Top Story Spotlight BASEBALL Hickory Crawdads finish regular season with record surge, look forward to playoffs Mark Parker Hickory Daily Record Sports Correspondent Sep 7, 2026 Sep 7, 2026 Updated 7 hrs ago 0 Crawdads' players celebrate a club-tying 15th straight win over Fayetteville at L.P. Frans Stadium on Saturday. Hickory Crawdads Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Parker Hickory Daily Record Sports Correspondent The Hickory Crawdads tied a club record with their 15th straight win and a 2-0 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Saturday.kAm%9F?56CDE@C>D :? E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 D64@?5 :??:?8 @? $F?52J 42?46=65 E96 D62D@?VD 7:?2= C68F=2C\D62D@? 82>6 2?5 56=2J65 E96 rC2H525DV @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D6E 2 ?6H C64@C5 F?E:= 82>6 @?6 @7 E96 r2C@=:?2 $@FE9 s:G:D:@? $6C:6D @? %F6D52J]k^AmkAmw:4<@CJ Wga\cf @G6C2==[ cg\`f D64@?5 92=7X DAFEE6C65 >F49 @7 E96 ?:89E 2E E96 A=2E6 3FE E@DD65 E96:C `bE9 D9FE@FE @7 E96 D62D@? 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