SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
08/21/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS
GAME ID: 10961 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (62-60) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10 1
Charleston RiverDogs (62-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Charleston Upended, 2-1, by Hickory
Hickory starter Ernie Atkinson pitched well against the Charleston RiverDogs at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. The right-hander led his team to a win, 2-1. In 6 innings, Atkinson surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run. The win for the Crawdads lifted their record to 62-60.

Steve Day, who is tied for 8th in the SAL in bases on balls with 50, helped out the Hickory cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the shortstop went 1-4 with a walk.

"Ernie was hitting his spots and everything had life," said Hickory manager Joakim Soria.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. López CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .312 9 39
M. Taylor 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .292 8 48
J. Howgill LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .260 9 48
J. Burgess RF 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .278 8 42
S. Day SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .308 6 44
P. White 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 7 .231 7 24
A. Reyes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .290 8 47
J. Gonzáles DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .331 5 20
D. Gallant C 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .207 4 12
   a-J. Betancourt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 9 43
   b-D. Roberts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 8
Totals 37 2 10 2 5 6 29      
a - J. Betancourt pinch hit for D. Gallant in the 8th
b - D. Roberts substituted for J. Betancourt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. White (14, 4th Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gallant (4, 6th Inning off F. Facco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. López 3 , J. Howgill , J. Burgess 2 , S. Day , P. White 3 , D. Gallant 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. López , P. White 2 , A. Reyes , D. Gallant
GIDP: S. Day
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Burgess (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. López (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Day-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 8 33
J. Herman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 19
J. Cantú 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 6 50
B. Kuchelai LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270 6 33
B. Gustafson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 13 62
P. McDonald SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 9 53
   a-D. Smith PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 2 46
J. Phipps RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .274 10 39
P. Lger C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .224 2 8
M. Mullins 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .203 1 20
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 5 11      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for P. McDonald in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Brown (21, 4th Inning off E. Atkinson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Brown 2 , B. Kuchelai , P. Lger 2 , M. Mullins
2-out RBI: B. Kuchelai
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Brown , B. Kuchelai , M. Mullins
GIDP: P. Lger
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Herman (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Herman-Mullins-Cantú)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Atkinson W (6-6) 6.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 23 91 4.54   
H. Jiménez H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 37 3.31   
T. Lewis H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5.40   
J. Hughes SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Atkinson 61
Batters Faced: E. Atkinson 23, H. Jiménez 8, T. Lewis 2, J. Hughes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Atkinson 6-8, H. Jiménez 1-3, T. Lewis 0-2, J. Hughes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Atkinson 91-56, H. Jiménez 37-24, T. Lewis 7-5, J. Hughes 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Jiménez 1-0
Balk: E. Atkinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Cruz 5.0 7 1 1 2 5 0 25 89 0.51   
F. Facco L (1-1) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 1 10 43 10.97   
G. Saunders 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 22 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cruz 52
Batters Faced: J. Cruz 25, F. Facco 10, G. Saunders 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cruz 4-6, F. Facco 3-1, G. Saunders 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cruz 89-58, F. Facco 43-24, G. Saunders 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Saunders 1-0
Balk: J. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Atkinson
Ballpark: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 5614
Special Notes: SP José Cruz was injured while pitching. CL Tim Lewis was injured while pitching.
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