'Hoppers Top 'Dads in 11 Innings, 3-2
May 19, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HICKORY, NC - The Hickory Crawdads tied the game in the eighth to force extra innings, but ended up falling to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 3-2, in 11 frames, before 2,772 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium on Thursday night.
Hickory (22-18) struck first against Greensboro RHP Rett Varner, scoring a run in the bottom of the second inning. 1B Andrew Clark started the frame with a single to right field and advanced all the way to third on a double to left by RF Josh Richmond. 3B Christian Villanueva then drove a fly ball to right, bringing in Clark on a sacrifice fly for the 1-0 Crawdads lead.
The Grasshoppers (23-17) came right back to tie it against RHP Nick Tepesch in the top of the fourth. CF Isaac Galloway led off with a double and took third on a fly out to center. LF Christian Yelich followed with an RBI ground out to first, tying the score at 1-1.
Greensboro picked right back up in the top of the fifth inning, taking their first lead of the game on a solo homer by RF James Wooster, putting the Grasshoppers in front, 2-1.
The Crawdads refused to go away, tying the game with a run against RHP Mike Ojala in the bottom of the eighth. Villanueva got on with a one-out single and promptly stole second base. One out later, DH Jhonny Gomez entered as a pinch hitter and placed a two-out RBI single to left-center field to plate Villanueva and square the score, 2-2.
After scoreless ninth and 10th innings, Greensboro retook the lead on a solo homer by 3B Ryan Fisher to start the top of the 11th against RHP Ryan Rodebaugh (L, 1-2). Grasshoppers RHP Michael Brady (S, 4) then dealt a three-up, three-down bottom of the 11th to close the 3-2 extra-inning victory for Greensboro. LHP Grant Dayton (W, 3-0) registered the win for the Grasshoppers.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads hit the road for a four-game series against the Rome Braves, starting on Friday night at 7 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 to L.P. Frans to kick off a four-game home series against the Charleston River Dogs on Wed., May 25 at 7 p.m.! It will be Bald is Beautiful Night, with all bald fans getting a Half Off ticket!
Also, as part of Guaranteed WINsdays, if the 'Dads don't win, all fans in attendance will get a FREE ticket to a future game. Wednesday will also be Unemployment Night - bring an NCESC-issued debit card or printed online statement to the Ticket Office for four FREE tickets to the game! 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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