Crawdads Crunch Grasshoppers, 5-3
Published on August 9, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
GREENSBORO, NC - The Hickory Crawdads struck early and hung on late for the 5-3 win against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, before 5,080 fans at NewBridge Bank Park on Monday evening.
Hickory (24-18, 64-48) got out to a quick start with three runs in the first inning against Greensboro LHP Chad James (3-8). 2B Travis Adair and LF Joe Bonadonna sparked the rally with back-to-back singles, before the run-scoring blows were dealt later in the frame by CF Jared Bolden with an RBI single and 1B Mike Ortiz with a two-run infield base hit.
The Crawdads quickly stretched it to a 4-0 lead with an RBI double by DH Zach Zaneski in the top of the second, plating Bonadonna. Hickory tacked on another when Zaneski scored from third on a wild pitch in the fifth, after doubling to start the frame and advancing to third on a grounder, pushing the Crawdads lead to 5-0.
The Grasshoppers (22-21, 54-59) got on the board with a solo homer by 1B Chad Cregar in the fifth, cutting the lead to 5-1. It was the only run surrendered by LHP Chad Bell (2-1), who scattered just four hits and struck out five through six innings in his first start with Hickory.
Greensboro added two more in the bottom of the eighth when DH Kyle Jensen hit a two-run home run against LHP Robbie Erlin. Erlin, however, got out of the rest of the frame with no further damage done before dealing a scoreless ninth to close the Crawdads 5-3 win.
Bell registered the win and Erlin logged the save for Hickory, while James was tagged with the loss for Greensboro.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads wrap up their five-game series against the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and be sure to tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown!
The Crawdads return to host the Charleston RiverDogs on Thursday, August 12, beginning with Thirsty Thursday, featuring $1 beers and Pepsis, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings. Thursday will also feature the highly-anticipated post-game Haynesworth Conditioning Challenge!
The Haynesworth Conditioning Challenge has now officially gone national with a write up by the Associated Press! The challenge has also received attention in the Washington Post, NFL.com, Sports Illustrated.com, NBC Sports and MiLB.com. You can also see the 'Dads staff complete the challenge on YouTube.
All participants that successfully complete the challenge in the allotted time will win two season tickets for the rest of the 2010 season, including all potential playoff games. All participants that attempt the challenge will receive a free ticket to a future game this season (excluding Aug. 14).
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 (828) 322-3000.
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