Hill City 10, at Hickory 11

HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads rallied from a five-run deficit and held off a late charge to beat the Hill City Howlers 11-10 on Tuesday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hill City erupted for five runs in the first inning, capitalizing on two defensive miscues by Hickory. Dauri Fernandez reached on a throwing error by second baseman Daniel Flames, and after a hit batter and a walk, Jose Pirela reached on a fielding error by first baseman Curley Martha, scoring Fernandez. Gabriel Rodriguez then launched a grand slam to right field, his first home run of the game,… Read more...