COLUMBUS, Ohio (Interstat) — The Columbus Clippers erased an early three-run deficit to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 7-5 on Saturday evening at Huntington Park.

Indianapolis struck for three runs in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI double from Esmerlyn Valdez. Columbus answered immediately with three runs of its own in the bottom half, keyed by RBI singles from Nolan Jones, Stuart Fairchild and Cooper Ingle.

The Clippers seized control with a four-run fourth inning. Petey Halpin and George Valera delivered run-scoring singles before a double play grounder brought in the decisive run. Billy Cook homered for the Indians, who outhit Columbus 11-10.

Winning pitcher Tommy Mace (1-0) allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings of relief. Antwone Kelly (0-2) took the loss for Indianapolis. Attendance was 4,066.