Crawdads Release 2015 Schedule

August 15, 2014 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release

Hickory, NC - The Hickory Crawdads have released their schedule for 2015, with the 'Dads 23rd season in Hickory scheduled to start on Thursday, April 9th.

The Crawdads open and close the 2015 season at beautiful L.P. Frans Stadium, with the 'Dads kicking off the year with a seven-game home stand against Hagerstown and Asheville April 9th - 15th before ending the regular season with a five-game series against the Rome Braves September 3rd - 7th. The 2015 schedule will have the Crawdads at home for Memorial Day and Labor Day, while also featuring 12 Thirsty Thursdays and 10 Fireworks Fridays. The 'Dads will celebrate Independence Day with a game on July 3rd, while a 4th of July celebration at L.P. Frans Stadium is being planned with the team on the road.

The Crawdads will see plenty of their in-state rivals next year, with the 'Dads taking on the Greensboro Grasshoppers 17 times, the Kannapolis Intimidators in 15 games, and the Asheville Tourists on 9 dates. The Rome Braves will also visit L.P. Frans for two series and nine total games. The Crawdads most frequent opponent in 2015 will be the Lakewood BlueClaws, with 18 total games on the schedule, 13 of them on the road.

The schedule will once again feature the Crawdads in the South Atlantic League Northern Division and will be comprised of 140 games, 70 per half. The two halves will be split by the All-Star break from June 22nd - 24th, with the 56th annual SAL All-Star Game taking place in Asheville, NC.

A breakdown of all the Crawdads opponents in 2015 includes:

vs. Northern Division - 84 (35H, 49A)

vs. Lakewood - 18 (5H, 13A)

vs. Greensboro - 17 (6H, 11A)

vs. Kannapolis - 15 (7H, 8A)

vs. Hagerstown - 14 (8H, 6A)

vs. Delmarva - 11 (3H, 8A)

vs. West Virginia - 9 (6H, 3A)

vs. Southern Division - 56 (35H, 21A)

vs. Rome - 12 (9H, 3A)

vs. Charleston - 11 (7H, 4A)

vs. Asheville - 9 (3H, 6A)

vs Savannah - 8 (8H, 0A)

vs. Augusta - 8 (4H, 4A)

vs. Lexington - 4 (0H, 4A)

vs. Greenville - 4 (4H, 0A)

South Atlantic League Stories from August 15, 2014

• Sand Gnats Fly Past Drive, 16-4 - Greenville Drive
• Gnats' Bats Beat Back Drive 16-4 Friday - Savannah Sand Gnats
• Late Rally Falls Short in 'Dads 5-2 Defeat - Hickory Crawdads
• Tourists Win in "Prime Time" - Asheville Tourists
• Braves Outlast RiverDogs in Friday Marathon - Charleston RiverDogs
• 15-Hit Attack Sends West Virginia to 9-2 Win over Legends - Lexington Legends
• Brault Dominates in 5-2 Victory - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Rodesky Shuts Door in Claws Debut; Lakewood Wins 6-4 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Flurry of 2-Out Hits Squashes Grasshoppers - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• Offense Comes Alive in Power Victory - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Camargo Transferred to Lynchburg - Rome Emperors
• Cordell Promoted to High-A Myrtle Beach - Hickory Crawdads
• Legends Weekend Includes Head-Shaving, Autograph Session - Lexington Legends
• Shorebirds Game Notes at Hickory - Delmarva Shorebirds
• Game Notes: Kannapolis Intimidators (White Sox) at Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins) -- August 15, 2 - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• GreenJackets to Host Golden Harvest Food Bank Canned Food Drive - Augusta GreenJackets
• RiverDogs Release 2015 Schedule - Charleston RiverDogs
• Team Announces 35th Season Game Schedule in Hagerstown - Hagerstown Suns
• Crawdads Release 2015 Schedule - Hickory Crawdads
• Intimidators Announce 2015 Schedule - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• Sand Gnats Team President to Get Prostate Exam While Singing 'Take Me out to the Ballgame' - Savannah Sand Gnats
• WV Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
• Hoppers Prevail in a Weird One - Greensboro Grasshoppers
• Hoppers Top Kannapolis for 5th Straight Win - Greensboro Grasshoppers

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