SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
05/23/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10394 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (23-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Hickory Crawdads (18-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 2
Hickory Edges Savannah in Extra Innings
The Hickory Crawdads faced a tough opponent in Savannah pitcher Daniel Merced, but found a way to pull out the victory at L.P. Frans Stadium by a final score of 1-0 in 11 innings. Merced went 7 innings and allowed no runs. Hickory reliever Rubén Navarro was the winner. His record is now 3-3. Tomás Ganoso took the loss. After today's action, Hickory sits at 18-23, while Savannah falls to 23-18.

With the game tied in the top of the 11th inning and no one out, Savannah had the bases empty. Curt Thompson was in prime position to put his team up. But he popped out.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .207 0 6
T. Simpson RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .313 2 18
A. Boyd DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306 2 12
   c-E. Thomas DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .341 7 24
J. Hurst 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188 2 5
   a-Z. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 0 4
   b-J. Morán 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 1
   d-R. Simpson PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300 4 18
B. Oglethorpe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .311 6 35
   e-P. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 6
   f-E. Thompson 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 1 4
D. Bishop LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .290 3 17
C. Thompson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299 2 19
L. Carmona CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .322 2 10
N. Valentín C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 1 3
Totals 40 0 5 0 5 9 28      
a - Z. Fields pinch hit for J. Hurst in the 5th
b - J. Morán substituted for Z. Fields in the 5th
c - E. Thomas inserted as DH in the 8th
d - R. Simpson pinch hit for J. Morán in the 8th
e - P. Crawford pinch hit for B. Oglethorpe in the 8th
f - E. Thompson substituted for P. Crawford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Valentín (4, 5th Inning off C. Mayfield, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Simpson , A. Boyd , D. Bishop , C. Thompson , N. Valentín 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ashe 2 , B. Oglethorpe 2 , D. Bishop , L. Carmona
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Merced (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ashe-Hurst-Oglethorpe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .295 0 3
L. Sánchez LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 2 11
S. Meadows 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 1 3
D. Webb 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259 2 11
   a-G. Flores PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 1 7
   c-K. Franklin 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 1 2
J. Roa RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .311 0 7
K. Pearson SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .128 0 1
M. Berrera CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .348 0 5
   b-M. Zuziela PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .416 2 13
   d-E. John CF, LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 0 1
D. Obermark DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .351 0 3
J. Chase C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 0 3
Totals 40 1 9 0 2 9 18      
a - G. Flores pinch ran for D. Webb in the 7th
b - M. Zuziela pinch hit for M. Berrera in the 7th
c - K. Franklin substituted for G. Flores in the 8th
d - E. John substituted for M. Zuziela in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Obermark (2, 9th Inning off T. Ganoso, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown 2 , S. Meadows , D. Webb , K. Franklin , J. Roa , D. Obermark 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Webb , J. Roa , D. Obermark , J. Chase
GIDP: J. Roa
Sac Bunt: L. Sánchez
Hit by Pitch: S. Meadows
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Pearson 2 (2)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merced 7.0 5 0 0 0 6 0 90 2.58   
T. Ganoso L (3-1) 3.1 3 1 1 1 3 0 54 1.97   
P. Hill 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merced 73
Batters Faced: D. Merced 26, T. Ganoso 15, P. Hill 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merced 7-7, T. Ganoso 5-2, P. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merced 90-62, T. Ganoso 54-32, P. Hill 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hill 1-1
WP: P. Hill
Hit Batsmen: T. Ganoso
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rose 3.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 61 3.22   
C. Mayfield 3.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 56 0.00   
R. Combs 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.75   
J. Heisey 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.42   
R. Navarro W (3-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rose 56
Batters Faced: R. Rose 14, C. Mayfield 15, R. Combs 2, J. Heisey 6, R. Navarro 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rose 3-2, C. Mayfield 4-6, R. Combs 1-0, J. Heisey 0-3, R. Navarro 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rose 61-33, C. Mayfield 56-35, R. Combs 7-5, J. Heisey 22-13, R. Navarro 29-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Merced
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 11:00 AM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 5067
Special Notes: SP Randy Rose was injured while pitching.
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