SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Intimidators Long Balls Bust 'Birds

Published on April 12, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


SALISBURY, Maryland (April 12, 2011) - The Kannapolis Intimidators use a pair of seventh inning homeruns to catapult back in front of the Delmarva Shorebirds for a 9-6 win on Tuesday night. With the Intimidators (4-1) trailing 6-5, 3B Juan Silverio (1) tied the game with a solo shot, and SS Kyle Eveland (1) followed with a two-run blast as part of a four-run seventh, helping the Intimidators set a season-high mark in runs scored.

Reliever Paul Burnside (1-0) notched the win for Kannapolis, tossing 4 and 2/3 shutout innings, striking out four batters and walking none, helping the team win its fourth straight game.

The Intimidators struck for five runs in the second inning, chasing Delmarva starting pitcher Timothy Berry from the game after 1 and 1/3 innings of work. CF Trayce Thompson singled in a run off Berry, who walked four batters and mixed in two wild pitches in the inning, before Ryan Palsha came out of the bullpen for the Shorebirds.

LF Brady Shoemaker used a based-loaded groundout to score Eveland for a 3-0 lead. Thompson stole home, and C Michael Blanke singled in Shoemaker to put the Intimidators ahead, 5-0.

Delmarva responded with a pair of runs in the third on RBI-outs from Trent Mummey and Michael Givens. In the fourth, Kelly doubled in a run, and Intimidators starter RHP Kevin Moran walked in another, cutting the Intimidators lead to 5-4. After Moran loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth, Delmarva Tyler Kelly's sacrifice fly off Burnside tied the game, and Michael Ohlman singled to put Delmarva ahead, 6-5.

The Intimidators and Shorebirds play game three of the four-game series on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Right-hander Ryan Buch is slated to make his second start of the season.

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