SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
04/30/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS
GAME ID: 10264 - THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (11-11) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Delmarva Shorebirds (13-9) 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 15 0
5-4 Delmarva Win Thrills Crowd
The Delmarva Shorebirds wiggled past the Hickory Crawdads, 5-4, in 13 innings at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The win was highlighted by the performance of Delmarva center fielder Ernesto Méndez. Robinson García picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Héctor Jiménez suffered the loss. The loss has the Crawdads at 11-11.

The decisive blow was delivered by Walt Ellis in the bottom of the 13th when he hit a run-scoring double off 22-year old right-handed pitcher Héctor Jiménez to win the game for Delmarva. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd goes berserk," Méndez said.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE DELMARVA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holland LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .195 1 2
   c-O. López PH, CF 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 .239 3 11
S. Day SS, LF 7 0 1 1 0 2 6 .272 2 10
J. Mena 2B 6 1 1 1 1 3 2 .143 1 1
J. Howgill P, DH 6 0 3 0 0 2 1 .276 1 8
A. Reyes RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 1 9
   a-M. Taylor PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 1 4
   d-C. Papenfuss RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
P. White 3B, SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 3
J. Betancourt 1B 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 .273 2 11
J. Gonzáles CF, LF, 3B 5 1 2 0 1 2 2 .290 0 3
D. Gallant C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .143 1 1
   b-J. Franklin PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .154 0 1
   e-D. Roberts C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 1 3
   f-D. Obermark PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 2
Totals 49 4 12 4 8 21 29      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 8th
b - J. Franklin pinch hit for D. Gallant in the 8th
c - O. López pinch hit for J. Holland in the 8th
d - C. Papenfuss substituted for M. Taylor in the 8th
e - D. Roberts substituted for J. Franklin in the 8th
f - D. Obermark pinch hit for D. Roberts in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Holland (1, 7th Inning off J. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mena (1, 3rd Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Betancourt (2, 4th Inning off D. Vargas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Holland 2 , S. Day , J. Mena 4 , J. Howgill 3 , A. Reyes , M. Taylor , C. Papenfuss , J. Betancourt 4 , J. Gonzáles 2
2-out RBI: O. López , S. Day
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holland , S. Day 2 , J. Howgill , A. Reyes
GIDP: J. Holland , P. White
Team LOB: 14
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Méndez LF, CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .769 1 4
M. Zarate 2B 5 1 2 2 1 1 4 .208 1 5
W. Ellis 3B 6 0 1 2 0 3 5 .294 2 9
M. Rosales 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .125 0 0
   c-J. Guillén PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-T. Blake PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 2
   g-T. Zufelt 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 2 4
   j-D. Morris PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 0 3
   k-J. Schmitt 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Pérez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .396 1 9
   a-A. Guzmán PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438 1 4
   e-J. Marchand C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   h-B. Álvarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 0 2
   i-J. Cramer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 0
M. Tamayo RF 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240 1 5
J. Stevens C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .216 0 3
   b-S. Gill PH, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 0 0
H. Brantley DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .364 1 3
   d-J. Koch DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .250 2 3
S. O'Greane SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 .321 0 1
Totals 47 5 15 5 4 17 27      
a - A. Guzmán pinch hit for L. Pérez in the 8th
b - S. Gill pinch hit for J. Stevens in the 8th
c - J. Guillén pinch ran for M. Rosales in the 8th
d - J. Koch inserted as DH in the 8th
e - J. Marchand substituted for A. Guzmán in the 9th
f - T. Blake pinch hit for J. Guillén in the 9th
g - T. Zufelt substituted for T. Blake in the 10th
h - B. Álvarez pinch hit for J. Marchand in the 10th
i - J. Cramer substituted for B. Álvarez in the 11th
j - D. Morris pinch ran for T. Zufelt in the 12th
k - J. Schmitt substituted for D. Morris in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Méndez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Howgill, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stevens (6, 4th Inning off J. Howgill, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. O'Greane (2, 9th Inning off R. Kennedy, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Ellis (3, 13th Inning off H. Jiménez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Zarate (1, 3rd Inning off J. Howgill, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Méndez 5 , M. Zarate 5 , W. Ellis 2 , M. Rosales , T. Zufelt , L. Pérez , M. Tamayo 2 , J. Stevens 2 , S. O'Greane 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Ellis 2 , L. Pérez , M. Tamayo , J. Koch 2 , S. O'Greane
Sac Bunt: M. Zarate , J. Cramer , J. Stevens
Sac Fly: E. Méndez , W. Ellis
Hit by Pitch: E. Méndez
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Méndez 3 (7) , J. Koch (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (O'Greane-Zarate-Rosales, O'Greane-Zarate-Guillén)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE DELMARVA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Howgill 7.2 10 3 3 1 11 1 34 118 2.02   
J. Edwards H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5.19   
R. Kennedy BS (1) 4.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 18 64 4.32   
H. Jiménez L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 15 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howgill 57
Batters Faced: J. Howgill 34, J. Edwards 1, R. Kennedy 18, H. Jiménez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howgill 6-6, J. Edwards 0-1, R. Kennedy 3-3, H. Jiménez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howgill 118-83, J. Edwards 7-5, R. Kennedy 64-41, H. Jiménez 15-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Edwards 2-0
WP: J. Howgill
Hit Batsmen: H. Jiménez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Vargas 3.2 6 3 3 4 6 2 20 90 3.77   
J. Thompson 4.0 2 1 1 2 5 0 16 60 4.26   
B. Henley 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 0.00   
W. Ellis 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 9 42 2.19   
R. García W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 10 40 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vargas 37
Batters Faced: D. Vargas 20, J. Thompson 16, B. Henley 2, W. Ellis 9, R. García 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vargas 3-1, J. Thompson 6-1, B. Henley 0-0, W. Ellis 1-1, R. García 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vargas 90-51, J. Thompson 60-38, B. Henley 10-4, W. Ellis 42-26, R. García 40-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-0 , B. Henley 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernesto Méndez
Ballpark: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 5:04
Attendance: 5128
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