MiLB

Hickory 4, at Hill City 6

Friday, April 24, 2026 · Final · Carolina League (A-Adv)

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Hickory Crawdads

83-49 · L1 · #1 (1392 ELO -3)

0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 112

Hill City Howlers

56-74 · W1 · #108 (1248 ELO +3)

0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 60

Bank of the James Stadium · Lynchburg, VA

Attendance: 1,746

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

Hickory Crawdads at Hill City Howlers

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Luis De La Cruz delivered a walk-off three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Hill City Howlers to a 6-4 victory over the Hickory Crawdads at Bank of the James Stadium. De La Cruz’s blast to right field capped a three-run rally that erased a 4-3 deficit and gave Hill City its first win in the four-game series after dropping the previous three meetings. The Howlers improved to 11-8, while the Crawdads fell to 14-5. Hickory struck first, scoring three times in the third inning. Paulino Santana… Read more...

Top Statlines

Evan Siary HIC 5.0ip 3h 1er 1k
Luis De La Cruz HLC 2/4 1hr 3rbi
Michael Trausch HIC 2.2ip 0h 0er 5k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HIC 50.1%

Projected Score HIC 8 HLC 6