Drive bats quiet as Hickory takes series opener, 5-1
The Greenville Drive (24-22) dropped their second game in a row as the Hickory Crawdads (17-25) stifled Drive bats and used a four-run fifth inning to take the series opener at Fluor Field, 5-1. Drive batters, Brainer Bonaci and Blaze Jordan recorded multiple hits as they each went 2-for-4 at the plate though other Drive batters put hard liners and fly balls into play, the seemed to track right to Crawdads fielders.