Hickory 1, at Charleston 2

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Blake Morgan pitched seven dominant innings and the Charleston RiverDogs rallied in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Hickory Crawdads 2-1 on Friday night at Joseph Riley Ballpark. Morgan, the winning pitcher Bryce Shaffer’s predecessor on the mound, allowed only two hits and struck out nine without walking a batter. He did not factor in the decision, but his outing set the tone for a pitchers’ duel that remained scoreless into the third inning. Hickory starter Aidan Deakins matched Morgan for five innings, yielding one run on one hit with six strikeouts. The Crawdads… Read more...