The Hickory Crawdads lost 3-1 in 13 innings to Lexington last night, putting an end to their dreams of a championship, as they were eliminated in the South Atlantic League Finals, 3 games to 1.
Jesus Linarez was tapped to start in place of Abdiel Mendoza, who was a late scratch, and struck out 2 while allowing 2 hits in 4.1 IP. Hever Bueno struck out 4 and walked 1 in 1.2 IP in relief of him, but allowed the 1 regulation run that Lexington scored. Kelvin Gonzalez threw 3 scoreless innings, striking out 3, before turning things over to Tyree Thompson.