The Hickory Crawdads moved into sole possession of first place in the South Atlantic League's Northern Division on Wednesday night after winning 4-1 in Charleston, S.C.
The victory over the RiverDogs improved Hickory to 12-7 and put the Crawdads, who are 45-43 overall, a half-game ahead of West Virginia, one game up on Kannapolis and 1 1/2 games ahead of first-half Northern Division champion Lakewood, N.J.
Hickory struck early against the RiverDogs, gaining a 1-0 lead when Jared Bolden reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and took third on a passed ball. Bolden scored as catcher Chase Weems made an errant throw to third base.
With two outs and no one on, Matt West walked and it was 3-0 after the Crawdads' Doug Hogan hit his 12th home run of the season.
Right-hander Wilmer Font (6-1) got the win, going 5 2/3 innings in his third consecutive start in which he did not allow a run.
The Crawdads scored in the eighth when West was hit by a pitch, stole second and, with two outs, scored on a liner back up the middle by Leonel De Los Santos.
Hickory plays at Charleston, S.C., tonight at 7:05 p.m.
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