I was able to go to my third Asheville Tourist game of the season yesterday afternoon. It rained off and on for the whole game and even delayed the start by about an hour. They lost to the Hickory Crawdads 12-3 and it was really a lackluster performance. Once again, Tourist pitching gave up the big inning (Hickory scored 7 runs in the third inning)and the offense was not able to overcome that.
Shortstop Christian Adames hit two solo homeruns and Cory Dickerson added another solo homerun to account for all of the Tourists runs. Third Baseman Helder Velazquez made two outstanding plays in the field, one in which he reached into the stands along the third base line to grab a foul ball off the top of a fans umbrella.
I had the pleasure of talking to a San Diego Padres scout who was at the game for about 30-45 minutes. He had his radar gun and he was making notes on his scouting reports and everything. I never caught his name but I don't think he realizes what a thrill it was for me to talk baseball with a baseball guy. He also reminded me of what an awesome setting McCormick Field is. He made the comment when Adames hit one of his homeruns into the trees beyond the scoreboard in left field about he loves "watching the ball sail into the trees." I have been to almost all of the minor league parks in North Carolina and McCormick Field is the most picturesque without a doubt.
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