SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
05/27/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10431 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Greensboro Grasshoppers (23-23) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Hickory Crawdads (25-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Visiting Grasshoppers Beat Crawdads, 2-0
The Hickory Crawdads got a superb performance from pitcher Ernie Atkinson, but the Greensboro Grasshoppers still won the game, 2-0. Atkinson threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. Greensboro reliever Brit Connolly snagged the win, upping his record to 5-3. Ernie Atkinson shouldered the loss. With the win, the Grasshoppers hiked their record to 23-23.

The Grasshoppers got a big at-bat from catcher Artie Williams. For the game, Williams was 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Greensboro a 2-0 lead.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Williams, "and then get after the next one."
GREENSBORO BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Bishop CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264 5 21
D. Fawkes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .286 1 6
D. White LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .285 2 12
S. Abrams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221 0 12
D. McKnight SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 2 13
D. Yan RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277 1 10
A. Williams C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .328 2 7
E. Hall DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
E. Cunningham 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .147 0 2
Totals 30 2 3 2 1 11 4      
BATTING
Doubles: D. White (11, 1st Inning off E. Atkinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Williams (2, 2nd Inning off E. Atkinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. White 2 , D. Yan , A. Williams 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Abrams
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Williams-McKnight, Fawkes-McKnight, Williams-Cunningham)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Howgill CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .220 2 16
J. Burgess RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .344 4 20
S. Day 2B 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .278 2 19
A. Reyes LF, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .321 2 18
J. Hughes DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .308 1 1
P. White 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .169 0 6
   c-M. Taylor PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 12
J. Mena 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 4 16
D. Obermark C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138 0 3
A. Bonner SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 1 4
   a-J. Holland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 1 9
   b-J. Franklin SS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .162 0 5
Totals 31 0 7 0 7 9 18      
a - J. Holland pinch hit for A. Bonner in the 4th
b - J. Franklin substituted for J. Holland in the 5th
c - M. Taylor pinch hit for P. White in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Reyes (9, 1st Inning off C. Zigay, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Burgess (5, 5th Inning off B. Connolly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Burgess 3 , S. Day 2 , A. Reyes 3 , J. Mena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burgess , J. Hughes 2 , P. White
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Howgill (3) , S. Day (1)
GREENSBORO PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Zigay 3.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 14 72 4.76   
B. Connolly W (5-3) 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 8 43 4.75   
S. Saunders 1.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 39 0.54   
J. Watkins SV (5) 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 32 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Zigay 50
Batters Faced: C. Zigay 14, B. Connolly 8, S. Saunders 8, J. Watkins 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Zigay 1-4, B. Connolly 0-2, S. Saunders 4-1, J. Watkins 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Zigay 72-42, B. Connolly 43-25, S. Saunders 39-23, J. Watkins 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Saunders 2-0 , J. Watkins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Atkinson L (2-3) 6.0 3 2 2 0 7 1 21 81 3.21   
M. Bass 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 42 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Atkinson 65
Batters Faced: E. Atkinson 21, M. Bass 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Atkinson 5-6, M. Bass 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Atkinson 81-52, M. Bass 42-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ernie Atkinson
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 5030
Special Notes: Rain delay of 34 minutes in the 5th inning.
Wednesday, May 27th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60