SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
06/03/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 10476 - TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (22-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Savannah Sand Gnats (32-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 1
Sand Gnats Win Thriller, 2-0
Savannah Sand Gnats starter Rob Johnson pitched well against the Hickory Crawdads at Grayson Stadium, leading his team to a win, 2-0. Savannah reliever Zach Fields snagged the win, upping his record to 2-1. Rubén Navarro shouldered the loss. So far in 2025, Savannah is 32-20.

The decisive blow was delivered by Jim Hurst in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run off 22-year old right-handed pitcher Rubén Navarro to win the game for Savannah. The home crowd went nuts.

"Rob gave us a huge shot in the arm," said Savannah manager Tyler Colvin.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 1 4
L. Sánchez LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .267 3 15
S. Meadows 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278 1 8
D. Webb 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 2 13
J. Roa RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 0 12
K. Pearson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 0 5
M. Berrera CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 0 6
D. Obermark DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 1 7
   a-M. Zuziela DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .414 2 14
J. Chase C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 1 5
Totals 28 0 2 0 2 9 8      
a - M. Zuziela inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Sánchez , K. Pearson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roa
GIDP: D. Webb
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Sánchez (13)
CS: L. Sánchez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .217 1 9
T. Simpson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .317 2 23
L. Carmona RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 2 12
B. Oglethorpe 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .304 8 44
   a-P. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 3 8
   b-E. Thompson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 1 4
A. Boyd DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .322 5 23
R. Simpson CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .312 4 21
D. Bishop LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 3 18
   c-P. Morán PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Hurst 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .217 5 11
M. Porter C 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 2 2 12 14      
a - P. Crawford pinch hit for B. Oglethorpe in the 8th
b - E. Thompson substituted for P. Crawford in the 9th
c - P. Morán pinch hit for D. Bishop in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Simpson (11, 1st Inning off D. Rankin, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Boyd (10, 8th Inning off J. Heisey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hurst (5, 9th Inning off R. Navarro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ashe , T. Simpson 2 , A. Boyd 3 , R. Simpson 2 , P. Morán , J. Hurst 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Oglethorpe , A. Boyd , R. Simpson , M. Porter 2
Sac Bunt: T. Simpson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ashe (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Simpson-Hurst-Oglethorpe)
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rankin 4.2 6 0 0 1 9 0 94 2.22   
V. Guerra 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 30 12.41   
J. Heisey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.13   
R. Navarro L (3-4) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 60
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 21, V. Guerra 9, J. Heisey 3, R. Navarro 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 2-3, V. Guerra 3-2, J. Heisey 2-0, R. Navarro 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 94-62, V. Guerra 30-18, J. Heisey 6-4, R. Navarro 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Guerra 1-0
WP: D. Rankin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Johnson 8.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 94 2.39   
Z. Fields W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 83
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 27, Z. Fields 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 9-6, Z. Fields 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 94-59, Z. Fields 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Johnson
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 7934
Tuesday, June 3rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61