Hickory 5, at Fredricksburg 4

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Moises Morales pitched five strong innings and Paulino Santana delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth as the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Fredricksburg Nationals 5-4 on Saturday at Virginia Credit Union Stadium. Morales allowed three hits and two earned runs while striking out nine to improve to 4-0. The left-hander worked out of a jam in the third inning when Fredricksburg scored twice to tie the game, but he retired the next seven batters he faced before exiting. J.D. McReynolds earned his fourth save with two scoreless innings of one-hit relief, striking out five. Hickory… Read more...