SAL1 Hickory Crawdads

Crawdads Slow Drive with 3-2 Win

Published on September 3, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release


GREENVILLE, SC - The Hickory Crawdads took the series opener against the Greenville Drive, 3-2, before 5,135 fans at Fluor Field on Friday night.

After 5.5 scoreless innings to start the game, the Drive (76-60, 40-26) struck first in the bottom of the sixth against LHP Miguel De Los Santos. 3B Michael Almanzar worked a one-out walk and moved from first to third on a wild pitch, throwing error combination. C Sean Killeen knocked him in with an RBI single, cracking the scoreless tie.

The Crawdads (73-63, 33-33) came back with a two-out rally in the eighth against RHP Dennis Neuman (0-3). C Zach Zaneski extended the frame with a two-out double to center, before coming home on a game-tying RBI single by LF Jared Prince. Prince then trotted home on a two-run homer by RF Guillermo Pimentel, putting Hickory up, 3-1.

The 'Dads withstood a ninth-inning comeback attempt by Greenville and hung on for the 3-2 victory. LHP Joseph Ortiz (4-1) registered the win for Hickory, tossing 1.2 innings of relief, and RHP Johan Yan logged the save with the final two frames on the mound. Neuman was tagged with the loss for Greenville.

Crawdads Clippings: The Crawdads take on the Drive in Greenville on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. Catch all the action live on Hickorycrawdads.com, and the tape-delayed broadcast on The Big Dawg 92.1FM after the conclusion of the UNC broadcast. The Crawdads will host the Lakewood BlueClaws on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. for Game 1 of the 3-game Northern Division Championship Series to start the 2010 South Atlantic League Playoffs! Tickets for the first playoff action in Hickory since 2007 are on sale now at Hickorycrawdads.com or by calling (828) 322-3000! 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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