Hickory 9, at Salem 3

SALEM, Va. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads erupted for five runs in the eighth inning Friday night to break open a tight game and beat the Salem RidgeYaks 9-3 at Carilion Clinic Field. The victory gave Hickory a 3-1 lead in the six-game series and lifted its season record to 28-19. Salem fell to 21-28. The game remained scoreless through three innings as both starting pitchers worked effectively. Hickory’s Aidan Deakins allowed one run on five hits over 4⅓ innings, striking out four. Salem’s Jose Bello matched him early, giving up just one hit in 4⅓ innings but walking four… Read more...