Judson Buie
Crawdads’ Errors Lead to 4-1 Loss
Another day, another frustrating loss for the Crawdads. Today’s loss was fueled by 4 Crawdad errors leading to all 4 runs being scored by the Emperors as the pitching was stellar, but the defense fell short behind the guys on the bump. Aidan Curry finished the day going 4 innings giving up 4 runs (all unearned) on 5 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Rome got the scoring started in the bottom of the 1st as Adam Zebrowski singled home Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., after Kilpatrick Jr. reached on an errCrawdads Shutout 4-0 in Season Opener at Rome
The 2024 season started out in the worst way possible, being shut out. The bats were extremely quiet as Owen Murphy (Braves No. 5 prospect) was perfect the first time through the lineup striking out Cameron Cauley, Sebastian Walcott, and Tucker Mitchell in the first inning. Murphy went on to pitch 6.2 scoreless innings on 2 hits to accompany his 8 strikeouts. Winston Santos was electric through 5 innings giving up 5 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, and generating 5 strikeouts, but his line doesn’t tell theHickory Team Award Predictions
The 2024 Hickory Crawdads are loaded with exceptional talent and top Rangers’ prospects, but who will be the best of the best this season? Below are my predictions for team MVP, Cy Young, Most Improved Player, home run leader, stolen base leader, and strikeout leader. Disclaimer: I am only predicting players that I think will be with the Crawdads for the majority of the season, so there may be some key players missing from the predictions. Team MVP: Anthony Gutierrez The obvious prediction her