Hickory Crawdads vs Wilson Warbirds

atCrawdads at Warbirds

August 27 · 7:05 PM EDT

Crawdads aim to extend lead over Warbirds

Hickory brings a 73-47 record into Wilson Ballpark, nine wins ahead in the standings. Wilson sits at 64-56 and will need to keep pace down the stretch.

Keys to the game

Deward Tovar leads Hickory with 16 home runs and 72 RBI, while Wilson's José Anderson has 23 home runs to pace the Warbirds. The power advantage tilts toward Wilson despite being the lower seed.
Hickory's pitching staff has been more efficient, with Evan Siary's 3.09 ERA leading the way. Wilson counters with Jarrette Bonet at 4.86 ERA but Bonet leads the league among these two teams with 100 strikeouts.

Our predictionHigh confidence

Where they standLast 6Last 6Record

Hickory CrawdadsWWWLWW7-333-29Away

Wilson Warbirds9 backWLWWLL4-638-22Home

Our pick, projected final

Crawdads6

Warbirds5

Crawdads to win

Projected starting lineups

Both official lineup cards, as posted.

Hickory Crawdadsvs RHP

Marco Argudin#18LHB ▲Center field

Kaden Carpenter#6LHB ▲Right field

Yolfran Castillo#3RHBShortstop

Paulino Santana#20RHBLeft field

Brandon Crabtree#35LHB ▲First base

Noah Franklin#44RHBDesignated hitter

Sebastian Baquera#38RHBCatcher

Daniel Flames#16SHB ▲Second base

Curley Martha#14RHBThird base

Wilson Warbirdsvs RHP

Kyle Jones#3RHBCenter field

Trey Ebel#22RHBShortstop

Handelfry Encarnacion#20LHB ▲Left field

Juan Ortuno#1RHBThird base

Rylan Mills#7RHBCatcher

Pedro Ibarguen#2RHBDesignated hitter

José Anderson#15RHBRight field

Frederi Montero#11LHB ▲First base

Moises Polanco#12RHBSecond base

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Hickory Crawdads3 listed

Pablo GuerreroOutfield · is on the 7-day injured list.

Julius SanchezRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Aidan DeakinsLHP · is on the 60-day injured list.

Wilson Warbirds2 listed

Carlos CarraRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Enniel CortezRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Hickory Crawdads73-47.608W6

2Fredericksburg Nationals72-49.595W2

3Tampa Tarpons71-49.592W4

4San Jose Giants72-50.590W12

5Fayetteville Woodpeckers67-53.558W9

6Clearwater Threshers67-53.558L6

7Charleston RiverDogs68-54.557W1

8Fort Myers Mighty Mussels66-55.545W1

9Fresno Grizzlies66-56.541W1

10Ontario Tower Buzzers66-56.541W1

11North Augusta GreenJackets65-56.537W1

12Kannapolis Cannon Ballers65-57.533W1

13Wilson Warbirds64-56.533L2

14Lakeland Flying Tigers60-59.504W3

15Jupiter Cardinals61-61.500W1

16Lake Elsinore Storm61-61.500L9

17Jupiter Hammerheads60-60.500L2

18Columbia Fireflies60-61.496L1

19Rancho Cucamonga Quakes59-63.484W2

20Dunedin Blue Jays57-61.483L1

21Stockton Ports57-65.467L1

22San Bernardino 66ers56-66.459L1

23Daytona Beach Tortugas54-66.450L3

24Port St. Lucie Mets52-68.433W1

25Bradenton Marauders52-68.433L1

26Salem RidgeYaks52-69.430L4

27Lynchburg Howlers51-70.421L1

28Visalia Rawhide51-71.418L2

29Myrtle Beach Pelicans46-73.387L1

30Salisbury Shorebirds42-80.344L6

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atCrawdads at Warbirds

August 27 · 7:05 PM EDT

Crawdads aim to extend lead over Warbirds

Hickory brings a 73-47 record into Wilson Ballpark, nine wins ahead in the standings. Wilson sits at 64-56 and will need to keep pace down the stretch.

