SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Adams Spins 7.0 Innings to Unplug Power

Published on June 30, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (June 30, 2015) - Spencer Adams spun 7.0 strong innings and Brett Austin hit his third career home run as the Kannapolis Intimidators beat the West Virginia Power, 7-3, on Tuesday at Intimidators Stadium supported by Carolinas HealthCare System. Kannapolis (2-4 Second Half, 37-38 overall) snapped its four-game losing streak while putting an end to the Power's five-gave winning streak.

Adams (4-4) matched his career-long outing while limiting West Virginia to two runs on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts on his way to his second straight win. At the plate, Austin finished 3-for-4 with a career-high-tying three RBI.

David Trexler struck out three batters in the eighth inning, and Matt Cooper spun a scoreless ninth to preserve the victory.

With the game tied 1-1, West Virginia reclaimed the lead in the top of the fourth. Tito Polo legged out an infield single with two outs and scored on batter later on Taylor Gushue's bloop-single to shallow center field. Ryan Leonards threw home, but Polo slid under the tag of catcher Brett Austin for the go-ahead run, 2-1.

Austin got his revenge by leading off the bottom of the fifth with a home run (3) to tie the game, 2-2. Leonards singled with one out, and John Ziznewski followed with double off the right-field wall to score Leonards from first. Ziznewski later scored on an Eddy Alvarez sac-fly for a 4-2 lead.

Austin's sixth-inning RBI-single chased Power starter Colten Brewer (2-5) from the game. Brewer spun 5 and 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two, while giving up five runs in a losing effort.

In the eighth, Nick Basto hit an RBI-double, and Austin drove him in with a base hit off Dovydas Neverauskas.

Kannapolis continues this a four-game series against the Power on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. as RHP Yelmison Peralta (2-6, 6.49 ERA) takes the mound for the Intimidators against the Power's RHP Austin Coley (9-4, 3.94 ERA) at Intimidators Stadium supported by Carolinas HealthCare System. Gates open at 6 p.m. The Intimidators will wrap up this home stand on Friday, July 3, with a post-game fireworks show presented by the City of Kannapolis. For ticket and promotional information, call the F&M Bank Box Office at (704) 932-3267 or visit IntimidatorsBaseball.com.

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