Thompson Deals 8 Scoreless Innings in 'Dads 2-0 Win

June 28, 2010 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release

HAGERSTOWN, MD - After nine scoreless innings from RHP Joe Wieland on Friday and six no-hit frames from South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week LHP Robbie Erlin on Sunday, RHP Matt Thompson chimed in with eight scoreless innings against the Hagerstown Suns on Monday, guiding Hickory to a 2-0, series clinching, win before 488 fans at Municipal Stadium. The 'Dads improve to 3-2 to begin the second half of the season.

Thompson (6-4, 3.48 ERA) spread seven hits across eight innings while fanning nine to pick up the victory in his longest outing of the season.

Hickory (43-32) picked up its first run of the ballgame in the sixth inning against Suns starter LHP Daniel Rosenbaum (1-4, 2.14 ERA). LF Joe Bonadonna led off with a triple to left field, his second of the ballgame. Then, with 3B Matt West at the plate, Rosenbaum uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Bonadonna to race home and put the 'Dads up 1-0.

The Crawdads doubled their lead in the seventh on a pair of doubles by 2B Travis Adair and SS Edwin Garcia. Adair led the inning off with a double to right. Two outs later, Garcia laced a double to right-center field to plate Adair and push the Hickory advantage to the 2-0 final score.

Hagerstown (38-37) had scoring chances in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings, but Thompson prevented them from bringing home runners in scoring position.

RHP Trevor Hurley came on in the ninth for a quick, 1-2-3, inning to get his ninth save. Rosenbaum surrendered one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four over six innings to take the loss.

Crawdads Clippings:

The Crawdads return home on Tuesday to host the Lexington Legends for five games, including two Independence Day Fireworks nights on July 2nd and 3rd. All tickets for July 2nd and 3rd are just $10!

Tuesday is Dollar Day with 10 ballpark items on sale for just $1, including a buy one grandstand ticket, get a second for just a buck ticket deal! Fans can also take advantage of KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets deal. Buy one ticket, get one free from KRAFT Singles with your package wrapper! The 'Dads are also hosting Latino Night and collecting used baseball equipment to donate to Roberto's Kids for youths in Latin America. Gates open at 6 p.m., first pitch is at 7 p.m.

If you can't make it to the ballpark, you can still catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and be sure to tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown!

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