The Asheville Tourists hosted the Hickory Crawdads in game three of the SAL Championship Series, facing elimination after going down two games to none.
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The Asheville Tourists’ valiant underdog season came to an end on Thursday night, after the Hickory Crawdads held Asheville’s bats in check for much of the game, and pulled away at the end, winning 5-1 at Asheville’s McCormick Field.
With the win, the Crawdads are the 2015 South Atlantic League champions, winning the best-of-five Championship Series in a clean sweep, three games to none.