ApL Kingsport Axmen

Fitz-Gerald Socks Solo Shot in Loss to Burlington

Published on July 10, 2021 under Appalachian League (ApL)
Kingsport Axmen News Release


BURLINGTON, NC - The Kingsport Axmen fell to the Burlington Sock Puppets, 12-5, in a sloppy Saturday evening at Burlington Athletic Stadium.

The Axmen (12-18) and the Sock Puppets (11-17-2) combined for 30 strikeouts, 21 walks, eight wild pitches and four hit by pitches in the three-hour, 37-minute contest.

Trailing 8-1 after five frames, Kingsport rallied for four runs in the final four innings, highlighted by Hunter Fitz-Gerald's team-leading fourth homer.

The visitors pushed across two more tallies in the seventh before adding a run on Michael Dorcean's single in the ninth.

Left-handed reliever Kyle Scrape kept the Appalachian League's top offense off balance, retiring eight of the nine hitters he faced. Scrape notched a season-high six strikeouts. Ethan Axman twirled two scoreless innings and recorded three punchouts.

The Axmen wrap up their four-game road trip at 6 p.m. Sunday with a seven-inning affair against Burlington.

All Kingsport Axmen games are broadcast here with a video stream available online for home games.

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