ZEBULON, N.C. (Interstat) — Deward Tovar went 4 for 4 with two home runs and six RBIs as the Hickory Crawdads beat the Wilson Warbirds 9-5 in the first game of a doubleheader at Five County Stadium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

Hickory scored five runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by Tovar’s grand slam, and added single runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh. Wilson scored one run in each of the fourth and fifth innings and three in the sixth. Both teams finished with seven hits.

Evan Siary earned the win, allowing five earned runs over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. He improved to 7-3. J.D. McReynolds recorded the save, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts, his seventh. Tyler Renz took the loss, surrendering four earned runs in five innings, falling to 2-7.

Rylan Mills hit a two-run homer and Frederi Montero added a solo shot for Wilson. Hickory improved to 78-48, while Wilson fell to 63-58. Attendance was 6,991, and the game lasted 2:08.