CEENTA Sights & Sounds of the Week (May 26)
This week’s Sights & Sounds of the Week — presented by Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Associates — have to start with one of the best games in South Atlantic League history. On Sunday, Charleston’s Mike Ford amassed only the third four home run game in league history. And this is not a new league by any measure. The Yankees farmhand mashed four bombs at Hickory’s L.P. Frans Stadium in the RiverDogs 17–10 win over the Crawdads. I’m working on getting audio from both Charleston and Hickory so we can hear both sides of the fourth bomb (there is no MiLB.tv video of it). Speaking of bombs, Ford did blow up twitter as a result. But first, let’s watch the moment build via tweets:
Yes, the Crawdads did come back from a huge hole in this game with a 7-run inning. In fact, both Hickory and Charleston had 7-run innings in this game. Hickory’s Evan Van Hoosier smashed a game-tying grand slam that no one is talking about this morning. Instead, it’s all Mike Ford.
Okay, admittedly, that one hurts, RiverDogs. No need to go trolling. But it is a ridiculous stat.
It’s been a rough week for the Intimidators, losers of six straight games. It’s the longest slide of the season. If you’re looking for today’s silver-lining, Tyler Barnette is making his first trip to his hometown of Hickory, and the former Charlotte 49er making the start in the Intimidators 49th game of the season. To quote Bill Murray in Caddyshack, we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.
Also, from the silver lining department, the last time I posted our CEENTA Sights & Sounds of the Week (May 18), the Intimidators collected a walk-off win over the Hickory Crawdads. Maybe posting this weekly look around the team, the league and the Minors will get it done again (although I’m hoping we aren’t limiting ourselves to one week a week … these aren’t the 2006 first half Intimidators). Speaking of that May 18 game, here are some of the highlights:
Kannapolis trailed 5–3 entering the eighth inning and was able to chip away, making it 5–4 going into the ninth. Hickory had a chance to add some insurance runs, but outfielder Jacob Morris had other ideas:
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After Morris’ outfield assist, Jeremy Dowdy followed a Zach Voight double with his own ninth inning heroics:
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In the 10th inning, Trey Michalczewski stepped up to the plate with the winning run on third base in Cleuluis Rondon. Check out manager Pete Rose Jr. talking to Rondon moments before the big moment (the following photos were taken by Ray Marsden):
Then Michalczewski stepped up to the plate for the Intimidators:
Michalczewski came through for the Intimidators second walk-off win of 2014:
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Now, quick, EVERYONE CHASE AFTER THE GUY WHO WON THE GAME!
Let’s wrap this up on a positive note. I’m about to hit the road to Hickory, and ideally by the time tonight’s game is over, we’ll have more fun moments to review in next week’s edition of our CEENTA Sights & Sounds of the Week.
-JF
@BigTexJosh
