SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ROME HAMMERS
05/15/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT ROME HAMMERS
GAME ID: 10356 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (17-18) 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 1 12 15 1
Rome Hammers (21-14) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Big Day with Bat: Burgess 5-for-5
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark for Jerry Burgess. Burgess went on a tear and cracked hit after hit off Rome pitchers. When the dust settled on the diamond at State Mutual Stadium, he had a 5-for-5 line and a day he will long remember. And the Hickory Crawdads had a win, 12-4, over the Hammers.

"Yeah, it'll be something nice to tell the grandkids, but it won't get me a hit tomorrow," he joked in the postgame interview.

Jerry Burgess hit a two-run single in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a two-run double in the 8th.

So far this season, Burgess has put up a .359 batting average with 33 hits, 3 home runs and 16 RBIs.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Lock RF 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 .310 0 3
S. Day SS 6 2 1 0 0 1 5 .260 2 15
J. Holland DH 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 .192 1 6
M. Taylor 1B 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .257 1 7
J. Burgess CF 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 .359 3 16
J. Mena 2B 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .283 3 10
A. Reyes LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .302 1 13
P. White 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .190 0 6
D. Roberts C 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .184 1 3
Totals 42 12 15 11 6 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Taylor (5, 1st Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. White (6, 2nd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Roberts (1, 6th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Burgess (4, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Holland (1, 9th Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mena (3, 5th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Lock 2 , S. Day , J. Holland 3 , M. Taylor 3 , J. Burgess 6 , J. Mena 4 , P. White 2 , D. Roberts 3
2-out RBI: J. Holland , J. Burgess
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Day , M. Taylor 2 , P. White 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Mena
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Day (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Day (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Taylor, Day-Mena-Taylor, Mena-Day-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .298 1 13
C. Lutz SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .340 4 20
B. Anderson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 .330 2 10
J. Jones 2B 4 1 1 4 0 0 6 .218 3 12
J. Holder 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .260 2 9
J. Valle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 6
E. Huff RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 1 10
M. Bender DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 0 6
L. Britt C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .299 3 17
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Huff (4, 2nd Inning off T. Pauly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jones (3, 5th Inning off T. Pauly, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , B. Anderson 2 , J. Jones 4 , J. Holder , E. Huff 2 , L. Britt
2-out RBI: J. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Jones 2 , M. Bender
GIDP: J. Valle , M. Bender
Team LOB: 7
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Pauly W (1-5) 6.0 7 4 0 5 3 1 28 94 6.53   
B. Farrell SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 46 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Pauly 48
Batters Faced: T. Pauly 28, B. Farrell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Pauly 8-4, B. Farrell 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Pauly 94-59, B. Farrell 46-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Farrell 2-0
WP: T. Pauly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Martínez L (3-3) 4.1 6 6 6 3 6 0 22 88 2.60   
C. Brown 4.1 9 6 6 3 5 1 26 100 3.43   
B. Anderson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 30
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 22, C. Brown 26, B. Anderson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 4-3, C. Brown 3-5, B. Anderson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 88-50, C. Brown 100-62, B. Anderson 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 3-3 , B. Anderson 1-0
WP: C. Brown 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry Burgess
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 5046
Special Notes: Jerry Burgess ties the HIC regular season game record for hits with 5.
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