SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ROME HAMMERS
05/14/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ROME HAMMERS
GAME ID: 10349 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (16-18) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0
Rome Hammers (21-13) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 X 4 10 1
Hammers 4-3 Winners Versus Hickory
Getting a good performance from designated hitter José González, the Rome Hammers defeated the Hickory Crawdads, 4-3. González went 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 for the Hammers. Picking up his 11th save was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Lou Riley. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Hammers.

Jorge Mendoza drew 1 walk for Rome. With one out and the game tied in the bottom of the sixth inning, Mendoza, who is tied for 9th in the SAL in bases on balls with 14, had a clutch at-bat. Facing Hickory hurler Jeff Kelly, he hit a sacrifice fly to give the Hammers a 3-2 lead.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Mendoza.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franklin 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .183 0 3
P. Lock RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .289 0 2
O. López CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .263 3 12
S. Day 1B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .264 2 15
J. Burgess LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 .322 3 11
   b-J. Howgill PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 1 12
J. Mena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 2 7
A. Reyes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 1 13
   a-J. Holland PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .187 1 5
   d-D. Roberts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 1 3
J. Betancourt DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .300 2 15
D. Gallant C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 1 2
   c-M. Taylor PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 1 6
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 7 25      
a - J. Holland pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 8th
b - J. Howgill pinch ran for J. Burgess in the 8th
c - M. Taylor pinch hit for D. Gallant in the 8th
d - D. Roberts substituted for J. Holland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Betancourt (6, 2nd Inning off S. Millar, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. López (6, 5th Inning off S. Millar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Burgess (1, 2nd Inning off S. Millar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. López 3 , S. Day , J. Burgess 3 , J. Mena , A. Reyes , J. Betancourt 2
2-out RBI: O. López , J. Betancourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franklin , J. Burgess 2 , M. Taylor
GIDP: O. López
Sac Bunt: J. Burgess
Sac Fly: J. Holland
Hit by Pitch: J. Franklin , D. Gallant
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Franklin (3) , O. López (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Mena-Day)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .292 1 13
   a-L. García LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 0 1
C. Lutz SS 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .354 4 20
J. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .217 2 8
P. Boulay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .250 3 12
J. González DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .323 1 9
M. Bender RF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .370 0 6
   b-B. Anderson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 10
L. Rivera LF, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 6
J. Mendoza 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .132 1 6
J. Hayes C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .317 2 11
Totals 31 4 10 4 3 10 19      
a - L. García substituted for J. García in the 7th
b - B. Anderson substituted for M. Bender in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González (4, 6th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lutz (4, 5th Inning off J. Pérez, 1 on, 1 out) , J. González (1, 8th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. García , C. Lutz 4 , J. Jones , J. González 7 , M. Bender 3 , L. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García
GIDP: L. Rivera
Sac Bunt: L. Rivera
Sac Fly: J. Mendoza
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lutz-Jones-Boulay)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pérez 5.0 5 2 2 3 7 1 22 92 2.89   
J. Kelly L (1-1) 2.2 5 2 2 0 2 1 13 47 10.12   
H. Jiménez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pérez 53
Batters Faced: J. Pérez 22, J. Kelly 13, H. Jiménez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pérez 2-5, J. Kelly 3-3, H. Jiménez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pérez 92-58, J. Kelly 47-34, H. Jiménez 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Jiménez 1-0
WP: J. Pérez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Millar 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 27 106 4.59   
J. Burton W (3-1), BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 27 1.83   
L. Riley SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Millar 58
Batters Faced: S. Millar 27, J. Burton 9, L. Riley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Millar 5-7, J. Burton 2-4, L. Riley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Millar 106-66, J. Burton 27-17, L. Riley 17-11
Hit Batsmen: S. Millar 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José González
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 5051
Thursday, May 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60