Late Offense Sparks Cannon Ballers' 6-3 Win Wednesday over Columbia

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Late Offense Sparks Cannon Ballers' 6-3 Win Wednesday over Columbia

May 21, 2025 - Carolina League (CarL)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Despite falling behind over the middle portions of the game, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers rallied for a four-run eighth inning over the Columbia Fireflies for a, 6-3, win Wednesday night at Atrium Health Ballpark.

With Kannapolis' win, the Ballers leap back to a game behind Columbia in the Carolina League's South division, staying at the pace of 5-5 in their last 10, a mirror of the Fireflies.

RHP Seth Keener tossed a solid outing regardless of his stat line, allowing three runs on two hits with a season-high four walks and four strikeouts. The 2023 third-round pick out of Wake Forest pitched 5.1 innings, one of a select few Cannon Ballers to go more than five innings.

Lyle Miller-Green notched a pair of RBI fielder's choices in Wednesday's win, putting Kannapolis in the lead, 1-0 in the bottom of the second, and in a tie with the Fireflies in the bottom of the eighth. Ronny Hernandez's second home run of the season came in the bottom of the third, putting Kannapolis ahead, 2-0, after three.

Columbia rallied for three runs in the top of the fourth and fifth, scoring first on a Stone Russell home run to right, followed in the fifth by a Derlin Figueroa sacrifice fly and a Keener balk to score Dionmy Salon. The effort gave the Fireflies a, 3-2, lead after five.

After Miller-Green's second RBI fielder's choice of the night knotted the game in the bottom of the eighth, Mikey Kane laid down a sacrifice bunt to give the Ballers a, 4-3, advantage. One batter later, Abraham Nunez smoked his second hit of the night for a pair of RBI to push Kannapolis in front, 6-3.

The Ballers will look for their second win of the week in the third of six games at Atrium Health Ballpark this week. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. in Thursday's NASCAR night contest, with LHP Grant Umberger getting the start for Kannapolis.

Single-game tickets, season ticket packages and 10-game mini plans for the 2025 season are available now! Come see the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers in their fifth season at Atrium Health Ballpark. Call the Cannon Ballers ticket office at (704) 932-3267 or visitkcballers.comfor more information and to secure your seats today.

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