The Hickory Crawdads used a four-run eighth inning to make it close on Sunday afternoon, but an Asheville flurry in the ninth propelled the Tourists to an 11-6 win against Hickory. The loss for Hickory, in front of 1,617 fans at the sun-drenched matinee, gives the Crawdads their second split seriesContinue Reading
Tucker Mitchell’s third-inning double gave the Hickory Crawdads all the offense they would need on Saturday, besting the Asheville Tourists 3-2 in front of 3,017 at LP Frans Stadium. Tucker, the Crawdads backstop, went 2-for-3 in a contest that saw only six hits between the two clubs. His three RBIContinue Reading
Anthony Gutierrez collected three hits on Friday for the Hickory Crawdads, but a ninth-inning rally by the Asheville Tourists was enough to claim a 5-4 win at LP Frans Stadium in front of 2,285 fans. The three-hit night for the Crawdads outfielder is his third straight multi-hit game in the seriesContinue Reading
Devin Hurdle singled three times on Wednesday, scoring twice, as the Hickory Crawdads claimed a 7-2 win against the Asheville Tourists at LP Frans Stadium in front of 3,825 fans on the second Education Day game of 2024. Konner Piotto slugged his way to five total bases on the day, including a fourthContinue Reading
Mitch Bratt spun six sterling innings while the Crawdads got some timely hitting from a host of players to claim a 4-1 over the Asheville Tourists at LP Frans Stadium last night. Bratt, a southpaw from Canada, struck out eight Asheville hitters in a sensational performance that snapped a briefContinue Reading
The Hickory Crawdads opened up a six-game set against the Asheville Tourists with a 4-3 loss on Tuesday night at LP Frans Stadium. The Crawdads grabbed their first lead of the game when Anthony Gutierrez singled home Tucker Mitchell in the bottom half of the third inning to claim a 2-1Continue Reading
The Crawdads offense broke out on Sunday afternoon in a 10-8 victory over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws to split the six-game series. The 10 runs were a high-water mark for the club, as the club also collected 11 hits on the day. The 11 hits are also a team high onContinue Reading
