COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — Evan Siary pitched six shutout innings, striking out four and allowing five hits, as the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Columbia Fireflies 10-0 on Sunday at Spirit Communications Park before 4,088 fans.

Hickory scored four runs in the second inning, highlighted by Paulino Santana’s RBI double. The Crawdads added six more in the fifth, with Luis Marquez driving in three runs on a single and Santana adding a bases-loaded walk. Marcos Torres also had a two-run single.

Siary improved to 1-1, while Columbia starter Hiro Wyatt took the loss, falling to 1-2. Owen Proksch and Keiber Armas each threw scoreless relief for Hickory.

Both teams managed five hits, but Columbia could not push a run across. The game lasted 2 hours, 6 minutes.

Hickory improved to 20-17; Columbia dropped to 18-21.