Keys to the game

Deward Tovar leads Hickory with 16 home runs and 72 RBI, while Wilson's José Anderson has 23 home runs to pace the Warbirds. The power advantage tilts toward Wilson despite being the lower seed.
Hickory's pitching staff has been more efficient, with Evan Siary's 3.09 ERA leading the way. Wilson counters with Jarrette Bonet at 4.86 ERA but Bonet leads the league among these two teams with 100 strikeouts.

Our predictionHigh confidence

Where they standLast 6Last 6Record

Hickory CrawdadsWWWLWW7-333-29Away

Wilson Warbirds9 backWLWWLL4-638-22Home

Our pick, projected final

Crawdads6

Warbirds5

Crawdads to win

Projected starting lineups

Both official lineup cards, as posted.

Hickory Crawdadsvs RHP

Marco Argudin#18LHB ▲Center field

Kaden Carpenter#6LHB ▲Right field

Yolfran Castillo#3RHBShortstop

Paulino Santana#20RHBLeft field

Brandon Crabtree#35LHB ▲First base

Noah Franklin#44RHBDesignated hitter

Sebastian Baquera#38RHBCatcher

Daniel Flames#16SHB ▲Second base

Curley Martha#14RHBThird base

Wilson Warbirdsvs RHP

Kyle Jones#3RHBCenter field

Trey Ebel#22RHBShortstop

Handelfry Encarnacion#20LHB ▲Left field

Juan Ortuno#1RHBThird base

Rylan Mills#7RHBCatcher

Pedro Ibarguen#2RHBDesignated hitter

José Anderson#15RHBRight field

Frederi Montero#11LHB ▲First base

Moises Polanco#12RHBSecond base

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Hickory Crawdads3 listed

Pablo GuerreroOutfield · is on the 7-day injured list.

Julius SanchezRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Aidan DeakinsLHP · is on the 60-day injured list.

Wilson Warbirds2 listed

Carlos CarraRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Enniel CortezRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Hickory Crawdads73-47.608W6

2Fredericksburg Nationals72-49.595W2

3Tampa Tarpons71-49.592W4

4San Jose Giants72-50.590W12

5Fayetteville Woodpeckers67-53.558W9

6Clearwater Threshers67-53.558L6

7Charleston RiverDogs68-54.557W1

8Fort Myers Mighty Mussels66-55.545W1

9Fresno Grizzlies66-56.541W1

10Ontario Tower Buzzers66-56.541W1

11North Augusta GreenJackets65-56.537W1

12Kannapolis Cannon Ballers65-57.533W1

13Wilson Warbirds64-56.533L2

14Lakeland Flying Tigers60-59.504W3

15Jupiter Cardinals61-61.500W1

16Lake Elsinore Storm61-61.500L9

17Jupiter Hammerheads60-60.500L2

18Columbia Fireflies60-61.496L1

19Rancho Cucamonga Quakes59-63.484W2

20Dunedin Blue Jays57-61.483L1

21Stockton Ports57-65.467L1

22San Bernardino 66ers56-66.459L1

23Daytona Beach Tortugas54-66.450L3

24Port St. Lucie Mets52-68.433W1

25Bradenton Marauders52-68.433L1

26Salem RidgeYaks52-69.430L4

27Lynchburg Howlers51-70.421L1

28Visalia Rawhide51-71.418L2

29Myrtle Beach Pelicans46-73.387L1

30Salisbury Shorebirds42-80.344L6

Hickory Crawdads vs Wilson Warbirds — Aug 27, 2026

Crawdads aim to extend lead over Warbirds

Keys to the game

Projected starting lineups

Injury report

League standings

Hickory Crawdads vs Wilson Warbirds — Aug 27, 2026

Crawdads aim to extend lead over Warbirds

Keys to the game

Projected starting lineups

Injury report

League standings