Suns top Crawdads, 5-1, in series opener
Published on May 22, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HAGERSTOWN, MD - The Hickory Crawdads dropped the opening game of a four-game series to the Hagerstown Suns, 5-1, before 2,032 fans at Municipal Stadium on Friday night. LHP Yoon-Hee Nam dealt a season-high 6.2 innings, surrendering only one run on one hit with a season-high seven strikeouts in the no-decision.
The Crawdads (20-21) struck first with a run in the top of the second inning for a 1-0 lead. RF Mike Bianucci hit the first of his two doubles on the night to lead off the inning. Bianucci then moved to second on a wild pitch from Hagerstown starter LHP Jack McGeary, and scored on a ground ball hit by 3B Matt West to second base.
However, the Suns (20-18) came back with a run against Nam in the bottom of the third inning, which was the only frame in which Nam surrendered a hit, much less a run. The 1-1 tie remained intact until the bottom of the seventh when RHP Mark Hamburger (1-4, 3.86) took over on the mound for Hickory. Hamburger retired the first batter, but would get touched for four runs in the inning, on four hits, one walk and two errors committed behind him.
Hamburger picked up the loss, while RHP Patrick Arnold (2-1, 4.44) registered the win for Hagerstown, pitching four scoreless innings in relief in the 5-1 Suns victory.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads and Suns continue their four-game series Saturday evening at 6:35 p.m. in Hagerstown. Fans can catch all the action on The Big Dawg 92.1 FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and be sure to tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown!
The Crawdads return to L.P. Frans Stadium on Saturday, May 30, to host the Suns for a set of four games. That night, the ZOOperstars will be at the ballpark entertaining fans all night long and it will also be the Crawdads Drawstring Backpack Giveaway, sponsored by Blue Ridge Energies and KICKS Radio Group. Gates open at 6 p.m., first pitch is at 7 p.m.
Single game tickets for all Crawdads 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 322-3000.
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