HICKORY, N.C. (Interstat) — William Privette pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings and Alejandro Chiquillo earned a save as Hickory edged past Fayetteville 3-2 on Thursday at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Fayetteville grabbed a run in the fifth on German Ramirez’s RBI single. Hickory answered with three in its half of the inning, keyed by Jay McQueen’s two-run single. Logan Hughes’ solo homer in the eighth cut the gap to one, but Hickory held on.

Evan Siary struck out six and allowed one earned run in 4 2/3 innings. Chiquillo gave up one run in two innings for his first save, and Privette improved to 1-0. Ryan Verdugo took the loss after allowing five hits and three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. Brandon Cassedy threw 2 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts, and Brady Thomas added one scoreless inning.

Hughes finished 1 for 3 with a homer; McQueen was 1 for 2 with two RBIs; Ramirez was 1 for 3 with an RBI; Brandon Crabtree went 1 for 4. Hickory had six hits and improved to 83-48; Fayetteville collected seven hits and dropped to 72-55. Attendance was 2,214, and the game lasted 2:19.