Hoppers Hold Kannapolis to Season-Low 2 Hits

Published on July 9, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release

GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 9, 2014) - One day after Kannapolis pounded out a season-high 18 hits, the Intimidators were held to a season-low two hits as the Greensboro Grasshoppers avoided a sweep with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon at NewBridge Bank Park. Kannapolis (43-45, 14-7 Second Half) fell back into a tie for first with Greensboro.

Hoppers starter Sean Townsley (5-2) tossed 7.0 scoreless innings, limiting Kannapolis to just two hits while striking out nine batters to earn the win. He retired 14 straight from the second through sixth innings, and issued just two early walks to Kannapolis.

Jeff McKenzie (1-2) spun a career-high 7.0 innings, giving up just two runs on seven hits in a hard-luck loss for Kannapolis.

J.T. Riddle led off the bottom of the fourth with a home run (5) to right field. Later in the frame, Avery Romero's sac-fly drove in Rehiner Cordova for a 2-0 lead.

Austin Dean tacked on a run in the eighth inning with a base hit off Ben Brewster, scoring Cordova.

Kannapolis mustered just two hits, singles by Jeremy Dowdy and Trey Michalczewski, for the team's lowest offensive output of the season. This is the fifth shutout loss of the season for Kannapolis, which came into today's game having scored 36 runs over the team's previous three games.

The Intimidators return to CMC-NorthEast Stadium on Thursday for a 4-game series against the Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies). For ticket and promotional information, call the F&M Bank Box Office at (704) 932-3267 or visit IntimidatorsBaseball.com.

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