Kannapolis Blanked by 'Hoppers Tuesday Night
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Greensboro Grasshoppers (27-23, 71-48) jumped on the board in the first and never looked back against the Kannapolis Intimidators Tuesday night, taking game two of the four-game series 2-0 at Intimidators Stadium supported by Atrium Health. After getting the first batter of the ball game to pop
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Greensboro Grasshoppers (27-23, 71-48) jumped on the board in the first and never looked back against the Kannapolis Intimidators Tuesday night, taking game two of the four-game series 2-0 at Intimidators Stadium supported by Atrium Health.
After getting the first batter of the ball game to pop up to him on the mound,
Up 1-0 and with runners at the corners, Mangieri stole second base, as the throw from catcher
Long got himself into some more trouble in the second inning but pitched himself out of the jam. After walking the first two batters on 10 total pitches, Long induced two flyouts and groundout to second base to put away the Greensboro threat in the second.
In the bottom half of the second, Kannapolis (25-26, 53-65) had one of their best opportunities to score. After a strikeout for
Long finished his 5.0 innings of work strong for Kannapolis, striking out two batters in the fourth and fifth frames to give the Intimidators a chance against a talented Greensboro team. However, the Grasshoppers did not fold.
Manasa tossed 6.0 brilliant innings, only allowing three hits, while punching out eight batters on just 79 pitches.
The Intimidators will send