LIVE: Rome (54-72, 36-30) at Hickory (68-59, 32-26)

August 22, 2012

The Hickory Crawdads host the visiting Rome Braves at L.P. Frans Stadium at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The Crawdads are a game and a half out of the Northern Division lead behind Hagerstown. The 'Dads are also tied with West Virginia for second place in the division's second-half race.

Starting pitchers
Hickory: Nick Martinez (7-6, 4.47 ERA)
Rome: Fabian Williamson (2-3, 3.24 ERA)

Batting orders
Hickory: 1. Luis Sardinas, DH; 2. Rougned Odor, 2B; 3. Trever Adams, LF; 4. Zach Cone, RF; 5. Drew Robinson, 3B; 6. Jorge Alfaro, 1B; 7. Kellin Deglan, C; 8. Jordan Akins, CF; 9. Nick Urbanus, SS.

Rome: 1. Tony Mueller, CF; 2. Ross Heffley, 2B; 3. William Beckwith, DH; 4. Robby Hefflinger, LF; 5. Kyle Kubitza, 3B; 6. Brandon Drury, 1B; 7. Chase Anselment, RF; 8. Ryan Query, C; 9. Fernando De Los Santos, SS.

Top of the first
Mueller grounds out to shortstop
Heffley doubles to left field
Beckwith singles, Heffley scores (Rome 1-0)
Hefflinger flies out to center field
Kubitza strikes out

Bottom of the first
Sardinas strikes out
Odor homers on first pitch (Tied, 1-1)
Adams flies out
Cone flies out

Top of the second
Drury flies out to right field
Anselment flies out to left field
Query singles up the middle
De Los Santos grounds into fielder's choice

Bottom of the second
Robinson strikes out
Alfaro strikes out
Deglan strikes out

Top of the third
Mueller flies out to center field
Heffley flies out to right field
Beckwith grounds out to second base

Bottom of the third
Akins singles to left field
Urbanus singles to left field, Akins to second
Sardinas strikes out
Odor flies out to first base
Adams singles, Urbanus to third, Akins scores (Hickory, 2-1)
Urbanus scores on a wild pitch (Hickory 3-1), Adams to second base
Cone strikes out swinging

Top of the fourth
Hefflinger pops out to pitcher
Kubitza walks on full count
Drury triples to left field, Kubitza scores (Hickory, 3-2)
Anselment grounds out to second base, Drury scores (Tied 3-3)
Query strikes out

Bottom of the fourth
Robinson flies out in foul territory to third baseman
Torres pinch hits for Alfaro, walks on five pitches
Deglan singles to center field, Torres to second
Torres advances to third base on wild pitch, Deglan to second base
Akins strikes out on 13-pitch at-bat
Urbanus grounds out to second base

Top of the fifth
De Los Santos flies to center field
Mueller grounds out to third base
Heffley flies out to left field

Bottom of the fifth
Sardinas flies out to second base
Odor walks
Adams grounds into fielder's choice, Odor out at second
Adams advances to second base on wild pitch
Cone lines to shortstop

Top of the sixth
Paul Schwendel replaces Nick Martinez on the mound for Hickory
Beckwith strikes out swinging
Hefflinger reaches on error at third base
Kubitza strikes out swinging
Hefflinger steals second base
Drury grounds out to shortstop

Bottom of the sixth
Ian Thomas replaces Fabian Williamson on the mound for Rome
Robinson strikes out swinging
Torres singles to center field
Deglan singles in between first and second
Akins strikes out swinging
Urbanus strikes out looking

Top of the seventh
Anselment strikes out swinging
Query pops out to second base
De Los Santos homers on 2-1 pitch (Rome 4-3)
Mueller strikes out swinging

Bottom of the seventh
Sardinas grounds out to second base
Odor grounds out to pitcher
Adams grounds out to second base

Top of the eighth
Heffley singles up the middle
Beckwith grounds out to second base, Heffley advances to second
Hefflinger walks, Heffley to second base
Greg Williams replaces Paul Schwendel on the mound for Hickory
Kubitza singles up the middle, Hefflinger to second, Heffley scores (Rome 5-3)
Drury singles past third baseman, Kubitza to third base, Hefflinger scores (Rome 6-3)
Anselment grounds into a double play

Bottom of the eighth
Cone grounds out to third base
Robinson flies out to left field
Torres flies out to center field

Top of the ninth
Coby Cowgill replaces Greg Williams on the mound for Hickory
Query grounds out to shortstop
De Los Santos singles
Mueller pops out to first base
Heffley flies out to right field

Bottom of the ninth
David Peterson replaces Ian Thomas on mound for Hickory
Deglan flies out to center field
Akins doubles to right field
Urbanus singles up the middle, Akins scores (Rome 6-4)
Sardinas grounds into double play

FINAL SCORE: Rome 6, Hickory 4

Records:
Hickory, 32-27 in the second half, 68-60 overall
Rome, 37-20 in the second half, 55-72 overall

Winning pitcher: Ian Thomas ( 5-0, 2.81 ERA)
Losing pitcher: Paul Schwendel (1-1, 2.75 ERA)