HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Kaden Carpenter homered and Pablo Guerrero drove in three runs as the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Augusta Greenjackets 7-2 on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Hickory (66-42) took an early lead on Carpenter’s second-inning solo home run, then added a run in the fourth on Guerrero’s RBI single. Augusta (57-49) tied it in the sixth, scoring twice on Jacob Jarrell’s double and Cooper McMurray’s single.

The Crawdads broke it open in the eighth with five runs. Guerrero doubled in two runs and later scored on Carpenter’s single. Luis Marquez added an RBI single. Hickory finished with 11 hits to Augusta’s six.

Julius Sanchez (2-0) got the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Logan Forsythe (2-2) took the loss after allowing two runs in 2 2/3 innings. Brody Fowler started for Augusta and struck out five over five innings.

Attendance was 1,214, and the game lasted 2:16.