Crawdads Soar over Shorebirds, 8-1
Published on July 23, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HICKORY, NC - The Hickory Crawdads cruised to the 8-1 victory against the Delmarva Shorebirds, before 1,076 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Monday night . With the win, the 'Dads will remain tied for 1st place in the Northern Division Second Half Standings with the Hagerstown Suns.
Hickory (18-13, 54-46) broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the third inning against RHP Zach Davies (L, 4-3). With one away, RF Jordan Akins singled himself on base. Akins took off for second too soon and found himself in a run down in between first and second base. However, SS Sammie Starr threw the ball away during the run down, enabling Akins to get to second on another miscue. After a SS Luis Sardinas base hit moved Akins to third, 1B Trever Adams brought him home with an RBI sacrifice fly to right field, making it 1-0.
The 'Dads opened up the lead with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. 2B Rougned Odor started the stanza with a triple to the right-field corner. He quickly came home on an RBI single by LF Zach Cone. Cone advanced to second base on a CF Chris Grayson walk, before C Jorge Alfaro brought them both home on a two-run double. Alfaro took third on a single by DH Alejandro Selen, and then Akins brought him home on an RBI fielder's choice, stretching the lead to 5-0.
After four scoreless frames by LHP Andrew Faulkner (W, 3-3), the Shorebirds (12-18, 40-59) got on the board against him in the top of the fifth. With one down, SS Sammie Starr reached on a single, and then came in on an RBI double by CF Mikey Planeta, making it 5-1. That was all Faulkner would allow, however, keeping Delmarva to just one run through his season-high seven innings on the night.
Hickory stretched the lead with three insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. A one-out base hit by Sardinas started the charge, before he moved to second base on a passed ball. Adams then pulled an RBI double to the left-field wall, plating Sardinas. After a pop out and a walk by Cone, Grayson unloaded a two-run triple to right-center field, scoring Adams and Cone for the 8-1 advantage.
After Faulkner's seven frames on the mound, RHP Taylor Dennis and RHP Daniel Lopez each followed with a scoreless inning apiece, closing the 8-1 win for Hickory.
Crawdads Clippings:
The 'Dads host the Shorebirds on Tuesday for Dollar Day at 7 p.m . Buy one ticket for Tuesday's game and get a second Grandstand Ticket for just a buck! Also, nine other items around the ballpark are just $1 each. Tuesday is also Great Outdoors Night, so wear hunting, fishing or camping gear for a Half Off Ticket! Gates open at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
Get Tickets:
Individual Tickets for all Crawdads home games are available right now at Hickorycrawdads.com or by calling (828) 322-3000! Group outings, corporate partnerships, Levine Children's Hospital Claw Club memberships and Ticket Books for the 20th Anniversary Season are also available right now by calling the Front Office at (828) 322-3000 .
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