HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads blanked the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 5-0 on Saturday at L.P. Frans Stadium in front of 3,246 fans.

Three Hickory pitchers combined for a no-hitter, striking out 10. Jormy Nivar (3-0) worked three hitless innings for the win, and Max Banks (4-1) took the loss. Hickory scored one run in the second inning, two in the fifth and two in the sixth.

Marcos Torres went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Daniel Flames was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Angel Arredondo hit a solo home run. Hector Osorio drove in a run with a fifth-inning single that scored Torres, and Flames added an RBI single in the sixth.

Kannapolis (28-28) managed no hits and struck out 10 times. Hickory (31-23) amassed 12 hits. The game lasted 2 hours, 17 minutes. The teams conclude their series Sunday.