SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
06/03/2026
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS
GAME ID: 10480 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (28-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Lakewood BlueClaws (27-26) 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 12 1
Hickory Absorbs 5-0 Loss to Lakewood
Mike Savage was locked in. The right-hander led the Lakewood BlueClaws to a 5-0 win against the Hickory Crawdads at First Energy Park. The third-place Crawdads have lost 4 straight games.

Steve Mendoza had a big 2-run home run for the BlueClaws in the bottom of the third inning. With Lakewood leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a changeup from 22-year old left-handed pitcher José Pérez and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the BlueClaws on top, 3-0.

"Mike had a little bit of everything going," said BlueClaws manager J.R. House. "Really sharp performance."
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burgess RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .314 4 21
S. Day 1B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277 2 21
J. Howgill LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .221 2 20
O. López CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 4 16
A. Reyes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .283 2 18
P. White 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 1 8
   a-M. Taylor PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 2 14
J. Betancourt DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .289 2 17
A. Bonner SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .215 1 4
D. Gallant C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 1 3
Totals 32 0 4 0 2 14 15      
a - M. Taylor pinch hit for P. White in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Howgill , O. López , J. Betancourt , A. Bonner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burgess , A. Reyes 2 , M. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: J. Howgill
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Howgill (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pérez (1) , P. White (7)
OF assists: 1 (Howgill(López at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Mills CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .189 0 3
T. Joseph RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .292 2 8
S. Mendoza SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .192 6 23
R. Whitehead LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .299 3 10
J. García 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .224 5 20
G. Elam 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .220 1 12
E. Brooks 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .278 3 17
J. López C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .192 2 17
S. Thomas DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .247 6 15
Totals 36 5 12 4 4 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. López (9, 2nd Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Elam (5, 3rd Inning off J. Pérez, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Brooks (8, 5th Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Mendoza (6, 3rd Inning off J. Pérez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Mills , T. Joseph 3 , S. Mendoza 4 , J. García , G. Elam 2 , E. Brooks 3 , J. López 3 , S. Thomas
2-out RBI: J. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Mills 2 , T. Joseph , J. García , G. Elam 2
Sac Fly: E. Brooks
Hit by Pitch: S. Thomas
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: G. Elam (3)
PB: J. López
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Pérez L (4-3) 4.1 10 5 4 1 1 1 25 85 3.17   
J. Kelly 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 36 8.10   
M. Bass 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 35 6.53   
H. Jiménez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pérez 25
Batters Faced: J. Pérez 25, J. Kelly 7, M. Bass 8, H. Jiménez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pérez 4-7, J. Kelly 3-1, M. Bass 2-2, H. Jiménez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pérez 85-54, J. Kelly 36-17, M. Bass 35-19, H. Jiménez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kelly 1-0 , H. Jiménez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Savage W (3-4) 5.1 3 0 0 2 9 0 23 106 3.26   
C. Cooper SV (1) 3.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 12 66 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Savage 69
Batters Faced: M. Savage 23, C. Cooper 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Savage 1-7, C. Cooper 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Savage 106-64, C. Cooper 66-39
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cooper 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Cooper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Savage
Ballpark: First Energy Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 6223
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