LIVE: Delmarva (13-18, 41-59) at Hickory (18-14, 54-47)

July 25, 2012

The Hickory Crawdads host the visiting Delmarva Shorebirds at L.P. Frans Stadium at noon today. Despite storms in the area late this morning, the game started on time.

The Crawdads are 18-14 in the second half and 54-47 overall, while the Shorebirds are 13-18 in the second half and 41-59 overall.

The series between the two teams is tied, 1-1. Hickory won 8-1 on Monday, while Delmarva took game two on Tuesday, 7-3.

Starting pitchers
Hickory: Kevin Matthews (2-2, 5.06 ERA)
Delmarva: Miguel Chalas (9-4, 4.71 ERA)

Batting orders
Hickory: 1. Rougned Odor, SS; 2. Trever Adams, 1B; 3. Chris Grayson, LF; 4. Zach Cone, CF; 5. Alejandro Selen, 2B; 6. Jorge Alfaro, C; 7. Drew Robinson, 3B; 8. Jordan Akins, RF; 9. Kevin Torres, DH.

Delmarva: 1. Glynn Davis, CF; 2. Jerome Pena, 2B; 3. Nicky Delmonico, 1B; 4. Michael Ohlman, DH; 5. Mikey Planeta, LF; 6. Brenden Webb, RF; 7. Sammie Starr, 3B; 8. Adam Davis, C; 9. Mychal Davis, SS.

Top of the first (Delmarva batting)
G. Davis flies out to right
Pena walks
Delmonico walks
Ohlman walks
Planeta strikes out swinging
Webb strikes out swinging

Bottom of the first (Hickory batting)
Odor grounds out shortstop
Adams flies out to second base
Grayson walks
Cone homers (13th home run of the season, team-high) - Hickory 2, Delmarva 0
Selen flies out to center field

Top of the second (Delmarva batting)
Starr flies out to center field
A. Davis walks
Givens strikes out
G. Davis flies out to right field

Bottom of the second (Hickory batting)
Alfaro singles over shortstop
Robinson doubles to the corner in right field, Alfaro to third
Akins strikes out
Torres RBI sac fly, Robinson and Alfaro tag up/advance, Robinson scores (Hickory, 2-0)
Odor flies out to shortstop

Top of the third (Delmarva batting)
Pena flies out to right field
Delmonico lines out to right field
Ohlman flies out to shortstop

Bottom of the third (Hickory batting)
Adams strikes out swinging
Grayson grounds out to first base
Cone strikes out looking

Top of the fourth (Delmarva batting)
Planeta doubles to left field
Webb hit by pitch
Starr doubles to left field, Webb to third, Planeta scores (Hickory, 3-1)
A. Davis strikes out swinging
Givens flies out to right field
G. Davis grounds out to third base

Bottom of the fourth (Hickory batting)
Selen homers to left field on 2-0 count (Hickory, 4-1)
Alfaro doubles to right field
Robinson singles to shallow right field, Alfaro to third base
Akins strikes out
Torres flies out to center field, Alfaro scores (Hickory, 5-1)
Odor grounds out to first base

Top of the fifth (Delmarva batting)
Phil Klein replaces Kevin Matthews on the mound
Pena strikes out
Delmonico flies out to center field
Ohlman grounds out

Bottom of the fifth (Hickory batting)
Adams flies out to shortstop
Grayson strikes out
Cone flies out to center field

Top of the sixth inning (Delmarva batting)
Planeta strikes out
Webb grounds out to first base
Starr lines out to right field, Akins makes diving catch

Bottom of the sixth inning (Hickory batting)
Jesse Beal replaces Miguel Chalas on mound
Selen homers on the first pitch (Hickory leads, 6-1)
Alfaro doubles to shallow right field
Robinson flies out to center field
Akins lines out to shortstop, who steps on second base for double play

Top of the seventh inning (Delmarva batting)
A. Davis strikes out swinging
Givens singles past second baseman
G. Davis singles down third base line
Pena flies out to shortstop
Delmonico walks to load bases
Ohlman grounds out to first base

Bottom of the seventh inning (Hickory batting)
Torres grounds out to second base
Odor flies out to shortstop
Adams grounds out to third base

Top of the eighth inning (Delmarva batting)
Daniel Lopez replaces Phil Klein
Planeta singles
Webb doubles, Planeta to third base
Starr doubles, Planeta and Webb score (Hickory leads, 6-3)
A. Davis strikes out
Givens flies out to right field
G. Davis strikes out

Bottom of the eighth inning (Hickory batting)
Grayson flies out to right field
Cone grounds into third base
Selen strikes out

Top of the ninth inning (Delmarva batting)
Taylor Dennis replaces Daniel Lopez on the mound
Pena walks
Delmonico strikes out looking
Ohlman flies out to center field
Planeta strikes out swinging

FINAL SCORE: Hickory 6, Delmarva 3

Hickory improves to 19-14 in the second half and 55-46 overall, while Delmarva improves to 13-19 overall and 41-60 in the second half

The Crawdads take a 2-1 series lead with the fourth and final game slated for 7 p.m. Thursday at L.P. Frans Stadium.