HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — Jake Barbee pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-run relief and Louis Marinaro pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts to lift the Hickory Crawdads to a 5-4 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Wednesday at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Hickory took a 2-0 lead in the third on Paulino Santana’s RBI single and stretched it to 4-0 in the fifth on Jay McQueen’s RBI double and Brandon Crabtree’s RBI single. Fayetteville pulled to 4-1 in the sixth on Logan Hughes’ RBI single. The Crawdads answered in the bottom half when Yolfran Castillo tripled and scored on an error for a 5-1 lead.

The Woodpeckers scored three runs in the seventh to cut the deficit to 5-4, including Rashawn Galloway’s RBI single and a run that crossed while Juan Sierra was caught stealing. Fayetteville grounded into three double plays.

Barbee earned the win and is 1-0. Fraide took the loss, falling to 6-2. Marinaro earned his eighth save. McQueen went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Hughes was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Hickory outhit Fayetteville 7-5. Attendance was 1,016; time was 2:51. Hickory improved to 82-48; Fayetteville fell to 72-54.