Columbia 7, at Hickory 3

HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Jose Gutierrez pitched seven strong innings and the Columbia Fireflies broke a tie with a three-run eighth inning to beat the Hickory Crawdads 7-3 on Tuesday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. Gutierrez allowed three runs on five hits with four strikeouts over seven innings, improving to 4-2. Henson Leal earned his fourth save, pitching two scoreless innings while allowing one hit and striking out two. The Fireflies improved to 33-31, while the Crawdads fell to 33-29. Columbia struck first in the opening inning. Josh Hammond walked and scored on a sacrifice fly by Yandel Ricardo. The… Read more...