Crawdads Power Past Tourists, 12-3
Published on June 12, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
ASHEVILLE, NC - The Hickory Crawdads tied a season-high with seven runs in the third inning and cruised to the 12-3 win against the Asheville Tourists on Sunday, before 1,480 fans at Historic McCormick Field. The first pitch was delayed for 53 minutes due to rain.
Hickory has now won six of its last seven games to move into a tie for second with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, only two games behind the first-place Hagerstown Suns with seven games remaining in the half.
The Crawdads (35-27) raced in front with 10 runs through the first four innings, all starting with a two-run double by LF Jonathan Roof in the top of the second against RHP Erik Stavert (L, 2-4) for the early 2-0 lead.
The 'Dads opened up the big lead with seven runs in the third. SS Jurickson Profar, 2B Odubel Herrera and C Tomas Telis loaded the bases with three straight singles, before 1B Andrew Clark drove a two-run single off the center-field wall to make it 4-0. During the at-bat of Richmond, Telis came in on a wild pitch and Clark moved to second. Richmond then doubled, putting runners at second and third, and CF Jake Skole followed with a two-run double of his own, making it 7-0. DH Alejandro Selen put a powerful cap the huge frame with a two-run bomb, giving the Crawdads the 9-0 lead.
Hickory added on to the advantage with their 10th run in the fourth on another double by Skole, making it a 10-0 lead for the 'Dads, before Asheville (30-33) finally got on the board against RHP Cody Buckel (W, 2-2) in the fifth. SS Christian Adames hit the first of his two homers on the day in the fifth frame, cutting the lead to 10-1 in Buckel's final stanza on the mound.
The 'Dads stretched it back to a 10-run lead when Roof scored on an error in the seventh, before Asheville belted a couple more solo homers against RHP Ben Henry. Adames hit his second long ball in the bottom of the seventh and LF Corey Dickerson knocked one out in the eighth, cutting the Crawdads lead to 11-3.
Selen answered with a solo home run of his own in the top of the ninth, his second homer of the game, and RHP Jorge Marban dealt a three-up, three-down bottom of the ninth to close the 12-3 win for the Crawdads.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads continue their series in Asheville on Monday 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!
The 'Dads return home on Thursday, June 16 against the Charleston RiverDogs. It will be Thirsty Thursday, presented by Buffalo Wild Wings and The Big Dawg 92.1FM, with $1 can beers and Pepsis! Also, don't miss the post-game concert by Norva Jean Dreams! First pitch is at 7 p.m., gates open at 6 p.m.
Get Tickets:
Individual tickets, corporate partnerships, group outings and ticket plans for the 2011 season are available right now at the Crawdads Front Office or by calling (828) 322-3000. You can even purchase and print your tickets from the comfort of your home on Hickorycrawdads.com.
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