Crawdads blank Suns, 6-0, to win series
Published on May 25, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HAGERSTOWN, MD - The Hickory Crawdads registered their seventh shutout of the season for their third straight win, 6-0, against the Hagerstown Suns before 901 fans at Municipal Stadium on Monday afternoon. RHP Jake Brigham and LHP Martin Perez combined for 17 strikeouts in the shutout win.
Both starters, Brigham for Hickory and RHP Paul Demny for Hagerstown, got off to strong starts in the ballgame, keeping it scoreless through the first four innings. However, the Crawdads offense broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning. DH Eric Fry drew a one-out walk to get on board and scored later in the inning on a two-out RBI double by SS Leury Garcia to put the Crawdads in the 1-0 lead.
Hickory added to the lead with a tally in the top of the seventh, as 3B Matt West, Fry and C Zach Zaneski strung together three consecutive singles. Zaneski's knock brought in West and made it 2-0.
The Crawdads then blew the game open, 6-0, with four runs on five hits in the top of the ninth. Bianucci led off with a single, moved to second on a balk and scored on an RBI base hit from 1B Erik Morrison. Morrison then moved to third on a single by Fry, before Garcia drove Morrison in later in the inning with a two-out RBI single. Both Fry and Garcia then scored on a two-run double by CF David Paisano, capping the four-run frame to put the Crawdads ahead by six.
Perez, who took over to start the sixth inning, then nailed down the win, escaping a bases-loaded situation by dealing a game-ending strikeout, his ninth of the game, to 3B Nick Arata. Brigham, who struck out a season-high eight through five scoreless frames, earned the win, while Perez recorded his first save of the season, also posting a season high in strikeouts with the nine k's. The Crawdads have won their last three games, taking the series in Hagerstown, three-games-to-one.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads continue their road trip with a four-game series in Delmarva against the Shorebirds, starting Tuesday evening at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1 FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown!
The Crawdads return home on Saturday, May 30 to host the Hagerstown Suns. The ZOOperstars will be at the ballpark entertaining fans of all ages, and it will also be the Crawdads Drawstring Backpack Giveaway, sponsored by Blue Ridge Energies and KICKS Radio Group. Gates open at 6 p.m., first pitch is at 7 p.m.
Get Tickets:
Single game tickets for all Crawdads games are on sale now at the Crawdads Ticket Office and online at www.hickorycrawdads.com and start at just $6! Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Crawdads office, located at 2500 Clement Blvd. NW or by calling 322-3000.
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