SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
07/10/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10701 - THURSDAY, JULY 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (47-38) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hickory Crawdads (36-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Crawdads Outdo Sand Gnats in Extra Innings
In a low-scoring contest, Hickory pitcher Víctor Sánchez was marvelous, enabling his team to nab a 1-0 win in 10 innings. Hickory now sits at 36-49, while Savannah falls to 47-38.

The two teams entertained the L.P. Frans Stadium crowd with some good baseball.

"Now that's what I call an exciting game," said Crawdads manager Joakim Soria.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 2 14
   c-J. Morán PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 5
E. Thompson RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 1 5
B. Oglethorpe 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .301 14 57
R. Simpson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 10 38
P. Crawford DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .226 3 11
D. Bishop LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258 4 22
C. Thompson 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .318 4 27
J. Hurst 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .193 7 18
   a-E. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 13 49
   d-M. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 1
N. Valentín C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265 1 13
   b-T. Simpson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 3 35
Totals 36 0 5 0 3 9 11      
a - E. Thomas pinch hit for J. Hurst in the 9th
b - T. Simpson pinch hit for N. Valentín in the 9th
c - J. Morán pinch hit for M. Ashe in the 9th
d - M. Porter substituted for E. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Thompson (13, 2nd Inning off V. Sánchez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Simpson (22, 10th Inning off J. Hughes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Thompson , B. Oglethorpe , R. Simpson 2 , C. Thompson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Crawford 2 , J. Hurst , N. Valentín 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Simpson , J. Hurst
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hurst (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sánchez LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 7 30
J. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .259 1 5
J. López 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .386 1 16
D. Webb DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .260 3 23
J. Roa RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .291 0 14
K. Pearson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 0 7
S. Collins SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .240 1 6
M. Berrera CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 1 14
J. Chase C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .191 1 7
Totals 32 1 7 0 1 13 5      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Berrera (7, 2nd Inning off D. Merced, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Webb (9, 6th Inning off D. Merced, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. López 2 , D. Webb 3 , K. Pearson , M. Berrera 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Roa 2 , J. Chase
Sac Bunt: M. Berrera
Hit by Pitch: L. Sánchez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Sánchez (8) , M. Berrera (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Collins (3)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merced 6.2 6 0 0 0 10 0 89 2.73   
Z. Fields 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.05   
R. Johnson L (8-6) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.82   
P. Hill 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merced 72
Batters Faced: D. Merced 26, Z. Fields 6, R. Johnson 1, P. Hill 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merced 5-4, Z. Fields 2-1, R. Johnson 0-0, P. Hill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merced 89-65, Z. Fields 23-17, R. Johnson 1-1, P. Hill 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Fields 1-0 , P. Hill 1-1
WP: D. Merced , P. Hill
Hit Batsmen: D. Merced
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Sánchez 6.0 3 0 0 3 7 0 105 3.75   
T. Rudhart 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 2.70   
J. Hughes W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Sánchez 70
Batters Faced: V. Sánchez 27, T. Rudhart 7, J. Hughes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Sánchez 1-10, T. Rudhart 2-3, J. Hughes 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Sánchez 105-61, T. Rudhart 24-17, J. Hughes 19-12
Hit Batsmen: V. Sánchez 2
Balk: V. Sánchez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Víctor Sánchez
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:30 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 3993
Special Notes: SP Rob Johnson was injured while pitching.
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