SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
05/28/2026
BNN Index | SAL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10437 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (23-24) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 0
Hickory Crawdads (26-21) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 2
Crawdads Sneak By Grasshoppers, 4-3
The Hickory Crawdads snuck past the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 4-3, in 11 innings. Hickory pitcher Dave Rankin, in particular, had a standout performance. The win was credited to 23-year old right-handed pitcher Dan Townsley in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Jody Watkins took the loss. Hickory now has a record of 26-21 with the win.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Hickory designated hitter Joe Howgill, facing Ian Johnston, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the Crawdads the 4-3 win.

"This is not a one-man show," said Rankin. "A lot of the guys stepped up."
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Collins 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 .277 2 20
S. Bishop CF 6 0 2 0 0 3 4 .267 5 21
D. Brown DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .274 2 9
   b-D. White DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288 2 12
S. Abrams 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .220 0 12
D. McKnight SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .218 2 13
S. Blackburn C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .286 4 14
C. Brawley RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .236 3 11
E. Hall LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 0 0
   a-D. Fawkes PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 6
   c-D. Yan LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 10
B. Flannery 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .227 1 7
Totals 44 3 12 3 0 15 28      
a - D. Fawkes pinch ran for E. Hall in the 7th
b - D. White inserted as DH in the 7th
c - D. Yan substituted for D. Fawkes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hall (1, 3rd Inning off D. Rankin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Collins (2, 9th Inning off R. Kennedy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Collins 5 , S. Bishop 2 , D. White , S. Abrams , S. Blackburn 2 , E. Hall 3 , B. Flannery 2
2-out RBI: J. Collins , S. Blackburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Collins 2 , S. Bishop , D. White , C. Brawley 2
GIDP: D. Brown
Sac Bunt: J. Collins , B. Flannery
Hit by Pitch: S. Blackburn
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Taylor 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .291 1 12
J. Burgess LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .341 4 20
O. López CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .274 4 15
S. Day 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .281 2 20
J. Mena 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .287 4 18
A. Reyes RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .310 2 18
J. Hughes C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375 1 1
   a-J. Holland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 1 9
   d-J. Franklin SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .173 0 5
P. White SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .162 0 6
   b-J. Betancourt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 2 16
   e-D. Roberts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 1 3
   f-D. Obermark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 0 3
A. Bonner DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .220 1 4
   c-J. Howgill DH 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .218 2 17
Totals 42 4 12 4 2 16 19      
a - J. Holland pinch hit for J. Hughes in the 9th
b - J. Betancourt pinch hit for P. White in the 9th
c - J. Howgill inserted as DH in the 9th
d - J. Franklin substituted for J. Holland in the 10th
e - D. Roberts substituted for J. Betancourt in the 10th
f - D. Obermark pinch hit for D. Roberts in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burgess (6, 3rd Inning off T. Grant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Taylor , J. Burgess 2 , O. López 3 , S. Day 2 , J. Mena 2 , J. Hughes 2 , J. Franklin
2-out RBI: S. Day , J. Mena , J. Howgill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Reyes , A. Bonner
Sac Fly: J. Mena
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: O. López (3) , J. Hughes (1)
CS: M. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Taylor (1) , J. Mena (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Mena-Day-Taylor)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Grant 3.0 5 2 2 1 4 0 15 71 3.24   
L. Cymbal 4.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 15 59 1.82   
M. Muller 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 30 4.58   
J. Watkins L (3-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 8 33 3.63   
I. Johnston 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Grant 42
Batters Faced: T. Grant 15, L. Cymbal 15, M. Muller 6, J. Watkins 8, I. Johnston 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Grant 1-4, L. Cymbal 6-2, M. Muller 0-1, J. Watkins 1-0, I. Johnston 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Grant 71-44, L. Cymbal 59-41, M. Muller 30-19, J. Watkins 33-23, I. Johnston 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Johnston 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Rankin 5.2 6 1 1 0 7 0 23 93 1.35   
B. Farrell 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.59   
J. Edwards H (5) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 32 4.15   
R. Kennedy BS (3) 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 7 29 3.74   
D. Townsley W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 24 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 60
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 23, B. Farrell 1, J. Edwards 9, R. Kennedy 7, D. Townsley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 6-3, B. Farrell 0-0, J. Edwards 2-3, R. Kennedy 0-2, D. Townsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 93-63, B. Farrell 5-2, J. Edwards 32-22, R. Kennedy 29-18, D. Townsley 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Farrell 2-1 , J. Edwards 2-0 , D. Townsley 1-0
WP: D. Rankin
Hit Batsmen: D. Rankin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Rankin
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 5013
Special Notes: RP Ben Farrell was injured while pitching.
Thursday, May 28th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60