The Hickory Crawdads maintained their share of first place in the North Division of the South Atlantic League by crushing Delmarva 9-1 Thursday night at scored at L.P. Frans Stadium. Alejandro Selen belted a grand slam and drove in five runs; and the Crawdads (20-13; 56-47) scored seven times in the second inning to break the game open. Kellin Deglen had

a two-run homer and Selen's grand slam highlighted the frame. Hickory opened up a 7-0 and coasted home from there. Winning pitcher Jerad Eickhoff (11-4) kept the Shorebirds (13-20; 41-61) in check with five scoreless innings. He faced the minimum 15 batters during that stretch and scattered two hits. Both those runners were wiped out on double plays. Luis Sardinas hit a solo home run in the sixth. Hagerstown kept pace Thursday night by knocking off Lakewood, 8-6; Greensboro defeated West Virginia, 9-6. Lakewood and Greensboro find themselves two games behind the Crawdads and the Suns in the North Division. The Crawdads were 5-3 on their eight-game home stand.
Crawdads Clippings:
The 'Dads hit the road for a three-game series against the Augusta GreenJackets, starting this Friday at 7:05 p.m.  Catch all the action live on Hickorycrawdads.com, and tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown...Hickory kicks off a four-game home series against the Kannapolis Intimidators this Monday at 7 p.m.  Monday will be 2-for-1 Senior Night, presented by Kingston Residence, with bingo!  Also on Monday, Crawdads interns will be battling it out in Intern Olympics!  Gates open at 6 p.m. on Monday....Individual Tickets for all Crawdads home games are available right now at Hickorycrawdads.com or by calling (828) 322-3000!  Group outings, corporate partnerships, Levine Children's Hospital Claw Club memberships and Ticket Books for the 20th Anniversary Season are also available right now by calling the Front Office at (828) 322-3000.

Photo Courtesy: Alejandro Selen, Hickory Crawdads