HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads scored four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Columbia Fireflies 5-2 on Saturday at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Hickory led 1-0 after Marcos Torres tripled and scored on an error in the first. Columbia tied it with two runs in the sixth on JC Vanek’s RBI single. The game remained tied until the bottom of the eighth. Paulino Santana’s single put Hickory ahead, and Luis Marquez followed with a two-run single to secure the win.

Winning pitcher Moises Morales (1-0) earned the victory for Hickory, now 2-1. Randy Ramnarace (0-1) took the loss for Columbia, which fell to 1-2. Louis Marinaro recorded his first save. Attendance was 2,486. Time of game was 2:27.