SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
04/10/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10122 - FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Delmarva Shorebirds (1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Hickory Crawdads (1-1) 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 X 5 11 0
Crawdads Send Delmarva Home with 5-1 Loss
Riding the 2-hit performance of the 22-year old center fielder Orlando López, the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds, 5-1. José Pérez, the winner, improved to 1-0. He held Delmarva to 1 run on 6 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. The win has Hickory at 1-1.

López had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the first inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Crawdads went on to win.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said López.
DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Méndez CF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   a-M. Salinas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Moore CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Morris SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
W. Ellis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 0 0
C. Ward LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .500 0 1
M. Tamayo RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0
R. Challis 2B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0
   c-A. Guzmán PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
M. Zarate 1B, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. Koch DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
J. Cramer C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 10 20      
a - M. Salinas pinch ran for E. Méndez in the 7th
b - A. Moore substituted for M. Salinas in the 7th
c - A. Guzmán pinch hit for R. Challis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Méndez 2 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off H. Jiménez, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Ward (1, 8th Inning off H. Jiménez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Méndez 5 , C. Ward 3 , R. Challis , M. Zarate 2
2-out RBI: C. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Morris , C. Ward , A. Guzmán , J. Cramer
GIDP: C. Ward
Hit by Pitch: E. Méndez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Méndez 2 (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cramer-Morris, Challis-Zarate)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. López CF, LF 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 .286 2 2
S. Day 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .143 0 0
J. Howgill LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 0 1
   a-P. Lock CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. Taylor 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
J. Burgess RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .714 1 1
A. Reyes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
P. White SS 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
J. Betancourt DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Gallant C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 29 5 11 5 1 6 13      
a - P. Lock substituted for J. Howgill in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burgess (2, 4th Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. White (1, 7th Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. López 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Burgess (1, 8th Inning off C. Love, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. López 8 , S. Day , J. Howgill , M. Taylor , J. Burgess 6 , A. Reyes , P. White 3 , D. Gallant
2-out RBI: J. Burgess
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Day
Sac Bunt: O. López
Sac Fly: J. Howgill , P. White
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Howgill (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Day-Reyes-Taylor)
DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Vargas L (0-1) 6.0 10 4 4 1 4 2 26 88 6.00   
C. Love 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 32 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vargas 39
Batters Faced: D. Vargas 26, C. Love 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vargas 4-7, C. Love 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vargas 88-65, C. Love 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Love 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pérez W (1-0) 6.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 25 96 1.50   
H. Jiménez SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 45 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pérez 62
Batters Faced: J. Pérez 25, H. Jiménez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pérez 4-6, H. Jiménez 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pérez 96-58, H. Jiménez 45-29
Hit Batsmen: J. Pérez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando López
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 5016
Special Notes: CF Ernesto Méndez was injured while running the bases.
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