Crawdads Fall in NDCS Opener Against Lakewood
Published on September 8, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HICKORY, NC - The Hickory Crawdads fell in Game One of the Northern Division Championship Series, 7-0, against the Lakewood BlueClaws, before 1,010 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Wednesday night. The BlueClaws take a 1-game-to-0 lead in the three-game set, which will continue with Game Two in Lakewood on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
RHP Neil Ramirez (0-1) got off to a strong start, striking out the side in the first and going 1-2-3 through the second, but Lakewood got on the board with a pair of unearned runs in the top of the third. C Sebastian Valle then added a third run to the lead in the top of the fourth, before the BlueClaws tacked on four more to open a 7-0 lead in the fifth. SS Alan Schoenberger contributed a three-run homer in the fifth frame and 1B Jonathan Singleton followed with a solo shot to open the lead and account for the final score.
Lakewood starter RHP Trevor May (1-0) struck out 13 through 6.2 innings to keep the Crawdads offense in check and register the win, while Ramirez, who struck out seven in five innings, was tagged with the loss for Hickory.
Crawdads Clippings: The Crawdads head to Lakewood for Game Two of the Northern Division Championship Series this Friday at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown! Get Playoff Tickets: Single game tickets for all 2010 Crawdads playoff 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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