Myers was concerned — but he didn’t have to be, thanks to the bulging biceps of Marlon Byrd.

The hulking designated hitter crushed a 425-foot, 3-run homer that soared not just over the left-field fence, not just over the locker rooms but far into the trees beyond the players’ parking lot.

It put the capper on a 5-run eighth and sewed up the victory for Myers, 11-5.

Byrd also helped Piedmont to a two-game split with the Crawdads. Hickory remains in first place in the Northern Division at 10-4 while the Weevils upped their record to 9-4.

The game was almost a carbon copy of the night before, only in reverse. Hickory won Tuesday 5-1, thanks to some timely Weevil miscues.

“We made mistakes and it cost us. Today they made mistakes and it cost them,” said Weevils manager Greg Legg. “Both of our teams have good players and one of these days, we’re going to have a game where both teams play solid. And it will be a heck of a ballgame.”

Especially if Byrd is playing in it. Not only did he smash his first homer of the season, he added two triples for the second consecutive night. His line was 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored.

“It took awhile but it’s coming,” Byrd said of his hitting. “I saw some good pitches today.”

Myers tried to give the Crawdads some good pitches but ran into a wandering strike zone. The 19-year old, No. 1 draft choice from Florida walked an uncharacteristic six batters and threw way too many tosses to the plate.

“I struggled a little bit with the strike zone,” Myers said. “I felt like I threw the ball well but my pitch-count was up there.

“You’re going to have days where you’re not going to have the strike zone and other days when you do. Today wasn’t one of those days.”

When Myers walked off the mound after the top of the fifth, he actually trailed 4-1. But his teammates bailed him out with a four-run spot in the bottom half.

Brian Hitchcox, the South Atlantic League’s leading hitter at .410, doubled and scored on an error. Ambiorix Reyes, the league’s second-leading hitter, grounded home a run. After Byrd tripled, Carlos Acevedo singled home two runs for a 5-4 Weevil lead.

Reyes had a sacfirice fly in the sixth for a 6-4 lead, setting up Byrd for the big clout in the eighth, which eased the nerves of the 19-year old Myers.

“Ialways try to win for the team,” Myers said. “But we’re solid all the way around. “We have an excellent infield, excellent catchers, a great outfield and we’re hitting the ball.”

Which is what Legg expected with this club, What Byrd did was no surprise to him.

“He had a big day,” Legg said. “But even before that, he was doing the little things to help us win, like grounding out and getting an RBI or taking a walk. The last four days, he has really swung the bat well. Today, it fell together.”

And that long blast in the eighth?

“He has the ability to hit balls a long way,” Legg said. “He’s fun to watch.”