Photo by LMPC via Getty ImagesThe 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. Thompson kept Lexington off the board in the 10th, 11th and 12th innings, but with two out in the 13th, he…
