Dash vs. Greenville: Game #46 Preview
Winston-Salem Dash (21–24) vs. Greenville Drive (18–27)
Tuesday, May 31–7 p.m.
Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Game 45 Recap
The Winston-Salem Dash took a 2–2 tie into the seventh inning but fell to the Hickory Crawdads 9–3 in the series finale.
Jordan Mikel took the ball for Winston-Salem and allowed just a lone run through three innings, on a third-inning Luisangel Acuna solo home run.
The Dash picked Mikel up in the top of the fourth when they worked up a two-out rally.
Adam Hackenberg blooped a single into shallow right field, then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Tyler Osik then laced a single to score Hackenberg and tie the game at 1–1. After Osik, Harvin Mendoza connected on a 1–0 pitch for a double, to plate Osik and give the Dash a 2–1 lead.
Mikel got the Dash into the fifth inning with that lead, before he was relieved by Cooper Bradford who got the final out of the frame. All in all, Mikel worked 4.2 innings, allowing just one run, one walk, and striking out four.
Hickory did tie the game in the sixth against Bradford. Acuna walked then stole second base, setting up Trevor Hauver. He doubled to center, bringing Acuna home with the tying run.
After Vince Vannelle retired the side in order in the seventh, Hickory was able to blow the game open in the eighth. Evan Carter reached on an error, stole second base, then moved to third on a deep fly ball. After Hauver was intentionally walked, Keyber Rodriguez singled softly into right field to score Carter. The very next at-bat, Chris Seise made it 4–2 ‘Dads with an RBI single to plate Hauver from second base. After the second out, Scott Kapers worked a walk to load the bases.
Up stepped Tom Saggese who fell behind 0–2 but lined a two-run single into left field. Both Rodriguez and Seise scored, as Hickory now led 6–2. The inning continued with Jayce Easley up and he cleared the bases with a three-run blast, giving the Crawdads a 9–2 lead.
Winston-Salem did get a run back in the ninth on an Alsander Womack RBI single, but the Dash would end up falling in the series finale, 9–3. Triston Polley got the official decision for Hickory, while Isaiah Carranza was handed the loss.
WELCOME BACK TO WINSTON-SALEM
After a six-game series against the Hickory Crawdads, the Dash will be returning home to Truist Stadium for a six-game series against the Greenville Drive
DRIVE DAZED
The last time these two teams met, it was from April 19–24 when the Dash won the series five games to one. After dropping the opening game of the series, they’d win the next five, starting off a two-week road trip with a near sweep and a road trip in which they’d go 9–3.
DUKE DOMINATING
Duke Ellis has dominated pitching all year both from the plate and on the bases. Ellis has a .326 batting average, the best in the South Atlantic League, and 45 hits, tied for fifth-best. In addition, he has the second-most stolen bases of anyone in the South Atlantic League with 20 and the most in the last 15 days with six SBs.
TERRELL TANKS
In the last 15 days, Terrell Tatum has been on fire. He leads the league in batting average and is tied for the lead in RBI in the time span and is tied for the lead in hits with teammate Luis Mieses.
MONCADA ON THE MOUND
Luis Moncada will be the starting pitcher for the Dash tonight against the Drive. In his last appearance on May 25, he led the way for a win against Hickory with five innings of great pitching, allowing only one run with it being off a solo home run.
First pitch is slated for 7:00 p.m.
