SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
08/14/2110
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LEXINGTON LEGENDS
GAME ID: 10916 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (58-57) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 11 0
Lexington Legends (64-51) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 0
Hickory Wins, Valbom belts 2 home runs
Hermenegildo Valbom led the Hickory Crawdads to a nifty 7-3 win over the Lexington Legends. The Hickory center fielder, who is tied for 7th in the SAL in runs scored with 53, was a force of nature. He banged out 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. The winner was Mike Bellows, who threw 94 pitches over 6.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits. The Crawdads raised their record to 58-57.

With Hickory leading 3-2 in the top of the ninth, Valbom batted against Lexington pitcher Ray Maier. Valbom hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 10th home run of the season put the Crawdads on top, 7-2.

"We did the things that it takes to win a game," said Valbom.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE LEXINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Valbom CF 4 3 3 5 1 1 0 .259 10 38
J. Drnek 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .255 3 33
C. Conley DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .257 6 37
C. Gross 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
K. Buettner SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271 10 32
A. Ownbey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 6 23
B. Jarzynka LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 0 4
B. Bennett RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 9 36
   a-J. Bridges PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-J. Perera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 18
B. Radtke 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .215 3 36
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 11 10      
a - J. Bridges pinch hit for B. Bennett in the 9th
b - J. Perera substituted for J. Bridges in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Valbom (20, 6th Inning off A. Araujo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Conley (27, 6th Inning off A. Araujo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Drnek (7, 6th Inning off A. Araujo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Valbom 2 (10, 1st Inning off A. Araujo, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Maier, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Valbom 10 , J. Drnek 4 , C. Conley 3 , C. Gross , K. Buettner , J. Bridges , B. Radtke
2-out RBI: H. Valbom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Conley , A. Ownbey
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Valbom (18)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Valbom(Combs at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Esquivel DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .224 4 20
Z. Kennard RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .159 1 9
   a-T. Combs PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 8 36
   b-P. Stempien RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 5
M. King LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 1 16
B. Brancati 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .232 4 25
R. Meyer CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .212 7 30
B. Barnes SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 2 13
T. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .123 0 1
C. McCormack 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .234 6 29
J. Turner C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .283 12 49
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 10 14      
a - T. Combs pinch hit for Z. Kennard in the 7th
b - P. Stempien substituted for T. Combs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Combs (10, 7th Inning off T. Castiglione, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Esquivel (4, 1st Inning off M. Bellows, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Turner (12, 9th Inning off F. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Esquivel 4 , T. Combs 2 , B. Brancati , R. Meyer 2 , B. Barnes , J. Turner 5
2-out RBI: T. Combs , J. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Meyer , T. Chavez , C. McCormack
Hit by Pitch: Z. Kennard
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Kennard (4)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE LEXINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Bellows W (3-3) 6.2 6 2 2 1 9 1 94 3.59   
T. Castiglione H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.12   
F. Garcia SV (10) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 35 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bellows 62
Batters Faced: M. Bellows 28, T. Castiglione 1, F. Garcia 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bellows 4-7, T. Castiglione 0-0, F. Garcia 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bellows 94-63, T. Castiglione 2-1, F. Garcia 35-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Castiglione 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Bellows
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Araujo L (7-8) 7.0 5 3 3 1 10 1 104 2.26   
R. Maier 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 1 35 2.18   
N. Jones 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Araujo 64
Batters Faced: A. Araujo 27, R. Maier 10, N. Jones 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Araujo 4-7, R. Maier 1-3, N. Jones 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Araujo 104-70, R. Maier 35-20, N. Jones 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hermenegildo Valbom
Ballpark: Whitaker Bank Ballpark
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7602
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