SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
04/26/2024
 
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 6249 - FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (13-3) 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 7 16 0
Lexington Legends (8-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 0
Crawdads Top Legends, 7-4
The performance of Gregg Mathews proved critical in helping Hickory beat Lexington, 7-4. The Crawdads third baseman was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 3 times. Hickory, now 13-3, is setting the league on fire so far.

In the top of the first, Judd Brown pounced on a fastball from Blake Hurley and hit a run-scoring single. It gave Hickory a quick 1-0 lead.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Hickory manager Gary Cathcart.

HICKORY BATTING LINESCORES LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Champino CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .305 2 7
G. Mathews 3B 4 3 3 0 1 0 2 .404 3 10
M. Gilliam RF 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .464 3 12
J. Brown DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 .305 2 13
W. Powell LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .385 2 8
J. Calcaterra 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .194 2 5
N. Smith SS 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .281 0 4
M. Mayer C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .216 1 5
C. Ricketts 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 5
Totals 40 7 16 6 3 8 24      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Powell (3, 5th Inning off B. Hurley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Calcaterra (2, 4th Inning off B. Hurley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Champino , G. Mathews 3 , M. Gilliam 3 , J. Brown 2 , W. Powell 3 , J. Calcaterra 5 , N. Smith , M. Mayer , C. Ricketts
2-out RBI: M. Gilliam , J. Brown , W. Powell , J. Calcaterra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Champino 2 , J. Brown , N. Smith 2
GIDP: J. Brown , W. Powell
Sac Bunt: M. Mayer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Mathews (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Champino-Mayer)
OF assists: 1 (Champino(Johnson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hernández DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .400 0 7
J. Pasternack RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .203 2 12
Y. Zhang CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .291 1 6
J. Johnson LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .278 3 9
A. West C 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .413 3 8
T. Pierce 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 2
L. Diamont 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .087 1 1
D. De Andrade SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .213 1 4
W. Johnson 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .263 0 5
   a-J. Blackmon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 7
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 9 11      
a - J. Blackmon pinch hit for W. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. West (4, 4th Inning off B. Beck, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Blackmon (3, 9th Inning off P. Messick, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pasternack , A. West 4 , T. Pierce , J. Blackmon 2
2-out RBI: A. West
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hernández , T. Pierce
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Pierce-De Andrade-Johnson, Pierce-De Andrade-Johnson)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORES LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Beck W (2-1) 6.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 85 58 1.89
J. Tomblin 0.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 21 9 2.57
C. O'Reilly H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 14 4.66
P. Messick SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 12 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Beck 55
Batters Faced: B. Beck 24, J. Tomblin 4, C. O'Reilly 5, P. Messick 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Beck 6-6, J. Tomblin 0-0, C. O'Reilly 0-3, P. Messick 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Beck 85-58, J. Tomblin 21-9, C. O'Reilly 24-14, P. Messick 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tomblin 2-2 , C. O'Reilly 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Hurley L (2-1) 4.2 9 5 5 2 3 1 83 47 3.68
C. Minacci 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 34 24 3.18
C. Smolinski 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 24 15 12.27
B. Jones 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 8 6.23
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurley 27
Batters Faced: B. Hurley 23, C. Minacci 9, C. Smolinski 7, B. Jones 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurley 6-3, C. Minacci 0-3, C. Smolinski 2-0, B. Jones 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurley 83-47, C. Minacci 34-24, C. Smolinski 24-15, B. Jones 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Minacci 1-1 , C. Smolinski 2-0 , B. Jones 2-0
WP: B. Hurley 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gregg Mathews
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 5894
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