'Dads Extinguish Fireflies Bats in Win
Hickory, NC- The Crawdads won their third straight home game on Thursday night, defeating the Columbia Fireflies 5-2. The 'Dads will go for the series sweep of Columbia tomorrow night.
Hickory, NC- The Crawdads won their third straight home game on Thursday night, defeating the Columbia Fireflies 5-2. The 'Dads will go for the series sweep of Columbia tomorrow night.
Crawdads second baseman
The Fireflies cut the deficit to one in the top of the seventh on a double to left that brought the score to 2-1. The 'Dads quickly got the run back as Thompson doubled in catcher
Huff gave the Crawdads a four-run lead going into the ninth with a two-run homerun to right field.
Crawdads starter
Enright, Thompson and leftfielder Austin O'Banion each finished the night with two hits. Thompson's average is currently sitting at .444 through his first two games while O'Banion is hitting .429.
The homestand will continue tomorrow night as the team kicks off Crawmoms weekend. The Crawdads will be taking on a new identity throughout the weekend, playing as the Hickory Crawmoms and wearing specialty hats and jerseys throughout the weekend. Tomorrow night's game will conclude with a firework show.