SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Nicasio Shuts Out Intimidators

Published on August 13, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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ASHEVILLE, NC - Juan Nicasio was nearly flawless on Thursday night at McCormick Field, firing a complete game shutout in a 5-0 Asheville win over the Kannapolis Intimidators.

Nicasio was dominant, allowing just four hits in his nine innings of work. The 22-year-old right-hander also struck out seven and walked only one to move to 7-1 on the year.

Kannapolis got a strong performance of their own from Joe Serafin, as the southpaw gave up three runs in 6 1/3 innings. Serafin (1-1) took the loss, while also fanning five without a walk.

The Tourists broke the game open against Kyle Bellamy in the seventh inning. Delta Cleary hit his sixth home run of the season off of the right-hander to turn a 2-0 Asheville lead into a 4-0 deficit.

The Intimidators never managed to put on more than a single batter in any inning against Nicasio. Kannapolis' best chance to score came in the fifth when Jared Mitchell led off the inning with a base hit and reached third, but could not cross the plate. Mitchell had two hits to run his on-base streak to 22 games.

Brandon Short also had two hits in the losing effort.

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