FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Jacob Walsh’s single in the bottom of the 10th inning scored the winning run as the Fredricksburg Nationals rallied past the Hickory Crawdads 7-6 on Thursday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium.

Hickory took an early lead with Esteban Mejia’s homer in the third and Hector Osorio’s three-run blast in the fourth, part of a five-run inning that made it 6-0. The Crawdads finished with nine hits.

Fredricksburg (17-7) chipped away with Walsh’s solo homer in the fifth, then erupted for four runs in the seventh to tie the game. An error on Hickory third baseman Mejia aided the rally. Walsh delivered his second hit in the 10th off losing pitcher Louis Marinaro (1-1).

Kamdyn Perry pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts for Hickory (15-9), while Grant Manning tossed three shutout innings with five strikeouts for Fredricksburg. Jacob Roberts (1-0) earned the win with a perfect 10th.

Attendance was 2,539 and the game lasted 3:07.