Crawdads Fall in Wednesday Matinee in Lakewood
July 11, 2012 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
LAKEWOOD, NJ - The 1st-place Hickory Crawdads fell to the Lakewood BlueClaws, 9-3, before 5,733 fans at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon.
The Crawdads (14-6, 50-39) jumped in front in the top of the first, striking for three tallies against LHP Lino Martinez (W, 4-4). With one away, 1B Trever Adams singled his way on, before racing all the way in on an RBI double by 3B Drew Robinson. CF Zach Cone then followed with a towering two-run homer to left field, slamming Hickory into the 3-0 lead.
However, Lakewood (11-9, 37-52) responded right away, seizing the lead in the bottom of the first against LHP Victor Payano (L, 5-4). Two singles and a fielder's choice loaded the bases with no outs, before an RBI fielder's choice by 1B Chris Duffy got the BlueClaws on the board. One out later, 3B Maikel Franco launched a three-run home run, belting the BlueClaws into the 4-3 lead.
Lakewood poured on four more runs in the bottom of the second. With two on and one down, RF Kelly Dugan drove a two-run double, before coming home himself on an RBI double by Duffy. Duffy scored lated in the frame on an RBI sacrifice fly by Franco, making it 8-3. The BlueClaws added their final run in the bottom of the fourth. Dugan led off with a base hit and quickly swiped second base. Franco then struck with his fifth RBI of the game, singling in Dugan to account for the eventual final score of 9-3 in the Lakewood win.
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