HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Hickory Crawdads 7-5 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at L.P. Frans Stadium in front of 1,381 fans.

Myrtle Beach took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Josiah Hartshorn’s RBI double and a run-scoring double play. Hickory answered with a run in the bottom of the first. The Crawdads grabbed a 4-2 lead in the fourth when Wady Mendez hit a three-run homer.

The Pelicans tied the game in the fifth on Hartshorn’s RBI single and took the lead for good in the sixth on Jose Escobar’s two-run homer. Myrtle Beach added a run in the eighth and another in the ninth on Hartshorn’s second RBI single. Hickory’s Marcos Torres hit an inside-the-park home run in the eighth for the final margin.

Victor Zarraga (2-1) earned the win. Aneudis Mejia (1-3) took the loss. Jordan Henriquez recorded his second save. The Pelicans outhit the Crawdads 11-7. Myrtle Beach improved to 14-14; Hickory fell to 16-12. The game lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes.