SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/21/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10953 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Firebirds (73-48) 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 8 1
Hickory Crawdads (52-69) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Crawdads Lose at Home, 6-2
The Rome Firebirds topped the Hickory Crawdads, 6-2, in South Atlantic League action at L.P. Frans Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Rome pitcher and Santiago, Dominican Republic, native Jesús Martínez. Martínez picked up the win for Rome, going 5.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 9-10. The triumph puts Rome at 73-48 for the season.

Rome used a clutch at-bat from Luis García to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said García.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García LF, RF 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 .253 6 33
L. Rivera CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .278 8 50
O. Montgomery 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .347 2 14
A. Lazar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 15 60
J. Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203 12 58
J. González DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 11 40
D. Ruíz RF, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250 3 6
J. Valle 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291 6 25
   a-A. Silva RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 2 27
L. Britt C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .276 6 38
Totals 34 6 8 6 4 4 10      
a - A. Silva substituted for J. Valle in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Britt 2 (12, 2nd Inning off J. Pérez, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. González (20, 6th Inning off G. Simmons, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Rivera (20, 8th Inning off G. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Montgomery (13, 8th Inning off G. Simmons, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. García (6, 2nd Inning off J. Pérez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. García 4 , L. Rivera 3 , O. Montgomery 3 , J. González 2 , L. Britt 4
2-out RBI: L. García , L. Britt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Rivera , D. Ruíz 2
GIDP: O. Montgomery
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. García (28) , D. Ruíz (7)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Britt (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Montgomery-Mendoza-Valle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fernández 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 7 40
J. Rosales CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .417 0 1
D. Webb DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 5 41
J. Wolf LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 1 6
S. Day 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .272 5 27
J. Bannon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 0 1
A. Reyes RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .091 0 0
S. Collins SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .241 3 16
J. Chase C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .184 2 10
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rosales (2, 3rd Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Day (15, 6th Inning off R. Cochran, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Collins (3, 5th Inning off J. Martínez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rosales 3 , D. Webb , J. Wolf , S. Day 2 , J. Bannon , A. Reyes , S. Collins 4
2-out RBI: S. Day
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Webb , J. Wolf , J. Bannon , S. Collins
GIDP: J. Wolf
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bannon (1)
CS: A. Reyes (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Day-Collins-Bannon)
PB: J. Chase
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martínez W (9-10) 5.2 6 2 2 1 5 1 84 2.99   
R. Cochran SV (2) 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 53
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 22, R. Cochran 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 7-3, R. Cochran 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 84-55, R. Cochran 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cochran 1-1
WP: J. Martínez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pérez L (1-3) 4.1 5 5 5 2 2 1 79 3.60   
G. Simmons 4.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 60 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pérez 33
Batters Faced: J. Pérez 20, G. Simmons 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pérez 3-8, G. Simmons 8-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pérez 79-46, G. Simmons 60-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Simmons 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Martínez
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 4 mph
Start Time: 6:00 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 5028
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