MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Interstat) — Michael Braswell III threw two innings of relief and earned the win as the Columbia Fireflies defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 13-6 on Tuesday at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelican Park. Columbia moved to 63-63, and Myrtle Beach fell to 48-80 before a crowd of 2,956.

Pelicans scored once in the first. The Fireflies then scored three in the third, three in the fourth, one in the fifth, three in the sixth, one in the seventh and two in the eighth. Columbia outhit Myrtle Beach 13 to 12.

Connor Rasmussen went 2 for 4 with a home run and drove in three. Alexis Hernandez was 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs for Myrtle Beach. JC Vanek went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, and Daniel Lopez drove in two runs for Columbia.

Sam Mettert tossed 1.1 scoreless innings for the Pelicans. Shane Van Dam struck out five over four innings, and Dalton Hill struck out two in two innings. Braswell (2-3) allowed one run and struck out two, while Jubrayker Salaya (0-2) took the loss. The game lasted 3:04.