Kannapolis Overmatched by Shorebirds Pitching Saturday Night
SALISBURY, MD - On a night where one of the Orioles' top prospects, Grayson Rodriguez, was unhittable, the Intimidators managed to score one run on three hits in the eighth, ultimately losing 5-1 at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium to the Delmarva Shorebirds (30-17, 78-38).It was the Rodriguez show early and
SALISBURY, MD - On a night where one of the Orioles' top prospects,
It was the Rodriguez show early and often on the hill for the Shorebirds. After the top pitching prospect in the Orioles' organization struck out two Kannapolis batters in the first, the Shorebirds used an
Rodriguez (W, 9-3) recorded another three strikeouts in the second frame, as the right-handed pitcher received more run support thanks to a Seamas Curran solo homer (17) to center field off
One inning later and after two more Rodriguez strikeouts to bring his number to seven, Hall cranked a 1-1 pitch from Bilous over the left field wall, pushing the Delmarva lead to three runs. After a hit by pitch and back-to-back singles from
A mound visit did not prove beneficial for Bilous, as the righty out of Coastal Carolina surrendered back-to-back walks, with the latter scoring another Delmarva run, now 5-0.
In the fourth, Rodriguez picked up his eighth punchout of the night by striking out
Bilous finished the night with seven strikeouts through 5.0 innings of work, allowing five earned runs on eight hits (86 pitches). Rodriguez's night finished after 5.0 innings as well, striking out 10 Kannapolis batters without allowing a hit.
In the eighth,
Kannapolis (24-24, 52-64) will look to even the four-game series in game four on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. with