Bitter Road Trip Ends on Sour Note
KANNAPOLIS- The Asheville Tourists concluded their seven-game road trip to open the 2018 season with a 6-4 loss to the Kannapolis Intimidators. On a trip that featured cold weather and tough breaks all around, the Tourists lost for the fourth time by two runs or less.Asheville had a great opportunity
KANNAPOLIS- The Asheville Tourists concluded their seven-game road trip to open the 2018 season with a 6-4 loss to the Kannapolis Intimidators. On a trip that featured cold weather and tough breaks all around, the Tourists lost for the fourth time by two runs or less.
Asheville had a great opportunity to take an early advantage on Wednesday morning by putting runners at second and third with no outs in the top of the first inning. Like a handful of times earlier in the road trip, the Tourists came up empty as a line drive double-play ended the threat.
In the top of the second,
The game remained tied until Kannapolis rallied in the bottom of the sixth. The Intimidators scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead. The Tourists wasted no time answering. Asheville pounded out three straight hits in the top of the seventh including a pair of triples by
In the bottom of the eighth, the Intimidators mounted a rally with two outs. A single and stolen base put the go-ahead run at second base.
Asheville's
The Tourists head home to open up a seven-game homestand with the opener scheduled for 7:05pm on Thursday night. Asheville hosts the Columbia Fireflies for a four-game series that runs through Sunday.