Kannapolis plays spoiler in front of huge crowd at SRP Park

NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA: After the GreenJackets (45-38, 9-6) took two-of-three from the RiverDogs the last three days, the Kannapolis Intimidators (37-46, 9-6) came to town and took home a 4^th of July win. A crowd of 5,886 came to watch the Jackets, but Kannapolis allowed only one run on their way to a 3-1 victory.

Kannapolis got on the board first to start the scoring on the 4^th of July in the 2^nd inning. It was a groundball for Corey Zangari that plated Johan Cruz from 3^rd base, and the Intimidators had the lead at 1-0.
With Adam Oller throwing it well on the mound for the GreenJackets, he'd grab two strikeouts to begin the 5^th inning. Gunnar Troutwine didn't care though, and belted his 2^nd home run of 2019. The solo shot extended the Kannapolis lead to 2-0.
Oller and Kannapolis starting pitcher Sam Long battled all night long. Long finishes his night after six-innings without allowing a run, and he ends it with five strikeouts. Oller pitched into the 7^th inning but ran into some trouble. Kannapolis tacked on another run. A double for Cruz, his 2^nd of the game, followed by a wild pitch put him on 3^rd base. Then it was Zangari with his 2^nd RBI of the night on a single to extend the Kannapolis lead to 3-0 after the 7^th.
The Jackets strung together three hits in the 8^th inning though. With two outs, back-to-back singles from Mikey Edie and Jose Layer set up Diego Rincones. He singled home a run and the lead was cut to 3-1. Ryan Walker pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball out of the bullpen, but the Jackets offense couldn't score again, and Augusta fell 3-1 on Thursday night.
Player of the Game: Adam Oller, 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 7 K
Adam Oller continued his brilliance on the mound. In his last three starts, he has an ERA of 2.50 over 18 innings on the mound. He tied his career high in strikeouts with seven.
Tomorrow's Game: 7:05 PM vs Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox), SRP Park, North Augusta, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (KAN) RHP Davis Martin (4-7, 6.04 ERA) vs (AUG) RHP Gregory Santos (1-3, 2.10 ERA)
In the 2^nd game of the series, it will be a matchup between two right-handed pitchers. Gregory Santos toes the rubber for the Jackets on Friday night. Santos has an ERA of 0.95 in his four starts since returning from his shoulder strain back on April 11^th. He came into 2019 listed as the San Franicsco Giants #7 overall prospect. At only 19-years old, he features a fastball that touched 100 mph in his last start. He was traded to the Giants in 2017, along with pitching prospect Shaun Anderson from the Red Sox, for infielder Eduardo Núñez.
Davis Martin takes the mound for Kannapolis in Game #2 vs Kannapolis. Martin faced the Jackets back on June 20^th and was dominant. In that start, he went seven innings and did not allow a run, while striking-out seven. The right-hander was drafted by the White Sox in the 14^th round of the 2018 MLB Draft from Texas Tech. Martin has 90 strikeouts so far in 2019 to only 24 walks and he has pitched in 85-innings this year.
Next Homestand: Thursday July 4^th- Sunday July 7^th vs Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox)
It's Independence Day weekend at SRP Park, and the Augusta GreenJackets have a jam-packed schedule full of promotions for the CSRA. Starting on Thursday at 6:35 p.m. the GreenJackets will take on the Kannapolis Intimidators. Gates will open at 5 p.m. for a pregame concert from Cody Webb. After the game, the GreenJackets will shoot off the biggest Fireworks Show of the 2019 season. The fun continues on Friday for Ladies Night and our Unisys Camo Hat Giveaway for the first 1,500 fans in attendance. Saturday, July 6^th will feature another Booming Fireworks Show and the first 2,000 fans through the gates will receive 3-D Fireworks glasses. Local CSRA Band, Gone Again, will be performing Saturdays Pregame concert beginning at 4:30 p.m. The big weekend concludes on Sunday with "Sunday Funday" where fans can have a pregame catch on the field from 4-4:30 p.m. It will also be Slip and Slide Sunday so make sure to come with your bathing suits, as their will be multiple water slides out in the Augusta University Health Kids Zone. First pitch is schedule for 5:05 p.m. on Sunday. For more information head to GreenJacketsbaseball.com or call (803)-349-WINS.
About the Augusta GreenJackets
SRP Park is the anchor piece of Riverside Village, a live, work, "playball" development which includes apartment living, senior living, retail, restaurants, class "A" office space, and a Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. To learn more about SRP Park and hosting events and availability, visit www.thesrppark.com.
 
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