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SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Intimidators Drop Game 2 against the Lakewood BlueClaws, 4-3

April 6, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Despite outhitting the BlueClaws, Kannapolis dropped the second game of the season at Intimidators Stadium supported by Atrium Health Friday night, 4-3.

Getting off to a shaky start, RHP Lincoln Henzman surrendered back-to-back hits to begin the second inning, with Quincy Nieporte and Jake Scheiner both coming in to score off a single from Rodolfo Duran to give the BlueClaws a 2-0 lead.

Henzman received some help on the offensive end for Kannapolis (1-1) in the fourth inning, as CF Luis Gonzalez led off the frame with a single. With two outs and Gonzalez now at third base, cleanup hitter Craig Dedelow reached on a throwing error by third baseman Dalton Guthrie, scoring Gonzalez for the I's first run.

After Henzman cruised through the last three innings of his outing, Kevin Escorcia replaced him on the bump, surrendering two hits and two runs in the seventh inning, digging the Intimidators into a 4-1 hole.

With a little help from the hot-hitting Tate Blackman, who launched his second home run of the season 397 feet, the Intimidators cut the lead in half in the bottom half of the inning, followed by a sacrifice fly from Gonzalez that scored Mike Hickman, creating a one-run deficit.

But the one run seemed hard to come by when Lakewood (1-1) shut the door on the Intimidators when they brought in Kyle Dohy, who struck out the last five batters of the game.

The Intimidators will host the BlueClaws for the third game of the four-game series Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. with fireworks following the game.

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