'Dads Drop Close Game to RiverDogs
Hickory, NC- The Crawdads and RiverDogs's bats came alive on Friday night, scoring a combined 15 runs, but the 'Dads ultimately fell 8-7.
Hickory, NC- The Crawdads and RiverDogs's bats came alive on Friday night, scoring a combined 15 runs, but the 'Dads ultimately fell 8-7.
The RiverDogs got off to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first but the 'Dads quickly erased the lead. Third baseman
The RiverDogs retook the lead in the second, scoring two more runs to make the score 3-1.
The Crawdads battled back in the bottom of the second, picking up a pair of runs. Right fielder
The 'Dads broke the tie in the bottom of the fourth with a double by Huff that scored first baseman
The RiverDogs evened the score back up in the fifth inning, scoring a run off AJ Alexy. Alexy, coming out of the bullpen for the second time this season, threw 3.2 innings in relief for the 'Dads. The RiverDogs scored four unearned runs off Alexy in the eighth to give them an 8-4 lead.
The 'Dads made up some ground in the bottom of the inning on a three-run homerun by Ratliff, his third of the season.
Tomorrow evening the ZOOperstars! will be making an appearance at the Frans thanks to Brown and Neuwirth, Whitfields Flowers and More, and Big Dawg 92.1. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Crawdads hat courtesy of Sam's Xpress Carwash. The 'Dads will give the ball to right hander