SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/20/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10946 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Rome Firebirds (72-48) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1
Hickory Crawdads (52-68) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Firebirds Defeat Crawdads, 4-3
The Hickory Crawdads got a whale of a performance from pitcher Joe Heisey, but the Rome Firebirds still prevailed, 4-3, in 11 innings. Heisey threw 8.2 innings of 3-hit ball. The win hiked the Rome record to 72-48.

Rome won the game in part because of Dani Ruíz. The first baseman ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 4-3. For the game, Ruíz had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

Ruíz attributed the win to "concerted effort and focus."
ROME BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 5 30
L. Rivera CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 8 49
   a-I. Montoya PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .288 8 42
   b-A. Guzmán CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 1 8
F. López 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .305 5 38
A. Lazar SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .352 15 60
J. Mendoza 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 .205 12 58
J. González DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 11 40
   d-O. Montgomery DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .342 2 13
D. Ruíz RF, 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261 3 6
J. Valle 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294 6 25
   c-A. Silva RF, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .281 2 27
L. Britt C 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .272 6 37
Totals 38 4 5 4 5 10 13      
a - I. Montoya pinch hit for L. Rivera in the 3rd
b - A. Guzmán substituted for I. Montoya in the 3rd
c - A. Silva substituted for J. Valle in the 7th
d - O. Montgomery inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lazar (23, 11th Inning off R. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ruíz (3, 11th Inning off T. Rudhart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ruíz (3, 3rd Inning off J. Heisey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Montoya , A. Lazar 2 , D. Ruíz 6 , J. Valle
2-out RBI: D. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. López , A. Lazar , A. Silva
Sac Bunt: L. García
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. García (27)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Britt (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sánchez CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .274 11 43
J. Rosales LF 5 1 1 1 1 2 4 .333 0 1
J. Wolf RF 5 0 2 0 1 2 2 .292 1 6
S. Day 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .272 5 26
A. Reyes DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
S. Collins SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .241 2 15
J. Chase C 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .186 2 10
J. Betancourt 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Bannon PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 0 1
A. Fernández 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .197 7 40
   b-D. Webb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 5 41
   c-L. Molina 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 43 3 10 3 5 16 23      
a - J. Bannon pinch hit for J. Betancourt in the 8th
b - D. Webb pinch hit for A. Fernández in the 9th
c - L. Molina substituted for D. Webb in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Collins (11, 1st Inning off J. Soto, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Sánchez (26, 7th Inning off J. Kidd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Sánchez 3 , J. Rosales , J. Wolf 2 , S. Day 2 , S. Collins 3 , D. Webb
2-out RBI: S. Day , S. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wolf , S. Day , A. Reyes , J. Betancourt
Hit by Pitch: L. Sánchez
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Sánchez 2 (24) , A. Fernández (18)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Day (8)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Soto 5.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 92 4.76   
J. Kidd H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 16 2.92   
L. Manfredy BS (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.35   
L. Riley W (5-3) 2.2 2 0 0 2 6 0 52 2.10   
J. Burton SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Soto 56
Batters Faced: J. Soto 24, J. Kidd 5, L. Manfredy 6, L. Riley 12, J. Burton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Soto 4-4, J. Kidd 2-0, L. Manfredy 2-2, L. Riley 0-2, J. Burton 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Soto 92-60, J. Kidd 16-8, L. Manfredy 12-8, L. Riley 52-31, J. Burton 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Manfredy 1-1 , J. Burton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Soto
Balk: L. Riley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Heisey 8.2 3 3 2 3 8 1 114 2.57   
R. Combs L (2-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 31 4.50   
T. Rudhart 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Heisey 73
Batters Faced: J. Heisey 33, R. Combs 8, T. Rudhart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Heisey 9-9, R. Combs 1-2, T. Rudhart 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Heisey 114-67, R. Combs 31-18, T. Rudhart 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Combs 1-0 , T. Rudhart 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Heisey
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:00 PM ET
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 3959
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