Hickory Crawdads

Suns sponsoring canned food drive This Friday, the Hagerstown Suns will be holding their annual canned food drive to benefit Food Resources Inc. And Suns' fans who bring canned food items to the 7:05 p.m. game with the Hickory Crawdads will only have to pay $1 for general admission seating at Municipal Stadium. Food Resources operates a 10,000 square foot warehouse in Hagerstown from which other charitable organizations in Frederick and Washington counties can obtain food for their feeding programs for low income citizens.

Tonight’s game between the Hagerstown Suns and the Hickory Crawdads at Municipal Stadium has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. The two teams will play one game, as scheduled, Wednesday, and a doubleheader is set for Thursday beginning at 5:05 p.m. The second game will start 30 minutes after the first ends. Tickets for the postponed game are exchangeable for any 2011 Suns game. Tickets for Thursday's game will be good for both games of the doubleheader. Gates open at 4 p.m.

HICKORY, N.C. - The Hagerstown Suns split a doubleheader with the Hickory Crawdads on Saturday, winning the first game 8-4 before dropping the nightcap, 7-3.Nate Schierholtz continued his hot hitting for the Suns, driving in three runs in the first game. Schierholtz has 20 hits in his last 28 at-bats. Jonathan Armitage had two hits and Jason Columbus had a pair of RBI singles as the Suns rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Mike Wagner hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning. Tim Alvarez picked up his sixth save of the season and fifth of the week.

HICKORY, N.C. - The Hagerstown Suns dropped further into the cellar of the South Atlantic League's Northern Division on Monday, falling to the Hickory Crawdads 6-2 for their seventh straight loss. Hickory starter Joe Bauserman (3-3) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings to earn the victory. Down 2-0 in the fifth, the Suns cut the deficit in half when Rafael Arroyo was hit by a pitch, took second on Jonel Pacheco's base hit and scored on Joe Holden's single. The Crawdads took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single from Brent Lillibridge, then broke the game open with three runs in the seventh.

HICKORY, N.C. - RBI singles by Jason Delaney and Steve Lerud in the fourth inning were all the offense the Hickory Crawdads needed to defeat the struggling Hagerstown Suns 2-1 on Sunday afternoon, handing the Suns their sixth straight defeat. Nick Evans' home run in the seventh inning was the only bright spot for Hagerstown (18-31) offensively, as the Suns were held to five hits. Hickory (20-27) starter Todd Redmond (5-3) worked 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and striking out six. Bobby Parnell (0-3)

CHARLESTOWN, W.Va. - The Hagerstown Suns lost for the 12th time in 15 second-half games, bowing to the Charleston Alley Cats 9-3 on Thursday night. Hagerstown (37-48) never led Wednesday. Chaleston jumped out to a three-run lead before the Suns cut the lead to 3-1 in Keith Anderson's RBI groundout. Hagerstown closed the gap to 4-2 on a wild pitch before Charleston built a 9-2 lead. The Suns scored in the ninth on Miguel Miranda's RBI single. Hagerstown, currently last in the South Atlantic League's Northern Division, begins a season-long 12-game homestand tonight against the Hickory Crawdads.

HICKORY, N.C. -- For the second night in a row, the Hagerstown Suns hit four homers and scored double-digit runs as they beat the Hickory Crawdads 12-7 on Tuesday. The Suns blanked Hickory 10-0 on Monday. Derek Norris hit a pair of two-run homers for the Suns on Tuesday, giving him a league-high 20 homers on the season. Robby Jacobsen and Charlie Fermaint also homered for Hagerstown. Steve Lombardozzi and Valerio Heredia each had three of the Suns' 15 hits. Lombardozzi had a triple, two doubles and two RBIs.

HICKORY, N.C. -- Leadoff hitter Stephen Lombardozzi went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs to lead the Hagerstown Suns to a 10-0 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Monday night. It was only the Suns' second win in 12 games in the second half of the season. Starter Hassan Pena (1-0) and relievers Kevin Light and Osvaldo Rodriguez combined on a six-hit shutout for Hagerstown. Derek Norris and Steven Souza also homered for the Suns. Norris also doubled and finished with three RBIs.

HICKORY, N.C. - Josh Habel must be enjoying life as a starting pitcher. Habel improved to 6-1 as a starter and 9-5 overall, throwing seven innings of four-hit ball as the Hagerstown Suns defeated the Hickory Crawdads 5-1 in the opener of a four-game South Atlantic League series Wednesday night. Hagerstown (57-54, 22-22 second half) took a half-game lead over Greensboro in the race for a Wild Card berth in the Northern Division. Greensboro lost to South Georgia, 6-5. The Suns scored twice in the third inning on RBI singles by Brian Buscher and Brian Munhall, and added three more in the fourth.

Hagerstown Suns 1999 Schedule (Home games in Caps ) April 8-11 - Columbus RedStixx 12-15 - Hickory Crawdads 16-19 - GREENSBORO BATS 20-22 - Charleston Alley Cats 23-24 - DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS 25 - Off 26-29 - AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS 30 - Charleston Alley Cats May 1-3 - Charleston Alley Cats 4-7 - HICKORY CRAWDADS 8-9 - DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS...

