SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
07/09/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GAME ID: 10696 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (41-43) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Greensboro Grasshoppers (25-59) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Crawdads Clip Grasshoppers, 3-2
The Hickory Crawdads converted a terrific effort from starter Tom Maki into a win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers at NewBridge Bank Park. The Crawdads won the game by a final score of 3-2. Maki got the win, improving to 5-4. He gave up 6 hits and walked 3 over 5.2 innings. He allowed 2 runs. The last-place Grasshoppers now sit at 25-59.

Hermenegildo Valbom hit a 2-run triple off Evan Rojas in the top of the fifth, which put the Crawdads in front, 3-2. Valbom had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 4.

"Tom is tough to beat when he's hitting his spots," said Hickory manager Jordan Castro.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Valbom CF 4 0 1 2 1 3 2 .238 4 22
B. Radtke 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .204 1 26
C. Conley DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .263 3 27
J. Valencia LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 7 30
B. Alfaro SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .209 8 23
B. Bennett RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .212 5 25
K. Buettner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .230 6 16
J. Brooks 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287 1 14
   a-J. Drnek PR, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256 3 27
A. Gutierrez C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .207 1 5
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 9 14      
a - J. Drnek pinch ran for J. Brooks in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bennett (4, 2nd Inning off E. Rojas, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Brooks (13, 2nd Inning off E. Rojas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: H. Valbom (5, 5th Inning off E. Rojas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Valbom 3 , C. Conley 2 , B. Bennett 2 , J. Brooks 2 , J. Drnek , A. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: J. Brooks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Radtke 2 , C. Conley , A. Gutierrez
GIDP: J. Valencia
Hit by Pitch: A. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Drnek (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Alfaro (4)
PB: A. Gutierrez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Neal LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275 1 24
   c-D. Thé PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 1 7
J. Valenciana RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .254 3 13
A. Junco SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .249 6 24
D. Savage 1B, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 2 13
J. Ludington 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .219 2 15
P. Ott CF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295 6 25
A. Kops 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .195 1 12
   a-P. Imhof PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 2 6
   d-O. Delgado 3B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 5
P. Capito C 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .218 5 16
   b-E. Alaniz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .157 0 3
   e-T. Topaloglu C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Gamez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .228 1 7
Totals 37 2 9 1 3 9 22      
a - P. Imhof pinch hit for A. Kops in the 8th
b - E. Alaniz pinch hit for P. Capito in the 8th
c - D. Thé pinch hit for J. Neal in the 8th
d - O. Delgado substituted for P. Imhof in the 9th
e - T. Topaloglu substituted for E. Alaniz in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Junco (4, 7th Inning off S. Haney, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Junco 5 , D. Savage , J. Ludington , P. Ott , P. Capito , E. Alaniz , V. Gamez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Neal 2 , D. Thé , P. Capito
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ludington-Savage)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Maki W (5-4) 5.2 6 2 1 3 4 0 98 3.72   
S. Haney H (5) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 1.73   
J. Elder SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 28 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Maki 52
Batters Faced: T. Maki 27, S. Haney 6, J. Elder 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Maki 6-7, S. Haney 1-1, J. Elder 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Maki 98-58, S. Haney 28-18, J. Elder 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Haney 2-0 , J. Elder 1-0
WP: T. Maki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Rojas L (2-6) 6.1 6 3 3 1 7 0 85 5.11   
E. Nieto 2.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 41 3.53   
M. Custodio 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rojas 55
Batters Faced: E. Rojas 26, E. Nieto 11, M. Custodio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rojas 6-6, E. Nieto 2-2, M. Custodio 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rojas 85-59, E. Nieto 41-23, M. Custodio 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Nieto 1-0 , M. Custodio 3-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Nieto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Maki
Ballpark: NewBridge Bank Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 2505
Special Notes: 3B Joey Brooks was injured while running the bases.
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