SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
08/09/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GAME ID: 10896 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (57-55) 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 9 12 0
Greensboro Grasshoppers (53-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 8 2
Hickory Wins, Trumping Greensboro, 9-6
The Hickory Crawdads beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 9-6, at NewBridge Bank Park. Hickory left fielder Mike Taylor had an outstanding performance. He went 3-6 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Ernie Atkinson went 6.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. The right-hander struck out 4 and walked 2. With the win, he's now 5-5 this season. The defeat makes Greensboro 53-59.

With Hickory leading 6-0 in the top of the seventh, Taylor came up to bat against Greensboro pitcher Ian Johnston. Taylor hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Crawdads on top, 9-0.

Taylor told the Hickory Chronicle: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franklin SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .222 2 19
M. Taylor 1B, LF 6 2 3 4 0 1 4 .298 8 47
J. Howgill CF 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 .260 8 46
J. Burgess RF 6 0 3 1 0 2 3 .281 8 39
S. Day 2B 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .297 5 38
   a-D. Walters PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 3 10
A. Reyes LF, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .292 7 44
P. White 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .222 7 22
J. Betancourt DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .254 9 38
D. Bórquez C 4 2 1 0 0 0 4 .375 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9 8 8 29      
a - D. Walters pinch hit for S. Day in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Franklin (6, 4th Inning off S. Saunders, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Taylor 2 (23, 6th Inning off S. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Tucker, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Howgill (19, 6th Inning off S. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Burgess (4, 5th Inning off S. Saunders, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Taylor (8, 7th Inning off I. Johnston, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franklin 2 , M. Taylor 8 , J. Howgill 2 , J. Burgess 5 , S. Day , A. Reyes , P. White , D. Bórquez
2-out RBI: J. Franklin , S. Day
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Taylor , D. Walters , A. Reyes , P. White
GIDP: J. Betancourt
Sac Bunt: J. Betancourt
Sac Fly: J. Franklin
Hit by Pitch: J. Franklin , D. Bórquez
Team LOB: 14
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jackson RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 3 8
J. Collins 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .287 6 33
D. White DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 8 28
D. Fawkes SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .230 2 13
S. Blackburn C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .345 6 37
B. Flannery 1B 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .239 8 30
D. Yan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 5 24
J. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .233 4 15
J. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 4
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Yan (19, 5th Inning off E. Atkinson, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Blackburn (13, 8th Inning off J. Kelly, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Flannery (8, 7th Inning off J. Kelly, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Collins (6, 8th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Jackson , J. Collins 5 , S. Blackburn 3 , B. Flannery 5 , D. Yan 2
2-out RBI: J. Collins , S. Blackburn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Yan , J. Jackson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Collins (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fawkes (3) , J. Wilson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Flannery-Blackburn-Flannery)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Atkinson W (5-5) 6.1 3 2 2 2 4 0 23 88 4.65   
J. Kelly 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 2 9 39 6.61   
J. Edwards H (12) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3.82   
R. Kennedy SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Atkinson 61
Batters Faced: E. Atkinson 23, J. Kelly 9, J. Edwards 2, R. Kennedy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Atkinson 4-10, J. Kelly 2-1, J. Edwards 1-0, R. Kennedy 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Atkinson 88-56, J. Kelly 39-24, J. Edwards 4-3, R. Kennedy 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 2-2 , J. Edwards 1-0
Balk: J. Kelly
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Weber L (0-2) 3.1 3 3 2 2 3 0 17 70 3.31   
S. Saunders 2.2 6 3 2 3 1 0 17 69 3.54   
I. Johnston 2.0 2 3 3 2 3 1 11 49 2.79   
J. Tucker 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 21 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Weber 43
Batters Faced: E. Weber 17, S. Saunders 17, I. Johnston 11, J. Tucker 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Weber 3-4, S. Saunders 4-2, I. Johnston 2-1, J. Tucker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Weber 70-38, S. Saunders 69-36, I. Johnston 49-27, J. Tucker 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saunders 2-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Weber , I. Johnston
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Taylor
Ballpark: NewBridge Bank Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 7422
Sunday, August 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76