Kannapolis wins series with 9-5 victory
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Augusta GreenJackets (9-8, 45-40) fell on Saturday night to the Kannapolis Intimidators (11-6, 39-46) by a final of 9-5. Kannapolis has now won the first three games of the series, and the Jackets will try and respond in the series finale tomorrow at SRP Park.
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Augusta GreenJackets (9-8, 45-40) fell on Saturday night to the Kannapolis Intimidators (11-6, 39-46) by a final of 9-5. Kannapolis has now won the first three games of the series, and the Jackets will try and respond in the series finale tomorrow at SRP Park.
The Jackets offense struck first, after Kannapolis starting pitcher
Kannapolis responded in the top of the 3rd inning. A sacrifice fly for Andrew Vaughn, and the Jackets lead was cut to 2-1. But in the bottom of the 3rd inning, the Jackets scored three times.
Kannapolis began their comeback in the 5th inning. It was a walk with the bases-loaded for
Kannapolis added another run in the 6th inning. This time it was an
In the 7th inning, the Intimidators broke through.
Vaughn was hit-by-a-pitch with the bases loaded to make the score 8-5 Kannapolis, and then
Player of the Game: Frankie Tostado, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
Frankie Tostado posted his 20th multi-hit game of 2019, as he led the Augusta offense early in the game. Tostado has a team-leading 53 RBI's this year and has been a key power-bat in the middle of the GreenJackets lineup in 2019.
Tomorrow's Game: 5:05 PM vs Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox), SRP Park, North Augusta, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (KAN) RHP
The All-Star Seth Corry takes the mound in the series finale for the GreenJackets. Corry is coming off his best outing of the season, and possibly the best of his young career. He tossed six-scoreless innings on July 2nd at Charleston and collected five strikeouts, while only surrendering two hits. Corry currently leads the GreenJackets with 91 strikeouts in 2019. The southpaw was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 2017 MLB Draft. He is ranked as the #25 overall Prospect in the Giants Organization according to MLB.com.
Jason Bilous will pitch in the series finale for Kannapolis. Bilous pitched against the Jackets back on June 22nd, and allowed two runs over four innings. Opposing hitters are batting just .206 against him. Bilous started 2019 out of the Kannapolis bullpen, but will make his 7th start of the season tomorrow. The right-hander was selected in the 13th round in 2018 by the Chicago White Sox. He played his college baseball at Coastal Carolina University.
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