HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Cal Stark’s three-run homer in the seventh inning lifted the Hickory Crawdads to a 4-3 win over the Columbia Fireflies on Sunday afternoon at L.P. Frans Stadium. Stark finished 1 for 3 with the blast, which scored Daniel Flames and Deward Tovar following a fielding error.

Columbia took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a Jhosmmel Zue groundout, then added single runs in the eighth and ninth but could not overcome the four-run outburst. The Fireflies outhit the Crawdads 11-5 but stranded several runners.

Owen Proksch (2-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out four. Michael Lombardi (2-3) took the loss. Michael Trausch recorded his first save with 1 1/3 innings of one-run work.

Hickory improved to 37-30; Columbia fell to 34-35. The game drew 1,437 fans and lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes.