SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
06/02/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
GAME ID: 10473 - TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (28-24) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 8 9 0
Lakewood BlueClaws (26-26) 0 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 11 15 0
Mendoza Homers Twice in 11-8 Win
BlueClaws right fielder Steve Mendoza put his stamp on his team's 11-8 win over the Hickory Crawdads. Mendoza hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for Lakewood in the contest. The winning pitcher was Bob Williams. He's now 3-5. He went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits for the BlueClaws. Lakewood is now 26-26. Hickory is 28-24.

Reginald Whitehead, who is tied for 10th in the SAL in runs scored with 24, helped out the Lakewood cause in the bottom of the second inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the center fielder was 1-3 with a walk.

"We take it day by day here," said Mendoza, "and today was a good one for us."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. López CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .279 4 16
S. Day 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 2 21
M. Taylor 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .301 2 14
J. Howgill RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .219 2 20
J. Holland DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .232 2 14
A. Reyes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .290 2 18
D. Obermark C 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 .111 0 4
J. Mena SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .278 5 22
J. Burgess LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .320 4 21
Totals 35 8 9 7 2 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Howgill (9, 6th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Holland (4, 6th Inning off B. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mena (5, 8th Inning off M. Dávila, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Taylor (2, 9th Inning off M. Dávila, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Day , M. Taylor 6 , J. Howgill 2 , J. Holland 3 , J. Mena 5
2-out RBI: M. Taylor , J. Mena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Day , J. Howgill , D. Obermark
Sac Fly: D. Obermark
Hit by Pitch: O. López , M. Taylor
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Joseph LF 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 .283 2 8
R. Whitehead CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .306 3 10
J. García 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .224 5 20
S. Mendoza RF 4 2 2 6 1 1 3 .192 5 21
B. Russell 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .284 5 28
S. Thomas DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .240 6 15
K. Ross C 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .235 1 7
G. Elam SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .221 1 12
C. Jordan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .213 5 16
Totals 38 11 15 11 5 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García (11, 7th Inning off H. Jiménez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Thomas (6, 2nd Inning off D. Rankin, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Mendoza 2 (5, 2nd Inning off D. Rankin, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Rankin, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Joseph 2 , R. Whitehead , J. García 3 , S. Mendoza 8 , B. Russell , S. Thomas 5 , K. Ross 3 , G. Elam 2
2-out RBI: S. Mendoza , S. Thomas , K. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Russell , S. Thomas , G. Elam
Sac Fly: R. Whitehead
Team LOB: 9
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Rankin L (4-2) 1.2 6 8 8 2 2 3 13 58 3.34   
D. Townsley 2.2 4 2 2 2 4 0 14 49 4.76   
B. Farrell 1.0 4 1 1 1 0 0 8 32 5.75   
H. Jiménez 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 28 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 5
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 13, D. Townsley 14, B. Farrell 8, H. Jiménez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 1-2, D. Townsley 2-2, B. Farrell 2-1, H. Jiménez 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 58-30, D. Townsley 49-27, B. Farrell 32-18, H. Jiménez 28-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Jiménez 1-0
WP: D. Townsley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Williams W (3-5) 6.0 7 5 5 0 8 0 26 105 5.46   
M. Dávila 2.2 2 3 3 2 2 2 13 56 2.95   
J. Barker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Williams 46
Batters Faced: B. Williams 26, M. Dávila 13, J. Barker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Williams 6-4, M. Dávila 2-4, J. Barker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Williams 105-69, M. Dávila 56-32, J. Barker 6-3
WP: B. Williams 3
Hit Batsmen: B. Williams , M. Dávila
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Mendoza
Ballpark: First Energy Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 6541
Tuesday, June 2nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60