Lexington Legends vs. Hickory Crawdads (South Atlantic League)

Whitaker Bank Ballpark-Lexington, KY:  Because I’m so far behind, I’m going to start combining some of these double-headers into one post.  That being said, I can say that the rain down here is definitely a double-edged sword.  Due to a rain out the night before, the Legends played a double-header, but also back in the OC, Brian’s little league game was rained out, and that was the most important game of the trip for his Papa to see.  And I guess we were lucky to get any baseball at all, as it rained the entire trip from Nashville to Lexington, and cleared up just before the first pitch.  I’d also like to point out that Whitaker Bank Ballpark is a great place to watch a game.  It doesn’t have all of the bells and whistles of some of the other parks, but for a pure baseball experience I highly recommend it.

The first game we saw was a continuation of the night before, with the Legends up 1-0 after two innings on a Emmanuel Rivera home run.  Unfortunately, we didn’t see any other offense during the game.

The rain also cancelled all of the elementary school field trips, but there was enough kids in the crowd to pull off a horse race between innings.  We are in that part of the country, y’all.

I also got a game ball, which is a plus.  There is still no better souvenir in sports.

On the bump for Lexington the night before was Andre Davis, who pitched two scoreless innings before the rain hit.  Taking over and earning the win was Geoff Bramblett.  He only gave up three hits and struck out four in the victory.  Earning the save was Grant Gavin who struck out three.  Final game 1: Legends 1, Crawdads 0.

The second game had a little more excitement, despite the fact that it was only a seven inning game.  The Legends were led offensively by Manny Olloque, who went 2/3 with an RBI and two runs scored.  John Brontsema also went 2/3 with an RBI and scored a run, while Kort Peterson had two RBI’s.  The starting pitcher for Lexington was Jace Vines, who threw six solid innings for the win.  He gave up four runs on six hits, whole striking out one. Final (7) game 2: Legends 9, Crawdads 4.

We did start to get a little rain toward the end of the second game, but that gave us a chance to move to the upper levels and still get a great view of the game anyway.  Again, this is such a great ballpark and I hope to see many more games here over the years.

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