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Crawdads at Cannon BallersHickory
Crawdads
Kannapolis
Cannon Ballers
Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atCrawdads at Cannon BallersThe Crawdads topped the Cannon Ballers on Wednesday night in a game where neither offense could fully capitalize. McQueen led the Crawdads at the plate with three hits and a run batted in, but both teams left runners on the board—Crawdads stranded ten, Cannon Ballers eight. The win moves the Crawdads to 66-42, while the Cannon Ballers slip to 57-54. The teams meet again Friday.
The Crawdads beat the Cannon Ballers 5-3, a game defined as much by what each team failed to do at the plate as what they managed to accomplish.
McQueen paced the Crawdads' offense with three hits and drove in a run, anchoring an attack that left ten runners stranded.
Both lineups struggled to execute in key moments—the Cannon Ballers stranded eight—as the Crawdads' defense ultimately made the difference in a game neither team put away early.
The Crawdads are winners of 6 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Cannon Ballers are coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Crawdads are up next at Warbirds (Aug 27-29). The Cannon Ballers are up next at Howlers (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Crawdads to winHitRuns by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICHickory Crawdads | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| KANKannapolis Cannon Ballers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Argudin CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Franklin DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yolfran Castillo SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Guerrero 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Marquez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Carpenter LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay McQueen RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kolby Branch 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebastian Baquera C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Curley Martha 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Siary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Martinez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Trausch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Siary | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Martinez | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julius Sanchez | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Trausch | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | HIC 100.0 | 4.6 | |
| B9 | HIC 95.4 | 6.6 | |
| B9 | HIC 88.8 | 6.5 | |
| B9 | HIC 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | HIC 90.5 | 1.6 | |
| T9 | HIC 92.1 | 2.7 | |
| T9 | HIC 94.8 | 1.6 | |
| T9 | HIC 92.4 | 0.8 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
