Top Story Spotlight Hickory Crawdads split 6 game series after loss of control in Sunday game Mark Parker Record sports correspondent Apr 27, 2026 17 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Hickory Crawdads baseball team split an away series against the Hill City Howlers. kAm%96 rC2H525D 92G6 |@?52J @77[ E96? EC2G6= E@ uC656C:4<D3FC8[ ':C8:?:2[ E@ E2<6 @? E96 }2E:@?2=D DE2CE:?8 %F6D52J]k^Amk9am$F?52J 82>6k^9amkAm%96 w:4<@CJ rC2H525D 925 4@?EC@= @7 $F?52J 27E6C?@@?’D 82>6 282:?DE E96 w:== r:EJ w@H=6CD F?E:= E96J 5:5?’E] p =@DD @7 4@>>2?5 3J rC2H525D A:E49:?8 6?23=65 E96 w@H=6CD E@ 4@>6 324< 7C@> D6G6? CF?D 5@H? 2?5 D64FC6 2 h\g H:? :? `` :??:?8D 2E r:EJ $E25:F>]k^Am kAmw:== r:EJ W`a\hX 925 ;FDE 7@FC 9:ED 5FC:?8 E96 7:?2=6 @7 E96 D:I\82>6 D6C:6D[ 3FE E96 =:?6FA H2:E65 @FE `b H2=<D 2?5 925 2?@E96C 9:E 3J 2 A:E49] ~?=J @?6 @7 E96 CF?D D4@C65 3J E96 w@H=6CD 42>6 7C@> 2 9:E[ 2? #qx D:?8=6 3J yF?<6C r246C6D :? 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