HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a deficit and beat the Salem RidgeYaks 7-5 on Tuesday night at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Salem built a 5-2 lead with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by Skylar King’s three-run homer, and added another run in the fifth. Hickory chipped away, scoring single runs in the fifth and seventh while its bullpen stifled the RidgeYaks’ offense.

The decisive sixth inning featured a bunt single by Yolfran Castillo that plated the tying run on a throwing error, followed by Daniel Flames’ go-ahead RBI single. Flames finished with two hits and two RBIs.

Winning pitcher Aneudis Mejia improved to 1-1. Adam Bates took the loss for Salem. J.D. McReynolds earned his third save. Attendance was 1,250. The game took 2 hours, 28 minutes.