SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
05/18/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10366 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (17-20) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
West Virginia Power (18-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Crawdads Take Home 3-1 Win Over West Virginia
Dave Rankin never let West Virginia get something going. The Hickory right-hander commanded his cutter in pitching the Crawdads to a 3-1 win. By defeating West Virginia, the 6th-place Crawdads improved to 17-20.

The Crawdads got a big at-bat from left fielder Luis Sánchez. For the game, Sánchez was 1-4 with a triple, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the first, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run triple. His 3rd triple of the season gave Hickory a 2-0 lead.

Sánchez called the win a testament to his team's "grit."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 3
D. Webb 1B, C 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .252 1 9
S. Meadows 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .160 1 3
L. Sánchez LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .264 2 11
M. Berrera CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .306 0 4
J. Chase C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
   a-J. Roa 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 0 6
E. John RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .545 0 1
A. Fernández SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 6 21
D. Obermark DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 0 2
   b-M. Zuziela DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .421 2 12
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 5 17      
a - J. Roa substituted for J. Chase in the 7th
b - M. Zuziela inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: L. Sánchez (3, 1st Inning off T. González, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Webb 3 , S. Meadows , L. Sánchez 3 , M. Berrera 2 , J. Roa , E. John
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sánchez , M. Berrera , E. John , M. Zuziela
GIDP: S. Meadows , D. Obermark
Hit by Pitch: D. Webb
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hutchinson RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .268 0 4
J. English 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .248 1 12
K. Morris DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .233 4 16
R. Tovar LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .256 3 8
   a-J. Smith PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 0 1
B. Antonio 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 3 11
M. Escobar C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .197 1 3
H. Marshall SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 1 10
D. Sherman CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .194 3 9
F. Mayer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 2 8
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 7 17      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for R. Tovar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Mayer (3, 9th Inning off R. Navarro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hutchinson 2 , J. English , K. Morris 2 , M. Escobar , F. Mayer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. English , K. Morris , R. Tovar 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Antonio , F. Mayer
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: H. Marshall (3)
Double Plays: 2 (English-Marshall-Antonio, Mayer-English-Antonio)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rankin W (1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 98 0.66   
Y. Jalaloglu H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 5.40   
R. Navarro SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 61
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 26, Y. Jalaloglu 7, R. Navarro 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 7-6, Y. Jalaloglu 2-3, R. Navarro 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 98-60, Y. Jalaloglu 25-15, R. Navarro 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Jalaloglu 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Rankin , Y. Jalaloglu
Balk: Y. Jalaloglu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. González L (1-5) 7.2 7 3 3 0 5 0 90 4.30   
S. Thompson 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. González 58
Batters Faced: T. González 29, S. Thompson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. González 12-4, S. Thompson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. González 90-60, S. Thompson 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Thompson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. González
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Rankin
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6164
Sunday, May 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55