Intimidators race to win against Crawdads
September 5, 2009 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Hickory Crawdads fell to the Kannapolis Intimidators, 10-3, on Saturday evening in the second game of the four-game set.
The Crawdads (29-39, 62-75) opened the scoring in the top of the second inning when RF Eric Fry scored on throwing error charged to Kannapolis 3B Jon Gilmore. The Intimidators tied it up, 1-1, with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by Gilmore against RHP Joe Wieland.
Kannapolis (44-23, 81-56) then blew the game open in the bottom of the fifth inning, plating nine runs (four unearned) against Wieland (4-6) and RHP Fabio Castillo. C Rob Vaughn drove in six RBIs with a three-run homer and a three-run double in the inning, and the Intimidators moved ahead 10-1 after the big frame.
The Crawdads drew closer in the top of the eighth, plating two tallies against LHP Enrique Lechuga. 3B Matt West drove a bases-loaded single through the middle of the infield, scoring SS Andres James and DH Vinny DiFazio and making it 10-3. West has at least one RBI in each of his last three games.
RHP Corey Ragsdale posted a second straight scoreless inning in the top of the ninth, but RHP Kyle Bellamy struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth, closing the 10-3 win for Kannapolis. Wieland was tagged with the loss for Hickory, while RHP Dan Albritton (1-0) recorded the win for Kannapolis.
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads continue their season-ending series against Kannapolis on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1 FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and be sure to tune in early for Crawdads Countdown, presented by George's On The Lake!
Get Tickets:
Season tickets, group outings and corporate partnerships for the 2010 season are available right now at the Crawdads Front Office or by calling (828) 322-3000. Visit Hickorycrawdads.com to view the Crawdads 2010 regular season schedule.
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