Home runs are all about using negatives to make positives out of negatives. One mistake by an opposing team, leading to one mighty swing of the bat, can erase a multitude of sins. Joey Gallo carried that eraser for the Hickory Crawdads on Friday. Gallo connected for a two-run home run in the eighth inning to offset a pair of unearned runs and steal a 3-2 victory from the Hagerstown Suns before 696 fans at Municipal Stadium. The tightly played game yielded three runs - all unearned - through the first seven innings.

Taylor Jordan threw five shutout innings and combined with relievers Gregory Holt and Colin Bates on a four-hitter as the Hagerstown Suns defeated the Hickory Crawdads 5-1 in a South Atlantic League game at Municipal Stadium on Monday. Hagerstown (69-49, 27-22) jumped past Hickory (63-56, 27-23) into second place in the Northern Division's second-half race, a half-game behind West Virginia (28-22). The Suns took a 3-0 lead in the second inning against Crawdads starter Jerad Eickhoff (11-7)

The Hagerstown Suns have become bullies of the South Atlantic League. They don't even show any respect for 'Dads anymore. The Suns didn't give the Hickory Crawdads a lick of honor on Monday as they continued a relentless assault on the South Atlantic League lead. Justin Miller and Cole Leonida had three hits and two RBIs each to give more support than starter Christian Meza needed in a 9-0 shutout victory on Monday at Municipal Stadium. Hagerstown scored in three of the first four innings to overwhelm Hickory and keep pressure on Northern Division-leading Greensboro.

Taylor Jordan got the last chuckle in a night of belly laughs for the Hagerstown Suns. Hagerstown’s starting pitcher was the only person to top the best night of Bryce Harper’s young professional career. Jordan carried a perfect game into the fifth inning on Friday to upstage a sparkling offensive display by the Suns — led by Harper’s three-hit, six-RBI night — as Hagerstown unloaded a 17-1 shellacking on the Hickory Crawdads. “He was outstanding tonight. It was hard to do tonight with the long innings we had,” said Suns manager Brian Daubach.

When Bryce Harper hits, and hits well, he hits hard. That goes the same for baseballs and outfield fences. Harper thrilled and scared Hagerstown Suns fans and the Washington Nationals on Thursday. In the first inning, Harper hit his first home run at Municipal Stadium in the opener of a doubleheader sweep by the Hickory Crawdads. In the fourth inning, the Nationals’ top prospect went head first into the right-field fence trying to make a running catch. In both cases, the results were more than satisfactory.

Tonight’s game between the Hagerstown Suns and the Hickory Crawdads at Municipal Stadium has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions. The two teams will play one game, as scheduled, Wednesday, and a doubleheader is set for Thursday beginning at 5:05 p.m. The second game will start 30 minutes after the first ends. Tickets for the postponed game are exchangeable for any 2011 Suns game. Tickets for Thursday's game will be good for both games of the doubleheader. Gates open at 4 p.m.

HAGERSTOWN -- The Hagerstown Suns loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and failed to score, before the Hickory Crawdads broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the top of the 10th for a stunning 5-2 victory Sunday at Municipal Stadium. Suns reliever Shane Erb (0-1) entered in the 10th and allowed the three runs on four hits and two walks. Zach Zaneski singled to lead off the inning and Joseph Bonadonna sacrificed Zaneski to second. A passed ball moved Zaneski to third and Cody Podraza walked before Leury Garcia blasted a two-run triple to center.

View all of the photos for purchase! View the "Suns Opening Day" slideshow! HAGERSTOWN -- So they say, "Into each life some rain must fall. " For Daniel Rosenbaum, at least it held off for five innings. It was a good thing, too. Rosenbaum masterfully pitched 5 1/3 innings in the season-opening start on Thursday to lead the Hagerstown Suns to a 1-0 victory over the Hickory Crawdads before 4,103 fans at Municipal Stadium in a game that was rained out after 5 1/2 innings.

View all of the photos for purchase! View the "Suns Opening Day" slideshow! HAGERSTOWN -- Watching the Hagerstown Suns is a family affair for Teri Deweerd. Deweerd attended opening day Thursday at Municipal Stadium with her daughter, Christina Curry, 26, and granddaughter, Kaydence Custer, 19 months. "I like that the players are enthusiastic and trying to make the majors," Deweerd said. "They're very fan-friendly. It's family-friendly.

HICKORY, N.C. -- For the second night in a row, the Hagerstown Suns hit four homers and scored double-digit runs as they beat the Hickory Crawdads 12-7 on Tuesday. The Suns blanked Hickory 10-0 on Monday. Derek Norris hit a pair of two-run homers for the Suns on Tuesday, giving him a league-high 20 homers on the season. Robby Jacobsen and Charlie Fermaint also homered for Hagerstown. Steve Lombardozzi and Valerio Heredia each had three of the Suns' 15 hits. Lombardozzi had a triple, two doubles and two RBIs.