Russell’s homer, double power Columbia past Hickory 10‑6
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — Stone Russell homered and doubled, driving in four runs to lead the Columbia Fireflies to a 10-6 win over the Hickory Crawdads on Tuesday at Spirit Communications Park. Attendance was 2,820 and the game lasted 2:36.
Columbia struck first with two runs in the first inning. Brooks Bryan doubled and scored on a single by Hyungchan Um. Hickory tied it with single runs in the third and fourth innings, but Daniel Lopez homered in the fifth to put Columbia ahead 3-2. Russell’s two-run homer in the seventh extended the lead, and the Fireflies broke the game open with five runs in the eighth, capped by Russell’s two-run double.
Hickory rallied for four runs in the ninth on hits by Hector Osorio, Yolfran Castillo and Marcos Torres, but not enough to overcome the deficit.
Henson Leal (2-2) earned the win, allowing one hit and no earned runs in three innings of relief. Moises Morales (4-1) took the loss, surrendering five hits and three earned runs over six innings. Columbia improved to 16-18; Hickory fell to 17-15.