SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
05/23/2023
 
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
GAME ID: 10136 - TUESDAY, MAY 23RD , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (29-16) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Charleston RiverDogs (21-23) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 5 1
RiverDogs Prevail, 5-4, Over Hickory
The Charleston RiverDogs beat the Hickory Crawdads by a score of 5-4. Charleston third baseman Michael Pearl deserved the lion's share of the credit. Pearl was 2-3 with 2 home runs for the RiverDogs. Charleston pitcher Rhett Frank got the win, upping his record to 2-0. Myles Thomas got the loss. Edgardo Vega, summoned from the bullpen, notched his 9th save.

The RiverDogs got a big at-bat from right fielder Kevin Aakers. For the game, Aakers went 1-3 with a home run. In the bottom of the sixth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Charleston a 5-4 lead.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Pearl said.

Charleston has 3 straight wins, Hickory 4 straight losses.

HICKORY BATTING LINESCORES CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Whittier LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 5 14
   a-D. Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 0 7
   b-W. Powell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 5 23
M. Gilliam RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .299 1 9
F. Champino CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240 4 19
M. Buck DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .321 2 6
M. Mayer C 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .222 0 1
G. Mathews 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .238 2 20
T. Murray 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .289 2 22
M. Horvath SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .263 3 16
A. Gorman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .284 1 16
Totals 35 4 11 3 3 6 19      
a - D. Reed pinch hit for K. Whittier in the 8th
b - W. Powell substituted for D. Reed in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Buck (2, 2nd Inning off B. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Whittier , F. Champino 2 , M. Buck 4 , M. Mayer , G. Mathews , T. Murray 3 , M. Horvath
2-out RBI: M. Horvath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Whittier 2 , D. Reed , F. Champino , G. Mathews 2
Sac Bunt: M. Horvath 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Mayer (1) , T. Murray (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Robertson LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .289 5 11
   a-J. Kendall LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 1
J. Jung 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .268 8 25
K. Aakers RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .178 6 19
M. Pearl 3B 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 .245 15 30
I. Melendez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 17
D. Keegan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182 0 8
B. Riding DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 3 16
C. Washington CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 2 4
T. Clapp SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .149 0 5
Totals 29 5 5 5 0 10 0      
a - J. Kendall substituted for M. Robertson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Robertson 2 (5, 1st Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Pearl 2 (15, 1st Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Aakers (6, 6th Inning off M. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Robertson 8 , K. Aakers 4 , M. Pearl 8
2-out RBI: M. Pearl
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: T. Clapp (3)
OF assists: 1 (Aakers(Champino at home))
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORES CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Thomas L (6-1) 5.1 5 5 5 0 8 5 83 58 3.28
M. Richards 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 17 1.06
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thomas 46
Batters Faced: M. Thomas 21, M. Richards 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thomas 3-5, M. Richards 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thomas 83-58, M. Richards 22-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Palmer 5.2 10 4 3 2 4 0 95 60 2.11
R. Frank W (2-0), BS (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 3.86
L. Camacho H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 3.86
E. Vega SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 2.78
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Palmer 37
Batters Faced: B. Palmer 27, R. Frank 7, L. Camacho 3, E. Vega 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Palmer 5-6, R. Frank 1-2, L. Camacho 1-1, E. Vega 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Palmer 95-60, R. Frank 22-13, L. Camacho 8-5, E. Vega 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Frank 1-1 , L. Camacho 1-0
WP: L. Camacho
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Pearl
Ballpark: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 3985
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