SAL1 Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Walkoff HR Spoils Start To Intimidators Roadtrip 7-5 Against Catfish

Published on July 7, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers News Release


Kannapolis, NC - The Intimidators (11-7) tied the game at five in the eighth inning but fell on a walk-off home run from Columbus? Reid Fronk in a 7-5 loss to Columbus at Golden Park in the first-game of an eight-game roadtrip.

The Intimidators trailed 2-0 in the fourth inning when Mark Fleisher connected on his fifth home run of the season. Fleisher?s dinger was a two-run shot that scored Eduardo Escobar and tied the score at two.

The Intimidators tried to battle back again down 5-2 in the sixth inning. Fleisher had a sacrifice fly to score Escobar and Christian Marrero came through with a two-out RBI single to plate Jim Gallagher and cut the deficit to one.

In the eighth Kannapolis tied it up with a two-out infield single from Brent Morel to score Escobar from third base. But in the ninth inning, reliever Leroy Hunt took the loss (2-2) giving up a two-run walk-off home run to Reid Fronk.

The Intimidators meet up again with the Catfish tomorrow at 7:00pm. Coverage starts at intimidatorsbaseball.com at 6:45pm. The Intimidators are in the midst of an eight-game roadtrip with three more in Columbus before four in Rome.

Kannapolis returns home Wednesday, July 16th to face the Charleston RiverDogs to open an eight-game homestand. For tickets call 704-932-FANS or go online to intimidatorsbaseball.com.

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