SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
05/22/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10387 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (23-17) 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 7 19 0
Hickory Crawdads (17-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 12 0
Sand Gnats Win, Now 23-17
The Savannah Sand Gnats topped the Hickory Crawdads, 7-3, at L.P. Frans Stadium. Savannah second baseman Ed Thomas was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times. Savannah has now won 3 straight, while the Crawdads have lost 3 in a row.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Tim Simpson? The Savannah right fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put the Sand Gnats on top, 2-1. For the game, Simpson had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Thomas.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe SS 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .215 0 6
Z. Fields LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .194 0 4
L. Carmona CF 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 .333 2 10
B. Oglethorpe 1B 6 0 2 1 0 1 6 .317 6 35
A. Boyd DH 6 0 1 0 0 1 6 .303 2 12
C. Thompson 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .303 2 19
T. Simpson RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .312 2 18
E. Thomas 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .347 7 24
N. Valentín C 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .200 1 3
Totals 45 7 19 6 2 8 31      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Oglethorpe (11, 4th Inning off J. Hernández, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Simpson (7, 8th Inning off A. González, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Thomas (7, 7th Inning off H. Jiménez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ashe 3 , Z. Fields 2 , L. Carmona 2 , B. Oglethorpe 3 , A. Boyd , C. Thompson 3 , T. Simpson 3 , E. Thomas 5 , N. Valentín 2
2-out RBI: B. Oglethorpe , C. Thompson , T. Simpson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ashe , B. Oglethorpe 2 , A. Boyd , T. Simpson , E. Thomas
GIDP: M. Ashe
Hit by Pitch: Z. Fields 2 , T. Simpson
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ashe (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Thompson-Thomas-Oglethorpe, Thomas-Ashe-Oglethorpe, Ashe-Thomas-Oglethorpe)
OF assists: 1 (Carmona(Meadows at 2nd base))
PB: N. Valentín
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 0 3
L. Sánchez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .256 2 11
S. Meadows 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 1 3
D. Webb 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257 2 11
J. Roa RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .315 0 7
K. Pearson SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .147 0 1
M. Berrera CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .364 0 5
D. Obermark DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .312 0 3
   a-M. Zuziela DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .420 2 13
J. Chase C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .220 0 3
Totals 35 3 12 2 1 6 12      
a - M. Zuziela inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roa (12, 2nd Inning off D. Roy, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Chase (4, 7th Inning off D. Roy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown , L. Sánchez , S. Meadows , D. Webb 2 , J. Roa 3 , M. Berrera 2 , D. Obermark , J. Chase 3
2-out RBI: M. Berrera , D. Obermark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sánchez
GIDP: J. Brown , S. Meadows , J. Roa
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Meadows-Brown-Webb)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Roy W (4-4) 7.0 11 3 3 1 3 0 119 4.65   
P. Hill 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Roy 45
Batters Faced: D. Roy 29, P. Hill 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Roy 10-4, P. Hill 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Roy 119-70, P. Hill 23-17
WP: D. Roy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hernández L (4-4) 4.0 12 4 4 1 4 0 84 3.40   
H. Jiménez 2.1 4 3 3 0 2 1 41 7.36   
A. González 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 22 1.35   
R. Navarro 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hernández 25
Batters Faced: J. Hernández 24, H. Jiménez 14, A. González 8, R. Navarro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hernández 3-4, H. Jiménez 3-2, A. González 1-2, R. Navarro 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hernández 84-56, H. Jiménez 41-26, A. González 22-13, R. Navarro 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Jiménez 1-1 , A. González 2-0
WP: H. Jiménez
Hit Batsmen: H. Jiménez 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Thomas
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 3840
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