Crawdads Pull Away from Drive with Big Inning
Greenville, SC - One day after being powered by their offense to a win, the Hickory Crawdads outdid themselves on Tuesday night at Fluor Field, riding an 11-run fifth inning to cruise to a 14-4 win over the Greenville Drive in the finale of the four-game series.Hickory (35-23, 65-61) sent
Greenville, SC - One day after being powered by their offense to a win, the Hickory Crawdads outdid themselves on Tuesday night at Fluor Field, riding an 11-run fifth inning to cruise to a 14-4 win over the Greenville Drive in the finale of the four-game series.
Hickory (35-23, 65-61) sent 16 hitters to the plate in the frame, and forced a pair of Drive (32-26, 57-70) pitching changes.
The Crawdads took a 3-0 lead in the first three innings.
The Drive cut the lead to one thanks to two runs in the fourth. After a leadoff double by
Nishioka chipped in with a two-run double off the center field wall in the bottom of the sixth against
Castellanos, Campana and Fitzgerald collected two hits apiece, while Nishioka drove home three runs.
Following an off day, the Drive will begin their final road trip of the season in the Lowcountry, as the four-game series against the Charleston RiverDogs begins at 7:05 on Thursday. The pitching matchup will feature Drive left-hander
~Greenville Drive~