COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — Yandel Ricardo drove in two runs with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning, breaking a tie and lifting the Columbia Fireflies to a 6-3 win over the Augusta Greenjackets on Wednesday at Spirit Communications Park.

Columbia scored twice in the first on Tyson Moran’s single, then added a run in the second for a 3-0 lead. Augusta tied it with two runs in the third on Jacob Jarrell’s single and one in the fifth on Matt Scannell’s bases-loaded walk. The game stayed 3-3 until the eighth, when Columbia pushed across three runs, Ricardo delivering the go-ahead hit.

Justin LeGuernic pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings for the win, and Yeri Perez recorded the final three outs for his third save. Styven Paez took the loss. Michael Lombardi struck out seven in four innings for Columbia, while Gensi Angeles threw four one-hit scoreless innings in relief for Augusta.

Moran finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Columbia improved to 56-59, and Augusta fell to 63-53. Attendance was 4,010, and the game lasted 2:45.