MiLB

Columbia 5, at Hickory 9

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · Final · South Atlantic League (A)

South Atlantic League (A) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Columbia Fireflies

64-65 · L3 · #71 (1289 ELO -3)

1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 60

Hickory Crawdads

83-49 · L1 · #1 (1392 ELO +3)

2 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 9 122

L.P. Frans Stadium · Hickory, NC

Attendance: 2,111

Umpires: Noah Soles [HP], Justin Pecar [1B]

Columbia Fireflies at Hickory Crawdads

HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Paulino Santana hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to break a tie and lift the Hickory Crawdads to a 9-5 victory over the Columbia Fireflies on Wednesday afternoon at L.P. Frans Stadium. Santana finished 1 for 4 with the homer and three RBIs. The blast capped a four-run seventh that turned a 4-4 game into an 8-4 Hickory lead. Columbia got a run back in the eighth, but Hickory answered with a run of its own in the bottom half. The Crawdads improved to 34-29, while the Fireflies fell to 33-32. Wily Villar… Read more...

Top Statlines

Owen Proksch HIC 2.0ip 0h 0er 6k
Paulino Santana HIC 1/4 1hr 3rbi
J.D. McReynolds HIC 1.1ip 0h 0er 2k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HIC 54.0%