HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads put it together on Sunday – with solid pitching and home runs by Charles Leblanc and Leody Taveras – to beat Lexington (Ky.) 5-1 and take over sole possession of first place in their division. Crawdads starter Walker Weickel and reliever Christian Torres retired 14 straight batters at one point as Hickory (51-62, 24-19 …
CRAWDADS: Split with Legends, continue to share first place in Northern
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Ya win one, ya lose one. That was the Hickory Crawdads’ day on Saturday, as they won the opener of a doubleheader over Lexington (Ky.) 3-1 before the Legends won the nightcap 9-3 at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hickory (50-62, 23-19 second half) and Lexington (54-56, 20-21) close their South Atlantic League (SAL) series at 5 p.m. on …
CRAWDADS: Washed out on Friday, they’ll play 2 on Saturday
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After rain postponed Friday night’s game, the Crawdads will play two games on Saturday against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends, starting at 3 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hickory will take the field, weather permitting, still in a first-place tie with Hagerstown (Md.) after the Suns fell 12-5 on Friday night at Lakewood (N.J.). The Suns are 21-17 …
CRAWDADS: Legends win handily but Hickory still tied for first
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lexington (Ky.) Legends got their licks in on Thursday night, using three home runs to beat Hickory 9-1 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Outhitting the Crawdads 11-5, the Legends rode homers by Gabriel Cancel, Emmanuel Rivera and Marten Gasparini to a victory before 1,325 fans. Hickory (49-61, 22-18 second half) still shares first place in …
CRAWDADS: Come home tied for first place, will face Legends next
HobbsDailyReport.com HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Crawdads are back home and tied for first place heading into Thursday night’s game against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends. Hagerstown (Md.) whipped Hickory 7-1 on Wednesday in a South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game that left the Suns (59-47, 21-16 second half) and Crawdads (49-60, 22-17) sharing first place in the Northern Division. Hickory starts …