeYaks Ride Nunez's Two-Homer Night to 5-1 Victory over Hickory

May 30, 2026 - SALEM, Va. - Starlyn Nunez delivered the biggest offensive performance of the season for Salem, blasting two home runs and driving in two runs as the Salem RidgeYaks (22-28) defeated the Hickory Crawdads (28-20), 5-1 on Saturday night at Carilion Clinic Field. Leighton Finley worked through early trouble for the RidgeYaks. The starter hit Paulino Santana on the very first pitch of the game before issuing walks to Hector Osorio and Yolfran Castillo to load the bases with no outs in the first i... Full Story

RidgeYaks Stung by Five-Run Eighth in 9-3 Loss to Hickory

May 29, 2026 - SALEM, Va. - The Salem RidgeYaks (21-28) battled back to erase an early deficit, but a five-run eighth inning by the Hickory Crawdads (28-19) proved to be the difference in a 9-3 loss on Friday night at Carilion Clinic Field. The Crawdads opened the scoring in the fourth inning when a balk by RidgeYaks starter Jose Bello brought home Yolfran Castillo for a 1-0 Hickory advantage. Salem answered immediately in the bottom half of the frame. Right fielder Skylar King continued his recent power... Full Story

BeerMongers Unable to Climb Back in 7-3 Loss to Hickory

May 28, 2026 - SALEM, Va. - The Salem BeerMongers (21-27) struck first on Thursday night, but the Hickory Crawdads (27-19) answered quickly and never relinquished the lead, defeating Salem 7-3 at Carilion Clinic Field. Salem opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Starlyn Nunez led off with a double and later crossed the plate on an RBI single from Andrews Opata, giving the BeerMongers an early 1-0 advantage. It marked the third consecutive game in which Salem scored in the bottom of th... Full Story

Crawdads Pull Away Late to Defeat RidgeYaks 4-2

May 27, 2026 - SALEM, Va. - The Salem RidgeYaks (21-26) battled back to tie the game in the seventh inning, but the Hickory Crawdads (26-19) scored twice in the eighth to hand Salem a 4-2 loss on Wednesday night at Carilion Clinic Field. The RidgeYaks entered Wednesday with momentum after winning Tuesday night's series opener in a rain-shortened six-inning game, but the second contest of the series told a different story. Salem struck first in the opening inning when Skylar King lined a single into left ... Full Story

• Crawdads Pull Away Late to Defeat RidgeYaks 4-2 - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 27
• Tucker's Two-Run Homer Lifts RidgeYaks Past Crawdads in Rain-Shortened Win - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 26
• RidgeYaks Crush Delmarva Behind Three Home Runs in 13-3 Win - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 10
• Starlyn Nunez Walks It off as RidgeYaks Defeat Shorebirds, 7-4 - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 9
• RidgeYaks Rally Late But Fall to Delmarva, 3-2 - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 8
• BeerMongers Unable to Capitalize in 6-2 Loss to Delmarva - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 7
• RidgeYaks Rally Falls Short in 6-4 Loss to Delmarva - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 6
• RidgeYaks Explode for 12 Runs in Series-Opening Victory over Delmarva - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) May 5
• RidgeYaks Blanked by FredNats 7-0 in Series Finale - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 26
• RidgeYaks Stomped by FredNats, 11-4, on Saturday Night - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 25
• RidgeYaks Run Past FredNats in 10-4 Win - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 24
• RidgeYaks Erase Six-Run Deficit But Fall Short in 7-6 Loss to Nationals - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 22
• RidgeYaks Topple Fredericksburg 12-2 in Series Opener - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 21
• RidgeYaks Strike for 16 Runs in One-Sided Win over Wilson - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 12
• Wilson Snaps Salem's Five-Game Winning Streak in 6-3 Loss to Warbirds - Salem RidgeYaks (CarL) April 12
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• Crawdads’ eighth inning too much for RidgeYaks - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 30)
• Hickory uses extra-base hits to top RidgeYaks - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 29)
• RidgeYaks held to three hits in loss to Hickory - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 28)
• RidgeYaks open series with rain-shortened win over Hickory - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 27)
• RidgeYaks use big inning to win series finale at Hill City - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 25)
• RidgeYaks fall in extra innings to Hill City - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 23)
• Gilman, Allmer shine on mound in RidgeYaks’ win at Hill City - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 23)
• Big hits, strong pitching lift RidgeYaks over Hill City - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 21)
• Howlers blast RidgeYaks in series opener - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 20)
• Walk-off wild pitch lifts Fredericksburg over RidgeYaks in series finale - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 18)
• RidgeYaks strike out in comeback bid at Fredericksburg - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 17)
• Morgan stymies Nationals as RidgeYaks win second straight - CarL Roanoke Times & World News (May 15)
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