HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads erupted for 10 runs over the final two innings to rally past the Salem RidgeYaks 13-7 on Saturday at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Salem built a 7-3 lead, powered by Enddy Azocar’s three-run homer in a four-run fourth inning. Hickory chipped away before a seven-run eighth inning sealed the win. Deward Tovar led the Crawdads, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, including a three-run shot in the seventh. Azocar also had three hits and four RBIs in the loss.

Winning pitcher Moises Morales (2-0) allowed six hits and five runs over six innings for Hickory (12-2). Harry Blum (0-1) took the loss for Salem (7-7). The game took 2 hours, 39 minutes before a crowd of 2,398.