SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/14/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME HAMMERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10918 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Hammers (67-49) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Hickory Crawdads (60-56) 5 2 0 1 0 2 4 0 X 14 20 0
Crawdads Clock Hammers, 14-3
Behind the hitting of Joe Howgill, the Hickory Crawdads stopped the Rome Hammers, 14-3. Howgill was 3-5 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Crawdads. Hickory reliever Jeff Kelly was the winner. His record is now 3-2. The losing pitcher was Jesús Martínez. The 'W' lifts Hickory's record to 60-56.

The Crawdads had to work out of trouble in the top of the sixth. The score was 8-2, Hickory, with two out. Rome, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Patrick Boulay dug in at the plate, but on a 0-2 fastball, he struck out.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .181 0 7
J. García CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281 5 45
   a-D. Steele PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 9 41
J. Valle DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 3 .259 8 39
C. Lutz SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .345 8 44
B. Anderson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .307 8 37
P. Boulay 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .289 8 50
   b-L. Rivera PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .342 0 23
J. Mendoza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 6 36
   c-D. Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 3 23
J. Hayes C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 7 28
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 7 17      
a - D. Steele pinch hit for J. García in the 8th
b - L. Rivera pinch hit for P. Boulay in the 9th
c - D. Hill pinch hit for J. Mendoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. García (28, 6th Inning off J. Kelly, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Rivera (17, 9th Inning off B. Farrell, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Anderson (17, 9th Inning off B. Farrell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valle (8, 4th Inning off C. Bush, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , J. Jones , J. Valle 4 , C. Lutz 2 , B. Anderson 2 , L. Rivera 2 , J. Hayes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. García , P. Boulay
GIDP: J. García , B. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: L. García
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Anderson(White at 3rd base))
PB: J. Hayes 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. López CF 6 2 4 0 0 0 3 .306 8 36
R. Park 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 0 0
   a-A. Bonner PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .216 3 14
J. Howgill RF 5 3 3 2 1 1 2 .262 9 48
J. Burgess LF 2 4 1 2 3 0 1 .280 8 41
S. Day SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .307 5 41
J. Betancourt DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .280 9 43
A. Reyes 1B, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .296 7 45
P. White 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 6 .217 7 24
D. Gallant C 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .203 3 10
Totals 41 14 20 12 5 5 22      
a - A. Bonner pinch hit for R. Park in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Park (2, 1st Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Day 2 (26, 1st Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. López 2 (20, 2nd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Burgess (15, 2nd Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Howgill 2 (22, 4th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Ruíz, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Betancourt (13, 4th Inning off J. Ruíz, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. White (12, 7th Inning off B. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Howgill (9, 1st Inning off J. Martínez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. López 6 , R. Park 2 , A. Bonner , J. Howgill 8 , J. Burgess 2 , S. Day 4 , J. Betancourt 4 , A. Reyes 3 , P. White 2 , D. Gallant
2-out RBI: J. Burgess , S. Day , J. Betancourt , P. White , D. Gallant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. López , R. Park , J. Betancourt , P. White , D. Gallant
Sac Fly: S. Day
Hit by Pitch: J. Betancourt
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Howgill (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Reyes-Day, White-Park-Reyes)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Martínez L (11-10) 1.2 6 7 7 1 2 1 13 58 2.94   
C. Brown 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 10 52 5.46   
J. Ruíz 3.0 8 6 6 3 1 0 20 82 5.91   
B. Anderson 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 23 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 10
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 13, C. Brown 10, J. Ruíz 20, B. Anderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 1-2, C. Brown 2-2, J. Ruíz 2-6, B. Anderson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 58-37, C. Brown 52-31, J. Ruíz 82-52, B. Anderson 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-1 , J. Ruíz 1-1 , B. Anderson 2-2
WP: J. Martínez
Hit Batsmen: J. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Bush 4.2 5 2 2 1 3 1 18 92 3.86   
J. Kelly W (3-2) 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 12 60 6.34   
B. Farrell 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 26 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bush 48
Batters Faced: C. Bush 18, J. Kelly 12, B. Farrell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bush 6-2, J. Kelly 3-3, B. Farrell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bush 92-53, J. Kelly 60-31, B. Farrell 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 1-0 , B. Farrell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Bush
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Howgill
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 5009
Special Notes: Jerry Burgess ties the HIC regular season game record for runs with 4.
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