ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
09/04/2025
 
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
HICKORY CRAWDADS AT WALNUT PARK BOBCATS
GAME ID: 9270 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Hickory Crawdads (79-58) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 11 0
Walnut Park Bobcats (73-64) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
Walnut Park Loses, 6-3, to Hickory in 10
The Hickory Crawdads outlasted the Walnut Park Bobcats, 6-3, in 10 innings. Alex Natera played a key role, going 2-for-5 for Hickory. The Crawdads raised their record to 79-58.

Natera had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a first pitch fastball from Juan Mendoza, he banged a grand slam home run to left-center, giving the Crawdads a 6-2 lead. It was the 4th home run of the year for Natera.

"Our team found a way to get it done," said Natera.
HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lebron LF, RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .276 4 28
J. Comey RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219 4 18
   a-J. Guerrero PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .175 7 20
A. Natera 3B 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .296 4 13
N. Roberts 1B 5 0 3 0 0 2 1 .229 4 28
J. Alfano 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 14 44
I. Goulbourne CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .240 6 36
J. Seagle DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275 7 31
P. Kincaid SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 8 39
M. D'Urso C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207 0 1
Totals 38 6 11 5 4 12 14      
a - J. Guerrero pinch hit for J. Comey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Kincaid (14, 7th Inning off J. Gaiser, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Roberts (9, 9th Inning off T. Swift, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Natera (4, 10th Inning off J. Mendoza, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lebron , J. Comey , A. Natera 5 , N. Roberts 4 , J. Alfano , P. Kincaid 2 , M. D'Urso 2
2-out RBI: P. Kincaid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Seagle 2
GIDP: D. Lebron , I. Goulbourne
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Goulbourne(Ochoa at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lyons CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .246 6 34
N. Sheridan 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 22 60
C. Stivers SS, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .208 8 33
R. Cardwell LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 4 6
J. Newingham DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .292 5 22
J. Bobb RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .278 1 16
B. Barbone 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .261 3 16
A. Ochoa 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .248 12 42
   a-M. Scott PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 4 29
   b-D. Waters 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 4 45
E. McCulley C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .197 0 4
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 10 16      
a - M. Scott pinch hit for A. Ochoa in the 9th
b - D. Waters substituted for M. Scott in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Sheridan (22, 10th Inning off A. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Lyons (4, 5th Inning off F. Sarabia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lyons 4 , N. Sheridan 2 , C. Stivers , R. Cardwell , B. Barbone 2 , A. Ochoa 2 , E. McCulley
2-out RBI: D. Lyons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Sheridan , C. Stivers , J. Newingham
Sac Bunt: E. McCulley 2
Sac Fly: C. Stivers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Barbone (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Stivers-Barbone-Sheridan, Barbone-Stivers-Sheridan)
OF assists: 1 (Bobb(Kincaid at 3rd base))
HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE WALNUT PARK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Sarabia 5.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 90 2.39   
J. Porter 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 3.35   
A. Ryan W (4-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 46 1.89   
D. Mills SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Sarabia 59
Batters Faced: F. Sarabia 21, J. Porter 8, A. Ryan 9, D. Mills 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Sarabia 5-4, J. Porter 1-3, A. Ryan 2-1, D. Mills 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Sarabia 90-53, J. Porter 25-18, A. Ryan 46-30, D. Mills 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Mills 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Espinoza 6.1 5 2 2 2 7 0 106 2.36   
J. Gaiser 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 2.50   
T. Swift L (2-3) 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 0 34 7.52   
J. Mendoza 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 12 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Espinoza 60
Batters Faced: T. Espinoza 24, J. Gaiser 5, T. Swift 9, J. Mendoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Espinoza 7-3, J. Gaiser 2-0, T. Swift 2-0, J. Mendoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Espinoza 106-63, J. Gaiser 21-16, T. Swift 34-22, J. Mendoza 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gaiser 1-1 , J. Mendoza 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Natera
Ballpark: Ballpark of Walnut Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 11909
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