HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Evan Siary pitched six scoreless innings and Jormy Nivar earned the save as the Hickory Crawdads shut out the Charleston RiverDogs 1-0 on Saturday, May 23 at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Paulino Santana doubled in the fourth inning to drive in Hector Osorio for the only run. Santana’s double was his 12th of the season. Siary (2-1) allowed three hits, struck out three and walked none. Nivar pitched a perfect ninth for his first save. Trey Pooser (5-1) took the loss, allowing one run on four hits over five innings with two strikeouts. Dylan Lesko struck out one in a scoreless eighth for Charleston. Siary also pitched six scoreless innings in his previous start, a win over Columbia.

The Crawdads had four hits, the RiverDogs three. Brailer Guerrero had one of Charleston’s hits. Hickory improved to 24-18, Charleston to 23-21. Both teams played errorless defense. Attendance was 283. The game lasted 1 hour, 26 minutes. Hickory has won four consecutive meetings with Charleston. It was the quickest game of the season for both teams.