HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Columbia Fireflies 6-0 on Saturday at L.P. Frans Stadium before a crowd of 2,348. The game lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes. Hickory scored one run in the third inning and added five in the sixth. Daniel Flames had two hits and two RBIs, including a two-run double in the sixth. Curley Martha, Sebastian Baquera and Paulino Santana each drove in a run. Hickory outhit Columbia 12-6. Louis Marinaro (3-2) earned the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits and striking out two. AJ Russell started and tossed 3 2/3 hitless innings with five strikeouts. Jormy Nivar recorded his third save, pitching three innings with three hits allowed and five strikeouts. Shane Van Dam (1-5) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on 11 hits over 5 2/3 innings. The Crawdads improved to 36-30, while the Fireflies fell to 34-34. Hickory has won two straight against Columbia, including a 10-0 victory Friday.