'Dads Walk-Off on Novoa's Fourth Hit of Night
Hickory, NC- The Hickory Crawdads defeated the West Virginia Power in walk-off fashion on Tuesday night in the series opener. Melvin Novoa delivered the game-winning hit with two outs in the ninth to give the 'Dads a 5-4 victory.
Hickory, NC- The Hickory Crawdads defeated the West Virginia Power in walk-off fashion on Tuesday night in the series opener.
The Crawdads jumped in front of the Power with a pair of runs in the first inning.
A trio of singles by
The Power offense sparked back in the top of the third inning to take a 4-3 lead.
The 'Dads tied things up in the bottom of the eighth with Novoa's leadoff homerun. The homer was Novoa's third hit of the evening and brought him within a triple of the cycle.
The series continues tomorrow evening with Video Game Night. It is also Kids Win Wednesday presented by NC Pediatric Dentistry and all kids 12 and under can get a free ticket, meal voucher, and voucher for speed pitch, bounce house, and carousel. Tomorrow night is Wine Wednesday and Catawba Farms and Carolina Vines will be at the Frans for a wine sampling on the concourse.