Ortiz Takes Homerun Lead in ‘Dads Defeat

Crawdads Two Game Streak Snapped in 5-2 Loss

By Ashley Salinas

August 24, 2023

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads’ two-game win streak was snapped on Thursday night, falling to the Greenville Drive 5-2. Greenville scored three in the first inning, chasing Winston Santos out of the game. They added on another run in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead. The Crawdads got a run

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads’ two-game win streak was snapped on Thursday night, falling to the Greenville Drive 5-2.

Greenville scored three in the first inning, chasing Winston Santos out of the game. They added on another run in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.

The Crawdads got a run back in the fifth inning. Yosy Galan and Ben Blackwell drew walks and Jayce Easley singled to load the bases. Daniel Mateo hit a sacrifice fly to core Galan and get the ‘Dads on the board.

Greenville pushed their lead back to four with a run in the seventh inning.

Abimelec Ortiz crushed a homerun to left to lead off the ninth to make it 5-2. The homer was Ortiz’s 23rd since joining the Crawdads, which leads the South Atlantic League.

The series will continue with United Methodist Night and a shirt giveaway to the first 500 fans. It is also Wizard Night and fans can come dressed like their favorite wizard for a discounted $6 ticket. Following the game will be a firework show by Jani-King.