Hickory, NC- The Hickory Crawdads pushed across four runs in the eighth inning to claim a 5-2 win against the Columbia Fireflies on Saturday night at L.P. Frans Stadium.
AJ Russell, the highly touted pitching prospect for the Rangers, made his Crawdads debut and was very impressive in his two innings of work. The right-hander efficiently struck out three Columbia hitters in front of 2,486 fans at “The Frans.”
The energy in the yard was amplified in the first inning when Marcos Torres sliced a triple into the left-field corner with one out. Columbia, however, misfired the throw back into the infield, allowing Torres to jog to the plate for a 1-0 advantage…