Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Coal Region Canary
Coal Region CanaryCoal Region Canary

Local Sports

Crawford Hits First Career Pro Home Run

Opposite field blast sparks a rally

North Schuylkill High School alum Reggie Crawford smacked his first career professional home run on Friday night.

Crawford was assigned to the San Jose Giants (Single-A affiliate of San Francisco Giants) back on May 23 after spending time with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants-Black to start the 2023 season.

In the top of the 6th inning on Friday, with the Giants trailing Visalia Rawhide, 3-1, Crawford muscled an 0-2 pitch opposite field over the left field wall to tie the game.

Check out video of Crawford’s first pro homer from @MLBPipeline:

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

Crawford’s homer sparked a 5-run rally for the Giants, who’d go on to beat the Rawhide, 9-4. He finished the game going 2-for-5 with 3 RBI from the designated hitter position.

The Frackville native is pulling double duty with the Giants, playing as the team’s DH as well as pitching.

On the mound, he’s started 3 games but only gotten limited work in the very early stages of his career. Crawford’s pitched for the San Jose Giants on May 27, June 1, and June 6.

In those 3 starts combined, he’s gotten just 5-1/3 innings of work.

Over 3-2/3 innings in his first 2 starts for the Giants, Crawford allowed 4 hits but struck out 6. In his last start on the 6th, he allowed 3 earned runs, including 2 home runs, in just 1-2/3 innings. He did, however, strike out 4 in that game, bringing his season total to 10 Ks.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147

Friday’s game was just Crawford’s third as the DH for the Giants. He went 1-for-4 with a double in a June 4 game vs. Fresno Grizzlies.

The Giants are 36-19 and in first place of the 8-team California League’s North Division.

Crawford was the Giants 1st round draft pick (30th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft.

Subscribe to Coal Region Canary

Get email updates from Coal Region Canary by becoming a subscriber today. Just enter your email address below to get started!
Loading

News Tips?

Let us know of news happening in your area. Use our NEWS TIPS ENTRY FORM
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More From The Canary

Local News

Woman arrested Friday was home health care worker allegedly providing meth to patient.

Local Weather

The wet weekend continues on Sunday.

Local Business News

Food, crafters, and artists among those setting up shop this weekend.

Schuylkill County Police News

A Schuylkill County woman is facing a terroristic threats charge after reportedly saying she’d kill a daughter and her mother in New Philadelphia. According...

Local News

The latest info on the growing tropical threat ...

Local News

Tropical Storm Ophelia rushed ashore in North Carolina early Saturday morning. While coastal communities from North Carolina to New Jersey are currently dealing with...

Local News

Justice Dept. says Javier Guzman dealt "high-quality" meth in the area in 2022.

Schuylkill County Police News

The world's gone mad.

Local News

Heavy rain still expected here, though maybe not as much as previously forecasted.

Local News

People looking for rentals on Facebook Marketplace might beg to differ with this study.

PA Lottery Numbers

The jackpot ranks in the top 10 of all time.

PA News

The election would be 5 weeks sooner than it's currently scheduled.

Advertisement https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1658728627906147