Bats Go Quiet in Loss to Crawdads
HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists were shut out for the first time this season on Monday night. The Hickory Crawdads, the South Atlantic League's top pitching team, held Asheville to no runs on two hits, both singles. The Crawdads only needed two runs as they handed the Tourists a 2-0 defeat;
HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists were shut out for the first time this season on Monday night. The Hickory Crawdads, the South Atlantic League's top pitching team, held Asheville to no runs on two hits, both singles. The Crawdads only needed two runs as they handed the Tourists a 2-0 defeat; Asheville's fifth loss in six games.
Asheville's offense did not net a base-runner until the top of the fifth inning when
A strikeout, flyout, and then a walk loaded the bases with two away but Stovall flew out to left field to end the threat. The Tourists did not put a runner aboard over the final two frames.
Hickory's brilliant pitching performance was led by
Asheville will attempt to bounce back against the Crawdads on Tuesday night with a 6:30pm first pitch. The Tourists are 1-4 on their current seven-game road trip.