(Interstat) — The Pelicans took an early lead on solo homers by Darlyn De Leon in the second inning and Josiah Hartshorn in the third. Hickory tied it in the eighth on Hector Osorio’s two-run homer, but Myrtle Beach answered in the 10th.

Alexey Lumpuy singled in a run, Michael Carico grounded out for another, and Jose Escobar doubled in two runs. The Pelicans outhit the Crawdads 12-4.

Dominick Reid pitched five shutout innings with six strikeouts and one hit allowed to earn top-star honors. Jordan Henriquez (2-1) got the win with two scoreless innings and four strikeouts. Michael Trausch (1-1) took the loss.

Myrtle Beach improved to 16-15, while Hickory fell to 17-14. Attendance was 3,573, and the game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.