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SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Friday's Game Postponed

May 18, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


KANNAPOLIS, NC - Today's game against the Hickory Crawdads has been postponed due to weather. Tomorrow's game will proceed as previously scheduled, with a first pitch time of 7:05 pm. Chicago White Sox's Carlos Rodon is set to start for Kannapolis, almost eight months after receiving shoulder surgery.

With the White Sox, the third overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft has compiled a 20-21 record with a 3.95 ERA through 66 games, striking out, on average, 9.9 batters per nine innings. Before the surgery, the former NC State Wolfpack hurler posted a 2.93 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 40 innings from July 25 to Aug. 21 in 2017, showing the southpaw's upside when healthy. At NC State, Rodon quickly put his name high on the MLB radar with a 9-0 record in his freshman season, throwing two complete games in 114.2 innings, while posting a 1.57 ERA with 135 strikeouts. At the conclusion of his freshman campaign, Rodon was named the ACC Freshman of the Year, a Consensus first team All-American and Freshman All-American, and Louisville Slugger's National Freshman Pitcher of the Year.

After breaking almost every pitching record with the Wolfpack and climbing up the ladder as one of the most decorated ACC pitchers of all-time, Rodon set a NC State single-season record with 184 strikeouts in his sophomore season. Since 2003, only Jered Weaver, Trevor Bauer, Tim Lincecum, Stephen Strasburg, and David Price have recorded more strikeouts in a single season.

Rodon will join a Kannapolis Intimidators team that is at the top of the South Athletic League with a 25-14 record under manager Justin Jirchele.

Sunday's game will be a doubleheader beginning at 2:30 pm.

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