Twin Bill Sweep — Tourists Finish Series Strong

HICKORY- The Asheville Tourists swept a double-header from the Hickory Crawdads on Sunday afternoon. The Tourists won Game One 7-1 and took Game Two late by a final score of 3-2. Asheville closed out the series in Hickory with five wins in six games.

Luis Santana homered in both games and finished the series with four Home Runs. Kenedy Corona finished Game Two 2-for-3 and drove in the game-winning run with a bases loaded walk. Miguel Palma, Chad Stevens, and Joey Loperfido all had multiple hits in the first game.

Ernesto Jaquez and Rhett Kouba combined to pitch all seven innings in Game One and limited the Crawdads to one run on just two hits. Aaron Brown and Jose Betances worked the second game and the duo was just as effective. Betances tossed the final two innings to earn his first win of the season.

Asheville will take Monday off before welcoming in the Rome Braves to McCormick Field for Game One of a six-game series on Tuesday night. The Tourists have won eight of their last ten games. Rome is coming off a six-game series sweep at home over Greenville.

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