SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
06/29/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10634 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (35-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hickory Crawdads (39-36) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3 6 0
Grasshoppers Held in Check by Crawdads, Lose, 3-0
Behind an impressive start by Dave Rankin, Hickory beat Greensboro, 3-0. The win boosted Hickory to 39-36.

Arturo Reyes drove in one run for Hickory. The 24-year old second baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Steve Saunders. It was his 25th RBI of the season.

"I was just trying to execute one pitch at a time," said Rankin.
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bishop CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 6 25
J. Collins 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 2 23
   a-D. Yan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 3 15
   b-J. Kent 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 6
A. Williams C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .315 2 11
J. Jackson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 6
S. Abrams 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 3 20
B. Flannery 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 4 19
   c-S. Blackburn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 5 25
D. Brown SS, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 2 11
C. Brawley RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .247 5 16
A. Atkinson DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .268 1 8
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 8 16      
a - D. Yan pinch hit for J. Collins in the 8th
b - J. Kent substituted for D. Yan in the 8th
c - S. Blackburn pinch hit for B. Flannery in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Bishop (5, 6th Inning off D. Rankin, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Brown (11, 9th Inning off T. Pauly, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Bishop 2 , D. Yan , J. Jackson , S. Abrams , D. Brown 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jackson , C. Brawley 2 , A. Atkinson
Sac Bunt: B. Flannery
Hit by Pitch: S. Abrams
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bishop(Burgess at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franklin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 1 13
J. Howgill CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 4 26
S. Day 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .284 3 26
P. White SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .203 4 16
A. Reyes RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .294 3 25
J. Mena 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .286 6 29
J. Burgess LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .307 5 26
A. Bonner DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 2 7
   a-J. Betancourt DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .252 4 23
D. Gallant C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .195 3 7
Totals 30 3 6 3 5 8 20      
a - J. Betancourt inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mena (15, 6th Inning off S. Saunders, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franklin , S. Day , P. White , J. Mena 3 , J. Burgess
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franklin , A. Reyes , J. Mena , D. Gallant
Hit by Pitch: J. Howgill
Team LOB: 9
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Shelton 4.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 16 70 5.62   
S. Saunders L (1-2) 3.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 16 67 4.19   
P. Whitfield 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 13.50   
J. Tucker 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shelton 61
Batters Faced: J. Shelton 16, S. Saunders 16, P. Whitfield 3, J. Tucker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shelton 7-3, S. Saunders 4-1, P. Whitfield 1-0, J. Tucker 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shelton 70-38, S. Saunders 67-43, P. Whitfield 8-6, J. Tucker 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saunders 1-0
WP: S. Saunders
Hit Batsmen: J. Shelton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Rankin W (6-4) 6.2 2 0 0 2 5 0 25 91 2.56   
B. Farrell H (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 4.55   
T. Pauly SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 25 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 73
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 25, B. Farrell 5, T. Pauly 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 6-9, B. Farrell 1-1, T. Pauly 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 91-56, B. Farrell 20-11, T. Pauly 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Farrell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Rankin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Rankin
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5083
Monday, June 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68