MiLB

Hickory 6, at Hill City 4

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · Final · Carolina League (A-Adv)

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Hickory Crawdads

83-49 · L1 · #1 (1392 ELO +3)

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 80

Hill City Howlers

56-74 · W1 · #108 (1248 ELO -3)

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 60

Bank of the James Stadium · Lynchburg, VA

Attendance: 2,014

Umpires: Brandon Ochoa [HP], Ricardo Capois [1B]

Hickory Crawdads at Hill City Howlers

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Deward Tovar’s grand slam in the eighth inning propelled the Hickory Crawdads to a 6-4 victory over the Hill City Howlers on Thursday night at Bank of the James Stadium. Tovar’s blast to right field capped a five-run outburst that turned a 3-1 deficit into a four-run lead. The Crawdads, who had managed just one run through seven innings against Hill City starter Joey Oakie, loaded the bases on a walk, a single and another walk before Tovar cleared them with his sixth home run of the season. He finished 2 for 3 with four RBIs.… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jormy Nivar HIC 5.0ip 2h 0er 3k
Deward Tovar HIC 2/3 1hr 4rbi
Robert Arias HLC 2/4 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HIC 51.0%

Projected Score HIC 7 HLC 6